I like to make the female flower herself...I hope that helps...
CS or STS that is the Question!!!
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I didn't know if their life cycle was long enough for them to pollinate them self and get a good seed, is what I meant?
Whats worked for me:
1. Germinate female seed you bought somewhere.
2. When you see your 5th node appear you spray the bottom 2 branches (which will share the bottom node) and you continue spraying for 21 days or until you see the pollen sacks youve been waiting for. It works out perfectly.
3. The seeds may take longer than the buds mature...thanks ok...we're making seed here
Any more questions...
Yeah, that's just it, it will take the seeds longer than the buds, would you keep pollen for next run
I have never saved the pollen for the next run...maybe someone can chime in here and tell us how long the pollen is viable..
You will still get plenty of good buds just with seeds in it.
I'm pretty sure you can put in the freezer
I clone my bottom two branches and treat them with homemade CS as the mother matures. You want to hit one of the upper very healthy branches with this pollen so there is a sacrifice but a return on your investment. At $10 a seed average, give or take, and you end up with 200 more seeds... It's worth it!
You just harvest your buds around the pollinated bud and leave that one to ripen those seeds. I mark mine with a bread tie.
It seems like auto's were made for CS treatment using this method. The clones start to flower immediately. This way you can start your reversal immediately as well. Roots aren't really even necessary in the beginning. I have never tried doing this outside of my Aerogarden however, and doubt it would work in soil. I feel it would take too much time where hydroponic setups greatly pick up the growth pace. A great place to look for cheap Aerogarden's is Ebay. Many people get them as gifts and then sell them used after they have grown the initial seed kit included with it. This makes me do cartwheels haha
Here's a link to my thread on how I do it:
https://www.autoflower.org/index.php?threads/aerogarden-cs-sex-change.27412/
I apologize it is a somewhat long thread. This was my first attempt and I have changed nothing in my future reversals.
The key is to take those bottom two clones ASAP, as soon as they are large enough. This is a tortoise and hare race.
I too am wondering about pollen storage however. I am currently starting another World of Seeds Northern Lights X Big Bud in hopes of hitting her with my Spliff Seeds White Widow pollen that I stored some time ago. This would be feminized breeding.
For what it's worth I store my pollen the same way I store seeds for the most part. I take the pollen and place in small "lip gloss" jars that you can buy on ebay for very cheap. Pollen must be DRY DRY DRY! Then I place my containers in a clean glass jar with a hand full of dry white rice on the bottom, all are then refrigerated. The seeds are stored the same way but in their packs instead. The seed I just started is well over 2 years old and sprouted around 24 hours after placing in paper towel. I am confident the pollen stored in the exact same manner will be as viable. Time will tell I guess!
You just harvest your buds around the pollinated bud and leave that one to ripen those seeds. I mark mine with a bread tie.
It seems like auto's were made for CS treatment using this method. The clones start to flower immediately. This way you can start your reversal immediately as well. Roots aren't really even necessary in the beginning. I have never tried doing this outside of my Aerogarden however, and doubt it would work in soil. I feel it would take too much time where hydroponic setups greatly pick up the growth pace. A great place to look for cheap Aerogarden's is Ebay. Many people get them as gifts and then sell them used after they have grown the initial seed kit included with it. This makes me do cartwheels haha
Here's a link to my thread on how I do it:
https://www.autoflower.org/index.php?threads/aerogarden-cs-sex-change.27412/
I apologize it is a somewhat long thread. This was my first attempt and I have changed nothing in my future reversals.
The key is to take those bottom two clones ASAP, as soon as they are large enough. This is a tortoise and hare race.
I too am wondering about pollen storage however. I am currently starting another World of Seeds Northern Lights X Big Bud in hopes of hitting her with my Spliff Seeds White Widow pollen that I stored some time ago. This would be feminized breeding.
For what it's worth I store my pollen the same way I store seeds for the most part. I take the pollen and place in small "lip gloss" jars that you can buy on ebay for very cheap. Pollen must be DRY DRY DRY! Then I place my containers in a clean glass jar with a hand full of dry white rice on the bottom, all are then refrigerated. The seeds are stored the same way but in their packs instead. The seed I just started is well over 2 years old and sprouted around 24 hours after placing in paper towel. I am confident the pollen stored in the exact same manner will be as viable. Time will tell I guess!
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