Ok, so here's my problem - I'm trying to breed a VERY slow blooming (like took FOREVER to even begin blooming for sexing) and VERY Sativa looking male with an Indica dominant female.

The male went into the bloom chamber about two weeks before the female, but it looks like it might be another week or so before it is 'ripe'.

The female, however, is COVERED in dime to nickel sized budlets already. I'm worried that she won't have enough time to produce mature seeds at this point by the time she is pollinated. How far into bloom is too late? She's already been in bloom for 23 days and seems to have about an 8 week bloom (didn't keep an exact record last time around, but I think it was about two months total bloom time). If she doesn't receive pollen within the next week or so, will it be too late? Even if she were pollinated now, is it too late?

Does light cycle effect development of seeds AFTER pollination? If I were to do a partial harvest, say a week early before she is too far gone while leaving the pollinated branches, could I re-veg this girl to give her more time for seeds to develop, or would the change in light cycle prevent the seeded buds from maturing?

At what point should I give up on this round and just save the pollen for one of her daughters? I could possibly separate the male now and put him in a box with a CFL to finish, collect all the pollen and paint one of the next girls once she's big enough to go into bloom. Is that my best route at this point?

Also, are all Sativas this damn slow? I realize they have a longer total bloom time, but this guy seemed to take forever just to BEGIN blooming - even with it's two-week head start. He's been under 12/12 since the 17th of September, and is still just growing more and more pollen sacks without a single one having opened yet!!??
IAmKowalski Reviewed by IAmKowalski on . Light Cycle & Seed development, Sativa Vs. Indica bloom progression Ok, so here's my problem - I'm trying to breed a VERY slow blooming (like took FOREVER to even begin blooming for sexing) and VERY Sativa looking male with an Indica dominant female. The male went into the bloom chamber about two weeks before the female, but it looks like it might be another week or so before it is 'ripe'. The female, however, is COVERED in dime to nickel sized budlets already. I'm worried that she won't have enough time to produce mature seeds at this point by the Rating: 5