Not sure why. No, I would make the switch because pumice isn’t man-made (with high energy footprint) like perlite, and is also a bit heavier and more durable than perlite.
There are some other comparisons in the source - commercial though it is.
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There are some other comparisons in the source - commercial though it is.
Thanks for that! I was wondering when the buds are mature enough to pollinate. I never would have guessed that early.
smokesbetter
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There is something i am missing or don't understand , If the spray makes pollen and seeds / then why use the pollen or is it to make the whole plant a Male ? Good luck either way I guess LOL
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Wednesday update!
Here are the pistils I put the pollen/flour combination on yesterday:
If it worked I was expecting them to be brown already, but Chris said that if they even get curly on top it's a good sign. Who knows!
In other news, here are the two plants from the Summer grow. They have outgrown the width of the shed already, so I obviously waited too long to flip. I also never lollipopped them. Nonetheless, on flip day 10, I present...
Chiquita Banana:
and Sour G:
For size reference, those are only 7 gallon pots!
On to the quotes:
The true goal is to pollinate this plant with the pollen from the reversed plant, and bring this entirely seeded plant to harvest, yielding hundreds of seeds in the end.
Does that help explain it?
Here are the pistils I put the pollen/flour combination on yesterday:
If it worked I was expecting them to be brown already, but Chris said that if they even get curly on top it's a good sign. Who knows!
In other news, here are the two plants from the Summer grow. They have outgrown the width of the shed already, so I obviously waited too long to flip. I also never lollipopped them. Nonetheless, on flip day 10, I present...
Chiquita Banana:
and Sour G:
For size reference, those are only 7 gallon pots!
On to the quotes:
Why
Thanks Stunger! I sure hope it takes.
Heavier would definitely be a good thing since you ran your hempy outside! Lowering your energy footprint is a great idea as well. It's just one of the reasons I grow with the sun.
I thought too early as well, but Chris said let 'er rip! I can always use up whatever I have left in a couple of weeks to see if that makes a difference.
When I reversed the Candida with STS spray, it converted a lot of the flowers to male. But because the spray doesn't get everywhere or at the same concentration, the plant still produced pistils as well. Those pistils got pollinated by the adjoining male bits, so I got some seeds in the end. That wasn't the goal but it turned into an added bonus. It would have been better if that plant had survived to harvest, but I still have some viable seeds from it.
The true goal is to pollinate this plant with the pollen from the reversed plant, and bring this entirely seeded plant to harvest, yielding hundreds of seeds in the end.
Does that help explain it?
dynamo1
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My thoughts are it's better early than later, it gives the seeds plenty of time to bulk up and mature while the plant is going thru it's energetic phase. I found very few "culls" on my early pollination efforts.
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Thanks dynamo, that makes perfect sense! My Candidas are normally ready to harvest (for buds) around 8-9 weeks, so if the pollination takes it give the plant at least 6 weeks for seed development/maturation. If it takes of course...
BigD13
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Those are looking great!
Your CB and SG are looking fantastic!
When you say flip, I take it that you didn’t let them transition naturally with the decreasing light after solstice (Obviously, I haven’t been following along very closely - I tend to jump in and out).
When you say flip, I take it that you didn’t let them transition naturally with the decreasing light after solstice (Obviously, I haven’t been following along very closely - I tend to jump in and out).
smokesbetter
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( The true goal is to pollinate this plant with the pollen from the reversed plant, and bring this entirely seeded plant to harvest, yielding hundreds of seeds in the end. ) Yes that helps , Thanks Shed ,,, O and your plants are looking splendid !
Your Sour G and B@$@&@ plant look like the picture of health.
Bet you're happy to be back in the HP.
Bet you're happy to be back in the HP.
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Thanks BigD!
Thank you Felipe! I haven't flowered any plants outside with the sun in a couple of years now. I move them into the shed (or tent) at night for 12 hours of dark whenever I decide to flip. Before flip they are getting added hours of artificial light in those spots at night to keep them in veg.
Thanks sb!
Thank you VG, but you could have just gone with "Chiquita."
Damn straight! One less thing to worry about now.
Not nearly as dramatic.Thank you VG, but you could have just gone with "Chiquita."
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True, not nearly!
Looks like icing sugar!
That doesn't surprise me.
Oh my, nicely done.
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Looks to have had the same effect too! Nothing looks pollinated to me. Same on Friday as it did on Tuesday.
You should have warned me. I
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Sunday night update! Not much going on here (must be the same with y'all seeing how quiet it is), but I did transplant the Jack Herer yesterday (day 48).
It needed water almost every day, so it was time. Here it is in the 1+ gallon pot (which is actually closer to 2 than to 1):
Here are the roots:
And here it is in its new 7 gallon home:
I'm keeping it in the shade for a few days to recover as I do these days. It's on 4.5g/gallon plus added silica, which is what everything gets now except the summer grow. Those two are on 5.0g equivalent + less silica.
I also re-pollinated the Candida (no change to the pistils), and I floated out the Sour G cuttings in perlite to check for action (no root nubs even). They still look happy though!
Anything else? Nope, don't think so. 
For those who have Monday off, happy Labor Day! And for those who don't...happy Monday.
It needed water almost every day, so it was time. Here it is in the 1+ gallon pot (which is actually closer to 2 than to 1):
Here are the roots:
And here it is in its new 7 gallon home:
I'm keeping it in the shade for a few days to recover as I do these days. It's on 4.5g/gallon plus added silica, which is what everything gets now except the summer grow. Those two are on 5.0g equivalent + less silica.
I also re-pollinated the Candida (no change to the pistils), and I floated out the Sour G cuttings in perlite to check for action (no root nubs even). They still look happy though!
Anything else?
Nope, don't think so. For those who have Monday off, happy Labor Day! And for those who don't...happy Monday.
That JH looks like she could be a big one..
smokesbetter
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Happy Labor Day Shed and friends , Hope you have the day off .. I see you got a split / break at the top in that first pic . How did that happen so soon in the grow ?
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Yeah, I'm a bit concerned on the timing here!
Thanks sb, and well-spotted! I had it on top of the third shed (about 5' up) to get the last rays of sun before it went behind the house, and a gust of wind knocked it over. I was shocked that all it did was lose the little stump above the top and get that split. I didn't even notice it until after I transplanted it, hence the orange tape in the last pic.
Good thing it wasn’t a perlite hempy - it would probably have ended up in the neighbor’s yard!
