Brilliant Shed. Fingers crossed. Another great presentation bookmarked : ) Thank you.
InTheShed Grows Inside & Out: Jump In Any Time
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Thanks Carmen! Wait, don't you mean holding thumbs?
but of course
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I roughly followed the @beez0404 pollination method yesterday morning on the last bit of larf left on the Tin Can Kush. beez describes it here:
I didn't have a French bread bag so I used a cut-down grocery bag:
After covering the branch I sprayed the whole plant down with 1% citric acid spray for powdery mildew, shook off the excess, and uncovered the branch. Here is the tiny bud to be pollinated:
I didn't slide the bag back on after I brushed on the pollen because the tie point was too close to the tiny bud, and I didn't want to disturb the pollinated pistils. I just left the plant alone.
Here is the bud about 12 hours after the pollen was applied:
And here it was 24 hours later:
Does it look like it worked, at least on that one browning pistil? Let me know @ChefDGreen @dynamo1 @StoneOtter and any other experienced pollen chuckers out there!
Still no split this morning, and — in spite of Amy's voice ringing in my ear about planting after 24 hours in water regardless — I left it in the bowl and dropped in another one! We'll see...
Until I get a new sprout, the stunted Jack Herer lives on.
Heavenly Hybrid
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Well, I’m not a pollen chucker, but I’ve seen pollinated pistil action and that looks pretty damned promising to me!! Yay Shed! It’s really nice to see it and be excited, instead of gut punch!! 
I do believe I see some crooking over of the tips of the pistils that haven’t turned brown. Certainly does look promising, but nothing guaranteed until you see the seed pod forming.
dynamo1
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I would pollinate again to increase chances for success and multiple seeds.
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Thanks double H! I really like promising!
Did I mention I like promising even without guarantees! Thanks Chef.
Thanks dynamo! This is just to see if the pollen is viable. I used the TCK since this is the only plant with fresh pistils, but I have no use for the seeds. If I get a seed pod I'll know the Candida STS pollen in the fridge is good to go!
Yessiree Shed! Those shrunken dark pistols look pollinated to me! Maybe try another bud for a few more seeds just for the sake of the importance of this plant to you?I roughly followed the @beez0404 pollination method yesterday morning on the last bit of larf left on the Tin Can Kush. beez describes it here:
I didn't have a French bread bag so I used a cut-down grocery bag:
After covering the branch I sprayed the whole plant down with 1% citric acid spray for powdery mildew, shook off the excess, and uncovered the branch. Here is the tiny bud to be pollinated:
I didn't slide the bag back on after I brushed on the pollen because the tie point was too close to the tiny bud, and I didn't want to disturb the pollinated pistils. I just left the plant alone.
Here is the bud about 12 hours after the pollen was applied:
And here it was 24 hours later:
Does it look like it worked, at least on that one browning pistil? Let me know @ChefDGreen @dynamo1 @StoneOtter and any other experienced pollen chuckers out there!
Still no split this morning, and — in spite of Amy's voice ringing in my ear about planting after 24 hours in water regardless — I left it in the bowl and dropped in another one! We'll see...
Until I get a new sprout, the stunted Jack Herer lives on.
Edit: you answered the question earlier thanks.
smokesbetter
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It defiantly changed , LOL
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Tuesday update and it was drizzling this morning! Still very grey outside but the plants are getting their dose of fresh air, if not maxing out the lux.
The second Jack Herer seed was cracked open this morning, while the first one was just like a little stone. Completely different color I noticed, so probably not viable:
I planted them both in a single peat puck, but not before cutting open the bottom so as not to tangle up the tap root:
The split one went in the middle as usual, and the dark one is off toward the edge. Into the Shoebox of Light® at a balmy 80ºF!
In other news, the Candida STS with the seeds is looking pretty unhappy
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Last night I transplanted it into a slightly bigger pot (2 gallon) with ProMix HP left over from the Durban Poison, because the roots didn't look good, and this morning I poured 32 ounces of 3% hydrogen peroxide through it:
...followed by some 4.5g/gallon nutes. I hope that happys it up enough to keep it alive long enough for the seeds to ripen!
If this had been a mother plant it would have been root-pruned twice by now, so it really is getting long in the tooth. I'm not too bummed about it really since I'm feeling more confident about the STS process if I need to do it again with a couple of the many Candida clones I have now. But we'll see!
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The second Jack Herer seed was cracked open this morning, while the first one was just like a little stone. Completely different color I noticed, so probably not viable:
I planted them both in a single peat puck, but not before cutting open the bottom so as not to tangle up the tap root:
The split one went in the middle as usual, and the dark one is off toward the edge. Into the Shoebox of Light® at a balmy 80ºF!
In other news, the Candida STS with the seeds is looking pretty unhappy
:Last night I transplanted it into a slightly bigger pot (2 gallon) with ProMix HP left over from the Durban Poison, because the roots didn't look good, and this morning I poured 32 ounces of 3% hydrogen peroxide through it:
...followed by some 4.5g/gallon nutes. I hope that happys it up enough to keep it alive long enough for the seeds to ripen!
If this had been a mother plant it would have been root-pruned twice by now, so it really is getting long in the tooth. I'm not too bummed about it really since I'm feeling more confident about the STS process if I need to do it again with a couple of the many Candida clones I have now. But we'll see!
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I would if I could, but the Candidas are on 12/12 in the tent. Last night the desk had the 17 split clones and the two Sour G clones, and on the floor in front of it were the Candida mom, the JH, the CB, and the Sour G - all sharing the 23w CFL. Now I've added the Shoebox to the desk which means there's no room for the 19 clones up there (no idea where they're going tonight)...so the cutting in perlite will have to wait until the next JH goes into a solo cup. Then I'll have 21 solo cups on the desk.
Thanks Otter! If it works on the TCK I'm looking forward to pollinating an entire branch of my next flowering Candida.
No question about it! Next step will be seeing a seed forming.
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Not yet! Let's wait for it to sprout for that celebration.
Have I ever mentioned that I’m partial to JH?
FWIW.
I leave my seeds in water until they crack or get cloudy goo.
Goo= bad seed that's breaking down.
Took 50+ hrs for my ATF to crack.
The only seeds that didn't sprout for me were some very questionable bag seed and the shitty WIFIs that a certain company sent out for testing. Some turned to dust when rolled between my fingers.
I don't count them because they were shitty seeds.
Normal healthy seeds can take more than 24 hrs in water imo. Just don't forget about them.
I leave my seeds in water until they crack or get cloudy goo.
Goo= bad seed that's breaking down.
Took 50+ hrs for my ATF to crack.
The only seeds that didn't sprout for me were some very questionable bag seed and the shitty WIFIs that a certain company sent out for testing. Some turned to dust when rolled between my fingers.
I don't count them because they were shitty seeds.
Normal healthy seeds can take more than 24 hrs in water imo. Just don't forget about them.
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You have now!
I usually do, but not without thinking about what Amy says about the 24-hour-max-and-then-into-the-peat-pucks-regardless-of-crack. She lets them do their cracking planted and has excellent success with that method.
Lucky for me almost all mine split in 24 hours. I think the dark JH is just a dud since it doesn't look like the rest.
That's dedication, and a nice lack of goo!
Forget about them? No way! I check on them morning noon and night (if I'm home at noon). The last thing I want is a floater.
As an experienced seed killer..
.. I've found that the ones that turn black are duds, every time.They usually turn black after 4 or 5 hours soaking- I still let them soak for 48 hours or so, but none have ever sprouted .
Same here.
It's unusual for mine to go past 24. Think the majority are around 18 hrs or so.
That's why folks like me. I'm dedicated and lack any unnecessary goo.
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And folks need to listen to anyone with experience as vast and wide as yours! I don't have any expectations of another sprout coming up at the edge of the peat.
Among many many other reasons.
I was trying to remember what little rhyme that came from...
And then BigD13 jogged my memory.
What did you drop? Sorry if I missed that detail..
What's in the water?
Oh come on Shed! I've got 11 plants going right now....oh, 21 vs 11, nevermind!Then I'll have 21 solo cups on the desk.
LOL!
Not sure that's a resume builder! I need to go back and Fix That For You. Said the guy who's gonna have another sprout come up at the edge of the peat.I don't have any expectations of another sprout coming up at the edge of the peat.
