Feminized = Male/Hermaphrodite?

Not sure what the percentage is of "feminized" seeds (from a reputable source) turn out to be Male / Hermaphrodites?
Also, it could be that this plant was part of my first four sprouted seeds, and I might have treated the plant completely awful as I was still taking theory into practice...

I'm pretty sure, and about to euthanize, just want expert guidance before going through with it. (see below):
The plant is 3 months from seed. (White Widow)


Thanks for the help!

EDIT:

Follow up question: As I have been growing this plant to where it is now, I have taken a few cutting as clones. Which, now, are becoming their own plants.

Does this mean that they are Males as well?

FML if so.
 
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too larry

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Fem seeds are made by reversing a female so that it makes pollen. So no pure males. As with all pot, there is a chance of Hermans.
 

MickFoster

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I have never had a true hermaphrodite or a male when using feminized seeds.
If you take a clone from a male or a hermaphrodite plant - they will be what the mother is.
 
Yea, I completely figured it happened because of my inexperience.
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Just sucks when you put in quite a bit of time.
I guess my reward was learning.

Thanks for the responses.
 
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Kingrow1

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Grow herms out as long as possible as you never know.

All plants can herm at any time so best to not throw anything too early and it may stop as well :-)
 

xtsho

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Grow herms out as long as possible as you never know.

All plants can herm at any time so best to not throw anything too early and it may stop as well :-)

Stress can cause hermies.
Overfeeding a plant causes stress.
Most hermies are stress related.
More people seem to be getting hermies.
Many people are overfeeding their plants.
Perhaps overfeeding stress is causing more hermies.

Just a thought. I have no scientific data to back the theory up.

I do agree that all plants can hermie. I think stress is the major factor.
 

Kingrow1

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I have zero to offer, potentially ive found single stresses do trigger it as many strains herm at the same time in flower and stopped when stress stopped.

To actually pinpoint stuff seems almost impossible but we could see correlations in that maybe cold stress dosent trigger it much and nutrient stress does.

I wrote something awhile ago whereby most hermie stresses correlate with a single plant stress hormone - i forget which but many exist just some come with some stresses and not others.

When i first got to this site herms were what amazed me - how could there be no clear answer and so many wild and varied theories. I guess my biggest passion and one ive studied vasyly but am no wiser realky, its just far too complex even for the top geneticists.

Little observations answer big questions sometimes but on this i have so few :-)



Stress can cause hermies.
Overfeeding a plant causes stress.
Most hermies are stress related.
More people seem to be getting hermies.
Many people are overfeeding their plants.
Perhaps overfeeding stress is causing more hermies.

Just a thought. I have no scientific data to back the theory up.

I do agree that all plants can hermie. I think stress is the major factor.
 
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