intersexed VS hermy

[fdd2blk]

there is a major difference. an inter-sexed plant is basically a female that spits out a few male pods. these pods seem to emerge from calyxes as far as i can tell. they are NOT a true male flower. they are 1 single flower out of a pod that usually caries numerous flowers. they are not contained within the typical male pod. these are NOT hermies. these are simply female plants that are experiencing some type of stress. their inner works are telling then that their environment is unstable and they need to do whatever they can to reproduce. this is why females will do this. it insures them that they will get pollinated and produce seed for next year.

a "hermy" is a plant that carries BOTH the male and female genes. they will most commonly show both sexes from the start. often showing male and female flower clusters on the same branching. these plants will have clusters of male pods. they will appear as the typical male flower. i have seen them with male on one side and female on the other. these are "true" hermies.


as far as seeds go....... i personally feel seeds from a female that shows 1 or 2 male pods are ok to use. i don't think they will grow out to be true hermies. they may have hermy traits embedded in them but i don't think it is too critical. seeds from a plant that show male and female flowers, or true hermies, i feel are unstable. these are probably seeds that were self bred over numerous generations. i feel that if you can find a seed or 2 in an otherwise seedless female that you can breed out the traits that caused it to self pollinate. possibly just by breeding it with itself under stable conditions for a generations or 2.


just something that's been banging around in my skull for awhile. take it for what it's worth. it's all just opinion.

 

[shenagen]

Thats very cool man. I have had a question for a while about using the seeds from a female that wasn't really a hermie. I will probably use them first once my new room is done, so keep an eye out for my grow posts if anyone wants to see how they do.

 

[one2threeBUDS4]

hey fdd i just posyed my worries about my plants maybe they arent hermie maybe they are intersexed... maybe you can help me.. first grow.. only one or 2 male pods here and there i think....

 

[tckfui]

that is good to know!. I thought even if a plant had one ball it was still a hermie.

 

[fdd2blk]

hey fdd i just posyed my worries about my plants maybe they arent hermie maybe they are intersexed... maybe you can help me.. first grow.. only one or 2 male pods here and there i think....

are those balls in the middle of the flowers? my eyes are all blurry.

if so, then that would be a hermy. they start showing both sexes from the beginning.

 

[Gygax1974]

there is a major difference. an inter-sexed plant is basically a female that spits out a few male pods. these pods seem to emerge from calyxes as far as i can tell. they are NOT a true male flower. they are 1 single flower out of a pod that usually caries numerous flowers. they are not contained within the typical male pod. these are NOT hermies. these are simply female plants that are experiencing some type of stress. their inner works are telling then that their environment is unstable and they need to do whatever they can to reproduce. this is why females will do this. it insures them that they will get pollinated and produce seed for next year.

a "hermy" is a plant that carries BOTH the male and female genes. they will most commonly show both sexes from the start. often showing male and female flower clusters on the same branching. these plants will have clusters of male pods. they will appear as the typical male flower. i have seen them with male on one side and female on the other. these are "true" hermies.


as far as seeds go....... i personally feel seeds from a female that shows 1 or 2 male pods are ok to use. i don't think they will grow out to be true hermies. they may have hermy traits embedded in them but i don't think it is too critical. seeds from a plant that show male and female flowers, or true hermies, i feel are unstable. these are probably seeds that were self bred over numerous generations. i feel that if you can find a seed or 2 in an otherwise seedless female that you can breed out the traits that caused it to self pollinate. possibly just by breeding it with itself under stable conditions for a generations or 2.


just something that's been banging around in my skull for awhile. take it for what it's worth. it's all just opinion.

Nice post, I always called them stress hermies...lol. And true hermies genetic ones. I see lots of people freak out when they get a couple seeds from a stressed hermie or intersex plant. However if you see a male flower and then another and another I would snip them ASAP. I also would not use seeds from true hermies....they are the ones who have a greater chance of producing hermie offspring (seeds), but this is just me. I look at it as a waste of soil, nutes and effort. Nothing like planting 10 seeds from a herm and then finding out 8 of them are hermies too....grrrrr

Good post FDD, surprised we haven't seen more of them, thanks for the explanation.

 

[bongspit]

there is a major difference. an inter-sexed plant is basically a female that spits out a few male pods. these pods seem to emerge from calyxes as far as i can tell. they are NOT a true male flower. they are 1 single flower out of a pod that usually caries numerous flowers. they are not contained within the typical male pod. these are NOT hermies. these are simply female plants that are experiencing some type of stress. their inner works are telling then that their environment is unstable and they need to do whatever they can to reproduce. this is why females will do this. it insures them that they will get pollinated and produce seed for next year.

a "hermy" is a plant that carries BOTH the male and female genes. they will most commonly show both sexes from the start. often showing male and female flower clusters on the same branching. these plants will have clusters of male pods. they will appear as the typical male flower. i have seen them with male on one side and female on the other. these are "true" hermies.


as far as seeds go....... i personally feel seeds from a female that shows 1 or 2 male pods are ok to use. i don't think they will grow out to be true hermies. they may have hermy traits embedded in them but i don't think it is too critical. seeds from a plant that show male and female flowers, or true hermies, i feel are unstable. these are probably seeds that were self bred over numerous generations. i feel that if you can find a seed or 2 in an otherwise seedless female that you can breed out the traits that caused it to self pollinate. possibly just by breeding it with itself under stable conditions for a generations or 2.


just something that's been banging around in my skull for awhile. take it for what it's worth. it's all just opinion.

I had a cousin like that....

 

[Timmy the Toker]

Wow. I found this post very informative. Thanks alot. So thats why you cant get feminized lowryder seeds!!! Ooohhhh its all coming together now.....

 

[Spittn4cash]

there is a major difference. an inter-sexed plant is basically a female that spits out a few male pods. these pods seem to emerge from calyxes as far as i can tell. they are NOT a true male flower. they are 1 single flower out of a pod that usually caries numerous flowers. they are not contained within the typical male pod. these are NOT hermies. these are simply female plants that are experiencing some type of stress. their inner works are telling then that their environment is unstable and they need to do whatever they can to reproduce. this is why females will do this. it insures them that they will get pollinated and produce seed for next year.

a "hermy" is a plant that carries BOTH the male and female genes. they will most commonly show both sexes from the start. often showing male and female flower clusters on the same branching. these plants will have clusters of male pods. they will appear as the typical male flower. i have seen them with male on one side and female on the other. these are "true" hermies.


as far as seeds go....... i personally feel seeds from a female that shows 1 or 2 male pods are ok to use. i don't think they will grow out to be true hermies. they may have hermy traits embedded in them but i don't think it is too critical. seeds from a plant that show male and female flowers, or true hermies, i feel are unstable. these are probably seeds that were self bred over numerous generations. i feel that if you can find a seed or 2 in an otherwise seedless female that you can breed out the traits that caused it to self pollinate. possibly just by breeding it with itself under stable conditions for a generations or 2.


just something that's been banging around in my skull for awhile. take it for what it's worth. it's all just opinion.

***BUMP for the misinformed ***

 

[trapper]

there is a major difference. an inter-sexed plant is basically a female that spits out a few male pods. these pods seem to emerge from calyxes as far as i can tell. they are NOT a true male flower. they are 1 single flower out of a pod that usually caries numerous flowers. they are not contained within the typical male pod. these are NOT hermies. these are simply female plants that are experiencing some type of stress. their inner works are telling then that their environment is unstable and they need to do whatever they can to reproduce. this is why females will do this. it insures them that they will get pollinated and produce seed for next year.

a "hermy" is a plant that carries BOTH the male and female genes. they will most commonly show both sexes from the start. often showing male and female flower clusters on the same branching. these plants will have clusters of male pods. they will appear as the typical male flower. i have seen them with male on one side and female on the other. these are "true" hermies.


as far as seeds go....... i personally feel seeds from a female that shows 1 or 2 male pods are ok to use. i don't think they will grow out to be true hermies. they may have hermy traits embedded in them but i don't think it is too critical. seeds from a plant that show male and female flowers, or true hermies, i feel are unstable. these are probably seeds that were self bred over numerous generations. i feel that if you can find a seed or 2 in an otherwise seedless female that you can breed out the traits that caused it to self pollinate. possibly just by breeding it with itself under stable conditions for a generations or 2.


just something that's been banging around in my skull for awhile. take it for what it's worth. it's all just opinion.

i read this post last year when i first had the itch to breed,im all about new things,more so then money,i will use half my lights to try something then put prooven clones under them,i have come across what i believe is an intersexed plant,they are clones that i cut from a plant that had not male traits,these have one ball in the middle of half the buds,not two but one,i just found 10 min ago that it polinated the plant next to it,it is produceing seeds,i want to know if you tried your theory about seeds from intersexed plants.it would be nice to know before i plant these seeds because i have so many crosses i want to try,so room is an issue.thanks.

 

[SDgoonie]

just answered my question! thanks fdd

 

[fdd2blk]

just answered my question! thanks fdd

you're welcome.

 

[South Texas]

My line of thought, exactly! The other side of the coin is that sometimes the Runt of the Litter, or the most stressed out plant becomes stronger from the hardship. Example, trees would never had grown tall if some jackass animal had not have started eating the leaves. !,000's of years ago, Chickens only laid eggs one time per year, until they became food for Jackass people & animals. A stressed plant should be interesting. The best of a bad situation. "Induced Evolution" at best.