Imo they need the same or more. Seeds are a lot more work n require more energy.
8 Likes
Agreed, donāt cut them off at the knees when they about to perform for you.
99
8 Likes
indoors I find the seeds usually finish in 4 weeks after pollination, if the plants are healthy. No need to allow more than 5 weeks, I wouldnāt let them sit there to wither and die. The plantās not going to develop the seeds any more when itās dying out.
7 Likes
Just watched that one lol. What was he thinking?
Ill give sub credit on three accounts though.
- Supersoil, its a great starting point and develops into a great living soil when worked properly
- Back crossing, sub says to avoid it and with my ag background I know this to be true beyond doubt.
- Jack the ripper, I know he didnāt do all the work but its a damn fine smoke. Same for vortex which id stop short of homicide to get some more beans.
As far as lights go everyone should be taking a hard look at LED/quantum but to each there own.
Good hunting friend!
3 Likes
I only pollinate the lower branches of my plants. I have never tried to pollinate an entire plant.
I use a small model type paint brush to āpaintā the pistils with pollen. I usually wait for the branch bud sites to develop enough pistils for the amount of seeds I want to make.
In my experience, it takes anywhere from three to five weeks for the seeds to matureā¦depending upon strain and other environmental variables.
When the swollen calyxes split open and display a dark colored seed inside (and/or as mentioned above, they rattle around inside the calyxes), the seeds are mature and viable.
I love pollen painting!
So much fun and quite rewarding. It is quite a genetic adventure, because you never know what you are going to get until you grow them out!
6 Likes
fair points. i need to RTFM on the forum rules so this thread doesnāt go wild. iām sure thereās a sub-hater thread somewhere. heh.
supersoil. did it but didnāt āfollow the directionsā and burned almost every plant, super-lemon-haze ate it up. wtf. it got me started into the soil knowledge journey about a year agoā¦ my next experiment will be a sips/earthbox, lined with a double layer of felt, attempting to get the best of air-pruning and water efficiency. anyone done this?
back-xāing. iāll take your word for it, but it seems like anything else-- āpractice makes perfectā.
JTR. never had enough to remember it. 
2 Likes
ā¦oh yeahā¦ANDā¦
urban light pollution on overcast/cloudy nights arrived about weeks 5-6 of bloom. wonderful.
today i got black 6mil plastic and will have to be 'light-deppāing in fān january & february. lame.
for what itās worth:
if a perfect bloom envirionment is maintained, what happens if the plants are left to bloom indefinitely? anyone done it? my guess is just smaller & weaker buds forever on out, but iām here to pester you experts. (& nuts too).
cannabis.sequoia
1 Like
Soma makes his seeds by letting a female continue to bloom. He flowers the plant until she makes seeds on her own. At least thatās what it says in his book.
2 Likes
i read that recently as well. thatās his āfeminizedā seed method, not the hybrids or IBLs, to my understanding.
it explained the few āhermā experiences i thought i had in the pastā¦ but now iāve got a REAL one. 
2 Likes