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8/9 are females Is this even possible?

hamstring

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I have a grow diary of Moonshine Haze and I had 8/9 nine females. Not much for conspiracy theories but is this even possible. Was there a mix up in the order? Most of my over 25 years of growing have been using seeds and I have never had anything over 60% females.

Anyone ever experience anything like this?
 

hamstring

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Porky
I guess I should except I'm not sure this is lucky for me. My grow space is small and was hoping for a 4-5 females out of the 9 plants.
 

Nannymouse

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It usually works like that ...only, 90 percent males. Just kidding. Except back in the day, i would think that by planting four, that i'd get at least one female, which didn't happen a couple of times.
 

goingrey

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There's a saying that goes something like men who are sensitive lovers have more girls as children. But it's about people hehe.

Probability of 8/9 being one sex is 1.758%. Google coin flip probability if the math interests you.
 

foomar

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Went through my old notebooks last year looking at the maths.
Had two different ten packs yield nine males each back to back so it certainly happens , average over thousands of seeds is slightly more females , maybe 55%
 

RudeDog

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I crossed a Brood X male to SSSDH female. Beginning of this month I germed 4 seeds and got 4 females. Seeds pulled from a pot of about 500.
 

hamstring

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Unless you want to breed this is a good thing. :)
Trout
Normally I would agree with you but I am doing a pheno hunt in a 40x40x52 room with a 36 x 36 screen. Eight sativa leaning plants is a tough ask. DOH!

I am going for it though.:)
 

hamstring

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Went through my old notebooks last year looking at the maths.
Had two different ten packs yield nine males each back to back so it certainly happens , average over thousands of seeds is slightly more females , maybe 55%

I totally agree with your 55% female number.

I used to sprout 80-100 seeds every outdoor season (before fems) and I swear I never had anything less than 50/50 female/male.
 
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