HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

[yetibear]

I have a hermi and trying to figure out how it happened has been driving me crazy!

The plant was about 6 months old when I decided to flower her and I had to chop 14-15 inches off the top to fit it into my tent, also I kept her "it" in the same 5 gallon planters pot that I originally planted "it" in.

I was told about 2 weeks into flowering that I should have re-poted "it" into fresh soil! could that have done it, being in the same pot and soil for that long? or a bad seed to begin with?? I also about 2 weeks ago, started watering "it" every other day instead of every day as I had been doing the 1st 4 weeks of flowering.

Its been fed foxfarm grow big, technaflora boost, bloom and carboload and big bud! going from plain water to nutes every other watering! which I was told by my local supply store was the way to do it and that all of the above was all ok to work with one another, could that have done it? It's been in a secret jardin tent in the basement of my home and it's very dark in this basement (very little light) and has been running 12-12 from 9am-9pm consistently, the temps have been no lower then 61 at night and no higher then 72 through the day! no pets! no male plants anywhere!! I'm at my wits end! I'm new to all of this! any help? thanks.

yetibear Reviewed by yetibear on 12-10-2010. HOW DID IT HAPPEN? I have a hermi and trying to figure out how it happened has been driving me crazy! The plant was about 6 months old when I decided to flower her and I had to chop 14-15 inches off the top to fit it into my tent, also I kept her "it" in the same 5 gallon planters pot that I originally planted "it" in. I was told about 2 weeks into flowering that I should have re-poted "it" into fresh soil! could that have done it, being in the same pot and soil for that long? or a bad seed to begin with?? Rating: 5

[MadSativa]

it hermied becaseu your not supposed to chop 15 inches of plant off during flowering. you only chop in veg, and if you have to you bend the plant not chop it. hope you cloned that massive groth you choped, could have been hermi seeds, if you got them from a reputable seeder then it was the chopping.

[yetibear]

it hermied because your not supposed to chop 15 inches of plant off during flowering. you only chop in veg, and if you have to you bend the plant not chop it. hope you cloned that massive groth you choped, could have been hermi seeds, if you got them from a reputable seeder then it was the chopping.

sorry I wasnt more precise, I chopped it while it was in veg and then I ran it in the tent at 18-6 for a week after I chopped, then started 12-12! still cant figure this out!!!

[MadSativa]

might have been to much of a chop is all I can think of. did you cho at the main steam?

[gypski]

Its been fed foxfarm grow big, technaflora boost, bloom and carboload and big bud!

I'd start there. I'd never mix nutes from different makers. Stick with one or the other and I use FF. :thumbsup:

[yetibear]

what about how old it was and how long it'd been in the pot and soil! any ideas? :stoned:

[MadSativa]

^^nice eye I dont think you mix the bloom and grow togeather? it is a 2 part right? I am not to sure, bben along time since I been at the fox farm

[gypski]

what about how old it was and how long it'd been in the pot and soil! any ideas? :stoned:

The bigger the plant, the bigger the pot needed. The root ball is a reflection of the above ground plant without the leaves. And they have to go somewhere. I know you've seen those giant outdoor plants with the hugh pots. It depends where your going with it IMO. Six months veg, you were looking for a big producer I guess. :thumbsup:

[WashougalWonder]

You still have not proven to me or anyone else for that matter that the plant produced the pollen.

1. Is the whole plant pollenated or just some of it?
A. If not what part(s) are?

2. Did you ever notice some little yellowish four petaled little things down low in the underbrush?

3. Did you allow the soil to dry or did you religiously water and nute? (I kinda think if it did hermie it falls into this area or root bound.)

4. The plant lived at age of 6 months in a 5 gallon container? That is asking for root issues.

I still would like you to look for nanners, they should still be there if the plant is hermi.....when you harvest watch for them as you trim out the buds. Either the open flowers or the nanners, either one.

You only have one plant in this grow?????

Oh, I transplant religiously between 14 and 21 days into flower. I dont' have any issues at all with nanners.

[oldmac]

what about how old it was and how long it'd been in the pot and soil! any ideas? :stoned:

The fact that it was 6 months old could be another factor for stress.

I know that I don't bother to try and flower my old moms, at least not indoors. If weather and timing is right, they go outdoors for thier retirement. And I keep them away from anything else I have outdoors...just in case they hermie.

Seems you introduced many stress factors to that plant, hard to say which one made it turn. And as pointed out above you may have introduced pollen yourself, such as handling bag pot and then without washing your hands (up to ya elbows) tending your plants.

OM