Quote Originally Posted by Brocave
Thanks guys. I knew it would result in decreased yield but I was thinking that it would be better to finish than to not finish at all. But does changing the light cycle around really create herms? Is that from stress or is the likelihood of getting a herm something that is predetermined by the seed like getting a male vs female?
I think its both

There is probably a genetic factor in determining the ease of hermie-ing

Hermy-ing is probably due to stressful conditions in nature that might help its chances of survival by self pollinating