Help selfing with colloidal silver please.

[Kneeko]

So I tried selfing with CS last grow and it didn't seem to work too well.
Got fuck all seeds... found maybe 4 so far.
Doing same again..
Spray 30ppm CS on a few buds on this WWxNL once a day since switch.
4 weeks in and she has balls..

When can I stop spraying ?
Because if I am wetting pollen with the CS it will kill it won’t it ?
So I guess Im wondering when I can stop spraying and still get viable pollen...
Growweedeasy.com says don’t stop spraying until they pop though..

Got suggestions fellas?
because I really want to be able to “seed and save” strains I have only a few fem seeds of..

 

[Kneeko]

Also..... how to collect and use it?
cus I know there won’t be lots like a normal male.

 

[R3za92]

So I tried selfing with CS last grow and it didn't seem to work too well.
Got fuck all seeds... found maybe 4 so far.
Doing same again..
Spray 30ppm CS on a few buds on this WWxNL once a day since switch.
4 weeks in and she has balls..

When can I stop spraying ?
Because if I am wetting pollen with the CS it will kill it won’t it ?
So I guess Im wondering when I can stop spraying and still get viable pollen...
Growweedeasy.com says don’t stop spraying until they pop though..

Got suggestions fellas?
because I really want to be able to “seed and save” strains I have only a few fem seeds of..
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You’ve only got a partial flip so the pollen might not be viable if there is any pollen. Try using sts I read of colodial silver.

Here’s a good read and guide for sts

Tony's silver thiosulfate notes

I don’t get damage at 3mM. The forum is 2.5mM in stock form before dilution. I sprayed with that 3mM, no damage at all. that's day 5, 10, and 15 post 12/12? Did you ever do Farmer Joe's schedule at 5 days before 12/12, on 12/12 flip, then 5 days after? I'll try your dosing schedule next...

www.icmag.com

 

[Kneeko]

You’ve only got a partial flip so the pollen might not be viable if there is any pollen. Try using sts I read of colodial silver.

Here’s a good read and guide for sts

Tony's silver thiosulfate notes

I don’t get damage at 3mM. The forum is 2.5mM in stock form before dilution. I sprayed with that 3mM, no damage at all. that's day 5, 10, and 15 post 12/12? Did you ever do Farmer Joe's schedule at 5 days before 12/12, on 12/12 flip, then 5 days after? I'll try your dosing schedule next...

www.icmag.com

I read through that post...
I thought CS just looked easier but Im guessing its complicated whatever you use...
Has anyone had success here with CS ?
And if so how ?

 

[R3za92]

I read through that post...
I thought CS just looked easier but Im guessing its complicated whatever you use...
Has anyone had success here with CS ?
And if so how ?

Cs is easier to get but it’s not as reactive as sts so performs worse. Cs also need daily spraying for 2-3 weeks where as sts only needs weekly spraying over 2-3 weeks.

 

[tg001]

I read through that post...
I thought CS just looked easier but Im guessing its complicated whatever you use...
Has anyone had success here with CS ?
And if so how ?

You need at least 50ppm CS and spray from flip till you see pollens sacks.

Sts really isn't that hard hey,Khalifa genetics has some really good info on sts,breeding and stress testing propely on his YouTube channel

 

[Kneeko]

Ok… update.
This is the 2nd time Ive used 30ppm CS once a day from flip and now…
Same WW x Nth lights plants as first time….
Got a shit ton of seeds..!!
Worked fkn awesome..
Happy I can make seeds from strains I pickup now..

 

[Kee Mao]

https://www.oldsodsgarden.com/
Found this on the google machine.Aussie

 

[QLD guy]

Ok… update.
This is the 2nd time Ive used 30ppm CS once a day from flip and now…
Same WW x Nth lights plants as first time….
Got a shit ton of seeds..!!
Worked fkn awesome..
Happy I can make seeds from strains I pickup now..

Well done..It sounds very cool....Just so I understand... you sprayed daily for 4 weeks till you say balls and then stopped spraying and now have seeds....?..How long did it take till you could see seeds from when you first started spraying and how long do the seeds take to mature......?...

 

[Kneeko]

Well done..It sounds very cool....Just so I understand... you sprayed daily for 4 weeks till you say balls and then stopped spraying and now have seeds....?..How long did it take till you could see seeds from when you first started spraying and how long do the seeds take to mature......?...

This is her… Never mind the leaf damage.. thats TSSM… little bastards..
So this is 8weeks after 12/12 flip.. seed pods started splitting and showing green seeds a week or so ago..
I also introduced another clone next to her 2.5 weeks after her flip incase she didnt cum in time to make mature seeds in herself, before she was past the point of being able…(hit the wall as the Redpillers would say)

Seeds yet to apear on 2nd plant but should show soon..
Plant may be way past maturity by the time the seeds are ready as she didnt cum on herself until about 5 weeks past flip…Just hoping the seeds brown a little more because under normal circumstances she would have been cum on by a male earlier so it seems the pods are splitting before the seeds are totally ready…

I think its worth manually milking her too for tiny amounts of pollen to keep in freezer…and manually pollenate pistols as early as possible as fem pollen sacks don’t ejaculate anywhere near normal male plants do..

I thinks seeds need 4-6weeks to cook…. Maybe someone with more experience can chime in…

So this plant might be 9-11w from flip before seeds are ripe…

Like I’vs said… this is all new to me so Im stoked I can make and share seeds now… This pretty lame attemp at selfing is better than just running outta seeds…

 

[Kneeko]

Also… an interesting note..
There were a couple of other buds I sprayed with CS just a few times, then changed my mind and stopped after just a few sprays….
They also still produced sacks and pollen….
The first time I did this whole process it didn’t work very well…. So don’t be disheartened… fuck nows why..
But Just try again…