Colchicine treating

[Rusty Trichome]

PS: sorry I can not figure out how to get all your quotes hi-lighted

You hit the quote button, and either remove any unnecessary dialog, or split the paragraphs by copying and pasting the quote tags (the quote tag, and close quote tag) to where ya want 'em.

You can copy and paste the front-end of the quote tag to the beginning of the next sentance, and copy-n-paste the close quote tag

Regarding female pollen: Each and every female cannabis plant I've worked with is capable of producing pollen sacks under stress. It's hard-wired in the plant as a survival technique. It's not a genetic weakness per say...but it is a significant genetic ability to self-pollinate in extreme emergency or stress. This trait comes in handy when properly implemented, but is a strain-killer if over-manipulated.
The bummer is, that some backyard breeders screw-up so bad when growing and breeding that they encourage the responsiveness to the stress, (like stressing the femmed seeds, and stressing those resulting seeds, and then stressing the next generation...) making the resultant seeds more prone to low-stress hermaphrodism. Done properly, you will never see a male from those particular seeds. Done wrong, your genetics become trash.

Any chemical/hormonal/steroidal treatment that alters a plants hormones or genes is likely not good to smoke. Even if smoking a mutagen is your thing, likely you should at least tell those that you share your meds with that the buds contain those compounds, and that there is no study that had deemed smoking them, as safe.

Some folks may even be allergic. (just a theory, lol)

Rusty Trichome Reviewed by Rusty Trichome on 07-08-2009. Colchicine treating I've read from a few sources that crushing Colchicine tablets or extracting the raw colchicine from the winter crocus bulbs and soaking your seeds in it is the most preferred and used method to feminize seeds....anyone have any input as to this method of feminization? Rating: 5

[oldmac]

Hey Rusty,
Thanks for tutoring me on breaking up the quotes. On a subsequent post on another thread I figured out how to insert my answers using a different color to make my comments different from the quote. Next time I'll try to do it correctly.

On topic, I agree with your take on femminizing seeds. Especially if the concept is not understood and over used or miss used. I was originally taught not to use the technique to self pollinate a plant only to use the pollen on other plants, having been told that the seeds from a self pollinated plant would certainly be hermie. Had a situation many years later where I had only one plant and was moving and wanted to keep it as seeds. So I did the self polli routine, got my seeds and months later when I grew them out (with my fingers crossed) they where no different then the original, and did not hermie on thier own. And in fact during an experiment to hermie a prodigy it took the same effort to get it to turn as the original plant. Live, learn and experiment.

BTW thanks for the heads up on the comments.

[oldmac]

Any chemical/hormonal/steroidal treatment that alters a plants hormones or genes is likely not good to smoke. Even if smoking a mutagen is your thing, likely you should at least tell those that you share your meds with that the buds contain those compounds, and that there is no study that had deemed smoking them, as safe.

Some folks may even be allergic. (just a theory, lol)

I'm glad you restated the warning about not smoking chemically treated seeds. I think that might be the most important part of this discussion about colchicine and should not be overlooked.

[Deejay2163]

If i'm not mistaken (and I certainly may be) I read that in the original Growers Guide. I guess the better question to ask would be , if I buy feminised seeds from a breeder , what technique do they use and is paying more for feminised seeds worth the added expense?

[Dogznova]

Oldmac and Rusty Trichome you two are the BOMB.... I thought I was going to have to come home from work and do a lot of typing... I could of not explained this any better if I tried.. I love this community and you two are some of the reason.. Great work guys...:thumbsup:

[Dogznova]

Deejay2163... Great ? ...... I often wonderd that myself... I would guess they would not say... But that's just my guess..

[Dutch Pimp]

I'm glad you restated the warning about not smoking chemically treated seeds. I think that might be the most important part of this discussion about colchicine and should not be overlooked.

I'll smoke anything, anytime, anywhere...In case, y'all need a test subject..:thumbsup:

[Dogznova]

daihashi....I have been useing the homemade spray method to femm seeds for sometime.. I have not found one hermi yet.


The seeds are just like there mom was. :thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

If i'm not mistaken (and I certainly may be) I read that in the original Growers Guide. I guess the better question to ask would be , if I buy feminised seeds from a breeder , what technique do they use and is paying more for feminised seeds worth the added expense?

Every strain has different techniques you can do to increase yield and what not. Some strains may need nothing at all (grow naturally) and have outstanding yields. Best thing to do when deciding what fem seed(s) you would like, do some research, try find some grow logs, etc. Basically as much info and input from others who have had experience with it, to help ya out. If there is one thing I learned, don't buy anything just because of a name. Go with something you know is stable (not likely to hermie) and is for your experience level. As some strains tend to be a bit more demanding to grow then others.

The price of the seeds usually in the breeders. Some more known breeders tend to sell theirs for more. Just keep asking questions my friend and most, if not all, will be answered. :thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

I'll smoke anything, anytime, anywhere...In case, y'all need a test subject..:thumbsup:

Test subject sounds too good, I'd like to call ya being the guinea pig. As, you never know what is about to happen when product consumed