silasraven
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what are somethings to follow when growing for seed purposes? i want to make sure when i fertilize that i get viable seeds.
to insure seed viability in growth
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justanotherbozo
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flip the girls 2 to 3 weeks before you flip the male so you have plenty of pistils exposed once the pollen starts aflyin', ...every pistil that gets hit with a pollen particle will develop into a seed and it takes about 4 weeks for seeds to develop after pollination.
peace, bozo
hazey grapes
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get a heating mat and humidity dome! it makes a huge difference! seeds sprout a lot faster with warmer soil. a couple years ago i was getting as low as 50% viability out of packs of everything that were 100% a couple months earlier in winter. warmer temps speed up chemical reactions, or to paraphrase cervantes... keep your leaves cool and your soil warm.
another critical investment for me was a moisture meter. i had a tendency to overwater. now i know without a doubt when my soil is optimal dry or too wet.
another critical investment for me was a moisture meter. i had a tendency to overwater. now i know without a doubt when my soil is optimal dry or too wet.
justanotherbozo
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...uh, yeah man, he's not asking how to germinate beans, he's asking how to create them, ...he wants to MAKE seeds and he's asking how to pollinate to ensure he gets viable seedage.
peace, bozo
Trousers
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As has been said, pollinate early. Start the male flowering about two weeks earlier than the girls. Feed them just as you would if you were growing buds to smoke. Let the seeds go as long as you can stand. They should be falling out near the end.
Remove the male from the room about 5 weeks before you plan on harvesting. Don't forget to collect and store some pollen for later.
Remove the male from the room about 5 weeks before you plan on harvesting. Don't forget to collect and store some pollen for later.
justanotherbozo
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yeah man, i think you mean the other way around, if you flip the male first it will be chuckin' all that pollen and there won't be hardly any pistils to pollinate. ...if you flip the girls 2 weeks ahead and THEN flip the male and it takes the male 2 weeks to start chuckin' pollen there will be MANY pistils to catch that pollen and become seeds, and there will be at least 4 weeks left in the cycle for the seeds to develop...it's always worked for me and it was recommended by growers i respect.
peace, bozo
Endur0xX
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I pollinated very early recently (rookie mistake, turned out to be a great thing) all the seeds were on the stems and none were in the buds, So from now on I would always try to pollinate very very early.
polyarcturus
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this will severally reduce yield i find better to pollinate 4 weeks in. it may cause he bud to be over ripe at harvest but id rather have bud that stonier than less bud.
Endur0xX
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I cant upload picture at the moment ... but any plants producing seeds will suffer in yield. I let the plant go until she was ready and she was a low yielder to start with (space bomb) She did very well for a 12/12 fs and the fact that I had no seeds in the buds was a great bonus imo... well over 100 seeds that I got .
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hazey grapes
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i was answering the post's TITLE. i don't do bait and switch
justanotherbozo
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...if you are too lazy to actually read the mans question it's no wonder your advice was useless.
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