Drying, Curing, Pollinating, Seed Prep

[stinkybudz]

Most of us use a class container to cure. IMHO, a month of cure is unnecessary overkill.

Will experiment my time then, sample a little each week

If you are only getting an eighth, you might not be letting her go long enough to mature the seeds. Takes about 7-9 weeks from pollination for seeds to reach full maturity. (and thusly, full viability)

Sorry I ment on my next run, this was just to experiment growing, rescue a friends plant, and see all I could do to keep it staying alive. Thanks though for the 7-9 week time frame

What color were/are the seeds? If tan or yellow, they are not mature. Some tan seeds germinate, but it's an inconsistent result, and genes may not be fully developed.

They are :beatdeadhorse: that kind of a brown color with stripes like the rasta smily:rastasmoke:

With a 'crop' that small, I'd place in a paper lunch bag, (unwaxed) and let dry till it starts to feel a tad crispy. Open once a day to replace the damp air inside.(different conditions dictate actual dry time for this) Then I'd remove buds from the branches and put 'em in the jar. Open jar once or twice a day for a few minutes to let the outgassed vapors escape.

Thanks, and I could of gotten around an ounce if i had my tote filled, so much wasted light but the next run will be a uniform strain

From pollination, 7-9 weeks of maturation is mandatory. I pollinate the pistols on the lower branches of the plant only. That way, if the rest of the plant is ready to harvest, you can remove all the 'seedless' buds, and let the seeds (lower branches) continue maturing.
I put about a quarter inch of ph'd water in a little glass spice jar, and add the seeds. Once they drop to the bottom, and start to split, I plant them in a cup of soil. Keep moist till sprout appears. If the seed covers don't want to open...'scuffing' the seed suture with fine sandpaper helps the water to absorb into the seed, kick-starting the germination process. Don't sand down all the way to the embryo, tho...just a little scuff will do. (You can't do this after you've tried germinating them, tho. Must be done before getting 'em wet)

Yeah thats how I germinate my seeds, and i have like no problem with schwag seeds, and im guessing thats because they are overdryd and the entire plant was probly harvested WAY late

In all honesty...I'd first see if you can bring a lady (and her seeds) all the way to full maturity, before screwing with genetic modifications. (femming seeds). Tiz very easy to ruin quality genetics, and there's no going back. Also, learning to clone can help shorten the grow process, especially if femming seeds.

Actually this plant that im getting an eighth about off of is my one im bringing to maturity thats a seedless grow, i only mentioned her for the drying curing part. Also the feminizing was going to happen to clones off a mother plant im being gifted with from a friend, with a exchange of genetics (I found a Soma's Lavender bagseed and we cloned it and he gave me a clone off of his pure afghan, which from all the different afghans i read on seedbanks are good yielders in SOGS *yes!*) and he helped me get cloning down, he uses rockwool and clonex, did i mention this plant is like a standalone SOG'er?

Most folks can easily get an ounce, (dried and cured) from a lady in a 3 gallon soil grow. If you can reach this milestone, perhaps you are ready to play. Till then, would recommend you just work on your technique and patience.

If I had a uniform strain and hadnt killed all my other seedlings dumbly, this would of came out to an ounce, in 5 gallons of soil, and if i had a uniform strain I would of gotten about a .5g/w, but now then im gettin afghan cut im gonna build a mother box and a little cloning box, and he said he will give me a bottle of unopened clonex for 15 bucks. practice feminizing seeds for that backup stash incase of death. But thanks for the help Rusty