vegging and hermie question

[VeltCityVillain]

ive searched for this question plenty of times but i cant find straight forward answers.

i have my plant under a on off light schedual and its vegging.can it go hermie while vegging do to the lighting being changed often?.it gets about 18-20 hours of light per day.but it changes alot

VeltCityVillain Reviewed by VeltCityVillain on 04-19-2009. vegging and hermie question ive searched for this question plenty of times but i cant find straight forward answers. i have my plant under a on off light schedual and its vegging.can it go hermie while vegging do to the lighting being changed often?.it gets about 18-20 hours of light per day.but it changes alot Rating: 5

[midlifecrisis]

Good question, until one of the experts stops by I'll give it a guess......

I would say that as long as the light is on for 15-20 hours at a time then it will be alright. That should keep the plant in veg state. I believe this stress will only effect the rate of growth.

I would definitely get your lights on a timer asap or at least before you go into flower as stress at this time can cause your girls to hermie (I assume the males would have been killed by then).

I like to keep it simple, if I haven't seen it while searching, then no one is really talking about it, so it probably is something to avoid.

Good Luck.....:thumbsup:

[VeltCityVillain]

yea im getting a light timer in a few days but im feelin kinda worried about it.they seem to be growing pretty quickly tho.im 2 weeks in so hopefully its 2 early to cause enough stress to hermie.

[LOC NAR on probation]

Your getting good advice. Think about how it works in nature. Some days are rain and clouds. You need the timer for flowering.

[Mr. Clandestine]

I wouldn't worry about hermaphrodites right now. Some plants, depending on age, aren't even sure if they're gonna be male or female yet... so becoming a mix of both probably isn't likely to happen at such a young age. (They need more time to become fully corrupted. )

If it's something that's truly got you worried, just leave the lights on for 24 hours until you can get a timer to regulate things. You can pick up a plain analog timer at any hardware store for just a couple of dollars, and you can even get many of the digital ones at most of the same stores for just a slightly higher pricetag. So get out there and pick one up! You absolutely MUST have it for flowering, as I'm sure you already know, and if you're not wanting to keep the lights on for 24 hours a day, then it's worth the minor investment to just get out there and get it. A couple of $$$'s will save you a whole lot of headache.