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I have a really nice female that I think isgonna bloom tomorrow but my males are taking too damn long to open and now I'm not gonna have anything to pollinate with! >:(
About how long should it take for a male flower to mature and how long do you guys think my second female that is a few feet out from the good one I was gonna polinate to develop?

7/11/2008 11:25:30 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

I believe you can do a forced entry if you have a male that is close. Cut off the unopened petals.

7/12/2008 3:34:33 AM

Ohio

Ill take a wild stab at it, males should open in 3 days, and your female that is a few more feet out should open in 4, leaving you again with no males to pollinte your second female with? I think you might have one of them plants that will never have a female flower open the same day as your males do, so Id just try to see if I could grow the biggest leaf by measuring them once a day.

7/12/2008 3:48:12 AM

Ohio

Of course Im kidding Sammy,,lol. On a serious note, It would be hard for anyone to give you a guess on how many days it takes a male to mature and when its going to open. But my guess is your going to have a male open the same time your second female out opens or even when your first female opens.

7/12/2008 3:53:31 AM

Elmira, N,Y,

I was thinking I am have the same problme could i keep a male closed for 2 days then let it open when shes ready. will the pollin still be good?

7/12/2008 5:24:32 AM

Knopp, Germany

Maybe if you post where you are at in PA then perhpas someone near you might be able to give you a few males from their patch.

7/12/2008 5:42:55 AM

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Big Jess,

YOu can always drive to Sayre and get some male pollen from my plants. I live 20 minutes away from you. YOu can get the males the night before your female is to open and put them in a glass in the fridge. I have some males left from great genetics, 1502 Wallace, 1402 Bobier, 1101 Checkon.

7/12/2008 7:57:59 AM

Western Pa.

Maybe I don't watch them as closely, but it seems to me that the male flowers pop open a lot quicker than the females. After you've done this awhile, you'll know when the female will open. I've forced pollination before, a day or 2 before the flower opens with good results. If you still don't have males when the girl opens, try opening a few of the bigger males and see what you've got. Hope this helps!

7/12/2008 9:01:33 AM

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If any of the males are even close you might force it open & apply heat th get the pollen to rise.

A road trip is the better idea.

7/12/2008 9:47:03 AM

Pennsylvania

It opened this morning. As expected, no males opened though.

7/12/2008 1:30:45 PM

Western Pa.

Were are you located Sam? There's gotta be pollen somehere near you!

7/13/2008 10:02:39 AM