This plan was in progress for a few weeks before I read @slain ’s thread, I fact I had started to spray Colloidal Silver at 50 ppm and had sprayed my chosen female tree times over three days before I injected her with Silver Nitrate.
I started by buying 25 grams of Silver Nitrate from Amazon. I measured out 0.1 grams – had to break out the reloading scale for that one - an amount about the size of 1/4 grain of dry rice… I then mixed the SN with 10 ml of Distilled water, mixed well and injected 2 units (20% of 1 ml) on a 1 ml syringe. I injected the plant low on the main stalk below any branching. I believe the SN mixture went into the hollow part of the stem.
The photos are from three days later – about 7 days total into 12/12 for the female who may identify as a male (FIDM)). The females are 7 days ahead (so, 14 days) of the pollen donor.
I see no balls yet but I will keep you updated, the plant is in transition, no cotton tops but it is showing pre-flower.
Photo 1 The Environment
Photo 2 The FIDM
Photo 3 Female
Medium: Coco
Feed: Jacks – 3x day
Lighting: 12/12 - PLC LED strips (only 8 strips, this was a veg tent before this)
Temp 80-85
RH 35 – 50%
usually takes a couple weeks to change with CS or STS anyways so should be a bit anyways.
saying that also ordered some silver nitrate about 10 days ago adn whther it will get here or not who knows, but only starting some seeds right now and still need to order some syringes so will be awhile for myself to test
I just reversed a sour stomper autoflower to cross with one of sparkles dark sparks. Used STS and sprayed her every 2-3 days for like 2 weeks. Looks like she’s just about ready to start dropping.
Back in the day I used CS to make S1’s. I remember i had to hit them with a 250mg solution and it seemed that when it took the leafs got the dreaded downward hook to them. Tended to keep the hooks all the way thru, but always produced seeds.
I read somewhere that there is a similar tech used to form Hops ( used to ferment malt and produce beer, also a cousin of cannabis) but the person used the type of syringe used by diabetic patients.
Nope, metal lathe, there is a bridgeport mill to the right.
Yeah, I’m not too worried yet - although I caught myself thinking last night that I should inject again just to be safe jk
That tent is awesome, very well made, best tent I have quality wise and only cost 100 bucks - its a growneer. My other is a ipower and the zippers suck… so I didn’t mind taking a razor to the roof. 5x5x8 now. This is at 37 days (today) Bluedream, GG#4, Memory Loss and Jack Herer - I think I have a type.
Day 7 after injection. Of course don’t forget it was sprayed with CS three times before the injection so not a perfect test in the end - but its looking hopeful.
So the word is if you spray with Silver nitrate growth stops and the plant does not get any taller.
In this sample of one, injecting with silver nitrate, growth has not stopped, in fact it stretched about 4 inches in the last five days and I burned the top of one cola when it got to close to the light. I bent it over but the top is a little toasty.
Otherwise still looking good, waiting for the flowers to grow and open.
jk
