Can a plant in veg be pollinated?

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noober doober

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Hope I didn't fvck up here. Just did my first harvest and I had a slight hermie problem (from having to let them flower too long). I probably have picked 10 seeds out of 5oz or so. I've also been plucking out the bananas with tweezers nearby my vegging plants that are about to go into flower. Is it possible I pollinated them? If so what is my best course of action as I was about to do 24hr darkness today?

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Mother's Finest

Mother's Finest

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Pollen can stick to a vegging plant, room walls, even outside the grow area and then find its way to a calyx after flowering begins. Ridding an area of pollen can take alot of washing and even then there's no guarantee.

It's not possible to pollinate a plant that has no calyxes but once they appear, any MJ pollen in the air can create seeds.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

GreatwhiteNorth

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Mother's Finest said:
Pollen can stick to a vegging plant, room walls, even outside the grow area and then find its way to a calyx after flowering begins. Ridding an area of pollen can take alot of washing and even then there's no guarantee.

It's not possible to pollinate a plant that has no calyxes but once they appear, any MJ pollen in the air can create seeds.
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Very solid advice.
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noober doober

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Mother's Finest said:
Pollen can stick to a vegging plant, room walls, even outside the grow area and then find its way to a calyx after flowering begins. Ridding an area of pollen can take alot of washing and even then there's no guarantee.

It's not possible to pollinate a plant that has no calyxes but once they appear, any MJ pollen in the air can create seeds.
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Thanks man exactly what I was looking for +rep. I'm going to douche the whole room with bleach/water solution. Should I spray the plants down with water or anything?
 
Mother's Finest

Mother's Finest

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Yes. For getting rid of pollen, it's a good idea to wet everything that water won't hurt first. Since it can stay in the air a long time once disturbed, you can end up cleaning a wall or something and then covering it in pollen before you're done with the rest of the cleaning. Once wet, the pollen won't get airborne. Keep everything wet while cleaning, obviously turning off, removing and/or avoiding anything electrical. Switching a breaker off wouldn't hurt either.

I'd wipe anything bleached with a little plain water after cleaning to decrease fumes. I'm sure you know not to spray bleach solution any place where even a few droplets might reach the plants.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

GreatwhiteNorth

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Mother's Finest said:
Yes. For getting rid of pollen, it's a good idea to wet everything that water won't hurt first. Since it can stay in the air a long time once disturbed, you can end up cleaning a wall or something and then covering it in pollen before you're done with the rest of the cleaning. Once wet, the pollen won't get airborne. Keep everything wet while cleaning, obviously turning off, removing and/or avoiding anything electrical. Switching a breaker off wouldn't hurt either.

I'd wipe anything bleached with a little plain water after cleaning to decrease fumes. I'm sure you know not to spray bleach solution any place where even a few droplets might reach the plants.
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Grasshopper, you would do well to heed the advice of the wise hedgehog.
 
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JayDub11

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I have been using methylated spirits (denatured alcohol) to kill pollen. It seems to be working and can even be sprayed on plants (that may have been exposed to pollen in veg.) I recommend 3 parts water to one part spirits and a Dab of unscented dish soap to aid in emulsification of alcohol and prevention of water beads that wont cover the whole leaf. Make sure plants are recently watered and not dry. I then pump spray the plants with cool water so as to rinse off any spirits or soap. Also, always spray plants with a small light on instead of intense HID lamps, don't want to scorch foliage.

Any thoughts? Anyone ever use methylated spirits?
 
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