Sanctuary Gardens - Minions and Monsters

 
Until science can be done, it's a crap shoot.
Now that I know how to store pollen long term, I'm beginning to save pollen off multiple males.
Currently I just harvested 1 Noc male's pollen, with 2 more of slightly diff structure ready for flower.
Also have 3 beautiful Gob Queen males in flower now.
Each will have it's pollen stored, with only one to be used at a time.
Next run, diff male, etc.
Once my loyal minions and I properly run some girls, we judge which male pheno did the best.
 
The bonus to this type of madness? It's when you find out which male was the hot producer, and you still got his spunk in deep freeze.
Proof is in the puppies, speculation otherwise.

 

Here's another good strain guide to utilize for bookmarking.
I find it informative and easy to use.
http://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/Mendo_Purps/Unknown_or_Legendary/hybridmap/

 

 
I learned a bunch about breeding from another ole timers thread(another site)
Heard convo about hermie males, and how good of prodigy they produce.
Levels of hermie are critical, and only late flower hermies need apply.
Early transsexuals should be avoided 100%.
 
Other things mentioned were that hermie males gave lower percentages of hermies than the females lines normally produce.
Also told of higher female to male ratios when using hermie males.
I found out that I had used a hermie male to breed to make Kraken, MCD, Halo 2.0, Halo elite, and Halo 3x, maybe a few more.
This has been a very strong producer male.
 

 

 
You can see calyxes with seed(never matured and 100% male if they would have)
I can tell you, that for what seed I've popped (Halo x Halo elite) are holding a 65-70% female ratio.
0 hermie nanners on Halo elite and some late flower nanners on the Halo 2.0.
If I hadn't have let him go so long I would have never known.
So just like females, late flower hermies are fine to use.

 

 
Moisture is the enemy.
Even fluffy pollen contains water molecules, and if frozen fresh, the pollen cells will rupture once the water expands.
 
2 stages of drying.
Fridge and freezer.
 
Tools needed - 2 jars, folded paper packets(like coke packets)
Drying tools - Any will do - Dessicant packs, cardboard strips, toasted rice. I like the card board strips and fresh dry them over the toaster on low setting.
 
Here's what I do.
Harvest pollen, place in a dry, smooth, folded paper thang.
Place in a dry jar with freshly dried cardboard.
I take out the cardboard 3 times a week, re-dry it, and replace in jar.
Do this for 2 weeks, then place into a dry frozen jar, with fresh, dry card board.
Then leave it alone till needed.
The only time I re-dry the cardboard is when I have to add or remove pollen.
This will take out all the moisture from any condensation let in when opening it.
 
Works great!