I do not like the idea of killing the male plant

patlpp

patlpp

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If you castrate it ,you might as well kill it. Ask my dog.... he has issues. Seriously, u gotta kill it unless you want pollen. Why would you want to keep it otherwise? Dangerous to keep in the same area as the girls.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

GreatwhiteNorth

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georgiepie said:
Like I stated above in my title, could I just castrate the male plant so the pollination could be prevented?
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You could pluck off all the male flowers, but he will just keep producing them until you miss one, and then - -
BAM, your pregnant.
Best of luck.
 
T

The Grow Kid

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Hey the males are useful!!!! Look up online how to make hash. That shit fucks you up! But please do not throw it away that's a waste!
 
DoeEyed

DoeEyed

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Have you ever seen a male in full bloom? Google a picture - it's not like one or two little sacs to cut off - they're everywhere. Unless you're breeding, he should go.
 
cannofbliss

cannofbliss

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Well... some do and some dont..... it just depends on what you want to use the male for, like others said if you want to pollinate a female then go right ahead and let the male plant and a female plant stay in a sealed separate room together and they can get it on lol. However, pollen travels like forever and even can get on you and your clothes and still end up on your other females. If you can... somehow...... again like it is said, if you want to breed, then doing it in a controlled environment is a must. Just take the male and put him in one of those things like you've probably seen on the movie outbreak where you handle things that are highly contagious or construct one yourself sealed glass dome w/ventilation of course to outside then two long tubes to put your arms into and then when the male's flowers are in bloom take a flower and dust it with a very small paintbrush like the ones used in kids watercoloring etc... then wrap the tip of brush w saran wrap and rubberband it tight. then dont go into your female room yet. take a shower and change clothes lol. Anyways, then when your females are flowering so you dont lose the entire potency of the plant to seedmaking and just one branch then do this....select which branch you want seeds on and lightly brush her hairs (being careful to not let the pollen dust off on other branches (also keep fan off) and bam there you go you've saved your male for breeding purposes and when your done with him MAKE HASH if it is a potent breed if not a potent breed then it's not worth the time and effort.(be sure to save pollen in airtight camerafilm canisters for later use if you want to)
 
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georgiepie

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yea I was thinking of probably making hashish. I just dislike the idea of killing a perfectly good beautiful plant.
I have developed an relatioship with my plants in the process of growing them. It just feels wrong to just kill it,
I might as well use it.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

GreatwhiteNorth

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georgiepie said:
It just feels wrong to just kill it
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Then you're gonna really hate yourself come harvest time.
Trying to make hash out of one male is an exercise in futility - there's not enough resin there to fill a bowl. If it were me & I just couldn't pitch it I'd make a tiny batch of cannabutter. Less fucking around for very little return.
But thats me.
GWN
 
reefacheefa

reefacheefa

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cannofbliss said:
Well... some do and some dont..... it just depends on what you want to use the male for, like others said if you want to pollinate a female then go right ahead and let the male plant and a female plant stay in a sealed separate room together and they can get it on lol. However, pollen travels like forever and even can get on you and your clothes and still end up on your other females. If you can... somehow...... again like it is said, if you want to breed, then doing it in a controlled environment is a must. Just take the male and put him in one of those things like you've probably seen on the movie outbreak where you handle things that are highly contagious or construct one yourself sealed glass dome w/ventilation of course to outside then two long tubes to put your arms into and then when the male's flowers are in bloom take a flower and dust it with a very small paintbrush like the ones used in kids watercoloring etc... then wrap the tip of brush w saran wrap and rubberband it tight. then dont go into your female room yet. take a shower and change clothes lol. Anyways, then when your females are flowering so you dont lose the entire potency of the plant to seedmaking and just one branch then do this....select which branch you want seeds on and lightly brush her hairs (being careful to not let the pollen dust off on other branches (also keep fan off) and bam there you go you've saved your male for breeding purposes and when your done with him MAKE HASH if it is a potent breed if not a potent breed then it's not worth the time and effort.(be sure to save pollen in airtight camerafilm canisters for later use if you want to)
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holy fukn shit bill nye
 
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