Selective Pollination Strategy Suggestions

[GreenOHGrow]

How does everyone selectively pollinate a branch or two without accidental pollination? What are you covering branches with? Are you spraying things down? I basically had planned to cover my whole plant except one or two branches. Apply pollen with a small paint brush. Cover those branches. Spray everything down with water. Let it sit for a little bit and then uncover everything but the pollinated branches and move back into the main tent. How long do pollinated branches need to stay covered?

[Foreigner]

I use a garbage bag as a tarp and just expose what I want to hit.

I don’t spray down.

[Gpaw]

Same but I mist them down, especially before moving the bag around.

@GreenOHGrow

How long do pollinated branches need to stay covered?

I give them an hour or two (and a good misting) after pollination before messing around with them.

Cheers
G

[GreenOHGrow]

So do you cover the pollinated branches after pollination before uncovering the rest? If so with what?

[Sodapop]

I’ve seen paper bags, idk how solid the tech is but I’ve seen it.

[blowdout2269]

Oh wait…nevermind.
I’m high.

[Brainwarp]

How I make small batches of seeds without screwing up my sensi( too much)

Yep. I bag before any flowers are even close to opening. The bag is a containment and collection device in one. Multiple males can be flowered together, but pollen is collected separately, in a remote location(out building), with lots of water sprayed to neutralize stray pollen after each collection. I hope that makes sense. [20220701_183145~2] [20220701_183230~2]

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[blowdout2269]

That^. Duh…I have it bookmarked.

Like I said - high.

[Gpaw]

Typically I’m selectively crossing several males with several females. So the girls get dressed up in the plastic bags with one branch exposed, the pollen is applied (I use a Q tip) then wait an hour or two.
Mist thoroughly and reposition the plastic bags to expose the next branches, ‘rinse and repeat’.

I like to leave a few unseeded branches on the girls as well. That branch gives me an indicator as to how well my ‘decontamination’ protocol is working.

Cheers
G

[broncogrow]

So once pollen is applied it’s a done deal? Or definitely in an hour or two. In other words after two hours the pollen is set and water won’t “wash it off”?

[Gpaw]

@broncogrow

In other words after two hours the pollen is set and water won’t “wash it off”?

Correct, I started off doing 45 min. but that was iffy depending on the genetics
(…or the phase of the moon… )
but doubling that to 1.5 Hrs. seemed to be solid.

If you look closely at the stigmas you will notice them go ‘kinky’ or ‘frizzy’, during this process, that indicates active pollen.

Cheers
G

[GrouchyOldMan]

Greetings @GreenOHGrow,

Nice Question. Many ways to get this done. Here’s my process.

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