hash with male plants?

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by therealg_nunez, Mar 31, 2015.

  1. I got 3 male plants each about 5ft tall anything I can do with them?
     
  2. You can try bho, they don't have much thc, but some- this is from Sensi Seeds-
     
    \tMales are not always lacking in potency 
    [​IMG]Some populations of cannabis become monoecious in certain conditions, and express male and female flowers on the same plant (© Marihuana y Medicina)

     
    While most people believe that male cannabis contains no cannabinoids, this is well-established to be untrue. A study from 1971 compared the cannabinoid content of males and females found in several locations including Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Turkey, and Morocco, and found that while cannabinoid concentration was generally higher in female plants, males nonetheless exhibited significant concentrations. Overall cannabinoid content of male flowers was generally lower than that of female flowers but higher than that of female leaves. In one instance, Hizzine 3.9.1969, overall cannabinoid content in male flowers was actually higher than in female flowers from the same locale.
     
  3. Burn them or collect the pollen for breeding purposes.
     
    But you will not want to make BHO or extracts as the blade above mentioned! His study might be correct on a small amount of plants in a specific region off the world during the time that study took place in 1969 (lol) but this is 2015 where we know that this is not true and its very unlikely you have one of these plants from 1969.
     
    so back to my first point, burn or collect the love dust.
    Chef.
     
  4. I read that male  pollen even stored in a fridge only lasts about 2-3 months am i correct?
     
  5. I make mine into a weaker mix by mixing with flour. Using uncle bens mix.
    Here's a link http://www.420magazine.com/forums/how-grow-marijuana/72112-uncle-ben-s-pollination-method.html

    And the post.....

    Uncle Ben's Pollination Method

    You have several choices for collecting and using pollen. Males will show as a football-like "ball" on a small, short petiole (stem) at the node sites. Once the pollen pods form, they will elongate via a stem, droop, and the flower bracts will open. After about one week after pollen pods first start to form, or upon complete opening of the male flower bracts, the male anther's will shed pollen which will appear as pale, yellow dust.

    Males do not take much light to survive once they reach flowering stage. Leave your male plant(s) in the grow room until the first male pollen bracts just begin to crack, and then move 'em into another room with a typical 12/12 schedule, this can be simulated with light thru a window or a fluorescent light fixture.

    You have a choice of placing this plant in a very quiet room with no air movement, set on clean paper, or, you can cut the branches off, making a clean slanted cut with a razor blade, and place the branches in a vase of water over paper. Collect the pollen once it begins shedding by placing a glazed ceramic plate or paper plate under the flowers and gently tap the individual branches. Pick out any flowers which tend to drop once in a while.

    The pollen will be like dust, so don't visit the garden until you have taken a bath, or you may end up pollinating plants you didn't intend on pollinating.

    Collect the pollen over time and place it into a clean vial like a film canister. I really like using a paper plate held under a group of flowers, and then gently thumping the stem. After collecting the pollen, the paper plate can be creased, held over a vial, and the sides and edges thumped until all the pollen is shaken into the vial. Shape the paper plate like a creased funnel.

    For a pollen carrier, heat about 2 or 3 teaspoons of flour in an oven set to 180f for 20 minutes or in a small pot set on low heat, let it cool thoroughly, and mix with the pollen to dilute it. I use a ratio of about 1/4 teaspoon pollen to 3 teaspoon flour and have very successful pollination rates. Store in small containers like contact lens cases or film canister, excluding as much air as possible and store in the refrigerator for long term use. Remember, it only takes one male to fertilize one female ovule, and there are millions of pollen cells in a 1/4 teaspoon of pollen so be sure and dilute it.

    Use a small artist brush (my preferred method) or toothpick to pollinate a few of the lower branches which have fresh, white pistils, label the pollinated branches, and harvest your seeds in 3 to 6 weeks. I just cure the seeded branches with the rest of the crop, and tear apart the seeded buds with my fingers. You'll find the seeds close to the stem. Store the seeds in the fridge or freezer, labeled of course, with a little dessicant like silica gel or heat treated (sterilized) rice for long term storage.


    Chef.

    Head Chefs Indoor and Outdoor Adventures - http://forum.grasscity.com/index.php?/topic/1289059-Headchef%27s-indoor-and-outdoor-adventures
     
  6. So
    So terrible bud from the 60s had high thc in male leaves but high potent kush in 2015 wouldnt? Thats ur logic
     

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