breeding seeds?help

Zig Zag Zane

Zig Zag Zane

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So basically, I dont understand how you can pollinate some females without ruining all of the females...a lot of people do it...I dont get it yet....any help would be appreciated.
 
bikeskill

bikeskill

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put a flowering male branch in a bag, seal it and shake. turn off all fans put the bag over the female branch and shake
 
bikeskill

bikeskill

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if you catch the male early and kill it after you get pollen it wont pollenate it others you might get a seed or two on the other plants . now if all the flowers are open and it is windy you will have seeds everywhere(oh ya fans arent outdoors)
 
Zig Zag Zane

Zig Zag Zane

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ima look into it more...it seems more confusing outdoor cuz the wind seems like it could easily make the pollen travel...so it seems risky..
 
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HookedOnChronic

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yea u collect the pollen off the male, grab a cotton swab and get the pollen on it, then rub it on the budsite u want there to be seeds, dont let any fall off or "Escape"
also heard u can mist the bud after to make sure the pollen doesnt "escape"

I got a Q for more experienced growers tho

when u breed seeds and dont backcross do u just have unstable seeds with different phenos?
or can they go hermi, be shitty all around? or be like one parent more than the other?

cause i wanna cross my big bud with my skunk this year
 
potheadsmoker

potheadsmoker

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look at fdds seed thread, basically you collect the male pollen sacs get the pollen from them take a brush and and brush the pollen onto the hairs of the desired bud you wish the be pollinate
 
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HookedOnChronic

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oh yea and u need the male to be mature, gotta wait 4 weeks i think it is for the pollen to be ready and it takes another 4 weeks for the seeds to be ready...what ive read so far atleast
and yes outdoors i wouldnt wanna try it, fuck the chance of seedy bud
 
WEEDS

WEEDS

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Why not place one female and male by each other in a seperate locating away from other plants and let nature do its thing.
 
Zig Zag Zane

Zig Zag Zane

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ive heard pollen can travel in the air far as fuck....ive decided im not gonna worry about making seeds for a while....i luv my girls, not gonna screw em all up.
 
aladdin2685

aladdin2685

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what i do is grow the male not to mature an open up. instead i clip a branch of unopen male flowers and use a needle and stab the tips of the flowers so there opened by me. then i use the branch as like a qtip and rub the female flowers. this worked for me great. the reason i dont let the male flower mature is so that it is still moist and i dont worry about tons of pollen sticking all over my house. MY THEORY IS USE THE POLLEN WHEN YOU NEED IT THEN KILL IT.
 
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