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Keeping a male...

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420forme

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I want to be able to keep a male on my next grow to gain some seed stock but dont know much about doing it. :wall:
Do I want to put it back in veg. once identified?
Do I have to have a seperate cab. to keep the male in or can I keep it in my veg. cab without it turning everything else male? Any help would be great. Thanks.
 
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DoeEyed

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You want to keep him well away from your girls. The best way, I think, is to grow him out away from the rest, collect the pollen from him and get rid of him. FDD has a great thread on breeding stickied around the forum somewhere.
 
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420forme

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DoeEyed said:
You want to keep him well away from your girls. The best way, I think, is to grow him out away from the rest, collect the pollen from him and get rid of him. FDD has a great thread on breeding stickied around the forum somewhere.
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OK so I have to keep it seperate, but do I continue it on 12/12 untill the seeds are mature?
 
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RichED

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light schedule not so important i usually just keep in my bathroom under 4 cfls i use three Y splitters and turn light on in am when i get up and off at night no schedulejust till im done collecting pollen from him done in about amonth from sex shown date

needs light what kind how much not important not like flowering the girls

good luck be sure to dry your pollen good before storage if not to use right away
 
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growone

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you can collect pollen from the male and freeze dry it
some claim they can keep pollen viable for years with this method
i was going to do this, but i screwed up my male and no pollen for me yet
my females have been great, but i f'd up the male, something screwy there
 
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420forme

Active Member
growone said:
you can collect pollen from the male and freeze dry it
some claim they can keep pollen viable for years with this method
i was going to do this, but i screwed up my male and no pollen for me yet
my females have been great, but i f'd up the male, something screwy t


So can I leave a pollinated female in with other females?
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growone

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420forme said:
So can I leave a pollinated female in with other females?
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simple answer is yes, but a bit care may be a good idea
after you've pollinated your girl, the pollen is still viable for a while
most growers pollinate their female, have her apart from other females for 24 hours, then mist down the pollinated female with water
pollen dies quickly after it's wet, but she'll be pregnant after 24 hours
 
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420forme

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growone said:
simple answer is yes, but a bit care may be a good idea
after you've pollinated your girl, the pollen is still viable for a while
most growers pollinate their female, have her apart from other females for 24 hours, then mist down the pollinated female with water
pollen dies quickly after it's wet, but she'll be pregnant after 24 hours
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Alright I think I got it now. Thanks everyone for helping out.
 
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