Pollen Question

[Nesta]

Ok well i have a beautiful male blueberry plant that i am keeping to do a little breeding. i want to cross it to my AK, and my NL. I know that it depends in strain and conditions, but approx. how long does it take for the pollen sacs to burst after inducing 12/12?

[Heath_Bogenreif]

Hard to say but I do know what a pod does right before its ready to pud. The pods all start point up at the 12 noon or 11/1 oclock position. As the pod matures and starts its opening process it repositions the pod slowly down to the six oclock position or very close to it and then the pod opens up.

I tend to put the males in 12/12 about 5-7 days behind the females so I can pollenate my strains when the buds are generally between a penny and a nickel in size. It also depends on how fast the females show buds and if the males are showing preflowers before 12/12.