Is this a seed pod?

[Ely]

Yes, I did learn a few things... Don't harvest too early. That was my primary error. The pods were too green even though they were ten months in and looked like they changed color. I took a filing box and lined the whole thing with aluminum foil and secured that with tape. Over that I put heavy duty plastic wrap and stretched plastic wrap over the opening in the top for a window. I proceeded to cut two holes in one side and placed my working materials inside (the cleaned pods, scalpels, and alcohol sprayer along with the agar medium I created seven days prior) and covered the two holes with plenty of clear packing tape. Taking my trusty pocket knife I sliced an 'X' into each opening, about the size of a silver dollar. Then, wearing surgical gloves, I forced my hands into the openings and sprayed everything down with the isopropyl alcohol again, including my hands. I opened only one jar at a time and placed a pile of "seed" into each jar (about the size of a grain of corn). After that I sealed up the jars (mom's jam jars meant for canning, no less!!) and got out of the glove box. It looked very strange to mom and she thought I was doing another crazy chemistry experiment (got in trouble melting potassium nitrate and sugar earlier this year, but I digress). AHHH. Good times.

[Undergrounder]

Originally Posted by Ely

Yes, I did learn a few things... Don't harvest too early. That was my primary error. The pods were too green even though they were ten months in and looked like they changed color. I took a filing box and lined the whole thing with aluminum foil and secured that with tape. Over that I put heavy duty plastic wrap and stretched plastic wrap over the opening in the top for a window. I proceeded to cut two holes in one side and placed my working materials inside (the cleaned pods, scalpels, and alcohol sprayer along with the agar medium I created seven days prior) and covered the two holes with plenty of clear packing tape. Taking my trusty pocket knife I sliced an 'X' into each opening, about the size of a silver dollar. Then, wearing surgical gloves, I forced my hands into the openings and sprayed everything down with the isopropyl alcohol again, including my hands. I opened only one jar at a time and placed a pile of "seed" into each jar (about the size of a grain of corn). After that I sealed up the jars (mom's jam jars meant for canning, no less!!) and got out of the glove box. It looked very strange to mom and she thought I was doing another crazy chemistry experiment (got in trouble melting potassium nitrate and sugar earlier this year, but I digress). AHHH. Good times.

Yeah i just use one of those large 48L plastic tubs with the lid on, cut two holes out of the side and use it as a 'glove box' without the gloves. I wash the inside out with 10% bleach and water and its ready. For flasks i use orchid flasks i already bought from people but you could also use jars.

A question though, do you need to put in a hole for air exchange? Covered in micropore tape or whatnot?

[why_le]

you should wait till the pod startto get yellow that is the time it is supposed to be mature but if it matures too much.... the pod will open.....
remember it could be a sterile hybrid that will give nothing....