Comacus
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I have also found it takes 4-6 weeks. I will pollenate a couple lower buds with a paint brush when they are about the size of a lima bean with all white hairs. After 24 hours, I spray the bud with water to stop any spreading of the pollen to the other buds. During this 24 hours I turn my lights down and turn off my fan.
I find my buds are normally ripe before my seeds this way so I will cut the main cola, and the lower mature tops only leaving the buds i pollinated and all the smaller lower buds and small buds on the stems I left. Then I leave this "stump" under the 12/12 for a couple more weeks for the seeds to mature. You will see them popping out, green at first, and then turning brown and ripe. Sometimes you do need to manipulate the bud, and look at it closely to see them.
The extra benifit to this method is it allows these smaller buds to swell, it also allows them to mature more, giving more amber. This gives you a little variety off one plant the part you harvested at peak ripeness and some that was allowed to go longer.
I also will collect and store pollen in the freezer. That way you have it ready to go on your next run. Contact case are great for storage. Mix 10/1 flour to the pollen. This helps keep it dry and also makes it easier to use with the extra volume. I also add several (10-15) rice kernels before freezing it to also help keep the pollen dry. Before opening the case let it warm to room temperature so as to avoid condensation in the pollen. I just used some OGK pollen stored from last year, and it worked just like it was fresh.
Good luck.
I find my buds are normally ripe before my seeds this way so I will cut the main cola, and the lower mature tops only leaving the buds i pollinated and all the smaller lower buds and small buds on the stems I left. Then I leave this "stump" under the 12/12 for a couple more weeks for the seeds to mature. You will see them popping out, green at first, and then turning brown and ripe. Sometimes you do need to manipulate the bud, and look at it closely to see them.
The extra benifit to this method is it allows these smaller buds to swell, it also allows them to mature more, giving more amber. This gives you a little variety off one plant the part you harvested at peak ripeness and some that was allowed to go longer.
I also will collect and store pollen in the freezer. That way you have it ready to go on your next run. Contact case are great for storage. Mix 10/1 flour to the pollen. This helps keep it dry and also makes it easier to use with the extra volume. I also add several (10-15) rice kernels before freezing it to also help keep the pollen dry. Before opening the case let it warm to room temperature so as to avoid condensation in the pollen. I just used some OGK pollen stored from last year, and it worked just like it was fresh.
Good luck.
