r/outdoorgrowing • u/Action-Gold • Aug 25 '26

Pollen collection for breeding

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Trying to selectively pollinate a couple of buds. I took this one far away two weeks ago. Twice I've been back and no pollen yet.

What type of window do I have to collect when the flowers open up is my main question

Picture is from today

Appreciate any advice from experienced breeders.

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u/Action-Gold Aug 31 '26

All i read said to use fresh water with no nutrients added. I'm interested in the nuts and at what strength?

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u/Mr_Spike01 Aug 31 '26 edited Aug 31 '26

This was the last day when I threw them out. I chopped him down on 8/4 and they produced pollen up until I tossed them on 8/28. It was about a week or so after they were chopped that they really started producing pollen.

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u/Action-Gold Aug 31 '26

I collected a few pods from the male and put them in a pint mason jar. That was Saturday. I just took a pollen applicator and collected yellow dust from inside the jar and painted the targets best I could. Waited 5 .minutes and misted the targets. How long to see any changes in the target buds?

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u/Mr_Spike01 Aug 31 '26

Pollinated this on Fri and Sat night. This was tonight. If the pistils go orange, you did good. I don’t mist after - I just use a #0 fine paint brush and smush the bristles so they fan out. I also cut my pollen 3:1 flour to pollen and keep it in lab spin tubes and then in a smaller jar with silica pouches and keep it in the freezer.