Ethel

If the plants are sprayed with Ethel early in their growing stage, they
will produce almost all female plants. This usually speeds up the flowering
also, it may happen in as little as two weeks? Any truth to this statement?

Whose got a problem with Ethel? Leave her alone! She's a nice lady.

this a new one fore me , please explain more lol

Sorry to bump an old old thread, i think what the OP was on about was in regards to this

http://greenmanspage.com/guides/yield.html

i assumed it was a spelling mistake, but would like to know what 'ethel' is or is supposed to be