Where to buy pollen?

You'd probably be better off popping your own bagseeds (you're bound to end up with some males) and getting some growing experience with males and females before you delve into full-on breeding. You can grow the males until they grow nutsacks, then chop those off and pop them into a tupperware container or other storage device, and then you don't have to worry about it going anywhere.
As far as buying pollen goes, I have no further information for you.

 

I have never heard of a dispensary selling pollen but i'm sure if you asked at a few you would find one that would work something out even if it wasn't on the menu.

 

yeah,the best you can do is ask,or get a clone and FORCE it to be a male

 

I've heard stories (no facts, just word of mouth, sorry) about leaving plants in bloom indefinitely. Sometimes they die, sometimes they go into rejuvenation, and sometimes they hermie. I've seen the first two, never seen it pop 'nanas.

Other than that, stress in general can cause it to pop, heavy cropping, water stresses. Also depends on it's genetic likelihood of flippin. Some just go easier than others.

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A lot of dispensaries are scared of "pollen spies" working for the competition. Releasing pollen in a dispensary is an expensive move. I doubt you'll find one with it available.

 

Nobody I know of sells pollen. It's very perishable and hard to handle.

Breeders breed their own fatherstocks for their efforts.

 

You can pick up seeds in a dispensary.. maybe find the closest strain available and grow those. You might end up with a male.

 

One of the 3 local dispensaries around here had some pollen for $10 (I think- wasn't in the market for it, so didn't really mark the price), but it was not being kept chilled and outside temperature were in the 90s!



Granny

 

And when this happens, its feminized pollen
It just happens cause the plant think it missed all its chances to get pollen so it creates bananas in hope that it can save itself. It happens like 1-2 weeks after its ready for harvest

 

I have never seen pollen in a dispensary or club either.

Wondering if you wouldn't have more luck in one of the growing forums?

I can now move this thread if you like!

 

hmm i dont think so but i could be wrong

what you get is the pollen sacks with feminized pollen - keep it in a film container or something in the fridge i think it stays fresh up to like 3 months which is enough time for your next crop to be pollinated. Just take a paintbrush and brush it on the flowers u want to have seeds in.

 

I've always wanted to make my own strains...crossing 4 purple strains...I'd cross Purple Kush with grape Ape, or Durban Poison with grape ape.

 

I've never heard of feminized pollen before. Seeds, yes, chemically treated to give high chance of a female...but pollen?

What's your source on that? I'd be interested in the research behind it. I don't want to sound condescending, and I don't think you're wrong, but I've never heard of that before.

Leaving the underbuds might work, however chopping down half the plant will stress it out a lot, may not survive, and certainly won't survive for a long time. Once the foliage is gone, there's nothing supporting the roots and they will die and rot in the pot. If you could trim back the rootball at the same time you harvest, it might be more of a sure shot, but that's all speculation.

You might also try harvesting over a week's time, giving the plant a chance to start using it's underbrush instead of the canopy to stay alive...less of a chance of just killing the plant outright.

 

My brother told me a long time ago and like a month ago I actually learned what it was called: Rodelization.

I google searched a random page..

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Actually check out my first grow in my sig. You'll see some of these bananas cause I accidentally let it grow too long (dont have hand microscope for trichomes)