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[BCBudlady]

I figure I'll give em until next weekend and thin out anything not showing and anything that looks way behind or shitty. Plus I don't know if these tiny pots are gonna hold roots for multiple plants very much longer. But it's nice that I've at least got 1 male from 3 of the strains and they look pretty good

The life cycle of a male is about 3wks from show, so ya don’t have to worry too much about keeping them green. Better in smaller pots anyway.
I just snip the non-contenders off at soil. If you get more than one really nice male, you may want to wait a few extra days to see how they progress with sacs.
All the plants look like contendahs !

 

[JP1]

GG

CMD

BW

 

[JP1]

The life cycle of a male is about 3wks from show, so ya don’t have to worry too much about keeping them green. Better in smaller pots anyway.
I just snip the non-contenders off at soil. If you get more than one really nice male, you may want to wait a few extra days to see how they progress with sacs.
All the plants look like contendahs !

I figure the longer I can wait on final selection the better Gotta make it easier to figure scent and frost and shape the longer I can wait? The BW is the only one I noticed with a scent so far. Can't tell what it smells like, but definitely has a personality. But I'm guessing I can make final selection right when the earliest ones start to drop pollen

 

[BCBudlady]

I figure the longer I can wait on final selection the better Gotta make it easier to figure scent and frost and shape the longer I can wait? The BW is the only one I noticed with a scent so far. Can't tell what it smells like, but definitely has a personality. But I'm guessing I can make final selection right when the earliest ones start to drop pollen

Absolutely!! You may find your favorite changes as they mature. Some plants just kick out more pollen sacs than others and more stank. A good sign is early trichs on the male parts too. You will know.

 

[JP1]

25 days from sprout. Took out 3 confirmed females. Unfortunately 1 of them was the multi-leafed black BW that I was really hoping for. Have at least 5 confirmed GG males, 3 CMD males, 2 BW males and 2 SD1 males. So 8 still to sex, but will most likely be selecting from these ones that were fastest to sex especially since I've got a couple of each. The GGs and BWs are the best looking plants in the tent. Getting some smell in the grow room now

GG

CMD

BW

 

[JP1]

Down to 10 males. 2 CMDs in the back middle pot since they both look good

 

[JP1]

Just a thought, since the top of the plant is the best part of the plant, is the pollen off the top "better" pollen? Also, if I was gonna pollinate 1 branch from another plant, would it be best to do the cola?

 

[Sawney_bean]

Just a thought, since the top of the plant is the best part of the plant, is the pollen off the top "better" pollen? Also, if I was gonna pollinate 1 branch from another plant, would it be best to do the cola?

whatever pollen that has dropped is good . A top bud would be better for fast maturing seeds . Pollinate at first signs of orange pistols .

 

[BCBudlady]

Just a thought, since the top of the plant is the best part of the plant, is the pollen off the top "better" pollen? Also, if I was gonna pollinate 1 branch from another plant, would it be best to do the cola?

Pollen is pollen, no matter which area of the plant, but the lowers tend to mature first. They all look great.
If you plant to pollinate just a portion of a plant, I typically isolate with a plastic bag around the remainder, dust the cola, wait a half hour and spray with water to deactivate. Pollination is instant . Return to the tent and let ‘em cook for six weeks.
Bummer on the black double leaf. You will find another, when you can grow her out . Plenty of those, should you want to look through them.

 

[JP1]