When do balls open❓

If they open to the point you see powder on fan leaves. Youre 2-3 weeks too late. Hope you got a charcoal filter on that tent. Otherwise everything for a mile will try to throw seeds

Mrs. Weedstein said:

Yea I’ve found males to mature extremely quickly, then go into senescence. Outdoors, they’re dead by the end of summer while the females are fine until the frost.

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Well I was homeless by the age of 15 and am a male so I guess I had to mature quickly but fought it ever step of the way. I never did go into senescence but I am only 49. Time will tell what the future holds

Budget Buds said:

My balls don't open, they just get really wet

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That's good. If that shit down there opens you really should see a doctor.

Wizzlebiz said:

Some look to be already open. You may be to late my man.

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Best time to collect pollen is whey they are opening/mature.
Unless I misunderstood what you are trying to say.
Pollen can stay viable for weeks maybe even longer especially if it’s in a dry environment ie low humidity or fridge. I find it best to collect pollen when the balls are fully open and dropping pollen. Now if you have plants nearby it could be a disaster if they are not the ones you intend to breed.

When do balls open

About an hour before the music starts

Mrs. Weedstein said:

Yea I’ve found males to mature extremely quickly, then go into senescence. Outdoors, they’re dead by the end of summer while the females are fine until the frost.

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@Wizzlebiz might disagree with you there lol.

twentyeight.threefive said:

@Wizzlebiz might disagree with you there lol.

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How so?

Mrs. Weedstein said:

How so?

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Was just poking fun.

He ripped out a male and tossed it in the corner of his yard. Thing has stayed alive for what seems like forever while just sitting there on the ground on it's own.

Mrs. Weedstein said:

How so?

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Check it out

I tore it out early January

Johnny Lawrence said:

I've read that you can cut a branch or 2 and stick them in a cup of water and they'll continue flowering. That way you don't have to keep the plant around and can confine the pollen to one area of your space.

Never done it myself, so you might wanna google about it.

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It works. A couple members here mentioned that to me, so I did. Had some abandoned that stayed green and opened up more for almost a week.
It’s like blooming flowers in a vase.
Edit: though I can’t say for certain the pollen is fertile. Gotta wait and see on the flowers I dusted...

Dreminen169 said:

It’s only been 11 days since flip I can’t believe how fast these balls grow My question is about how long before they open up and there is viable Pollin

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I have allowed males to mature for the pollen and it takes about 2 weeks from the time you determine it's a male to the time it starts to drop pollen.

cheers

ISK said:

I have allowed males to mature for the pollen and it takes about 2 weeks from the time you determine it's a male to the time it starts to drop pollen.

cheers

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I had a male drop pollen 3 weeks after SPROUTING from seed. Looked like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Still have the poor guy months later, his dead-head in a glass next to him... I know, effed up. Dusted an auto on a couple sites I’m not too concerned about. We’ll see if it takes.

Wizzlebiz said:

The resilience and will to live of weed.

My last grow all 3 of my plants were male. I pulled them 3 weeks ago. Threw them into a corner in the yard after I tore them out of the grow bags. I was quite violent with them. I grabbed them by the trunk and shook the shit out of them until they tore away from the soil. 3 weeks later...

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I tore it out early January

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That’s pretty badass. How cold did it get at the lowest point? Cannabis is a tough plant but I’d expect your male to die pretty quickly once he’s done throwing off pollen.

Johnny Lawrence said:

I've read that you can cut a branch or 2 and stick them in a cup of water and they'll continue flowering. That way you don't have to keep the plant around and can confine the pollen to one area of your space.

Never done it myself, so you might wanna google about it.

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Ive gotta snap back at this: You talk about my Jenky co2 method, and your advising a man to "cut branches and stick them in water...Might wanna google it" Then, bc YOU dont understand what they are using it for makes this thread pointless? dude, johnny 2 toes. GTFO you pos..

Mrs. Weedstein said:

That’s pretty badass. How cold did it get at the lowest point? Cannabis is a tough plant but I’d expect your male to die pretty quickly once he’s done throwing off pollen.

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Yea it got into the low 30s for the 1st 2 months. Honestly the thing is a champion lol. I feel bad to see it go.