I'm back... with some questions

a plant can hermie from many different things. some of these things are stress related such as light, food, pH etc etc. a lot of those factors vary strain by strain. also, a plant can have bad genetics. once a plant is a hermie and throws seeds, those seeds have a high percentege of also being hermies.

i just did a google search and came up with the attached images. don't get caught up in the time line people use as opposed to the physical indications that you will get. everything you need to do will have some physical indication from sexing to harvesting to watering to pH problems.

the time frames used for seed banks are an average guideline, not the de facto standard. there are many different things that can skew this time line, ergo the physical indications are what we seek.

no one has a problem giving help, as long as the person asking for it has made an HONEST effort to solve their own problem first. not too many people learn well from others experiences whether it be from hard-headness or what have you. don't believe me then go read some of the LED threads. people argue that the cheap knockoffs work as good as a quality product when there are people with EXPERIENCE that KNOW better. so why ask if you are not gonna heed their advice. that's what forums are, learning stuff through others experiences.

like weezard says, "we are not trying to reinvent the wheel". we should be trying to build on others experiences so we move forward at a faster, more efficient pace.

enough with the rant, my bad.


pic 1- self explanatory.

pic 2- female on left, male on the right. these are what you need to be concerned with. you should start (i know you said you did) more than one seed so you don't get stuck with just a male. theoretically you should have 50% male/female.



-shake

wow bro, thank you so much, i wouldn't have believed anyone would go through the process of researching a question thoroughly enough to even include an example by pictures found on the web. you have been so kind as to help so far, hopefully your kindness will payoff in my crops :thumbsup: by having the ladies about. :jointsmile: i will be sure to help anyone the best i can when i gain some experience from the first grow, an example set by you. thanks to everyone that helps answer questions, pics to come soon, only have one of the first one that sprouted right when it sprouted that i took with my piece of shit phone, then sent to my email. i was so excited to actually see something growing i had to take a picture with whatever i had, and seeing as i don't have a camera currently i had to use something, which also means i can't update yet, can't honestly say they're much bigger, few inches, but coming along, one of the 4 straight up kicked the bucket today, i came outside and it was just dead like dead dead, yellow and the such all the others are getting their leaves and such but this one was a runt anyways so i'm not too worried, should i be?. in the pic you will see i put in a germinated seed that i made with the paper towel in cup in dark room trick, (worked great all the seeds grew the white tails), in half a water bottle, cut it in half, used the bottom part and cut holes in the bottom, i read an article on rollitup about a guy who started his that way and i decided to do the same. so you will see that type of setup with a puny sproutling in it, awaiting to get bigger! :D as you will see when i get a real camera. i promoise when i get the camera i'll take a million and one pictures to make up for it! sorry for the terribly long post i hope you guys have read this far. :) Thanks always,
Z's
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This is where it begins. and this is just when they sprouted, i was too overjoyed when i saw something actually coming from the dirt that i had to take a picture with my shit phone as i explained earlier. most of you are laughing at it but i don't care because i'm ecstatic everytime i see that pic because i know thats where it all begins!!!:D:D:D
would definately enjoy some feedback even though there's not much to give feedback on with those pics from a couple days ago. thanks always for coming and viewing my post!
Z's
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you're welcome indica! i'm gonna hold you to the helping of others. that is what the boards are built on, like i said.

on another note, what kind of soil is that that you are using? you also want to keep your soil to within an inch or so of the top of your pot. if you don't air can stagnate there and cause you stems to wilt and kill your (hopeful) ladies.

have they been out in the sun the whole time or have they had artificial lighting as well?


-shake

also another thing id like to add to what shake said.. also make sure you keep those clear bottles covered (with tin foil or something dark to stop the light) so no light penetrates to the soil and roots. The light can promote bad bacteria which can cause mold and/or root rot. so just a heads up. Head btw is the man! *hands the vape to head then to indica*

thanks for the advice on blocking sunlight camo, appreciate it and tomorrow when i come home will have to adjust it so that it blocks light as you said, (can't do tonight, rain) and head the soil i'm using is from miracle grow. i don't know what type other than that i just heard that miracle grow was good from a couple forums and as of late i've heard from more than 1 person that they did not have good results with it. i also plan to try some natural nutrients along with the 20 20 20 nutes i plan to get. some of the natural nutes i have heard of are quite odd, such as dead fish being number 1, crushed eggshells at no. 2 and this one isn't odd at all but, banana peels which i have used to grow things in my science class back in my sophomore year in highschool. and another at home nutrient i heard was good, but during flowering, was molasses. 1 Tbs. per gallon right? what the fuck! my lights just went out! i'm on a labtop so i can finish but i gotta do something about this in a second. anyways, hit me back up and tell me anything you know about my plans. flaws especially, constructive criticism is the best way to learn in my opinion. i always have long ass posts i've noticed :D sorry about that. lol. a special thanks to everyone that has replied to my thread and thank you if you were one of the over 100 people that has visited my thread, hopefully you can learn from me or more likely my mistakes :jointsmile: gotta make mistakes to make progress. i'm saving up some money from each paycheck to get a camera but as you guys prolly know, working at subway isn't exactly living the rich life. lol. so hope to have that camera soon, and everyone say a prayer for my babies that are in this rain, (it's starting to get harder and is scaring me, didn't think it'd rain this hard!:( )
anyways, thanks again to everyone readers and repliers,
Z's
:weedpoke:

good call on the light camo! also, you soil looks a little too wet. you want to keep it moist, not wet.

as far as the miracle grow soil, i have used it fine for what's going on my third harvest now. is it the best for cannabis? no. will it work just fine? yes.

be careful trying all of those home made nutes. especially if you are gonna be using something else. too much of a nute is as bad if not worse as none of a nute!

i know the crushed egg shells give nitrogen. not sure about fish or the banana.

how many plants do you have?


-shake

thanks for the tips on the nutes i will look the banana and fish up tomorrow i'm so wiped out from college algebra that i can't retain any information at the moment lol. and as for it being too wet, your prolly right, i had just watered it (it was the first to sprout) i think, not sure, i could have too wet soil i will defiantly fix that problem. as for the amount of plants, i'm down to 4 because of that one that kicked the bucket. i haven't gotten the 20 20 20 nutes yet, getting them tomorrow if i have time, i know i know i should always have time for my babies, but schools been so hectic lately i'm sure you guys who have taken college algebra will agree that that shit will kick your ass, that's the subject i'm having most trouble in. but that's getting off topic. anyways, hopefully getting nutes tomorrow, definately need them! my babies are being soooo slow to grow just having leaves come out, i'm waiting to come home and see them be like an inch taller atleast, like i hear people talk about on these growing forums all the time, but alas i have not had that great fortune. i'm sure it's due to the lack of nutes. i've got some 8 14 4 lying around i don't know if that would be any good? because all i hear about in this stage is that you should be using 20 20 20 and in flowering something like 10 30 20, if i'm not mistaken which is a possibility. anyways, i'm going to bed, the rain is making me tired and it's like 11:30, got to get up at 7 tomorrow for a class at 8:35 (i have to travel a little ways) i don't live on campus. so anyways thanks all for helping especially headshake, you've been so helpful and i just know that your going to stick around for my entire grow, assuming i don't fuck everything up. oh btw i heard that the pest killer with pyrethrins is okay to use? i've read plenty of places that that was okay and i have some of that lying around as well as the 8 14 4 nutes. but anyways thanks again for sitting through another long as post. thanks especially goes out to headshake. my new best buddy :D lol. but don't that stop the rest of you guys from pitching in your opinions, it'll help a lot and i will definately thank you in my posts which reminds me to thank camo again, seeing as his information was confirmed from another seasoned veteran lol. thanks everyone who took the time out of their lives and the 2 minutes of their life that they will NEVER get back to read my thread and hopefully help.
Thanks always
Z's
:weedpoke:

FML... i come home.... my plants.... they're gone... someone shoot me. looks like i can't attempt my first grow until another fucking year. i hate my life, i always get shit luck like this. first one of them just up and dies for reasons unknown probably shitty genetics.... but then all the ones that are working fucking get stolen, this is why outdoor growing is fucking hard. i come home with some 20 20 20 nutes that cost me money i will never get back. i thought the rain would be the worst thing that could happen to them, but again god proves me wrong by fucking me in the asshole yet again... like i said, FML. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad: it's too late to start another grow, if only i had an indoor setup. i might start one inside my attic or something, but not right now i'm too pissed. gotta get more fucking seeds too, but atleast i get those free from my brother, but what a waste, honestly. i'm sure this has happened to all of you and you didn't take it this badly but, i am manic depressive and i am hitting one of my lows due to this fucked up news. anyways, i hope i'm the only one from the forums that gets jacked this year. you guys don't have to reply, idc right now. but if you guys have something you think will help please post, i'm so angry i just wanna punch something.... or someone, preferably the fucking prick who jacked my shit because he couldn't grow his own. i feel like a failure at growing. i couldn't even seclude my plants even in a forest like field acres big, with several snakes and the like in it. oh well. fuck it i'll just have to try harder next year. thanks everyone who helped for the short period of time i had my babies. too bad your help was in vain. anyways,
Thanks always,
Z's
:weedpoke:

Dude, your plants werent stolen, they were taken. why would someone take a 1 inch weed growing in a glass cup? There still is time to have another go at it. This time figure out what you are going to do before you put the seeds in to germinate. This flying by the seat of your pants stuff is not gonna get you very far. DO NOT be discouraged though. Every grower suffers set backs whether it is their first or 20th run. Just get your shiz together and go from there. it will be ok!