i may have missed it somewhere, was the strain mentioned?
does causing to much stress truly turn your plant into a herma? if its still debatable , you should know shortly
The strains are my favorites:
BAGSEED !!! (I only have two (2) types going now - both appear to be Ind/Sat hybrids, as far as I can tell) I buy decent (but CHEAP) mids, look for the ones that have a
high that I enjoy, & most importantly, have tons of seeds in the bag (hopefully lots of immature seeds, as well). My logic is that if it was treated like crap its whole growing life, wasn't even allowed to fully mature, cut down
en masse, partially dried in the field (under the Sun!), then packed into bales before anything like proper curing, delivered on a truck to the (50) pairs of hands which improperly stored it before it got to me, & it still manages to pack a punch - well then, it must have been worthwhile to begin with! If I love & care for it, then I
SHOULD be able to get it to reach its full potential.
All of the local farmers who I know have always grown
from the bag & usually had good results. We would take the best, hardiest strains with the most desirable traits (height, bloom time, etc.) & cross them. The results have been that there are strains available only in my local area that
FAR outperform nearly all of the
brand name strains that I've been foolish enough to over-pay for. Also, since the farmers I know have either been growing for 30-40 years or are the children of those farmers, many of our
locals still have some dominant traits of the old landrace strains that were plentiful in the '70s & '80s (Choc.Thai, Panama Red, Acapulco Gold, Colombian Red-Head, etc.). My next grow will include some of these local old-school hybrids, as I've already secured some seeds :-D
I
MAY purchase some
regular (i.e. Non-fem/Non-auto) seedbank seeds just to get some males (
G A S P to cross with the best that I can produce. Other than that, I would
NEVER pay for a seed (a clone, maybe).
I have heard that over-stressing does encourage a hermaphroditic switch, but my experience (all outdoor 'til now) does not bear out that theory. You're right, though - we will find out soon :-D
The tallest one is about 10". I just installed two (2) (150)w HPS, but they malfunctioned within 72 hrs. (one day after pics). I am now getting a (600)w MH/HPS system . . . when it gets here.
