experianced auto growers

[Rusty Trichome]

hey guys got some questions

Ok...shoot...

i got auto akk/bb from lowlife going i have one male he's a biggin and one female who showed herself 2 days ago and one that showed nothing yet probably another female,so my question is how fast do they begin to flower once pre-flowers have been shown??

Depends on strain, lighting schedule, plant condition and rootspace, nutes, additives and temps, among other factors. But once the preflowers show, they are ready for flower from that point forward. If still in veg, they won't flower. If you've switched them to a 12/12 light schedule, there will be an initial stretch, and after about two weeks you'll see them starting to fill-in.

and im also trying to make seeds thats why the male is still alive.but should i take the male out and wait untill the female has some nice buds then pollinate,what will happen if i just leave them be

If you leave the male in the same room, and he releases his pollen, you will have buds full of seeds. If you leave him in there, he'll keep throwing-out the pollen, which will stick to every surface in the growroom, the room next to the growroom and your clothes...all of which will have to be dealt with, or future runs will likely become unintentionally seeded.

I use plexiglass panels (about 3' x 1 1/2') and set-up a wind-free zone (a wind block) in the corner of the growroom, and let him keep growing till he start opening the pollen sacs. This isn't a perfect situation, as a few grains always escape, but at least it's not an uncontrolled release.
Once he starts opening 'em, (10 days to 2 weeks) I'll go in, turn off all fans, wait for the air to stop circulating so much in the room, and collect the open (but not yet released) pollen sacs into a little baggie or small plastic container with a lid. Remove the vegetable matter before closing the lid. ('tap all of the pollen off of the pollen sacks, then throw-away everything except the pollen)

I save the pollen in a cool/lightless location till the ladies are mature enough. From there, I'll use a q-tip with most of the fuzzy stuff removed) Carefully dip the q-tip into the pollen, and carefully 'paint' the pistols (hairs) with pollen. Pistols are tubes that catch and cary the pollen down to the ovum. (or is it ova) Anyway, the two make an embryo. (a seed) One hair plus one grain of pollen equals one seed. (some folks don't know this stuff)

If you want buds full of seeds, paint all of the pistols on all of the plant. But if you want your seeds, and to smoke the buds too...paint only the lower-third of the plant's pistols. (not the lower third of the pistol, but the lower third of the plant) Keeps the best part of the plant (mostly) unseeded. Might be a couple of seeds, but if you were careful with your pollen, it won't be a nightmare. Don't sneeze.

Also, it's better to collect pollen all at once, then destroy the male, and double-bag him. (the pollen is still viable) Leaving the male in with the ladies, means a continuous supply of pollen. all over the room. Any time you move something, or the fans hit it, more pollen is added to the air. This can mean that although some seeds are fully developed and viable, you'll likely end-up with shitloads of those annoying immature little 'popcorn' seeds that explode in your pipe. Just like popcorn, the seed has a little tiny drop of water in it. When the heat expands this water, it explodes like popcorn. (in case anyone was interested why they explode)

Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on 03-27-2009. experianced auto growers hey guys got some questions i got auto akk/bb from lowlife going i have one male he's a biggin and one female who showed herself 2 days ago and one that showed nothing yet probably another female,so my question is how fast do they begin to flower once pre-flowers have been shown??,and im also trying to make seeds thats why the male is still alive.but should i take the male out and wait untill the female has some nice buds then pollinate,what will happen if i just leave them be...if the 3rd one Rating: 5