[igrowone]

inquest

it does kind of look like a bucket, it's actually a tube made of aluminum flashing which makes for an inexpensive but efficient grow chamber

yes4prop215

this is why i opened the thread(as well as planting the despised seed)
i've seen quite the number of growers that report results like these from hermie seeds, enough anyways to actually try it
so far, so good is all i can say

[Yes4Prop215]

yea some of the best strains were created from hermie genetics...the key is to find good backcrosses to get those hermies out...im still a newb when it comes to this so eager to learn how to stabilize these beans i have...if i could get this strain to not hermy i will have a straight winner on my hands...

i used double reverse doses on her and she stilll hermied...so not sure what im doing wrong..definately no light leaks or anything like that.

[igrowone]

Originally Posted by Yes4Prop215

i used double reverse doses on her and she stilll hermied...so not sure what im doing wrong..definately no light leaks or anything like that.

i have looked over some reverse threads, they were interesting
i have seen posts mentioning that the DM Reverse formulation has changed - doesn't work like it used to?
even at best, reverse seems to have varied results

[inquest]

Yes4prop215, Where are the pollen sacs located when induced to flower? I have a south african that shows 'em lower on the plant and only a few, to boot. If caught early and removed I have no more problems with them. Also, in my case it seems to be a response to moving from 24/0 to 12/12 abruptly. She responds better to a gradual change or vegging on 14/10.

Barring an environmental que, it's likely that the only way you'll get rid of it is through breeding with very stable (non-herm) genes. Then selecting only the non intersex plants and hope that they have the smoke you're after.... if not, try, try again! It's all a numbers game.

p.s. Dont get too hung up on backcrossing. To get the most out of that technique you must know a lot about the genes of the plant you intend to backcross to. If you make S1's of your prospective BX plants you'll see which traits he/she breeds true for.

Good luck on your project!

[igrowone]

time to gauge the progress - 5 1/2 weeks of flower
balls - 0 pistils - many, many pistils - in other words, no hermie still
this is good, the offspring is so much like the parent, by looks, i'd say almost a clone
the 2 big differences, no hermie(yet) and smell, this plant has no smell
barely noticeable when rubbed - my first no odor plant(i think these are fairly uncommon)
so pic from the top, the main cola is building steadily

[igrowone]

the 6 1/2 week has arrived, and yes we have no bananas, we have no bananas today
interesting how the genetic dice role, but some weeks still to go
very much a near duplicate of the parent, clone by seed(almost)
if it runs true to the parent, 3 maybe 3 1/2 weeks to go
pic is out of the grow chamber for a profile, just 78w of cfl's used

[igrowone]

the 7 1/2th week of flower, all is well, no balls, which is the big thing from this grow
fan leaves have mostly dropped, may have been a heavier feeder than my other grows
but reasonable return for my 78w, should be an oz or so
even the smell improved with this 'cross', a soft perfume has formed in the bud
the parent had foul smelling foliage, and a heavier perfume odor in the bud
there seems to have been improvement in the hermie trait and odor trait, hard to complain about that

[igrowone]

8 1/2 weeks of flower, looking like the strecth run has started
which is how i think of the last week, and feeling good about things
no signs of male parts, which accounts for the good mood
a very low but pleasant odor, and the buds started frosting up
nearly every trait of the badly hermied parent has been expressed
smell, plant height, structure, ripening time - all quite similar
everything but the hermie trait

[igrowone]

the time came to harvest, and a summary seems in order
this seed/plant came from a selfed parent, and it was messy
a 'severe' hermie(i.e. intersex trait), which put out male blooms fast and furious
the progeny showed absolutely no sign of male bloom
the usual advice on seeds like these is to toss them, i'd say 'not so fast'
the S1 strongly resembled the parent in almost every way, except for the male parts
last pic of the finished plant

[northstate]

Great to see this go down. Thanks for documenting it also as I have been interested in this too. We have a MangoHaze that put out three seeds last year at the bottom, so "what the hell right?" popped em and one just blew the others away came out female and is now almost six feet tall. Cloned and backed up but smells just like momdad. Eyes peeled for nanners later, but so far so good. Thanks again for starting this. NS