The Seed Collectors Thread

[wyteberrywidow]

Kk guys got a breeding question for you pros, at what week is best to pollenate a female?
and do both male and female have to be the same age and week in flower?
i have male in a tent and a good amount of females in another tent, question is can i pull
1 female out and put it in the male tent for a few days then pull the female out and put back
with the other females with hurting the rest of the crop?

Yes males and females have te same age. It's best to pollinate when you have a nice amount if pistils developed. I usually dust in week 3.

If you are going to take a girl out and pollinate it then before putting it back in the tent with the girls spray with water to kill any pollen..

 

[hellraizer30]

Sweet wyte how about harvesting pollen, how long can it be stored and whats the best way to store it?

 

[wyteberrywidow]

I hear the best way to store is freeze it. In a Baggie is what I would use to store it in. I don't know the lengthy of storage time but I would think if its frozen maybe a year or longer.. I think cmt stored pollen before.

 

[hellraizer30]

Thanks bro il take a peek at whats on cannetics for some more info

 

[BatMaN SKuNK]

Sweet wyte how about harvesting pollen, how long can it be stored and whats the best way to store it?

Frozen in a sealed clean baby food bar. Place pollen in some folded piece of waxproof paper/baking sheet,make an envelope with baking paper and add a teaspoon of rice or desicant to kill any moisture. Fold up,tape and place in the jar. Let the desicant absorb any moisture before freezing. Let it sit a day, remove the desicant, seal the jar and then pop into the freezer for an infinite time until you need it.

 

[hellraizer30]

Thanks guys alot

 

[BuilttoEnjoy]

Kk guys got a breeding question for you pros, at what week is best to pollenate a female?
and do both male and female have to be the same age and week in flower?
i have male in a tent and a good amount of females in another tent, question is can i pull
1 female out and put it in the male tent for a few days then pull the female out and put back
with the other females with hurting the rest of the crop?

Hellraizer, I think it takes five or six weeks for a seed to grow to maturity, maybe less depending on the strain. If you would like your seed to mature at the same time as your flowers, pollenate six weeks belore the end of your cycle. When they're ripe you should see lots of black seeds poking out of your flowers.
Your males and females do not need to be the same age. Once your males are mature they may produce pollen for weeks. The pollen can be collected and used, or stored for later. If you're careful you should be able to pollenate as much, or as little as you want to. Just rinse off the excess pollen a day or two afterwards~BuiltToEnjoy

 

[hellraizer30]

When you guys say rinse it of you mean washing the female before placing back in the main room?

 

[TheLastWood]

Spray it with a squirt bottle. Plants don't need to be the same age, in fact I would start flowering the male a week earlier than the female.

 

[hellraizer30]

Kk...............................

The males are a week in flower now just waiting for them to be ready! Im planning to store the pollen till im
ready.

 

[TheLastWood]

Karma read the Harvesting with PM thread S nettics. It has the msds on that eagle20 shit. That's bbaaaad shit. Causes caNcer and all kinds of shit

 

[hellraizer30]

Fuckthat shit

 

[wyteberrywidow]

I didn't mean male n female have to be the same age.. I'm high and missed that.. I meant they would be the same age lol duh!

 

[BatMaN SKuNK]

Before you go saying something so broad as saying Eagle20 causes cancer.. do some real research. I did for hours. People claiming it causes cancer are not backing those claims up.. just saying "it causes cancer".. that is misinformative. I have read over and over..."

Myclobutanil contains a small amount of toxicity, but that it is not likely to cause cancer." and have read... "the shit works."

"Myclobutanil has a relatively low acute toxicity. The acute oral LD50 for mice is 1360 mg/kg, and ranges from 1.75 to 1.8 g/kg for rats. Myclobutanil metabolizes into 1,2,4-triazole, which has a lower acute toxicity than the parent compound (EPA). Workers exposed to myclobutanil(prolonged) have reported symptoms such as skin rash, allergic dermatitis, itchiness, nausea, heachache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, nosebleed, and eye irritation (CDPR)."

http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS447US450&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Myclobutanil

There was a claim (once again not proof or solid evidence) of a worker in California who had been exposed to the chemical in a long term setting on fruit trees in a much higher concentration who claimed the chemicals were responsible. But if used properly, and not in Bloom.. there shouldnt be any concerns. I apply this stuff with full long sleeve clothing, pants, boots, gloves, and a mask. Safety first.

If you apply it correctly.. you have no need to worry. If you apply it like an idiot, unprotected and on budding plants.. you deserve to die anyway. The way I see it I suppose.
Do things right and you should have nothing to fear. Those safety labels exist for a reason.

The main ingredient is widely used in the grape and fruit tree industry. Chances are if you are a wine drinker or eat alot of fruit like I do, you've allready been exposed.

The Pesticide Action Network website states that Myclobutanil contains a small amount of toxicity, but that it is not likely to cause cancer. It can have toxic effects on fish, amphibians, mollusks and other creatures. Its effects on honeybees are unknown. Read more: Spectracide on Tomatoes for Fungus | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_7912246_spectracide-tomatoes-fungus.html#ixzz1tTOM529E

Now from real experience.. since I own a big ass bottle and have applied twice correctly I can make an informed statement about the product.. and here it goes..

With a clean room, good air circulation, low humidity, and applied properly.. Eagle20ew is a key component of ridding plants of Powdery Mildew. Not Suppressing it. I have noticed a significant increase in growth and vigour to the plants I have treated. They got their bounce back. When you do your research and apply correctly and responsibly taking precaution to not be exposed it is wonderful stuff. 5ml p gal is perfect IMO for plants in VEG. Nothing else works as well, at least nothing else I've tried so far. This stuff I recommend. ​

 

[Dizzle Frost]

Woah! thats some fucked up chems ... that shit wont even cause you to grow a 3rd testcile and and a fifth wheel, jus kills you lol

 

[karmas a bitch]

Yeah I've read that thread and a ton of others. Thank you lastwood.

But like batman and skunkie(thanks for the advice guys) I did a ton of research on my own. And came to the same conclusions at batman. It's funny without even talking about it. I thought the same thing about grapes and concluded I've already been exposed. The most important thing for me came from exp of dealing with spider mites. I'm not gonna battle this shit for months. It's dead.

But I do appreciate the concern. I have no plants flowering it only went on veg plants.

 

[Dizzle Frost]

Im glad your still with us brother! i was worried sick

 

[gudkarma]

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[BatMaN SKuNK]

Woah! thats some fucked up chems ... that shit wont even cause you to grow a 3rd testcile and and a fifth wheel, jus kills you lol

Ha. Just gotta be careful that's all.

Was I gonna toss out my Space Princess when she had a case of the white fuzzies? fuck no. she's bomb and just because she got sick I wasn't gonna give up. So many people got PM this year.
Fortunately there's something that can be done about it. The most common methods most gardeners use just arent enough tho. PM will exist inside the plant if you use the skim milk method, the baking soda method, greencure or any potassium bicarbonate product, sulphur dust, neem oil, PH Up water showers.. doesnt fucking matter. Eagle20 tears down the fungal cell walls.. kills it. Gone. So you can keep your cut and not waste time and money chasing your tail with these other suppression methods.

Gud that video is hilarious.

I would expect a toxic chemical in a large amount to be cancerous if exposure is prolong. But at 5ml per gallon as a spray and applied earlier on in a couple applications.. its a wonder cure for PM. I would never use it past day 10 on an eight week strain personally.

 

[cmt1984]

dam...got a lot of reading to do...been busy lately.

cut some sample buds today to throw them under the scope.

first 3 photos are my Dannyboy f2 keeper, the last 4 are 2 different plants of green queen x querkle....those 2 GQ x Q are getting tossed since i already have a GQ x Q keeper (the bud in my avatar)