Traditional Fertilization Techniques To Make Marijuana Seeds

When grown outdoors, marijuana plants rely on the wind to help the fertilization process but also on genetics. Male plants reach sexual maturity a few weeks before the female marijuana plants do. During those two weeks they will grow significantly taller than the female and they also start to produce pollen sacs. These pollen sacs look like buds but they contain the building blocks for reproduction and no THC.

While the male marijuana plant is busy producing pollen sacs, the females are reaching sexual maturity. The female plant has to trap the male pollen and starts producing stigmas. Once trapped, the pollen works its way into the reproductive system and begins producingmarijuana seeds.

When growing marijuana indoors, like a greenhouse or bedroom, there isn't much wind. But the wind from the fans or just the fact that their close together will still produce fertilized marijuana plants. A lot of growers separate the males from the females once the sex is determined. And if you don't want to pollinate your females you can just eliminate the males. But because we're talking about pollination here you want to keep your males alive. In fact, you only need a single male to fertilize hundreds of females. So once you've sexed your marijuana plants, pick one big, strong and healthy male and isolate it from the females. And don't forget to remove the other males as well :). Now you have to force flower that one male because.... Read complete article here.