Pot magazines like High Times are famous for publishing amazing pictures of cannabis flowers of mostly the female species. Cannabis is a dioecious plant, which means that the male and female flowers develop on separate plants, although monoecious examples with both sexes on one plant are found. Sibling crosses draw genetic traits from both the mother and father plant, the male plays just as important a role as the female does but its rare to see male cannabis plants in full bloom and pollen collection and use is almost a mythical craft. I will do my best in this article to shed some light on the ways pollen is collected and dispersed. Check out the best california cannabis seeds and durban poison autoflower online.
The Pollen Trap
One trick I have used in the past is the pollen trap. This trick takes a good eye for when the male is about to open. If you can figure that out — simple — take two large Tupperware containers and form a box that will hold a cup with water. Wax paper in bottom and along sides and tops you have cut off the mature male. Place the tops to hang over the wax paper and tape the entire box shut this allows you to have it in a non secure place like a vegetive room. Warning: don’t spill the water as it ruins the pollen and don’t put more into the glass than you need to. I used a heavy bar glass that wouldn’t tip over.