1st time grower is this a male???

[growhand420]

awesome post man enjoyed reading it
but it leads me to ask a few questions
1. how long does seeds last i know how to store them but how long can they last before they dont pop
2.you said you keep yours for 3 generations is the third really the best or is that a myth or do they just lose there potency after the third
3. what is a RDWC system?

[low_rdr]

1. I keep my seeds in one of those flat fishing tackle boxes, it's kept in a dark area with silica packs to ensure there is no moisture - I've popped 4 year old seeds. I've heard of seeds being kept for 9+ years with a 80% success rate.

2. I've heard of 9 generations before. However, if your smoking the same strain, you won't reallly notice a drop in potency as you'll get used to it generation after generation. I only do 3 generations because honestly, 3 generations can go on for 4 years+. I keep my moms for about 3 months before they're chopped in 1/2, then they're good for another 3 months or so before they turn into a tree - At which point, theoretically I COULD chop them again in 1/2 sticking with the F1 strain.

3. Recirculating DWC, its a pure hydro system that allows me to flush/fill rather easily. Mine consists of (5) 5 gallon buckets (about to be 7) that houses 4 plants, and then 1 bucket is my control bucket (houses the pump and allows me to check/adjust the PH of all the buckets with ease)

[growhand420]

1.that is a crazy long time but gives me an idea i might just start a collection LOL and do like pokemon the show and "try to grow them all"
2.i seen the joerge carvants videos and there was that guy that had the same for 9 years its outdoors so is that what your saying!!! you must love that strain to grow it for 4 years
3.sounds like a great setup that dosnt need much work exept in between grows but hydro is still a couple of years to advanced for me but good to know a little hydro
great post filled with info!!!

[GrandRefa]

So I chopped the male but haven't checked on plants in nearly 2 days I will tonight have had alot of stressful stuff going on. My question is do I HAVE to cut the roots and remove them or since I still have a mini stump sticking out will it still try to stay alive and will it be ok throughout the budding cycle? The other plants are female I believe they are short and bushy and haven't showed their sex yet and the one I chopped was much taller then the rest and showed its sex quick, but to be safe I dont wanna keep stressing the plants if say another male does pop up and I have to cut roots again, thanks.

[Mal420xl]

you should be fine

[GrandRefa]

Had 6 plants....2 turned to be males....3 are females just found out today and waitn on last one im sure its a female....not to shabby bein first grow with bag seeds heh....

[built2spill]

As long as a plant has one green leaf on it the plant will grow on. Even leaving one node with any veg on it at all and the plant will try to live on. As long as you cut below the first node you should not have any problems. Great posts by low_rdr. Cloning a mother is a great way to go. I have 2 mothers I keep along with a male in the mother/ veg room. The male was a fast strong and early flower from some ak 47 seed a buddy gave me. I clone the male and flower it all alone to gather fresh pollen for crossing with whatever I grow.

A question? For low_rdr, If you flower a plant, harvest, then bring back to veg so it can become a mother, will this effect the potency of the smoke from the clones or is this still an F1 since it's still the same plant just having flowered once. I ask because I stumbled upon a beautiful, purple bud in some bag seed I grew out. The bag was said to have been silver haze. I grew out 3 seed and one was deep purple the other 2 green. I harvested the buds, which all smoke quite nice btw, but I kept the purple one alive. I am currently cloning off it for the outdoor season.

[low_rdr]

I have never done a reveg. I'm curious to it, but have no idea what effect (if any) it would have on the strain. I would think if the revegged plant comes out normally, so would the clones. that's just an assumption though.

[Shovelhandle]

I've read that the results were not as good in quantity and quality from a re-vegged plant. But that is just hearsay.