Quote Originally Posted by sarah louise
DRY brush for pollinating :thumbsup:
I agree, although I personally use Q-Tips with most of the fuzzy stuff removed.

I have a plexiglass 'barrier' I place my flowering males behind to protect from the fan, and I collect the pollen as the flowers open. After I've collected 15 to 20 flowers worth of pollen in a cup with a lid, I place a plastic trash bag over his head, and carefully chop him. (at the base) Tie it closed so no pollen escapes, and toss in the trash. If storing the pollen for more than an hour, remove all the flower material before storage. The high humidity from the plant material will kill the pollen.

When ready, I turn off all fans, and carefully dip the Q-Tip into the pollen and 'paint' the pollen on the pistils on the lower branches. If done carefully, only that which you paint will pollinate. Avoid sneezes or dropping the pollen cup. Before I turn-on the fans, I spray the cola's with plain, ph'd water using care not to spray the buds I just pollinated. (water kills pollen) I usually end-up with, at most, a couple of rogue seeds, (2-4) but never enough to affect yield.

Even if you place the male in seperate room, the pollen will travel with your home ventilation system or hitch a ride on your clothes...and affect every lady in the house.

Placing a fan on the male would be a disaster. Pollen on every surface, until such time as you can clean it all off.
Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on . Seed production I plan on putting 1 male and 1 female in a separate room for her to make seeds. If they are just near each other will she create a lot of seeds or do i have to do this a certain way? also do i add fertilizer just like i would if they were flowering, or do i need a different fertilizer for this purpose? Rating: 5