A pollen thread

[HeartIandhank]

I'm collecting a little pollen from a Super Silver Haze hybrid today.. thought I might start a thread.

 

[jesus of Cannabis]

i took some from a Gage green male, sprinkled my Jack Herer I was thinking of starting a thread but i see you already did.

 

[HeartIandhank]

Bodhi - Silver Mountain 1 & 2

I spoke too soon.. it is going to be a few more days prbly.. not quite dropping pollen yet. soon..

All I plan for these is a one time collection of pollen, dilute, store for later use..

 

[HeartIandhank]

i took some from a Gage green male, sprinkled my Jack Herer I was thinking of starting a thread but i see you already did.

Let's combine our powers

How did it turn out? You get more than enough pollen from the Gage green plant?

 

[wyteberrywidow]

Im still a week out but im going to collect pollen from my male here and make f2s a bx and a couple crosses.

 

[HeartIandhank]

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I have some Mikado males that just showed sex.. 2 so far, more to come.

Looking forward to making some Mikado seed stock. Great stuff, overlooked..

 

[jesus of Cannabis]

i sprinkled some in my hand, enough to see and then i clipped it and shook it over my branches i wanted to pollinate, ghetto but it works.

 

[brimck325]

i wouldn't suggest putting in your hand because of oil n moisture, i use wax paper and "tap method".

 

[HeartIandhank]

My method involves cutting a branch from a male plant, sitting in a vase, sitting on a paper plate, tapping the branch a couple times to collect pollen.

Then dilute in flour, store in freezer..

 

[TheHermit]

Why dilute in flour? Is that to make it last longer or absorb moisture? Always trying to learn new things. I have done a lot of pollen chucks in my day, but never attempted to store pollen.

 

[HeartIandhank]

Why dilute in flour? Is that to make it last longer or absorb moisture? Always trying to learn new things. I have done a lot of pollen chucks in my day, but never attempted to store pollen.

Pollen is so incredibly potent that when using straight pollen you waste tons of it.. if you dilute it is goes a long long way.

 

[HeartIandhank]

I'm mobile right now but ill share a link to the method I used/learned the flour trick from.. UBs method.. when I.get home.

With MJ i usually have plenty of pollen anyway.. but with sweet corn the flour thing is incredibly.useful for small patches. Pollen is limited, small patches dont pollinate well, and partial ears of sweet corn are a real bummer..

 

[HeartIandhank]

UB's pollination :
This is a link to Uncle Ben's write up.. not mine, not bestseedbank.com..

http://www.bestseedbank.com/OGTutorial/Breeding/971.htm

 

[TheHermit]

Thanks for the link, I will have to give that a try in the future. I make a lot of seeds, but I have never really tried to store pollen before.

 

[polyarcturus]

Storing pollen more than a few months is almost impossible. Longest I had, was 4 months

 

[GroErr]

Storing pollen more than a few months is almost impossible. Longest I had, was 4 months

I use UB's method pretty well and have tried storing it in the fridge and freezer, after about 4 months it's hit & miss. Just tried some 4 month old and looks like some took and some didn't.

 

[HeartIandhank]

I cut a branch from each male today and brought it inside to catch some pollen..

It looks like I was a little late.. but there are still plenty of sacks that have not opened..

But, my Bubba OG outside prbly got a little bit polinated..
My outdoor Rude Dog is far along enough it won't matter.. but I am sure it got hit..

 

[HeartIandhank]

I have a nice little pile of pollen in the fridge, in a nice tight container..

Hopefully it stays viable for a month or so.. I should have everything I want pollinated with the SM pollen by then..

 

[Izoc666]

I have a nice little pile of pollen in the fridge, in a nice tight container..

Hopefully it stays viable for a month or so.. I should have everything I want pollinated with the SM pollen by then..

Nice ! You're gonna make more F2 SM ? The Bodhi lost the SM male. Hopefully that you will save this genetic. Mine is gonna get cross from Namaste.

 

[Esdreel]

I'm using STS technology, but have not yet seen pollen, probably has 28 days.