hermaphrodite problem

I had a few go hermie on me late in flowering on my last harvest & i jumped for joy,infact im still grinning from ear to ear over it,the bud,s im smoking right now off those hermies are as good as any sensi weed out there,including the expensive seed bank seeds,thats big talk & i realize that but its how i feel,the smoke is absolutely beautiful plus a got quite a few of the fattest, prettiest rock hard seeds ive ever had in my hands.

Why plants go hermie i couldnt say,i know all the common reasons everybody throws around but im not buying most of the reasons,my money is on genetics & my gut feeling is that for the most part hemaphroditism is out of our control.

Roll with it man,if you get a hermi no big deal,just isolate it from the rest of the group & count your blessings which are kick ass smoke plus free seeds that you know are going to be tasty nuggetts someday.

I just bought a very expensive seed bank order & when they come & after i grow them i hope like hell i get a few hermies,i'll put the seeds away incase something stupid happens & my mothers & clones kick the bucket.

I didn't know so I yanked it. It's already dried. I have about an 1/8 of fluffy buds drying but it's super silver haze with a pre mature harvest so I'm hoping for some crystal clear trichomes and a psychedelic buzz. Next time I'll know better. Thanks for your help.

Crap, another of mine became a hermie. Why do they wait so long to let me know? It's a good thing I inspect my plants closely. Well, at the very least I will have some decent feminized seeds, right?

no, that's not how they make feminized seeds. You will get some males/females from the seeds but a majority of them are likely be hermies too.

But that's what I've read....

So how DO I get feminized seeds, oh wise one?

gangjababy said:

but a majority of them are likely be hermies too.

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Can you point me to some evidence to support this statement,my understanding of hermaphroditism is that a seed comming from a hermaphrodite plant has an equal chance of male or female & suffers no predisposition to hermaphrodite traights.

It is very true that Hermie seeds have higher inclinations of also becoming hermie. Out of the few ways to make feminized seeds the only i know of is the use of gibberellins on female to produce male organ further pollination with this pollen creates feminized seeds. This stemming from the fact that the pollen has no Y chromosomes being it is only Female No possibillty of Male. I have no idea if THese fem seeds can or will hermie, any idea on this dilema?

Your talking about gibberelins acid that is diluted and soaked with your seeds can induce more female plants, but I have never done this. I have however have some hermie seeds produce female plants, but i did not have enough to do a study on the % of F/M. And like Pan said if its good bud that gets ya baked youve' done a good job in my eyes.

MrLion said:

It is very true that Hermie seeds have higher inclinations of also becoming hermie.

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Ok,we need to get past this,simply saying that seeds from plants gone hermraphodite late in flowering will have a higher chance of producing hermie seed's does not make it a reality,im looking for hard nailed proof of this supposed trait,ive looked high & low & i cant find anything concrete.

What i can find is lots of regular people repeating this over & over ,but ive yet to run across an recognized expert in the feild saying its an expected trait of a seed from a hermraphodite plant.

if a female self pollinates how are you going to get true males that makes no sense theres no male dna involved only female. you would get herms and females only. no true males

bicycle racer said:

if a female self pollinates how are you going to get true males that makes no sense theres no male dna involved only female. you would get herms and females only. no true males

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BIKE RACER IS CORRECT. I BOUGHT A ZIP OF BLUEBERRY WITH SEEDS FOR ONLY $250, THE SHIT WAS THE BOMB, AND BEAUTIFUL, TASTY,STONEY, ALL THE GOOD TRAITS.
BESIDES THE SEEDS. THE GROWER THREW OUT ALL HIS BB GENETICS AFTER THIS HERMIE SITUATION HE GOT INTO WITH THIS STRAIN.
I PICK OUT AROUND 200 SEEDS FROM THIS OUNCE
I PLANTED 40 OF THEM.
35 MADE IT TO VEG AND THEN TO FLOWER
ALL WERE FEMALE!!! NOT EVAN ONE MALE PLANT FROM ALL THOSE SEEDS
SO FAR IVE TOSSED LIKE 12 OF THOSE PLANTS OUT BECOUSE THEY HEMIED AND IM KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE REST.
I SEEM TO BE PULLING A COUPLE HEMIES EVERY WEEK.
GOTTA STAY VIGILINT OR ILL END UP SELLING MY SEEDY SHIT FOR $25O AS WELL

Is it a mutation? What's the rule of the likelihood of passing on a mutation?

Budsworth said:

Your talking about gibberelins acid that is diluted and soaked with your seeds can induce more female plants, but I have never done this. I have however have some hermie seeds produce female plants, but i did not have enough to do a study on the % of F/M. And like Pan said if its good bud that gets ya baked youve' done a good job in my eyes.

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No I said nothing of Goddamn seeds. I "specifically" said female plant. this makes them grow the male flower. Gibberelins is one of the 5 main plant hormones and a spray of solution is used on a single branch of the plant to make female Grow male part. and furthermore seeds soaked in Gibberelins would most likely provide a more male ratio. Dont tell me what "I" was talking about Bud!

bicycle racer said:

if a female self pollinates how are you going to get true males that makes no sense theres no male dna involved only female. you would get herms and females only. no true males

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And for you, Duhhh when did anyone say you could get males out of a Herm. Some strains, in order to keep the bloodline, have to be Herm for example {GrapeXskunk or Grunk} THis means their seeds almost 90% of time are herm. never male

Im sick of trying to explain hermaphadism in plants, please go and read around...

And please specifically try to find ED rosanthals research regarding feminised seeds, you will be well rewarded with much knowledge...

gotta love internet tough guys always cute. i really feel bad for people who try to punk people on the internet it is just very sad. i guess thats how small minded people make themselves feel big. particularly when they dont actually have to face the person there disrespecting. a clear sing of weakness in the individual again very sad its to bad people cant discuss things without being disrespectful thats the internet you always find the real winners

bicycle racer said:

gotta love internet tough guys always cute. i really feel bad for people who try to punk people on the internet it is just very sad. i guess thats how small minded people make themselves feel big. particularly when they dont actually have to face the person there disrespecting. a clear sing of weakness in the individual again very sad its to bad people cant discuss things without being disrespectful thats the internet you always find the real winners

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maybe you should learn some stuff about growing before you ask off topic questions and waste our precious growing time. Seriously..... be productive if not for yourself, for the sake of productivity.

boo. This thread took a turn. So far everyone has been super cool on this site. Let's keep it that way.

yes i agree keep it cool. i simply responded to some unecessary comments the guys posted 10 times so far and is already disrespecting people for no reason it is silly. some people would rather choose to think there right and assume others are stupid as opposed to having a reasonable discussion and possibly learning something. i never am disrespectfull to people but i will respond if someone is acting in this way. hopefully we can move on without further negativity or useless comments

I agree. I want to play with mutations. Let's move hybrids to the next level! Then maybe we can apply our science to humans.