When to expect female pollen from delayed harvest??

[Puff]

Since different autos have different harvest times (Lowryder types -60 days, Superautos - 120), is a percentage of time more correct?

"Usually 15% Longer"

or something? Especially if you dont have ideal growing conditions. I've had a photo with 7 sets of true leaves at the 7th week, and a bagseed about a month old with a small set of 1st true leaves ATM.

So what is the best way to figure when female pollen will occur naturally?

 

[Muddy]

I find the estimates given by the seed banks are usually pretty optimistic. Of course, your particular growing conditions, lights, soil mix, nutes, etc. will have a bearing of when they mature. Also personal taste. Some might prefer the high of a given strain at 10 weeks where others like it at 12. My preference is usually 2-3 weeks longer that what they say.

Pollen is like sperm. Females don't produce sperm. But male plants do produce pollen starting at around week 5 and continuing for 2 weeks or so after. If it's a super auto, a couple of weeks later.

 

[realcarlos]

Hey Muddy although I may be wrong. I believe he's talking about the method if you leave your female plant beyond it's harvest date (2-3weeks or whatever it may be) it will create pollen sacks therefore anything you pollinate with that plant will create female seeds.

 

[Muddy]

Maybe, but that's not how I read it.

 

[desertnance]

IMO, that's a tad risky, (fems turning a lone pollen sac or 2) developing 'herms'. Better to do the colloidal silver treatment for ALL female seeds. Or breed a lot, pollinate a lot. My regular crosses have been, on average, 65/35 F:M. Used the colloidal silver method this last start up.

http://growweedeasy.com/how-to-make-your-own-feminized-marijuana%20seeds

 

[realcarlos]

Maybe, but that's not how I read it.

Sorry if I offended you I just thought he meant that

 

[Muddy]

No offense taken my friend. Didn't mean to imply any.

The question really isn't very clear.

Sorry if I offended you I just thought he meant that

 

[JM]

we usually used DTM or Days to Maturity because that is a simple way to calculate things... for example... if i have a variety like low ryder 2... 60 DTM.... so if i plant Oct 1 I can expect (plus or a minus a few days providing my growing conditions are comparable to th breeders, ie light, ph, soil, temps, etc) I could expect a harvest around Dec 1... in my exprinece with lr 2... in good conditions 62 days was peak for my liking....

using percentages, when you are working claendar based, adds a math component we dont need... and thats the primary reason (I believe) its done in days... not %

cheers mate

:smokebuds:

hope one of use picked up what your question really meant and answerd it... lol

 

[Puff]

ok..realcarlos was closest here....yes, natural female pollen. I thought that was more preferred to the Silver method, since it isn't stressing the plant, and keeping hermie possibility at the lowest possible rate.

The percent i was talking about was trying to take into consideration the different length of times for different strains..If Lowryder is ready to harvest 60-62 days, when would you expect female pollen sacs to show up if you didn't harvest? 70 days? 80?...Well a superauto would show female pollen sacs at a different time.

So the short version...When does a female auto start to produce pollen sacs naturally?

 

[cres]

they may or may not. there is no guarantee that your female will sport pollen sacs.. also your stressing your plant by leaving it weeks beyond a natural harvest... Its so stressed out that it will do a sex change to try to keep on keepin on...

get it? CS or sts better results... plus if your strain has any hermi tendencies then it will produce more easily... something you dont want...to use for breeding...