SIngle Bud Polination

[SomeGuy]

Im not really growing yet (dont have seeds), but I was wondering if when I do is it possible to only polinate one of the buds and have it produce seeds, while the rest are seedless? Culd I do this to get some extra seeds while still having good stuff?

[kuri]

yes you can, you have to grab the males before they drop their pollen, save them in a jar or glass tube until you need it. then before you are ready, microwave some flour to make sure it is clean (dry flour of course) and then mix the pollen in the flour, then you take a small paint brush and carefully dab and pollenate the ONE or two flowers you want to produce seeds. hope this helps

[marimbas]

very very nice kuri... thats very interesting!!! im gonna try that

[kuri]

make sure you get the male flowers before they drop the pollen and then get a pencil or something and tap the flowers lightly to get the pollen to fall on paper or something and then put the pollen in a tube or small jar, then do the the flour mixture when you are ready. i noticed i overlooked the 'how to get the pollen' out of the flower.

[llamaman666]

very good post kuri! I would do just that. then "paint the parts you want with a pollen/water mixture

[kuri]

pollen/water mixture? i couldn't tell if that was your idea you misinterpreting. i would not do a pollen/water mixture to paint it on, just pollen/flour mixture. also make sure to keep the fans off for a bit so your pollen does not blow to other flowers that you don't want pollenated.