Pollen Burst - how long is pollen potent for?

Robogreen

Active Member
Had pollen sack burst only 1 and half week into flower. Seems like a fair amount came out spilled on its own leaf. I removed and killed plant but question is :
For how long does the pollen remain potent and and have the ability to pollinate?

I assume my females are not even developed enough to get pregnant.
Hopefully my filter picked up any airborn.

Input appreciated.
 

cassinfo

Well-Known Member
Had pollen sack burst only 1 and half week into flower. Seems like a fair amount came out spilled on its own leaf. I removed and killed plant but question is :
For how long does the pollen remain potent and and have the ability to pollinate?

I assume my females are not even developed enough to get pregnant.
Hopefully my filter picked up any airborn.

Input appreciated.
If your pollen had burst for a week and your females have no pistil present, spray your gals down with water to deactivate any pollen that may have landed on them.
 
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Robogreen

Active Member
If your pollen had burst for a week and your females have no pistil present, spray your gals down with water to deactivate any pollen that may have landed on them.
Pollen burst once overnight , I caught it in the morning. It was a week and half into flower when this happened. The females do have pistils. Approx how long before I would see seeds on buds if pollinated?
 

cassinfo

Well-Known Member
Pollen burst once overnight , I caught it in the morning. It was a week and half into flower when this happened. The females do have pistils. Approx how long before I would see seeds on buds if pollinated?
Ahhhh. Sorry I misread your post. If the females were pollenate, based of experiences... You should see your white pistil start to shrible and turn orange/brownish. Then in close to two weeks you'll start to see very small seeds starting to form around the bud sites.
 

Robogreen

Active Member
Ahhhh. Sorry I misread your post. If the females were pollenate, based of experiences... You should see your white pistil start to shrible and turn orange/brownish. Then in close to two weeks you'll start to see very small seeds starting to form around the bud sites.
thanks, good info, that give me something to lookout for
 

GreenLogician

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You can also see pistils shrible and turn orange/brownish for other reasons, so be careful.
I brushed the bottom of one pot against some very young flowers and the dirt on the pistils had this effect over a couple of days.
 
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