Quote Originally Posted by oldmac
To grow them out the DM reverse is good insurance not to have that problem. First application should be 7 days after you flipp to 12/12, then reapply 10 days later. Make sure you use penertrator (now called saturator) with it. You may want to consider growing 1 plant out without reverse and keep a close eye on it just to see if it is prone to hermie or not. You can try to stabilize the SLH by crossing it back against itself, especially if that 1 test plant seems OK. :thumbsup:
Hey Oldmac,

Good advice and my primary plan. The Reverse and Penetrator I have is a couple of years old, but never opened so I'm not overly worried about shelf life.

As a rule on new seed plants, I always take a few cuttings prior to flipping incase she turns out to be "The One!".. In this case I'll just flip one at a time, especially since these sativas can get so frickin' tall and wide. When I first started playing with them, I flipped 4 at once.. 2 x AH, 2 x SLF. Of those, one SLH grew above my lights and was over 7', killed it for the greater good of the room. Then the 2 AH showed their true selves, which we've been discussing; the other SLH is the one I described earlier (10+ oz). Needless to say, I've learned that in the style I grow, no more than 2 sativas in the room at once.

Only downside I see in this approach is I'll never really know if I get a stable female from one of the crossed seeds. If the results are good, I may have to flip one without Reverse to see.. if it goes south, I'll just kill it off..

Thanks for jumping in on this thread, I always trust and respect your advice! Glad to hanging around again!! :jointsmile:

Peace, Farmer Rich