IceWaters Pollen Project

[Vorkosigan]

Hey @IceWater421 I have grown a few males, harvested one for pollen. I have not used my trim bin for harvesting pollen. I picked ripe sacks off the plant, beat the hell out of them and harvested the pollen. I've stored the pollen in vials & in the freezer. I just transferred some into the freezer for use this weekend.

 

[IceWater421]

Do you put rice grain in with the containers of pollen before you freeze them ? I think this guys ready to harvest but I'm not a 100% sure I'd say 15% + have busted lol

 

[IceWater421]

Once it's collected how long do you let it dry before storage ? I think I'm going to harvest some today

 

[Vorkosigan]

I did put rice inside the vials & in the bags that they're sitting in. I just picked ripe sacks as they ripened, took about 1.5wks before I was satisfied LOL.
I set the pollen on parchment within a box with rice on the bottom, kept it in a cool dry place for around 3 days before packing into the vials.

 

[IceWater421]

I did put rice inside the vials & in the bags that they're sitting in. I just picked ripe sacks as they ripened, took about 1.5wks before I was satisfied LOL.
I set the pollen on parchment within a box with rice on the bottom, kept it in a cool dry place for around 3 days before packing into the vials.

When you say rice inside the vials . So the rice is actually touching the pollen? Where u just flicking the pollen down on to the parchment paper? I'm thinking all be harvesting some pollen tomorrow

 

[Vorkosigan]

I took a pencil & mashed sacks with the eraser end then beat the eraser against the parchment paper I was using as table cover.

If you have allergies take some meds before harvesting, your body will thank you.

Yes, rice touches pollen in vials. I use a Q-tip/cotton applicator to transport pollen from vials to female plant.

 

[tripaholic88]

Good shit bro! let's make some babies!!!!

 

[IceWater421]

 

[IceWater421]

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I got Five little containers with pollen in them going to label and date them.In a few days they will be Jared and frozen till I can use it. I'm going to be crossing Nlx5 a cut a dude I knows,buddy as kept alive since the early 90"s . Also crossing to a B.C Strain that I remember smoking back in 2005ish called Crinkle . Aswell as crossing to Hso Sour Blueberry.

Now that most of my photos have been harvested it's time for autos again. I will be growing out AFN"s very own @FullDuplex's WhiteGem auto beans. If I'm lucky enough to get a male from the five beans I will be separating the male at a different location and collecting the pollen aswell. I've already got FullDuplex blessing to use some of his pollen if I do get a male. Which I'd like to cross it to DinaFems BlueKush Auto and Thc Bombs Cherry Bomb. Also a lost coast Skunk Auto from hso and Orange Crack.

 

[IceWater421]

Sorry about the shitty auto correct adding and removing words lol .