Is this normal while vegging?

[8182KSKUSH]

Wow thanks for all the input!
Hey JMD, these have looked like this pretty much for a while, I just put them into flower 4 days ago, but they looked like this weeks ago!
Thanks for the input though, I hope you are right and I get a good yield!

I was so happy when I got the seeds, they came from a caregiver, about 10 in one little bud that was in a 1/4, it was the only seeded bud. I feared that they were the result of a hermie, but I got several males out of the mix so that put my fears to ease, which leave, they must have been pollinated by the vendor. I was happy because they were supposed to be "Outdoor Skunk #1" I thought great, supposed to be a super strong plant, and it may be huge!
The caregiver warned me that there in fact may be a few seeds, which was just fine by me!
I am worried that I should have started the bloom nutes sooner, I hope that my end result isn't too compromised!
Next feeding they are getting half and half.
I was also able to clone them, (only was able to get 2 out of 6 to make it though, and they are growing excellently as we speak!)and have a clone of each.
I thought that it was also strange that one of them threw out 3 bladed leaves while the other was doing 5,7,9. I thought that I had stressed it out, also the 3 bladed one really smells SKUNKY, but the other one is sweet and flowery? Is that just do to the genetics not being stable, and the different phenos coming out?
Also Stinky, will it be possible to re-veg the originals do you think? If it is in fact crossed with MM? I hope so, I have no more beans, and if it is anything like the medicine that I had originally that the seeds came from, it should be pretty decent, unless the cross had diminished the potency, hope not though!
Thanks again everyone!

[jmd1109]

I am worried that I should have started the bloom nutes sooner, I hope that my end result isn't too compromised!
Next feeding they are getting half and half.

To my understanding, during the flower cycle, you should be more aggressive with nutrients, they will want to stretch out their pistils forever searching for the male pollens, and they are constantly wanting the male pollen, that of course will never come, so I wouldn't recommend going 50 / 50 - go aggressive and watch the lady become even more sexually frustrated - lol and grow more and more pistils etc, not sure of more pistils but they will grow the more energy they have to reach out for the male pollen...

Blah, I repeat myself several times, soz - grin...

What is it youâ??re saying about seed? You definitely have a female plant there, no way would there have ever been any seed in that plant...

The clones you have now, from that plant, will guarantee you have future females, only way this will change, is if those pistils finally gather in some male pollen, and you know how to avoid this now that you have guaranteed females, in the clones etc...

Enjoy the nice yield you will get if you keep doing what you have been doing - just recommend a more aggressive nutrient program through flower...

[8182KSKUSH]

jmd,
about seeds, I was just explaining how I came across them and speculating on how it may have happened to begin with.

Thanks again for all the positive encouragement!
Now I am going to cross my fingers and pray for NO HERMIES!!!

[jmd1109]

There's no need to cross ya fingers, you will not get "Hermies".

You have a female there 8182KSKUSH...

Enjoy!

[SimonMakus]

I promise, it's not the lights or the timer, had one other that remained completely normal, only shot preflowers, never had any accumulating buds.

Please, I would really like some input from EXPERIENCED GROWERS!!!
I know what is supposed to happen in 18/6, that's why I am posting the question.
The other side of this is, I was planning on keeping one as a mum, (in a perpetual veg state) so now I wonder if this is going to be possible?:wtf:

Before you mentioned nothing of another plant of the same strain remaining in veg. It was a reasonable reaction to think maybe your cycles are screwed up. Skunk #1 is not an autoflowering strain, hence my comment. Sheesh, low post count means inexperienced in your mind?


jmd: Yeah, there's a possibility of hermaphroditism, as always. Just keep the stress to a minimum to help guard against such transformation :thumbsup:

[8182KSKUSH]

Before you mentioned nothing of another plant of the same strain remaining in veg. It was a reasonable reaction to think maybe your cycles are screwed up. Skunk #1 is not an autoflowering strain, hence my comment. Sheesh, low post count means inexperienced in your mind?


jmd: Yeah, there's a possibility of hermaphroditism, as always. Just keep the stress to a minimum to help guard against such transformation :thumbsup:

Sorry, apparently you are sensitive?
It was more a call for EXPERIENCED GROWERS PLURAL so I could get input from more than 2 people. Thanks for telling me what goes on in my mind though!:thumbsup: Don't be so defensive sheesh.:wtf:

And yes, I am still keeping my fingers crossed! No light leaks, not yet, no light accidents! And now I pray!

[SimonMakus]

No, not sensitive, observant though. Somehow I don't think your capitalization of experienced growers was an attempt at reaching a broader audience.

My posts were written to gain some more info on your setup to help you, seeing as you're the "new guy," as you put it. A fucked up timer is not the craziest thing I've heard of happening.

Getting defensive? Nope, just setting this straight.

[jmd1109]

jmd: Yeah, there's a possibility of hermaphroditism, as always. Just keep the stress to a minimum to help guard against such transformation :thumbsup:

Heya SimonMakus, thanks for the heads-up on the marijuana hermaphrodite, I haven't needed to research anything relating to hermaphrodites as yet.

My understanding (Approx 5 weeks casual research) is that, if I have taken a clone from a mothering plant, I would be guaranteed a female...

I've just been researching growing from clones, so you can prob see why I'm not up-to-speed on the hermaphrodite strain/defect/confused plant - grin...

Would it require very high levels of stress for a marijuana plant to turn hermaphrodite, when using clones from mother plants?

I can kind of see how u can get these hermaphrodites using seed etc...

This is fun, learning something new, especially if it's an interest - gotta luv it!

Cheers!

[SimonMakus]

Some strains will develop male flowers at a lower level of stress than others. That's to say, some are pretty tolerant, some will seed up on ya with a few minutes of light during the dark cycle.

You are right to assume a female plant will produce female clones, but there are no guarantees against hermy-ing (lol) unless you take all the precautions to make your plants as healthy and happy as possible. I swear I remember a thread titled "hermies in action"... I think it was here but when I do a search I'm getting nothing. Maybe I'm crazy?

Anyway, just search for hermaphrodite and the effects of stress on cannabis. My advice, read everything about everything, and don't stop even when you think you have everything dialed in. Innovation exists for a reason

Stinky is very keen on keeping her babies happy, maybe she'll chime in at some point. I saw she posted on another thread pointing out a (possible, but looks like it to me too) pollen sack on a female clone (which would be an even bigger bummer than that happening from seed, and a dead give-away you're doing something wrong.)

Take care, jmd, and keep reading, then once theory turns into practice, read some more :smokin:

[8182KSKUSH]

Don't forget about "Reverse", I believe that it is supposed to be applied on day 1 of flower, but have read where people have succesfully beat back the herm while "improvising" with it. I need to get some, if not for this one, next time.