Schwaggy P's Random Stuff

[Ramjet159]

Imagining him saying that makes it pretty damn funny for me.

I’ve actually done it when the pump nozzle parted ways with the hose when fuelling up a boat . Much more fun hearing him saying it , trust me

 

[SophisticatedBozo]

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Now that our male has begun dropping pollen, we can start our collection. I like to use a piece of glass (taken from a dollar store picture frame) and a coffee stirrer to free and collect the pollen.

? Make sure to kill any large air movers that may disturb this process. The only air circulators you may want going is an extraction fan that can create the negative pressure to keep any stray pollen inside of a tent.

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You will position your glass under the flower that is ready to drop, and just slightly agitate it with the stirrer. A slight small nudge is all that you need to free the pollen (pic 10,11).

Then, you will slowly use a razor blade to transfer the pollen from your collection surface into a storage container (pic 12). I use narrow necked glass vials.

?Remember: we only need to collect 3-4 male flowers worth of pollen to have several single branch pollinations.

If you have no intention of collecting pollen for future work, then this single pollen collection is all you need to dust some branches (pic 13). So at this point, the male’s job is done and we can dispose of him long before he starts to really open up and create a high risk for accidental pollination.

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You can use any smooth surface to collect the pollen. When there are hard to reach male flowers, I switch to a plant tag for collection (pic 14,15), so just be creative with what you have.

?When you trash the male, be sure to change your clothes and shower before going near the flowering females. While there won’t be much pollen this early, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

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Sometimes, I like to let the male flower out for long periods for larger stores of pollen and to make sure he doesn’t hermie later in flower. You can see the risk factor for accidental pollination escalates quickly at the male’s later stages, as he dumps tons of pollen. Ideally, your male will be long gone before this can happen (unless you want it to happen )

With your collected pollen (pic 13), you have 2 choices:

1. If you’re doing just a few branch pollinations, the staggered timing of triggering the male, means your females are ready to be dusted and there is no need to worry about storing the pollen. You could move on to the section (Pollinating a Single Branch).
2. If you would like to store the pollen, allow the container to dry overnight in a safe place away from fans. This allows any residual moisture to be purged for long-term storage.

?Water is the enemy of pollen. Try not to get any plant material in your container as it can sweat moisture into your pollen and render it unviable. You can use this to your advantage, keeping a spray bottle with water on hand can allow you to spray around his tote if you fear any pollen may have escaped.

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The next day, you can cap your container and place it in a labeled bag with a small desiccant for long term storage. Make sure to include the date the pollen was collected so that viability can be tracked. I like to prepare single-use vials that have just enough pollen so that when I take out and use it, there is nothing left. I don’t have to worry about freezing and defrosting the same container.

?I try to use up pollen within a year of its collection. As the viability begins to drop off, you’ll notice fewer pollinated flowers as you continue to use the pollen. You’ll want to refresh your pollen bank as you notice the reduction in viability.

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You can keep your packaged pollen containers in the freezer until you are ready for pollination. I keep a drawer in the freezer full of various pollens. Whenever I have female plants that are ready for dusting, I can make several crosses without having to constantly juggle multiple flowering males.

Damn super useful information here. Love the tek, will have to give this a try in the future!

 

[curious2garden]

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and that hot new car. Yeah!!

 

[GthaEnigma]

Good to know. Boy the POTM just got a lil bit hotter lol. I might just have a few plants to shoot for a good pic and a chance.

Spoils of victory mission accomplished.

the mood is jubilant

 

[Sugar Pops420]

Spoils of victory View attachment 139228 mission accomplished.

the mood is jubilant

Ya, I’d say!… good on ya bro!… super jealous!??

 

[Dino Party]

Nice score! I hear thats a good weed.

 

[Psychobilly]

Man I'm getting good at looking dumb:

What's HOAG ?

 

[Bodean]

Man I'm getting good at looking dumb:

What's HOAG ?

Hells Angels OG , but I do like a good hoagie ?

 

[Psychobilly]

Hells Angels OG , but I do like a good hoagie ?

Thanks brother And I too enjoy a sandwich no matter the shape haha

 

[Bevers]

HAOG is killer smoke. Best of luck with those beans!

 

[Sugar Pops420]

It was actually @Schwaggy P ’s HA-OG that I was looking for when I stumbled onto this site! ?

 

[Schwaggy P]

mission accomplished.

Nice, that didn't take long. Congratulations on the POTM win.

 

[Schwaggy P]

The Mass Super Skunk reversal yielded viable pollen. Here's Chem D with Giesel babies in the oven.

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[GthaEnigma]

Nice, that didn't take long. Congratulations on the POTM win.

Thank you @Schwaggy P, it got a lil spicy towards the end but luck was with me. Really stoked to dig into these.

 

[Psychobilly]

The Mass Super Skunk reversal yielded viable pollen. Here's Chem D with Giesel babies in the oven.
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I love you !

 

[Schwaggy P]

Hashtastrophe by @Dino Party
Working on more smoke reports

 

[Schwaggy P]

Recent single branch pollinations

'80s Black Afghan dusted with ('80s Black Afghan BX2) to make some BX3


Schwaggy's Skunk 1 - #9 brushed with '80s Black Afghan BX2


Chem #4 dusted with Schwaggy's Skunk 1

 

[Schwaggy P]

Here is the original Green Crack cut. This is not the S1 I use in lots of work (this is the actual mother clone of Green Crack). The looks are very similar to the S1 I use all the time but the smell is very different. The original GC is much more tropical fruity smelling.

 

[Schwaggy P]

Here's the Cherry AK47, recently dusted with a reversed Cherry AK47 to make a few S1. I decided to make a very small batch of S1 for a forum member who has been after some old AK47 without much success. If the pollen takes, he should be able to find a nice AK for a project that he's been planning for awhile.

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

Here's the Cherry AK47, recently dusted with a reversed Cherry AK47 to make a few S1. I decided to make a very small batch of S1 for a forum member who has been after some old AK47 without much success. If the pollen takes, he should be able to find a nice AK for a project that he's been planning for awhile.
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That's great, I haven’t grown a "real" AK47 for 13 years. I belive it was AK Bean Brains or just AK Brian back then