Using CS to pollinate self?

[smokajoe]

Hey RIU so I read up some on some sprays that allow me to produce male bits and create femenized seeds, I was just wondering by doing this does it carry a high risk of herm, pollinating itself?

 

[Trousers]

no........

 

[smokajoe]

Nice so then my other question why is there clone only strains??

 

[rooky1985]

From my understanding to produce female seeds you must find a female with the dominant female trait(passes to offspring). You do this by stressing several females and then breed with a female that does not hermy from the cd or other stress used, thus showing the dominant female trait. If you want to breed I would suggest buying Greg Greens Breeder's Bible.

 

[Trousers]

Nice so then my other question why is there clone only strains??

Clone only strains are often sold in seed form. They would have to be feminized seeds from a clone only strain.

Any female cannabis plant can be made to show male flowers.

From my understanding to produce female seeds you must find a female with the dominant female trait(passes to offspring).

No. You can use any female plant. I do not know what a dominant female trait is.

You do this by stressing several females and then breed with a female that does not hermy from the cd or other stress used, thus showing the dominant female trait. If you want to breed I would suggest buying Greg Greens Breeder's Bible.

I have made thousands of feminized seeds. It is not hard at all.

 

[growone]

you're talking about S1, selfed generation 1
and good point on the clone only, if it was easy to 'clone' them by seed, then there probably wouldn't be many clone only strains left
i did get a bunch of S1 seeds, hermie trait can be a bitch, but growing out the offspring has been interesting
some close matches in appearance, the mother/father had a distinct kind of leaf, dry and rough
but other traits are all over the place - smell, effect, taste, no 2 the same(yet)

 

[Trousers]

hermie trait

Every female plant can produce male flowers. That does not make them a "hermie."
The term "hermie trait" is made up.

 

[growone]

Every female plant can produce male flowers. That does not make them a "hermie." The term "hermie trait" is made up.

the term is commonly used, not as precise as some others
most understand it to be the unwelcome appearance of male flowers on a female

 

[Trousers]

A female plant that for whatever reason produces male flowers is not a hermaphrodite no matter how many people say it is.
It confuses the issue and leads people to blame genetics instead of their shitty growing skills.

 

[mytwhyt]

I've been using CS to make a few female crosses ea year, on clones.. Had two fml. ak48 sprouted and no room so they went into 1 gal. pots... I didn't start spraying one female until well into flowering. It went several weeks and thought it wouldn't have male type flowers.It's close to finishing It didn't put out the male type flowers, but now little yellow bananas are coming out all over the top where I sprayed most.
I guess the moral is, do her when she's young..... I think I just got lucky using an old girl... It worked, just different flowers.