Would a tree guard stop or reduce pollination?

LeeroySlim

LeeroySlim

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I'm about to do an outdoor grow where the light is 12/12, so as soon as the plant reaches maturity it starts to flower straight away about 2.5 to 3 weeks from seed. ive done this before with ended up with 1 plant 1 ounce collars. I wont be able to visit the site as often as last time, so im thinking of using these tree gaurds incase I mis a male, im thinking if that sacks bust open the pollen will just drop to the bottom, and even if it did escape the females will have some protection from the gaurd. what do you guys thinks?
 

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MacGuyver4.2.0

MacGuyver4.2.0

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My two concerns with this:

1. The tree guards although apparently greenish in color, are man made geometery. If a chopper flies low enough, they will see the odd shape very easily. Also, the heat differential will be different as plastic (darker colors are worse) will absorb heat differently than the plants leaves. On thermal radar or FLIR, that will be a dead giveaway.

2. Have you ever looked at pollen through a microscope? Or even seen pictures of it up close? It looks like a ball of barbs... and is super light. With *any* wind at all they will rise right out of that chimmney made of plastic and do the wild thing with any ladies they can.
I'm not convinced that the pollen would be effectiveltly contained.

Just my .02 observation and not knocking your idea, it does have some positive attributes. :)
 
LeeroySlim

LeeroySlim

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MacGuyver4.2.0 said:
My two concerns with this:

1. The tree guards although apparently greenish in color, are man made geometery. If a chopper flies low enough, they will see the odd shape very easily. Also, the heat differential will be different as plastic (darker colors are worse) will absorb heat differently than the plants leaves. On thermal radar or FLIR, that will be a dead giveaway.

2. Have you ever looked at pollen through a microscope? Or even seen pictures of it up close? It looks like a ball of barbs... and is super light. With *any* wind at all they will rise right out of that chimmney made of plastic and do the wild thing with any ladies they can.
I'm not convinced that the pollen would be effectiveltly contained.

Just my .02 observation and not knocking your idea, it does have some positive attributes. :)
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thanx for your reply.
Im not too worried about the helicopters its a winter grow but im close to the equator so i dont get frost. i doubt the goverment would be sending out choppers in the off season looking for tiny grows. but u do have a valid point on the pollen. ive had girls pollenated from half a mile away. i guess there arnt many ways to trick nature
 
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