trying to stress my plants ....
here's an oddball question for the experts ... I have 4 plants a month into flower, that are so damn good, I want seeds from them ... they're already flowering well, probably too late to pull clones from them ... I stripped lots of leaves off of them, ran the temps up into the mid-90s, sprayed the hell outta them with Windex (an orchid-grower told me that will cause sex reversal ... didn't work, plants seem to LOVE the stuff :p ) ... still 100% female ... now, I'm curious if putting them back into an 18 or 24 light cycle may stress them ... ??? anybody know for sure ? (no guesses please) ... :smokin:
trying to stress my plants ....
OK, I found some info in Mel Frank's books ... he says to CUT the light to 8 hours ON, after severe pruning, to stress for a sex change ... I sure hope to get some seeds out of these clones... the mommas (NL99) just got out of the curing jars, and are outstanding !!! ... :dance: ... :stoned:
trying to stress my plants ....
take wherever you feel comfortable...You know how...You had posted you did it before with success...Good luck....
trying to stress my plants ....
OK, I will try cuttings again ... I have been told it is pretty rare for good clones to come from plants deep into flowering, but I'll give it a shot ... while I have been growing from seed for over 40 years (I'm an old fart) ... I have only attempted cloning once (and they did finally thrive, just took quite awhile) ... thanks for the suggestion ... :smokin:
trying to stress my plants ....
well that would be stupid in most peoples opinion. Causing stress reduces yield and makes shitty plants. If you want to cause stress, just fuck with the photoperiod. from 12/12 for however long you've had them to 18/6 for 2 weeks back to 12/12 for 2 than to 24/7 for a week than back to 12/12 will almost always cause hermies if it doesn't than you have found a true gift. a xx female. BTW, WINDEX IS POISON MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ALL THAT SHIT OFF BEFORE YOU SMOKE IT!! (DUMBEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD OF!)
trying to stress my plants ....
nono spray it with crud killer and u be much happier
trying to stress my plants ....
I heard you spray it with Advil or was it Tylenol. 1 pill to a litre mixed and spray. But dont take it from me, Im not 100% sure and havn't tried it so..
trying to stress my plants ....
reveg plants after harvesting and take clones then
trying to stress my plants ....
I always get seeds, after I harvest I leave the two smallest buds on the bottom and stop watering them,in about two weeks I get seeds. Because they are stress induced they should all come out Female(I won't swear to the all female part)It happened once when I was try to reveg and 2x in a row since.
BCBUDBOY
trying to stress my plants ....
This is the exact reason I keep a few known males as breeders in a perpetual state of veg.
The chemical you'all are looking for is gibberellin, or gibberellic acid.
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