Producing Feminized Seeds Using Colloidal Silver

Looking good Granny and I'd like to thank you and everyone who contributed their vast knowledge in this wonderful journal here at :420: I'll def. be using this method...I'm about to order my CS this week as I would love to do this...It would save alot of time, space, and money...Not having to worry about clones, and maintaining mothers. As I'm sure alot of you all are like myself and like a variety of smoke in my stash and give some strains a break for a while once you build a tolerance for them. So making some mothers self themselves with this technique and creating femmed seeds allows me to keep the genetics without having to re purchase them. THANK YOU +reps Granny if I can
 
wow that purple pheno is awesom!! im currently doing a purple grow with 3 different strains, they are just seedlings right now, but i have been in love with the purps for a long time, you sooo have to save that pheno, everything else looks amazing too!!!:peace::adore::adore::adore:
 
I love this thread! Great pictures and lots of interest. I found a magnifying glass and took a close look at the parts of the plant I sprayed. Calyx's are swollen almosts as if they are in very late flower and they are covered in sugary tricomes. Looking closely I found one calyx to have something yellow poking out of it. These 4 plants are growing in a test medium and Jack's Professional Hydro ferts and they look awesome. Major crystal formation and three of the plants were started 12/12 from seed the 27th of November (the AKxSk#1) and the Diesel was a 6 inch rooted cutting at the time. They all started flowering around the 15th of december so they are at 27 days of actually putting out pistols. I started spraying the Diesel the 25th of December. I see now that I should have sprayed the bottom buds instead of the tops but I think it will work. I have plants in veg stage of all the major players plus AKxWW and some of the same started in flower the 4th of january. How does one store pollen? I have kept it in the refrigerator in the past and used it successfully but once I took it out of the refrigerator it was only good for that pollination. I gently pollinated with a small paint brush and I did gently touch the pistols with the paint brush with huge success. It's how I made the aforementioned crosses. I actually came out with far more seed than I can use. If you freeze pollen can you freeze it again and expect it to be viable? I would like to spread the Diesel genetics far and wide for several generations of different plants.
 
Maybe freeze the pollen in a few separate containers, that way you can unfreeze and use one, and keep the rest undisturbed...
That yellow poking out of the pod is the nanners. By now you should have a clear look at them. Sounds like you are very familiar with the rest of the procedure, so you should have no problems after you know the CS took. Great job m8!

Another 2 weeks for me I think and I should have some seeds curing. I am so excited!
But nervous too... There are no feminized FI seeds available for purchase, and I am hoping that there is no real good reason for that... I guess I will find out sometime in April. If all goes well here and the purchase of my house goes without a hitch, I will try to have seeds germination on 4/20. So I will definitely report on that.

Thanks again Granny for this great medium you created to exchange information. I am afraid the seed banks will not be so appreciative however. ;)

Best Wishes.
 
:circle-of-love::cheertwo::bravo:Amazing results Granny420:Namaste: I hope you don't mind but this statement said it all the purple IS effin great!!! The freebies seemed to have shined indoors for you too. *Sidenote...Everything I hear about Pineapple Chunk translates into an awesome strain, must get:)* Shined is an understatement with 2"wide buds down to the bottom. Granny you are an amazing grower, among family/business woman, I can tell by your attitude:adore: not necessarily in that order, just the order that I discovered you in:Love: Thanks for the knowledge and entertainment, don't stress over responding, just keep doing what you do:high-five:
 
:Love::Love::Love::Love::Love:LOVIES EVERYONE!!!:Love::Love::Love::Love::Love:

First, :thanks::thankyou::thanks:to everyone for keeping us going in here and answering questions as they arise!!!

Just a short one is all I have time for... I definitely have seeds poking out of pods, so I am POSITIVE I will have FEMALE SEEDS! This is so daggone awesome!!

I have been so busy!!! EEK!!! Someone said something about the Pineapple Chunk... oh my goodness ... I have cleaned some stinky strains, including Cheese which is a parent I believe of the Pineapple Chunk... but never have any...
SMELLED SO BAD TO CLEAN!!! = PINEAPPLE CHUNK!!!
I could have sworn I was in a shit yard of cattle.
And amazingly, once the cleaning finally got done and the first couple days of drying in the box died down - the smell has significantly gone down in my growing/drying areas!!! This will be one powerful smoke - but it reeks to clean!!!!

It took me two nights to clean that stinky plant and then I got a much different change of pace... Cleaning the Mataro Blue.

I WOULD HAVE SWORN I WAS SITTING IN A BLUEBERRY FIELD IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER!!

THE MATARO BLUE IS THE BEST SMELLING I'VE EVER CLEANED!!!
Sure hope she keeps that wonderful smell in smoking her!!! And oh my is she saturated with trichs on top of trichs... I will be giving a smoke report and posting some pics (I did take the time to take some pics) of this strain after she gets at least a bit of drying/curing time in (2-3 weeks). Someone had requested this (OG13?), but this strain is one worth reporting on no matter what!!!

Gotta run - am hoping to at least visit a couple folks I have been missing before I get outta here!

:Love::Love::Love::circle-of-love::Love::Love::Love::circle-of-love::Love::Love::Love:
 
Dr.RedWhite said:
The suspense is killing me waiting for the final changes to begin!
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Hi Honey! I had to quick respond to this one!!! LOL

The plants I started in this experiment were started Oct 27th thru the Nov 2nd. I can say that each strain has her own time schedule, but those started on those dates didn't give viable pollen until late Dec thru NOW. They took 4 weeks approximately to begin turning and then another 4 to 6 weeks to produce viable pollen. This is a MINIMUM of EIGHT weeks, to ten weeks for viable pollen from the start of CS treatment. The different strains did vary on their own time schedules.

Yes... it seems like a very long time!!! But hang in there doc!!! The FEMALE seeds you produce will be SOOOOOOOOO worth it!!!

lol... it's just one wait after another... first to turn... then to get to the point of viable pollen... and then waiting for the seeds!!! It's killing me too!!!

:Love::Love::Love::circle-of-love::Love::Love::Love:
 
No, LUVIES to you!!!
Thank you granny, for venturing into this, I remember when you first pondered it, and decided to give it a try for yourself, I will definately be experimenting with this method too. Peace, God bless, and +REPSSSSSS
GT
 
Dr.RedWhite said:
I love this thread! Great pictures and lots of interest. I found a magnifying glass and took a close look at the parts of the plant I sprayed. Calyx's are swollen almosts as if they are in very late flower and they are covered in sugary tricomes. Looking closely I found one calyx to have something yellow poking out of it. These 4 plants are growing in a test medium and Jack's Professional Hydro ferts and they look awesome. Major crystal formation and three of the plants were started 12/12 from seed the 27th of November (the AKxSk#1) and the Diesel was a 6 inch rooted cutting at the time. They all started flowering around the 15th of december so they are at 27 days of actually putting out pistols. I started spraying the Diesel the 25th of December. I see now that I should have sprayed the bottom buds instead of the tops but I think it will work. I have plants in veg stage of all the major players plus AKxWW and some of the same started in flower the 4th of january. How does one store pollen? I have kept it in the refrigerator in the past and used it successfully but once I took it out of the refrigerator it was only good for that pollination. I gently pollinated with a small paint brush and I did gently touch the pistols with the paint brush with huge success. It's how I made the aforementioned crosses. I actually came out with far more seed than I can use. If you freeze pollen can you freeze it again and expect it to be viable? I would like to spread the Diesel genetics far and wide for several generations of different plants.
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Hi again honey! I wasn't sure if your question about freezing pollen got answered, so here I am again making sure I didn't miss anything important!

From what I've read AND my recent experience... I took pollen from the first male I had (before this experiment). I used it fresh, marked it and allowed it to dry in a dark, cool, dry place for 2 to 3 days. Then I added some rice to the container, sealed the lid on my one ounce plastic container, and then put it into a glass jar. So it was sealed in a small container which was then put inside a jar and sealed.

Pollen killers: Light. Heat. Moisture. After drying, then use either flour or rice to prevent moisture (I used rice so I could see the pollen and know the amount that was available).

Once Frozen: What I read was that it can stay frozen for some time, some even said a year or more, others said 6 months. When taken out to use, use immediately because frozen pollen does not live long once unfrozen. YES - I had two plants I wanted to use my frozen pollen on as a cross. I had both plants ready when I took the pollen out. One plant got pollinated, but the second did not. Evidently it didn't live long enough for this old lady!!!

Today I had a male Papaya I saved and separated so I could *think* about using it's pollen if I needed to. Today, that sucker shed as much pollen as I would ever want. I collected it (SO MUCH EASIER THAN THE FEMALE POLLEN SACS!!!) and am now drying it (and killed the male who is now living in a sealed garbage bag). When I go to freeze it in a couple days, I am going to place some in a few different ounce containers so I can just take out one container at a time.

Well that was sure a long winded answer!!! EEEEKKKK!!!!

I'm outta time for today - but will get back when I can! I have some good pics to upload when I get a bit more time!

:Love::Love::Love::circle-of-love::Love::Love::Love::circle-of-love::Love::Love::Love:
 
GodsTrichome said:
No, LUVIES to you!!!
Thank you granny, for venturing into this, I remember when you first pondered it, and decided to give it a try for yourself, I will definately be experimenting with this method too. Peace, God bless, and +REPSSSSSS
GT
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:Love::Love::Love::hugs:G:angel:T:hugs::Love::Love::Love:
You are our angel!
Bless yer heart.
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Like Granny said, each plant will have it's own time cycle...
I sprayed CS at about 25 ppm for 20 days beginning Nov.19 (2 days before 11 on / 13 off light change). My book says (and I know is seems too short a time) Dec. 20 was pollination day 1. Now considering the fact that I have seeds developing, that puts me at about 4 weeks from CS day 1 to viable pollen day 1. The seeds I have developing look good, and I expect in another 2 weeks or so they should be ready. Although I am in no hurry to get them out, so I was thinking of just waiting until they begin to drop on their own to pull the plants. Now keep in mind, This time frame seems to be working for both of my plants, which are different but similar strains. Thankfully for me, that fits nicely in a 10 week flower time frame.
Maybe it has to do with the fact that I actually began using the CS 2 days before my light change, which gave me sacs forming much faster (they were forming within the 20 day CS treatment). Did your treatment begin before your light change Granny?
 
So if I turn an auto will it have time to turn, produce viable pollen, and pollinate and still have time to produce viable seed? It just seems like the life cycle is too short for all that lol...I know you started with an auto in the begining but did you produce seeds from it or just use the pollen it's been a while since I have read through that part and since I'm only on my phone it really sucks to go back that far sorry...
 
NotaDrinker said:
Like Granny said, each plant will have it's own time cycle...
I sprayed CS at about 25 ppm for 20 days beginning Nov.19 (2 days before 11 on / 13 off light change). My book says (and I know is seems too short a time) Dec. 20 was pollination day 1. Now considering the fact that I have seeds developing, that puts me at about 4 weeks from CS day 1 to viable pollen day 1. The seeds I have developing look good, and I expect in another 2 weeks or so they should be ready. Although I am in no hurry to get them out, so I was thinking of just waiting until they begin to drop on their own to pull the plants. Now keep in mind, This time frame seems to be working for both of my plants, which are different but similar strains. Thankfully for me, that fits nicely in a 10 week flower time frame.
Maybe it has to do with the fact that I actually began using the CS 2 days before my light change, which gave me sacs forming much faster (they were forming within the 20 day CS treatment). Did your treatment begin before your light change Granny?
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:Love:Hi Honey!!!:Love:

Regular strains (not auto): I started them as clones and as soon as they took off with new growth (showing they had grown good roots), yet while they were still very small, I put them to 12/12 and began CS treatment on that same date.

I sprayed until I could visually see pollen sacs beginning to form with a magnifying glass cuz they were really tiny. For most, this was between the 20 to 28 day area. They started being visable at the BOTTOM of the plant first, where they formed like male sacs. The top of the plants showed them AFTER I stopped spraying and they grew out of the calyxes (pods).

I think everyone needs to do just as we do with all our strains, watch and treat each plant as an individual. But I do think 20 days certainly SHOULD do it! And starting a day or two early sure wouldn't hurt anything.

I am so exited for you!!! FEMALE seeds are in your very near future!!! And :thanks: so much for offering updates and info in here!!! Please keep them coming!!! It lets everyone know this is something anyone can do - not something only the experts can do! And it gives everyone different methods and time frames to consider!

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Hello you sweet lady of the budz and the seeds and the....nanners? lol

I stuck your name in for Member of the Month because you SO deserve it . :circle-of-love:

Great findings and all...still havn't gotten my CS but will do that soon as I can.... Hey, I wonder what will happen if you cross a strain and then hit it with CS... I have a Papaya (male) that is giving me pollen right now that I want to rub on a couple Vantage nodes...

Sending you my :Love: as always and Congrats on the Fem. beans!
 
HighFlyin5 said:
So if I turn an auto will it have time to turn, produce viable pollen, and pollinate and still have time to produce viable seed? It just seems like the life cycle is too short for all that lol...I know you started with an auto in the begining but did you produce seeds from it or just use the pollen it's been a while since I have read through that part and since I'm only on my phone it really sucks to go back that far sorry...
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:Love:Hi Honey!!!:Love:

It's SO WONDERFUL to see you AND your enthusiasm!!! And this is a very good question! You have great timing cuz I have been wanting to update the first two autos I put to flower and visit a bit about taking pollen from these treated plants.

I treated a number of auto strains. The CS treatment seems to slow the plant down a bit. One thing I DID learn was if you are using a separate plant to pollinate - do NOT start it at the same time as the treated plant, instead plant the female to be pollinated 4 to 5 weeks later so it will be in good time to pollinate. See my update today on the auto cream caramel and the auto blueberry to see why I recommend this.

My recommendations (for what it's worth!) for the auto strains is spraying/treating the bottom half ONLY (all for at least 2 to 3 nodes growth up the plant from the bottom) and leave the top to GROW (won't be stunted) and can then be pollinated when the pollen is ready. This worked wonderfully on the auto strains I did this on and it's one plant only used. Just make sure you DO have pollen sacs forming before you quit spraying the bottom.

The flowering buds on the upper area were in good time with the pollen viability at the bottom. And once pollination was positively determined, I left the fan leaves on the bottom and removed the treated branches with their pollen sacs. This leaves a pollinated female upper portion that I could return to the flower room to finish. If you only want a few seeds, you can pollinate a couple branches in the upper area and still leave the main cola to grow for smoke (as long as you can assure you never sprayed it).

See this Auto Himalaya Blue Diesel update to see a plant I did this with.

So good to see you honey and I wish you GREAT SUCCESS!!!!
kola bear said:
Hi granny,

just caught up with your first grow report, my godness that was a large yielder, awesome grow. :Namaste:
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:Love:Hi Honey!!!:Love:

It's so wonderful to see you! I hope your grow is going good!!!

:thanks: so much for the nice comments. That first grow was supposed to be my ONLY grow... but you can clearly see I am hooked!!! LOOK OUT cuz growing becomes a part of you!!!

I'll be back with an update in a short!
 
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