Seed Production. A Tutorial

Every nice tut bro, Even though i have never done this, it wont hurt to try i guess.. thanks +rep

GrowKindNugs said:

hey Fdd, i got a question for ya, not sure if it's been answered yet...i'm a long time indoor grower but new to making my own seeds, i'm not interested in creating my own strain, but just producing a bunch of seeds that i can plant everywhere and give to friends...so, say i have 1 feminized white dwarf, 1 feminized easy ryder and 1 regular female diesel ryder, and i pollinate them with pollen from a diesel ryder male, will all those seeds be 100% auto?? i think so, right...i've just heard most folks say they'll be auto but some think that doin this with the feminized female may cause hermies...i don't really care, i just want a shit load of seeds that autoflower...thanks for any help...

GKN

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The overwhelming majority of the seeds you get from those crosses will be autos. Only a small few will lack the autoflowering trait.

(Butters) said:

The overwhelming majority of the seeds you get from those crosses will be autos. Only a small few will lack the autoflowering trait.

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awesome man...i'm gonna go for it...thanks alot!


GKN

i crossed automatic ak-47/hindu kush to a non auto strain and the resulting seeds grow normally and do not autoflower. the seeds are herm free and are perfectly healthy in all regards.

bicycle racer said:

i crossed automatic ak-47/hindu kush to a non auto strain and the resulting seeds grow normally and do not autoflower. the seeds are herm free and are perfectly healthy in all regards.

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good stuff, i'm gonna try that soon...what i'm trying this time is pollinating 2 feminized auto's with male pollen from diesel ryder...i hear the offspring will be fully auto but some could be hermies....i've heard both ways for about a week, don't make seed using feminized stock and it doesn't matter, go ahead and do it, so we'll see....


GKN

you should get no herms if the fems are stable and they should autoflower at least most of them.

bicycle racer said:

you should get no herms if the fems are stable and they should autoflower at least most of them.

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ok awesome...their stable so far, but too young to tell at this point...they popped outta the soil 2 days ago...i'll let ya know how they turn out...thanks


GKN

How long can pollen be stored?

OJSimpsonKush said:

How long can pollen be stored?

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mine lasts a couple months if i take the time and store it properly. maybe 6 months.

one more question, in what week is it best to pollinate to ensure seed production? (from the 12/12 switch) and what would be the last week possible to pollinate the female.
I know this will be somewhat strain dependent. But an overall opinion would help.

seeds take 3 to 5 weeks to finish so coincide this with harvest or before or you will have to sacrifice bud quality for seeds.

fdd2blk said:

mine lasts a couple months if i take the time and store it properly. maybe 6 months.

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If you have a few males and want to select the best one to pollinate your females I have read that you disgard the first to show pollen sacks since they are closer akin to the wild hemp plants and will produce less potent plants and have a greater percentage of seeds that are males. Have you heard anything like this for male selection?

One of the males I have is lanky with wide internodal spacing so Im not very inclined to use it as I have better males, imo, with shorter nodal spacing and stronger branching. What other traits do you look for early and do you have to let the males get bigger to observe other traits?

That doesn't sound absurd to me.. Most good weed takes a long time to flower..

greenthumb111 said:

If you have a few males and want to select the best one to pollinate your females I have read that you disgard the first to show pollen sacks since they are closer akin to the wild hemp plants and will produce less potent plants and have a greater percentage of seeds that are males. Have you heard anything like this for male selection?

One of the males I have is lanky with wide internodal spacing so Im not very inclined to use it as I have better males, imo, with shorter nodal spacing and stronger branching. What other traits do you look for early and do you have to let the males get bigger to observe other traits?

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i just pick out the traits i want. each time it's different.

if your growing strains with hemp traits your growing the wrong seeds.

yeah, where'd the "hemp" come from?

I'm growing a cross that i bred myself out of the 10 plants growing I think only 2 are male coz they showing balls just over a week on 12 12.The other plants i think are female but wont know for sure till the hairs come up. The different phenos in the plants have different qualities. One smells like strawberries the others are fruity and citrussy. I have noticed on one plant some of the lower leaves look indica and the new higher leaves are more sativa. I done a cross from a 100% indica and a 87.5% sativa. I want to keep the plant that has the strawberry smell but can't I can't grow for a few months after this grow. I got plenty of seeds hope i get the plant with the strawberry pheno again. Smells just like strawberry icecream just love smelling the plant.

Im thinking of maybe pollenating just a few of the lower buds of my strawberry pheno plant. Whats the best way to do this as i dont want to pollenate the rest of the plant and the other plants.


Evil

Katatawnic said:

Read the tutorial at the beginning of this thread. It explicitly instructs how to do what you just asked.

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cheers will take a look but is it 100% fail proof i cant afford to pollenate the rest of my females. If it aint fail safe i wont do it.


Evil

After you pollinate, bag the branch you just brushed, helps contain pollen to specific site... Goodluck