Farmer's Hat
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I haven't! Is there a link you can provide? Im very curious to know more.
F3 Valley Ice. (Matanuska x SFV OG)
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Farmer's Hat
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Yesterday I pollinated many branches with a small paintbrush. I do this with every outdoor grow. I try and select the calyxes that are growing on the main stems. From my experience, they tend to produce the biggest seeds.
Nizza
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I am trying to find the journal I saw it on and I don't remember, but some people reverse their males (with maybe a different chem than sts/cs) in order to see what traits they will show on the female offspring instead of having to make the seeds and find out the longer way. It made alot of sense to me (on the other hand I have no breeding experience yet.)if I find the thread I'll try and link it to you! It was a good read
Farmer's Hat
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Male #3 is starting to drop lots of pollen every day. I have more than enough of this yellow dust to produce a decent amount of seeds.
Its also getting top heavy! Which is a good sign
The purple male is still behind. I was able to collected some pollen from it today. Im actually very eager to breed with this male because I love smoking sativas. Im not big into the couch lock heavy indicas.
All the girls in the greenhouse are done stretching and are about to enter week 2 of flower. I will snap some pictures this weekend.
Cheers
Its also getting top heavy! Which is a good sign
The purple male is still behind. I was able to collected some pollen from it today. Im actually very eager to breed with this male because I love smoking sativas. Im not big into the couch lock heavy indicas.
All the girls in the greenhouse are done stretching and are about to enter week 2 of flower. I will snap some pictures this weekend.
Cheers
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Nizza
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what is your rule of thumb for "cutting" the pollen? do you use flour and sterilize it or something else?
Farmer's Hat
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Ive never done anything like this. Is it a common practice? What is the purpose?
Ive always had great success with simply storing the pollen for a few weeks, and pollinating around week 4 of flower. I dont store pollen for more than a month.
Farmer's Hat
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Check out this YouTube channel. This video covers how to reverse a male plant.
Farmer's Hat
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Im really digging this purple sativa. The structure suggests it might produce foxtail bud, similar to Super Silver Haze.
The terps are pine, diesel, and a small hint of lime. No fruity notes.
I took both males outside to hose them down. All that extra pollen floating around in the house can be a little irritating. Lol
The terps are pine, diesel, and a small hint of lime. No fruity notes.
I took both males outside to hose them down. All that extra pollen floating around in the house can be a little irritating. Lol
Farmer's Hat
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This Brandywine strain is ahead in flower. It is already showing trichomes. Im surprised that it actually smells like Brandywine. 
