Pollen lifespan.

cylee89 · May 9, 2010

Hey all,,, I just found a hermie at 7.5 weeks into flowering ..... f***in pissed but I'm more concerned about my future grows.

How long is pollen viable for? Should I be worried about pollination of my next crop?

If you dealt with herms/late males, how do you clear out your tent of the pollen? And how do you make sure that it is in fact clear of all pollen? (I'm sure a lot of pollen is around the area if you have an exhaust fan that pulls air out of your tent..which is sucked back in

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Thanks a lot..

RichED · May 9, 2010

scrub down the tent with bleach and warm water

kysmoker · May 9, 2010

cylee89 said:
Hey all,,, I just found a hermie at 7.5 weeks into flowering ..... f***in pissed but I'm more concerned about my future grows.

How long is pollen viable for? Should I be worried about pollination of my next crop?

If you dealt with herms/late males, how do you clear out your tent of the pollen? And how do you make sure that it is in fact clear of all pollen? (I'm sure a lot of pollen is around the area if you have an exhaust fan that pulls air out of your tent..which is sucked back in )

Thanks a lot..

Pollen wont survive more than week or two unless its dried and stored in a freezer.

EDIT: Nm, ive done some reading that it can stay viable for a month or two, so im not 100% sure. Better to disinfect the room with bleach or something just to be on the safe side

growone · May 9, 2010

bleach would certainly be effective, but may be overkill
just dampening should be plenty, moist pollen is dead pollen quite quickly
spritz with a mist bottle of water

Pollen lifespan.

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