Dutch Master Reverse outdoors

[MrShpongle]

I've got two killer strains that I've grown on and off over the last year that hermie almost every time. Because I can't afford another pollen explosion in my flower room, I've decided to grow them outdoors this year where they can only contaminate themselves. I'm also going to use some Dutch Master Reverse, which is supposed to stop the development of nanners and kill off those that have already appeared. The directions include the following:

As a preventative aid, spray your plants the first time as required (usually approx 7 days into flower cycle) and once again 10 days later OR can be used at the first sight of trouble by spraying with Gold Range REVERSE immediately and once again 10 days later.

Since I'm growing outdoors, I won't know precisely when "7 days in flower" will be. I'm in southeast Michigan. Anyone have a suggestion when to spray this stuff on my girls?

P.S. Although the directions say it can be used "at the first sign of trouble", most reviews say it's much better as a preventative than a cure. Since I am 95% sure each strain will throw nanners, I'd rather be safe and use it before trouble appears. It will also be a guerilla grow, so I won't be able to check them on a daily basis.

 

[GOT DANK]

toss those wack nanner strain and get some real strains that don't nanner.

 

[SkimmingDaSky]

I'm not trynna b rude but I just don't understand y ppl thnk bc a strain throws some nanners its automatically trash. If its dank its dank..

There are some crazyyy heady sativas that throw nanners.....But then again I thnk theres a diff between a few nanners and full blown balls nd pollen sacks...

Spray them w/ some reverse I've read good things about it....Def the sooner the better tho..You never know unless u try....

I don't know a thing about outdoors but maybe spray as soon as you c them starting to stretch or c pre-flowers....then hit em again in a week or so....Or maybe check the weather channel and c when the days are starting to get shorter...should b around july sometime i thnk????

 

[Claude Hopper]

I'm not trynna b rude but I just don't understand y ppl thnk bc a strain throws some nanners its automatically trash. If its dank its dank..

Indeed.

 

[shroomyshroom]

dont waste your money on that shit.... just spray them with water when ever you can.. water makes any pollen sterile....

 

[KanadianKronik]

im not a 100 % sure on it myself but if it is true that water makes pollen sterile then that is for sure a good idea!

 

[KanadianKronik]

also what i would say is to just try and check on them as often, atleast ever 6-7 days. if you got one day and nothing then go back 7 days later and see that they look like they maybe starting to veg then give them a spray... not sure how bad that stuff is.. never hear of it or anything but if it wont hurt the bud or smoker maybe give it a spray every 2 weeks around the time you think she is switching...
---kk

 

[MrShpongle]

KK - the stuff isn't bad for the humans or the plant, but a few studies I've seen show that constant applications can cause mutations in the plant. Nobody knows exactly what's in Reverse, but the assumption is that it's some sort of female plant hormones, so you can see why a little is OK but multiple applications result in strangeness. It's also expensive as hell - works out to around $50 for the first liter, and you don't dilute it, either.

Got dank and Claude - I knew someone would say this almost immediately, and you didn't let me down. The reason I'm keeping this strain is because it's a variant on Wallyduck's Duck Foot, the ultimate stealth plant. The leaves look nothing like a marijuana plant. They have only 3 lobes and they are attached like a duck's foot. It likes like a cross between a maple leaf and an elm leaf. In addition, it doesn't lay flat; it's folded over in a wave like a potato chip. NOBODY will recognize it as cannabis until it goes into bloom, and even then most won't believe it since the leaves are so odd. Last year, the guy who gifted it to me even had the balls to plant one in between the shrubs in front of the local police department, in full view of the public. He never went near it all summer - no watering, fertilizing, or inspection - and he still pulled 6 ounces in October.