I didn’t soak them after on my first attempt, worried that pollination would fail if I did. I ended up with seeds throughout the plants, not heavily but enough to spray them down from then on. I’ve got too much air movement in my tent for that.
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I took them out of the tent and turned the AC off to make it as still as possible. Still a little overspray, but only a little.
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yeah I concur I learned this lesson the hard way no more pollen in confined spaces unless everything in said space is getting dusted it’s just too hard to control the pollen impossible really
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Thanks all. I am figuring on taking the females from my upstairs bedroom grow room to the basement to pollinate. Than the next day spraying them down and bringing them back to the top floor. That’s the plan anyway.
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Sounds solid brother. I’m jealous. I have to make all this work in a bathroom and connected closet.
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Yeah, I got lucky that my son moved out, finally, lol. Never know how he made it into his 30’s before leaving but seems more common this days. Now he moved, married and I got a grow room, tee hee. I jammed that 2.5 x 2.5 grow kit in my basement since it is not very intrusive. It’s going to be my isolation chamber for the males.
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it is more common I work with several younger men upper twenties lower 30s that live at home it’s different my oldest just turned 19 so I’m not there yet but I told all my kids they didn5 have to go anywhere or be in any hurry idk if it’s the children or us parents that have changed or why but its definitely different I myself moved out at 16 before that honestly not sure I’m qualified to judge why children are different these days but they for sure are
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I my self made it to 15, than had a 2 year homeless period before settling down with my wife. I could never relate and used to complain at my son all the time that he was missing out on life. It’s also hard to look at them like grown ups when the natural changes don’t occur. Used to be you had a child, raised the child, the child struck out on their own and dealt with the struggles that lead to character. Than when you saw them you could look with fresh eyes. Now when they don’t leave it’s hard to draw that line and start looking at them as adults, well at least that’s how it was for me.
I moved out at 16. The only way I survived was through stealing and dealing. And I had a full time job.
It’s even worse now. No way to survive on a single entry level salary. Not in this city anyway.
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Just an FYI water does not "deactivate " the pollen just Is prevent it from flying around the room like dust And makes it more manageable
Peace cannafam!
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That’s true but the mentality has changed. As a guy who lived under a bridge and started his journey into adulthood with a grade 9 education I have a hard time with the life is harder now stuff. I have worked 2 jobs while going to school and also broken my back doing shit jobs to keep the kids fed. Used to be a group of friends went in together to rent a place, didn’t need to survive on an entry level salary. It was and still is a struggle but that builds character. A prime example was when my son got a $25, 000 inheritance. He spoke about moving out but than bought an Infinity so he could drive around looking like a big shot. Now don’t get me wrong, a kid should stay at home till they are educated and ready for the next step. What they shouldn’t do, in my opinion, is fall on the things are harder now sword and use it as an excuse not to try.
EDIT: I should also mention that I am incredibly proud of my son and his advancements in life at this point. Has his head screwed on straight for the most part, has a lovely wife and is building a good life with her.
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I agree spending money on a car like that is foolish and irresponsible.
I could have gone to jail just for trying to eat. I was lucky that I’m a hustler. I used to sneak into cafeterias and steal a days worth of food. There is some joy to being a starving artist/student, but not forever.
Things are objectively more financially difficult.
Entry level job - must have advanced degree and 5 years experience for $17 an hour.
Edit - maybe I should start a seed company 
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I can’t disagree with the fact that things are financially harder these days. There is no denying that. The part that get’s me is when you speak to many of these young people that live at home into their 30’s and ask about how much they have banked in the last decade living bill free most say nothing. That obviously doesn’t mean all of them, but many that I have spoken to over the years. Anyway I am dropping off of this thread before I take it further off topic. TTFN
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Yes, financial literacy should be required reading.
Anyway! Seeds woo!
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Outta likes but 
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I was stuck at home until 26 to afford to live and study in Toronto. Was fucking abusive but I sucked it up until graduation when I and 3 other school mates rented a flat together. We all moved again in a year after being evicted by a slum landlord. I broke us up by moving into my Gran’s house with her to look after her in the worst of the dementia & alzheimer’s years…
But now I’m still there and she’s in a home; it got so bad I came home one day and she wasn’t home! I found her down the street in a neighbors house naked but for a sheet wrapped around her body. She had been hallucinating and fled the house. I was sooooo lucky that she was getting a room at a specialty care facility that same week OR i would have had to take a leave of absence from work and stay home due to chaos; the dangerous type.
So, like my Grandfather i’ve tuned the land from lawn BACK INTO the MEGA GARDEN he had going before he passed away in the mid 90’s. She was alone in the house for 17 years so only a few flower beds showed what once was… until I came into the picture 
BUT THIS THREAD IS ABOUT SEEDS! So here is my share:
2x pairs of 4 strains (Gelato 33, UK Cheese, Pink Cookies and Kosher Kush)
1x set to be hit with PPP (thanks @DougDawson !)
1x set to be hit with Black Candyland (thanks @Purple-N-Hairy !)
I’m on week 3 flower; thinking I should start brushing them soon.
Will take a photo of the flowers when home in hopes of getting all y’all’s opinion as this is my first time making seeds and don’t wanna fuck this up (much)!
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Hottttt damn my heart goes out to you …I hope you pregamed 
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Nice clean set up! Very lovely 
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Alright! It’s after 8pm so the plants are awake again. They each got 6oz of week 2 flower ferts; and they get their water/feed every 2 days or so.
I count the first 7 days after flipping to 12/12 as a “transition week” where they still get veg nutes. It’s on day 8 they start getting the flower nuts.
This is day 17; each image is of a different plant and strain and thankfully all their flower development size remains consistant. The Kosher Kush and Gelato always stretch on me. (my outdoor KK has doubled in height so far and the enthusiastic darling is still stretching!)
I’m thinking waiting a week or two more before pollination, but am genuinely asking the OG hive mind your opinions. 
Thanks y’all, this is a lot of fun… I need to build that seed sorter now and thankfully a shipping crate at work is gonna give me a decent amount of free plywood.
Edit: @cannabliss ; are you spraying the plants with water after pollination to prevent contamination of other plants? If yes, when do you do this? Right after? I know pollen deactivates in 24 hours after getting wet but can you pollenate a plant, then spray it to move it back into the growing environment, and then repeat with the others?
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@cannabliss what bags do you use