When to harvest for the best seed

[papalorge]

Hi I got 3 Little red ryder hood Auto flowers that I pollinated with my best male Ive grown lots before but never for seeds does anyone got some info on it? Specifically when to harvest? at the regular time? when seed pods open? I ask because on one of them the farthest along the seeds are just bursting out with 2 weeks left and they are still pretty green. the plants are still swelling up and are just coated in trichs so I think they can still grow more but I want good seeds and they're almost jumping off the plant???
Any tips would be great thanks.

papalorge Reviewed by papalorge on 06-06-2008. When to harvest for the best seed Hi I got 3 Little red ryder hood Auto flowers that I pollinated with my best male Ive grown lots before but never for seeds does anyone got some info on it? Specifically when to harvest? at the regular time? when seed pods open? I ask because on one of them the farthest along the seeds are just bursting out with 2 weeks left and they are still pretty green. the plants are still swelling up and are just coated in trichs so I think they can still grow more but I want good seeds and they're almost Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

4-5 weeks from the date on which pollination took place.

[the image reaper]

whenever possible, let the plant flower until the seeds start dropping ... seeds take better than 30 days to mature, the darker, the better :smokin:

[the image reaper]

whoops, doubled with ya, stinky :jointsmile:

[papalorge]

Thanks guys I guess Ill wait another week or so. Its hard to fing seed breeding info on the net.

[Dutch Pimp]

I left my seeds in the buds during drying and curing. I had painted some lower bud sites with pollen and never seen any seeds, nor did any fall out. I didn't know I had suceeded at producing seeds until I when to break up some buds, to roll one with..:jointsmile:

anyways...I had hundreds of seeds covered in a fuzzy green coating...with big dark brown seeds inside...

would this cause a problem with seeds?...I germinated 6 to test...and 5 popped...but I had to abort for personal reasons..

The question is...Does leaving your seeds in the buds during drying and curing hurt anything?

[Dutch Pimp]

Thanks guys I guess Ill wait another week or so. Its hard to fing seed breeding info on the net.

Everything I know about seed breeding is in this thread...http://boards.cannabis.com/advanced-...ing-seeds.html...maybe it can help...

[stinkyattic]

No, leaving them in the bud actually lets them ripen further. I let my seeds ripen in the buds, and then take them out when the buds are dry and they just fall away.

[Dutch Pimp]

No, leaving them in the bud actually lets them ripen further. I let my seeds ripen in the buds, and then take them out when the buds are dry and they just fall away.

Thanks...:thumbsup:

I hate it ...when I do something right...and don't find out about it until months later....:silly: