dank hands -
1. at around 4-5 weeks..right when max pistils are showing. I've found that pollinating earlier results in less seeds because the plant focuses on seed production rather then forming new pistils.
2. Yes, as long as you take proper precautions not to get pollen on other parts of the plant..ie, calm room, and protect the rest of the plant with some sort of covering like a plastic bag or something. There's a good chance some pollen can hit the rest of the plant though so I make no guarantees! It takes precision and planning but it can be done.
3.Yes, if you do it in the same room and/or are not careful about the pollen spreading though the air (turns fans off!!) I would pull the single female into another room and lightly brush some pollen on...let it sit for a few hours...then spray liberally with water. This not only washes the excess pollen off the leaves but water will also deactivate pollen...in a way, sterilizing it.
4. A simple wipe down with water or cleaning solution should clear out any left over pollen. Pollen also dies at normal room conditions in a matter of days (I think!!) which is why it needs to be kept refrigerated or frozen to stay viable!! I'd be more concerned with residual pollen being left in filters and such rather then on walls or surfaces.
hope that answers a few Q's even though it's a week late.
and the reason I'm visiting this thread - I've successfully chopped a branch off of a female plant in full bloom, pollinated it with fresh pollen and kept it in a vase of light nutrients, about 1/4 str hydro stuff. I was able to pull a handful of ( barely) viable seeds off of it after about 4 weeks!! This is obviously not a efficient method. I would guess I got about 5 viable seeds (yeh they sprouted) off of a small branch that would have been about 1-2 grams..it's 'sister' plants ..aka 'control group' were about the same sized plants, 1-3 grams each, and produced about 100-150 seeds each, and were finished in coco, rather then a vase of nutes.
Just letting everyone know what's possible! I think some trial and error could discover a better nute str/formula to use on said cutting.
1. at around 4-5 weeks..right when max pistils are showing. I've found that pollinating earlier results in less seeds because the plant focuses on seed production rather then forming new pistils.
2. Yes, as long as you take proper precautions not to get pollen on other parts of the plant..ie, calm room, and protect the rest of the plant with some sort of covering like a plastic bag or something. There's a good chance some pollen can hit the rest of the plant though so I make no guarantees! It takes precision and planning but it can be done.
3.Yes, if you do it in the same room and/or are not careful about the pollen spreading though the air (turns fans off!!) I would pull the single female into another room and lightly brush some pollen on...let it sit for a few hours...then spray liberally with water. This not only washes the excess pollen off the leaves but water will also deactivate pollen...in a way, sterilizing it.
4. A simple wipe down with water or cleaning solution should clear out any left over pollen. Pollen also dies at normal room conditions in a matter of days (I think!!) which is why it needs to be kept refrigerated or frozen to stay viable!! I'd be more concerned with residual pollen being left in filters and such rather then on walls or surfaces.
hope that answers a few Q's even though it's a week late.
and the reason I'm visiting this thread - I've successfully chopped a branch off of a female plant in full bloom, pollinated it with fresh pollen and kept it in a vase of light nutrients, about 1/4 str hydro stuff. I was able to pull a handful of ( barely) viable seeds off of it after about 4 weeks!! This is obviously not a efficient method. I would guess I got about 5 viable seeds (yeh they sprouted) off of a small branch that would have been about 1-2 grams..it's 'sister' plants ..aka 'control group' were about the same sized plants, 1-3 grams each, and produced about 100-150 seeds each, and were finished in coco, rather then a vase of nutes.
Just letting everyone know what's possible! I think some trial and error could discover a better nute str/formula to use on said cutting.
cheers!
