1st time making STS

[RickM]

I have finished the 10 day Spraying schedule - Day 10 pre flip, Day 5 pre flip, day 0, and flipped Donors into flower. Can\Should I continue on a 5 day spray schedule until I see pollen sacks, or will ruin the process??

 

[Shane Karmann]

I have finished the 10 day Spraying schedule - Day 10 pre flip, Day 5 pre flip, day 0, and flipped Donors into flower. Can\Should I continue on a 5 day spray schedule until I see pollen sacks, or will ruin the process??

That should be enough.

 

[Laughing Grass]

I agree that should be all you need.

 

[RickM]

I've got 2, 6' Blackberry Moonrock plants that have some pollen sacks(more growing) and receiver plants showing pistils.... now I just need to wait and see if the pollen drops and takes. They are in their own space and my normal grow is 2 +/- weeks from harvest so the timing worked out. I'm looking forward to getting crosses with: Afghani #1, Skunk #1, Chem Cake, Gorilla Glue #4 S1, and Vanilla Frosting. I love the bud structure of the Afghani-Skunk-Vanilla Frosting. I also have Crescendo RBX1, Chillout OG#4 and a couple F2 crosses I've made. I'm hoping to get enough pollen to hit them all and get more seeds then I can grow. Now the hard part of watching and waiting every day.

 

[Laughing Grass]

I've got 2, 6' Blackberry Moonrock plants that have some pollen sacks(more growing) and receiver plants showing pistils.... now I just need to wait and see if the pollen drops and takes. They are in their own space and my normal grow is 2 +/- weeks from harvest so the timing worked out. I'm looking forward to getting crosses with: Afghani #1, Skunk #1, Chem Cake, Gorilla Glue #4 S1, and Vanilla Frosting. I love the bud structure of the Afghani-Skunk-Vanilla Frosting. I also have Crescendo RBX1, Chillout OG#4 and a couple F2 crosses I've made. I'm hoping to get enough pollen to hit them all and get more seeds then I can grow. Now the hard part of watching and waiting every day.

I was thinking about you the other day, wondering how you were doing with this project

 

[RickM]

I was thinking about you the other day, wondering how you were doing with this project

I'm just waiting now....

 

[RickM]

I have opened pollen sacks and I have NOT seen any pollen... is this going to be a failure??

 

[Laughing Grass]

I have opened pollen sacks and I have NOT seen any pollen... is this going to be a failure??

How far into flower are you? Can we see a closeup pic of the pollen sacks. I’d also give the plant a really good shake while the fans are on.

 

[jeffislovenlife]

I have opened pollen sacks and I have NOT seen any pollen... is this going to be a failure??

Take a peace of paper dark color if you got stick it under the plant and shake

 

[DarkWeb]

Take a peace of paper dark color if you got stick it under the plant and shake

Or or a mirror.

 

[RickM]

How far into flower are you? Can we see a closeup pic of the pollen sacks. I’d also give the plant a really good shake while the fans are on.

I've been shaking... it's been 3 weeks on the receivers and 4 weeks on the donors, I've got a couple fans blowing over the donors aimed at the receivers... I'm looking for signs of pollination on the receivers. I'll try to get some pictures.

 

[RickM]

 

[Laughing Grass]

That's a partial reversal. Not the end of the world, it happens sometimes and it's nothing you've done. Definitely going to be less pollen than a full reversal. It looks like they are just starting to open. I'd stay the course. Give the plant a good shake every couple days.

 

[RickM]

That's a partial reversal. Not the end of the world, it happens sometimes and it's nothing you've done. Definitely going to be less pollen than a full reversal. It looks like they are just starting to open. I'd stay the course. Give the plant a good shake every couple days.

Thanks. I was second guessing if I mixed the solution properly. Do I need a different feed\fertilizer regimen for donors?

 

[Laughing Grass]

Thanks. I was second guessing if I mixed the solution properly. Do I need a different feed\fertilizer regimen for donors?

Male plants in flower don't need the high phosphorus and potassium that a bud producing plant will need. Most people give them the same feed since it's easier and you're going to throw those plants out anyway. I noticed that I was getting significantly higher runoff from the reversed plants compared to the budding females.

 

[RickM]

Male plants in flower don't need the high phosphorus and potassium that a bud producing plant will need. Most people give them the same feed since it's easier and you're going to throw those plants out anyway. I noticed that I was getting significantly higher runoff from the reversed plants compared to the budding females.

Thanks.. i've been been feeding more of a veg mix to the donors

 

[Laughing Grass]

how is your project going?

 

[RickM]

how is your project going?

Thanks for asking... not to well.... I cut some donor branches to see if I can get pollen, letting it dry for anther day before checking. I'm going to let the plants finish up and see if it pollinated itself since I left a few branches untreated. I'm going to let the receiver plants finish up and see if there are any seeds. I think I'm going to them dry when done, then tear the buds apart looking for seeds then just put the busted buds in a mixed bag of goodness. I'm debating on re vegging a few plants to see what happens and start again from there. I used my normal grow room for drying the last harvest so now I'm going to sow some seeds directly into the beds and let them grow completely from seed in the there. The good news is I'd have room to hang another light or two to re veg any plants and the extra light would keep things warmer as the temps start to drop through the fall and winter. I'm leaning towards re vegging and starting over with the plants I planned on using this past attempt.