Preserving a line

thelastpirate

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I want to preserve/continue the line I am now growing. I got these seeds from some sacks we got from our "person". I used them for my first grow and DAMMIT MAN!!! This is some good genetics. And it would seem that the seeds are feminised. 3 people growing and no reported males (I have grown 25 of them, all female.) High germination rate as well. This time 22 out of 24 came up.
Can I force one of my females to hermie, then use that pollen to pollenate?
I really want to keep this strain going 'cuz it's FUCKIN' GREAT!!! I'm sure it's a Sativa, or mostly so. There are three phenotypes I can see, one of them with "purple" pistils. (WTF???)
This pot produces so much resin we have to clean the pipe every 2 or 3 bowls, and my "dug-out" 1 hitter is good for 2 hits only. I think this line needs to be preserved. It obviously came from good genetic stock. All my friends RAVE about the quality. (And NO, they do not know I grow it, I told them I got it from a grower friend in Central Fla.)
 

ontariogrower

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you can force the plant to herm 3 main ways

1 lights put the plants on this setting for the first 3 weeks of flowering
5.5H light 1H dark 5.5h light 5.5h dark 1h light 5.5h dark

2 Colloidal Silver take 2 pure silver coins and a nine volt adapter put one on + one on - put in water for a bit couple hours spray plants for a couple weeks then continue lighting

3 gibberlic acid same idea look it up

oh number 4 keep the plants going untill you see male polen roughly 2 weeks past normal harvest times
 

Hydrotech364

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It usually takes me about 3 stages of shifting from veg to flower to get a good feminized producing hermie.As long as youre using a strain that does not usually herm.Thats the key or you will produce a bunch of satanic hermie bastards.I always take my time shifting back and forth so its gentle on the plant.Ya get way better results if youre patient.
 

Hydrotech364

Well-Known Member
If im stuck with a strain i love but its all female,Ill look for a male or breed out and breed back in,Like subcool teaches.But if i know the plant well enough to know it doesnt normally herm.The i go with the cycles and stage stress.I end up with every site male and female.Then i know i did it right.most of the seeds off the morphadite are fucked up and not really viable.but the plants around it recieving its pollen are holding good fem seeds.So i do it gentile ill reveg and keep it for two weeks in veg,reflower and two weeks reveg etc always get a sweet feminized.I remember the stress of what if there all hermies now.but it was all good,good luck :peace:
 

joefish

Active Member
would having 24 hour light (hps 600w) on for veg cause plants to go herm?

i got some clones from a friend and when i got them, they appeared to be almost 2 weeks into flower. i repotted them and they have been on 24 hour light for 3 weeks now and all the hairs are gone, can still idetify as female though.

if these are herm im gunna rip and start again
 
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