Reaper is right I'm afaid....there's no real shortcuts and it is one of the chances you take. My point was that I wouldn't write the plant off for hermie-ing in response to a stress like that....I'd consider it a fairly normal response so I woudn't put a plant that hermies for that reason out of my stock......but if it hermied because it was Wednesday afternoon and it was just feeling manly I might think again.

Palerider.....make sure what you "sense" isn't your own fear.

Pharma Can I tried to rep you for that very nice sentiment but I must have done it recently because I can't.....thanks for the comment.