yupp, that plant looks unhealthy, here i found one too..this is what they look like just after dropping pollen out
Use an air pump and air stone to keep water oxygenated.No...I wouldn't say that about myself. Risky, perhaps, but not dangerous. If the Cannabis plant is as adaptable as I think it is...I mean we're talkin 'bout a plant that's probably been around since the time of the Dinosaurs, it will survive. Whether or not the severe pruning that I did will still make it capable of producing pollen is another story altogether.
Nah...I have not cut the top piece. So, in other words, it's still in the groundI mean it looks like a tall skinny stick coming out of the ground. Yes - the plant has been stripped of all but a few of it's branches, the last bottom branch is within...I'd say 10 inches from the top of the main cola.
I have only thought about chopping it completely. If I actually do that I'm assuming that I will have to wait till the pollen sacs are near ripe enough to split open and start dropping pollen. As you can see in the pollen sac pics they look like they've got a while to go before they're matured enough. With the amount of pruning I've just done, it may take them a while longer IDK.
I have seen pictures of someone doing just that. They've got the chopped male (oh, maybe only a foot and a half tall) in a tall glass of water, IDK if they added any nutes to it or not, sitting on a piece of foil, indoors, near a window, and you can see the pollen particles that have dropped onto the foil.
you have a long wait...Okay...here's what I've got right now - a stripped down male with newly formed pollen sacs:
Here are some new pics just taken a moment ago of the pollen sacs:
I would like to chop it (probably no more than 18 inches from the top of the main cola), then stick it in a bucket with water and plant food.
The bucket's gonna have some foil over the top plus the bucket itself (with the plant in it) will be placed on a sheet of foil. I was thinking about keeping it indoors near a window with a decent amount of sunlight coming through it. Also thinking about putting in the front yard (out of view)
Questions:
Will this work?
Will the plant continue developing the pollen sacs sitting in a bucket of water (w/plant food) and, more than likely, reduced sunlight (I have no grow-lights)?
I'm probably wrong but it appears similar to "cloning".
Any input would be appreciated.
you have a long wait for pollen, how far along are the females? those sacs will look like they are going to blow up and will when ready. when i think they are ready i just touch them with my finger. if they blow up you can shield your hand from the wind and touch a female flower with your finger. no collection required. i have collected and frozen pollen for three years. i use a new 18" pizza box under the plant. whatever you do, if anything, you will see the pollen accumulate on the box. scrape it together and place on foil, fold that up and freeze inside a ziplock bag. for years i would dig up a male, put it in a bucket and bring into my house to finish. since then i have developed a very bad back and cannot lift anything, so this year i took clones because i bought pricy high end seeds and want to breed them. i should never have to buy seeds again. good luck. jellero
This is a very very old post, I am pretty sure that pollen is long ago history.
