Hermie solution - confirmed!

[hanayama]

i think i shall
thanks weedhound.

using that wont affect my using FF ferts, will it?

[HuntleyD827]

WH, I'm happy to report, after 45 days in 12/12, not one hermie on any of the new WW's! And they look gorgeous, Yum!

[Weedhound]

Huntley I'm SO glad to hear that!! Congrats!! Do you think you were able to pinpoint the problem or just use the Reverse and work with it?

[hanayama]

do i need to wait 10 days before re application of the reverse?

i ask because i sprayed her 5 days ago and she still has nuts!
i dont think i sprayed enough the first time.

any help? much appreciated

[Weedhound]

Yes....You have to use it as directed on the bottle....day 1 and day 10 of 12/12. There ARE those who say it works otherswise (just spraying on an already hermied plant) but I am not one of them. DutchMaster only promises good results if used as directed.

[hanayama]

yea, this is reactionary... already had nuts on her...so it might now work then?

[HuntleyD827]

WH, the problem as far as I can tell was bad seeds. Although the Reverse definitely reduced the number of hermies, which extended the flowering time, it was still a problem. Everything I have now that's 100% hermie free is from feminized seeds and clones I got from a friend. I took cuttings from the ones I grew from seed and all had huge root systems in only 6 days. I bought some Liquid Light but haven't used it yet. Is there anything special I should do before using it? The directions say to have the plants no less than 2 or 3 feet from light. I use 600s so I'm concerned about burning them.

[Weedhound]

Huntley, good qestion. I have found that the LL can DEFINITELY burn my plants if I leave the light on while they are drying (which the company says to do....DONT!) and even though they say it can be used every other day I've found that to be too often for my plants as well....twice a week at most. On seedlings I would only use it once a week despite the company stating to use it on ANY rooted plant over a week old. I burned a nice little nexxus plant following that advice.

I turn the lights off and put a fan on the plants until they are dry and THEN turn the lights back on.

Opie had been using the stuff at half strength and I think I will try this myself as well...This LL has a pretty good kick to it.

[HuntleyD827]

WH, that's weird. The instructions say to place it close to the light. Have you contacted to company about this? Makes me wonder if it's worth the risk. Maybe I'll try it on one plant first.

[Weedhound]

Yes I know...they talk about how it won't work if you turn off the light etc etc.....but I've DEFINITELY have had some issues.....especially with very young plants and even then the problems occurred despite the fact that I would always turn the light until they were dry.

Spraying water...or ANYTHING....on a plant with an HID light right there just goes WAY against my grain.

I'm definitely going go to half strength myself. I DO love what it does for the plants but want to avoid any issues.