You know what's funny... back in the 60's when I first started growing I would covet a hermie. In fact, I specifically bred for hermies.
I had a plant that I called #3. It was a Colombian latitude strain (determined by the 'sundown' test in Ed's very first bible). And, I inbred this strain for years. Decades, in fact. At one point, I discovered that the plants that had these little banana shaped pollen sacs would produce an occasional seed. And EVERY TIME, that seed would produce a female plant. Often, that resulting plant would also produce a nanner.
Keep in mind, this is before the internet, before e-books were everywhere. Nobody knew shit and the ones who did were not talking about it. At least, not in this country. Information was all from what you learned through experience. Seed banks were all in fantasy land.
Never heard the word hermie back then. Wasn't in my book (which I still have, by the way. LOL). I don't know if there was such a thing in Amsterdam yet but feminized seeds were unheard of here. I doubt they had them anywhere. I had certainly never heard of them.
But, I would specifically breed the plants that were hermies. And, use the seeds from the hermies to produce more hermies. It was an awesome source of feminized seeds.
I was on top of the fucking world. LMAO I had developed feminized seeds. LMAO
I never got more than a few nanners per plant. And, not on all plants. The plants that got spermed would produce just a few seeds. Perfect for the next crop.
Yep, hermies were the cream of the crop. A true sign of an experienced and knowledgeable grower. LMAO
Just thought that might be amusing to toss that out.
I had a plant that I called #3. It was a Colombian latitude strain (determined by the 'sundown' test in Ed's very first bible). And, I inbred this strain for years. Decades, in fact. At one point, I discovered that the plants that had these little banana shaped pollen sacs would produce an occasional seed. And EVERY TIME, that seed would produce a female plant. Often, that resulting plant would also produce a nanner.
Keep in mind, this is before the internet, before e-books were everywhere. Nobody knew shit and the ones who did were not talking about it. At least, not in this country. Information was all from what you learned through experience. Seed banks were all in fantasy land.
Never heard the word hermie back then. Wasn't in my book (which I still have, by the way. LOL). I don't know if there was such a thing in Amsterdam yet but feminized seeds were unheard of here. I doubt they had them anywhere. I had certainly never heard of them.
But, I would specifically breed the plants that were hermies. And, use the seeds from the hermies to produce more hermies. It was an awesome source of feminized seeds.
I was on top of the fucking world. LMAO I had developed feminized seeds. LMAO
I never got more than a few nanners per plant. And, not on all plants. The plants that got spermed would produce just a few seeds. Perfect for the next crop.
Yep, hermies were the cream of the crop. A true sign of an experienced and knowledgeable grower. LMAO
Just thought that might be amusing to toss that out.