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@canna, what i do if im going to use it in a week or 2 is collect it in a small tub or bag like you do, you can add a small big of flour to it so it dont get damp and thats ok to do, but storing it at room temp dont last long, possibly just 2 weeks to 4 at a push, any longer and its not viable,
the only way to store it long term is in the fridge, but you would have to collect the pollen in a bag and put it into a small tub, then get a jar and half fill it with rice, then put the tub of pollen inside the jar but leave the lid off the pot the pollen is in, then put the lid on the jar and store it in the fridge or freezer, ive not tried either method as ive not stored pollen long term,
pollen gets everywhere but if your careful their your ok,
what i do is grow my males in another room, when i collect pollen i wait until i see the male flowers open then i hold a tub under the open flowers then gently tap the stem and then the pollen falls in the tub, i do this for a week or 2 then its ready to use,
then i get a female out of the flower room and take it into the male room, make sure all windows and doors are closed so it dont spread, then i open the tub the pollen is stored in then i use a small brush or que tip/cotton bud and dip it in the pollen then gently brush it on the pistils that you want seeds from, what i do is put the pollen on the lower buds so the rest of the plant can still be smoked and remains seed free, so i brush the pollen on the pistils i want seeds from then leave that female plant in that room for 4 or 5 hours,
then i get a spray bottle and go back to the female and give it a good spray down with water, then i take it out the pollen room and place it near the grow room while it dries off, the water kills any pollen that has not pollenated the plant, this stops it spreading in the grow room, then when its dry it goes back under the lights then within a couple of days the pistils die and you will see the seeds forming, then 3 or 4 weeks later the seeds are splitting the seed pods, i then leave the seeds to either fall out the plant or i collect them when the buds have dried after harvest.
ill update this thread with pics in the next day or 2 as ive got a couple of males ill be using for this project, ill also document the pollenation process as well in this thread.
ive not tried storing pollen in freezer but thats the best method for long term storage, short term storage i keep it in the bottom of a cupboard in my living room, i have it in a tub with the lid off so it dont get damp with the lid on, then its ok for 2 weeks, ive kept it viable for 4 weeks but did not produce as many seeds as fresh pollen would,
but i think freezing is the best method to use for long term storage, ive read you can add self raising flour to the pollen to make it spread out more and also to keep the moisture out, again not tried it so cant comment, but what i would do for long term strorage is collect the pollen in a paper bag or on a sheet of paper then gently tap it into a small tub or vial like them seed vials, then place this inside a jar with rice in it and put the lid on the jar then place it in the freezer,
now the only reason i have not tried his is because when i take drinks out the fridge they condensate so this would kill the pollen, but the rice should remove all moisture so when its taken out the freezer it should be good to use, but id leave the jar closed until the jar was back at room temp before opening as im guessing it could condensate up if you opened it strait after getting it out the freezer,
ill try and find out some info on long term storage and post it in this journal, then we can come back to it in the futre.
alls good mate just been busy with my kids and haloween so not had chance to get on here as much as i normally am, so ill get this thread updated with pics either tomorrow or the day after, once ive collected pollen from the males then ill stress them to try and produce a super male, then i can experiment and see what kind of results i can get,
the only way to store it long term is in the fridge, but you would have to collect the pollen in a bag and put it into a small tub, then get a jar and half fill it with rice, then put the tub of pollen inside the jar but leave the lid off the pot the pollen is in, then put the lid on the jar and store it in the fridge or freezer, ive not tried either method as ive not stored pollen long term,
pollen gets everywhere but if your careful their your ok,
what i do is grow my males in another room, when i collect pollen i wait until i see the male flowers open then i hold a tub under the open flowers then gently tap the stem and then the pollen falls in the tub, i do this for a week or 2 then its ready to use,
then i get a female out of the flower room and take it into the male room, make sure all windows and doors are closed so it dont spread, then i open the tub the pollen is stored in then i use a small brush or que tip/cotton bud and dip it in the pollen then gently brush it on the pistils that you want seeds from, what i do is put the pollen on the lower buds so the rest of the plant can still be smoked and remains seed free, so i brush the pollen on the pistils i want seeds from then leave that female plant in that room for 4 or 5 hours,
then i get a spray bottle and go back to the female and give it a good spray down with water, then i take it out the pollen room and place it near the grow room while it dries off, the water kills any pollen that has not pollenated the plant, this stops it spreading in the grow room, then when its dry it goes back under the lights then within a couple of days the pistils die and you will see the seeds forming, then 3 or 4 weeks later the seeds are splitting the seed pods, i then leave the seeds to either fall out the plant or i collect them when the buds have dried after harvest.
ill update this thread with pics in the next day or 2 as ive got a couple of males ill be using for this project, ill also document the pollenation process as well in this thread.
ive not tried storing pollen in freezer but thats the best method for long term storage, short term storage i keep it in the bottom of a cupboard in my living room, i have it in a tub with the lid off so it dont get damp with the lid on, then its ok for 2 weeks, ive kept it viable for 4 weeks but did not produce as many seeds as fresh pollen would,
but i think freezing is the best method to use for long term storage, ive read you can add self raising flour to the pollen to make it spread out more and also to keep the moisture out, again not tried it so cant comment, but what i would do for long term strorage is collect the pollen in a paper bag or on a sheet of paper then gently tap it into a small tub or vial like them seed vials, then place this inside a jar with rice in it and put the lid on the jar then place it in the freezer,
now the only reason i have not tried his is because when i take drinks out the fridge they condensate so this would kill the pollen, but the rice should remove all moisture so when its taken out the freezer it should be good to use, but id leave the jar closed until the jar was back at room temp before opening as im guessing it could condensate up if you opened it strait after getting it out the freezer,
ill try and find out some info on long term storage and post it in this journal, then we can come back to it in the futre.
alls good mate just been busy with my kids and haloween so not had chance to get on here as much as i normally am, so ill get this thread updated with pics either tomorrow or the day after, once ive collected pollen from the males then ill stress them to try and produce a super male, then i can experiment and see what kind of results i can get,
Heady,
I think it was stressed from being moved from 18/6 to 12/12 back to 18/6 and then repeated the same. Long story...but that's what happened. It definitely was a born male. 
I might try to repeat that "stress test"...if you will...and see if I can get it to work again.
