Kept one healthy, big, mother plant in veg state for about 9 mo. took all clones from her exclusivly.
Had great results and started cloning from 2nd generation 3 generation and forth gen. so on
always cloning desirable charistics - - growth rate, size, shape, health ect. (there is variance)
It just kept getting better, note there are NO males present, close or anywhere around and
haven't ever been. One clone took off quick and aggressivly, it looked great but when moved
to flower --->> KABOOM<<<--- a hermi.... I had cut half a dozen colnes and they were also moved to flower around the same time. That generation of clones (all from the same single female MP) were all hermi's. I clone only, no seeds... Now I have changed to another line of clones (still from the same initial MP)
I now wonder if the other clones now in flowering room will all go hermi from exposure to the 3 hermie's ?
It really blew me away that a single mother plant (MP) after 3-4 generations of clones can all be hermi.
Again no males. I believe that there is a genitic wildcard at play here. Now I have to WAIT and wade through other clone lines (same mother plant) to see if they to are hermi. I use humic acid in low dose. I use an organic fert. and Black Gold. (Dirt farmer) I don't know weither to get another bunch of clones from a friends MP's or to go on the
assumption that it was those 1/2 dozen clones which went hermi and other lines of the same plant 3-5 gens down the line will also turn... chewing my nails.. everything was going great till the Fungus Nats which I used bacillis thuringensis on and it worked well, as in 2 weeks the nats were GONE. ...then after 3 weeks this.
would you :
A) kill all clones/plants in veg/ plants in flower start over (that would be a major undertaking)
B) I have killed 3 plants and 3 veg plants, the 3 mature plants were showing (hiding ) seeds, but, should I keep going with other veged clones that are not that line but the same initial mother plant?
C) I use Flora-micro and small, 2 drops to a gal., of humic acid . . .called Karma and small amt of molasses. But sparingly.
D) temp is constant at 78, good circulation, 5 gal buckets, 12 and 12 dark light --have total darkness.
E) I'm totally dazzled. It's one of those moments when you freeze up with indecision as we all know how much work goes into several doz. plants, and then 2 known (mature) and 1 suspicious (imature) plants in flower go Hermi...
I killed those three hermi's... hermicide
Any idea's would be greatly appreciated --with such good circulation, I fear any male pollen will make the rounds unless that pollen is limited to the hermi plant itself. Point being is all these other plants just starting to flower (I stagger flowering)
and they may well all be pollinated. I noticed where on the hermi's on one side of the node they have normal female pistillate while the other is a swollen ball (of hermi pollen??), I assume that is were the pollen is coming from. This is however intermitant and some nodes are all girl. I know what male pollen sacs look like and this is just a single swollen pistillate no sacs, no male flowers. I assume the swollen pistillate is the hermi sexual organ. ????? any help ? Thank you for your time.
Frozen to the clippers.
poor fdd
