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Some males from that last batch. They were very short of space and they had no ventilation, and also they were cut in half in order to make a strong clone from the tip. So that's why they look a little weird. I'll use their pollen soon.
I've put the three males I selected (I discarded one) in a tent with the half a dozen plants I want to pollinate, in a separate room of my main grow. I don't want any of this pollen to travel anywhere else, but I'm sure the separated spaces and carbon filters will prevent unwanted pollinations.
Today I saw the first open male flowers and I used it over some young buds. To guarantee all the males are used to pollinate, and not just the fastest, I'll get rid of the fastest one in a couple of days. Then the other ones, that are a little slower, will have their chance.
In a couple of weeks all the three pollen donors will be used and I will freeze some pollen for the future, like pollinating the stinky Barney's White Widow XXL and others I'm testing. After that, I'm doing a totally different pollination and I don't want any risk of Taskenti pollen flying around, so I'll have to wash everything to avoid risks.