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07-19-2004, 11:03 PM

RM or Luci

I notice that you offer some of your strains as fem. only. I have not had that good of luck with fem. beans, they always had hermie tendecies. I grew out some DP Mazar feminized and it was a handfull keeping the occational hermie male flower under control.

What process do you use to fem. the line? is it more or less likely to produce hermies?

Blue Alaskan, Wakeford, OPTxBlurberry sativa, Blueberry sativa, and Grapefruit sound real tasty but I am leary of the feminized only availability. Damn that OPTxBlueberry cross sounds nice

Thanks in advance

Tex

bartender187 · 07-19-2004, 11:20 PM

I was wondering aswell what kind of techiniques yall use to produce femenized seeds.

bartender187

07-21-2004, 12:47 AM

we use chemicals to reverse our females, not hermies, we have not seen any hermies so far

07-21-2004, 12:53 AM

Aha, I was wondering.

I may have to give some a whirl then

Thanks Luci

Tex

Capt. Crip · 07-21-2004, 12:54 AM

There are 2 chemicals that are used to turn a true female into a flower producer.This pollen is then used to pollinate a pure female,either of the same strain or in a hybrid.STS and Giberellic acid are the 2 chemicals capable of preforming this action.If this is done with a plant that does not easily herm,then it should produce great results with no herms.The reason you have had problems is because of the plants that were selected to treat.Obviously some are not going to work as planned and these are usually the females that can be easily stressed into producing herm flowers.
It boils down to stress-testing the offspring for herm tendencies.I'm going to have to go this route to get the Superfruit (pure) to market.(no males)Take care fellas...............CC

07-21-2004, 12:58 AM

Thanks for the info CC

I was running DP Mazar also and I am not sure what there process was.

Tex

07-22-2004, 08:29 PM

the dutch companies including DP mostly use gibberilic acid, we use a proprietary mix of sts and cobalt

Capt. Crip · 07-22-2004, 08:34 PM

Thanks Lucifer

GreenintheThumb · 07-23-2004, 09:32 PM

I thought GA had many negative effects associated with its use...
STS + Cobalt huh what made you want to add the cobalt?

07-24-2004, 03:55 AM

the sts and cobalt have been used as ethylene biosynthesis inhibitors since the late 70's, I found much good info in obscure scientific papers so it was just a matter of how and when to apply and how much which I figured out through trial error and at the expense of a few clones

our next fem releases will be Oregon Purple Thai hybrids, but not for a few months yet

07-19-2004, 11:03 PM	#1
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Feminized beans? RM or Luci I notice that you offer some of your strains as fem. only. I have not had that good of luck with fem. beans, they always had hermie tendecies. I grew out some DP Mazar feminized and it was a handfull keeping the occational hermie male flower under control. What process do you use to fem. the line? is it more or less likely to produce hermies? Blue Alaskan, Wakeford, OPTxBlurberry sativa, Blueberry sativa, and Grapefruit sound real tasty but I am leary of the feminized only availability. Damn that OPTxBlueberry cross sounds nice Thanks in advance Tex
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07-19-2004, 11:20 PM	#2
bartender187 Bakin in da Sun Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Planet Zeldar Posts: 2,949	I was wondering aswell what kind of techiniques yall use to produce femenized seeds. bartender187
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07-21-2004, 12:47 AM	#3
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	we use chemicals to reverse our females, not hermies, we have not seen any hermies so far
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07-21-2004, 12:53 AM	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Aha, I was wondering. I may have to give some a whirl then Thanks Luci Tex
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07-21-2004, 12:54 AM	#5
Capt. Crip Strain Seeker/Mirage Reading Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: reading mirage at 1000 meters... Posts: 3,911	TK and Bartender There are 2 chemicals that are used to turn a true female into a flower producer.This pollen is then used to pollinate a pure female,either of the same strain or in a hybrid.STS and Giberellic acid are the 2 chemicals capable of preforming this action.If this is done with a plant that does not easily herm,then it should produce great results with no herms.The reason you have had problems is because of the plants that were selected to treat.Obviously some are not going to work as planned and these are usually the females that can be easily stressed into producing herm flowers. It boils down to stress-testing the offspring for herm tendencies.I'm going to have to go this route to get the Superfruit (pure) to market.(no males)Take care fellas...............CC
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07-21-2004, 12:58 AM	#6
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the info CC I was running DP Mazar also and I am not sure what there process was. Tex
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07-22-2004, 08:29 PM	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	the dutch companies including DP mostly use gibberilic acid, we use a proprietary mix of sts and cobalt
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07-22-2004, 08:34 PM	#8
Capt. Crip Strain Seeker/Mirage Reading Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: reading mirage at 1000 meters... Posts: 3,911	Thanks Thanks Lucifer
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07-23-2004, 09:32 PM	#9
GreenintheThumb fuck the ticket, bought the ride Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CO you know Posts: 1,493	I thought GA had many negative effects associated with its use... STS + Cobalt huh what made you want to add the cobalt? Last edited by GreenintheThumb; 07-24-2004 at 01:34 AM..
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07-24-2004, 03:55 AM	#10
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	the sts and cobalt have been used as ethylene biosynthesis inhibitors since the late 70's, I found much good info in obscure scientific papers so it was just a matter of how and when to apply and how much which I figured out through trial error and at the expense of a few clones our next fem releases will be Oregon Purple Thai hybrids, but not for a few months yet
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