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I have had a seed issue lately that has me baffled. I put my plants into the flowering room and when I'm positive that a plant is male I kill it off but I have been getting seeds lately. Is it possible that there is enough pollen floating around the room to keep the seeds coming batch after batch or have I been turning the plants hermi? I have tried germinating the seeds and they are growing, I thought hermi seeds didn't germinate? If they are hermi seeds what should be the result?
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Your room could be contaminated with hermie pollon.
look at the enviromental conditions of your grow room and see if there isnt a factor there. If not then clean the room really good and start from scratch.
you probably have a hermie plant or two that you have missed and pollenated the other plants in your grow room.
pollen has a very short life span and it wouldnt be viable from one grow to the next.
seeds from hermi plants will germinate fine but be more likely to turn hermi sometime during your grow I personaly wouldnt use those seeds, if you want a seedless crop you may have to purchase some seeds, and would stay away from feminised seeds and nirvana to increase your chances of getting good stable genetics.
How long are you letting males go before you are 'sure they are males'? Have the pollen sacks flopped down on their stalks yet? HAve you ever actually found a hermed female, or are you assuming there is one because of the persence of seeds?
If you grow with seeds pollinated by a herm you will get almost all females but they are likely to become herms under the same environmental conditions.
Sponge down all the surfaces in your grow room with a big soapy sponge to get rid of pollen.
Douche your room w/ 2pts water to 1 pt bleach between grows just to be sure . If the problem is still present you may have chiz w/ dix . Keep the stress down to a dull roar and they might not go hermie on you .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile: