Reversed sex of fem...now what?

[Capt. Sunshine]

Hey all! Got a few questions. I planted 4 white dwarf seeds that are now lovely little 35 day old plants. They were all females from non-feminized seeds. I used colloidal silver on one female to reverse sex and get some pollen from her. I started spraying her 17 days ago and started seeing pollen sacs 7 days ago so I stopped spraying her. She/he now has lots of sacs ranging from green to purple striped. How long before the sacs start to pop and I can start collecting pollen? Also, as the other females are about half way to harvest (guessing about 70 days) will there be enough time to pollenate them and get viable seeds?
This is my first attempt at growing/breeding so all input is very much appreciated.
Thanks!

 

[MrBlatent]

Hey captain,

Don't worry the majority of sacs will open in the next 3-4 days i would imagine, i would keep her isolated as soon as i see sacs.

Collect as much as possible and add a little flour or other filler, not all pollen obtained in this manner is viable so collect more than you expect to use.

I would imagine your true fems will need around 40 days for all the seeds to ripen, not grown this strain mind you. Just let em go a little longer, should be fine.

Good luck,

MrB

 

[hisser]

if you're growing indoors with a good ventilation, just leave the hermie with the other females and wait for the sacks to explode, that's what I'm gonna do with my 4 blue streak plants, if not, you have to do manual pollination, I'm sure the forum is full of easy guides for that, just do a search for it. And I think you have enough time too as MrBlatent said, best of luck!

 

[Capt. Sunshine]

Thanks for the input guys. I'm hoping to manually pollenate but if the sacs pop before I get to them its not the end of the world. I'm hoping to get a bunch of seeds but would also like a good bit of usable bud.
Thanks!

 

[krazycure]

If you're like me, you'll have a problem once the sacs begin to try to open. See, because they are squashed by surrounding buds, some only partially open, and some won't at all! I had to tweeze the pods off once i saw seperation lines, then crumble the pods between my fingers to release the pollen. Also, the first round of pods that opened apparently had sterile pollen which did not make pistils wither, but the second round a few days later made pistils turn brown. Just my two cents.

Lowasis x Jem after collodial silver: