Soulja

The mothers for my next grow have been somewhat abused. I've been underwatering them for the last few weeks. A couple times they were really droopy before I watered them. They always perk back up like 20 minutes after watering and they are still very green.

My question is is there a beter chance for my clones to herm out because of this?

Thanks

bluecheese

Assuming the moms never hermie, you'll get clones that are drought resistant.

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Probably not.

Soulja

How can I tell if my mothers are hermies? The mothers are clones from my current grow. Originally I took 2 DP Blueberry females and turned them into 60 clones. I put 50 in an aeroflo system, kept 3 for mothers, 5 died, and I gave 2 away. Ive had alot of major problems with my current grow(light leaks, temps going way to high, humidity going way to high then going really low, rez temps getting high, etc). So the 50 in the aeroflo are infested with seeds. Most of them have the little bannana shaped(male flowers) on them, but I cant really tell if all of them do. I havent seen the 2 that I gave away in awhile, but as far as I know they show no signs of being hermie. Im trying to figure out if the 3 mothers I have are herms or not. I dont know if I could handle another harvest full of seeds.

I have my flower room @ optimal temp,humidity,100w per s/f, and good ciculation. So if I can rule out that the mothers are herms then I should be alright next time.

my digi camera suck and I cant get any close up shots on the pistils. So I really need to know what to look for.

thanks

Soulja

I just found out that the 2 that I gave away are hermies. So that means the 3 mothers I have must be also. Should I just toss them? They have been well taken care of besides being underwatered a few times. Can they even be hermies before going into flower? Isnt it
something that happens during flowering only?

Has anyone ever heard that DP Blueberry is herm prone?

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g13laze

I've heard that blueberry are real sensitive strains and need more attention/care....

So I'm taking a guess they would be more hermie prone

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bluebloodletter

I have heard that BB is herm prone, a plant has hermaphroditic tendencies, but usually stress factors trigger it. Stressing the mom can make her pop boy parts, but it won't effect the clones. If the clones herm with no stress then I'd toss out them and the mom and start over.

ElwoodJBlues

Will a second generation clone turn hermie if it's stressed? I guess it would because... well why wouldn't it?

I used to read all the time on OverG that feminized seeds had a higher predisposition to hermie that regular females didn't. I think this might be because that mothers for the seeds went though tons of stress to produce mostly female seeds. Is that true in any of ya'lls expereince?

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Lady Gardener

Theres one problem........

Now that's a very good wuestion.........if mom is stressed and clones are taken.......then chances are they'll end up herm. If u take the clones before stress sets in, then in my opinion the clones should have a fighting chance.

An answer is needed on this topic fer sure........and how do they feminise seeds too?

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OldBasilisk

Pharm Girl has it - didn't see if anyone else did. Stress herm is due to stress. Genetics is genetics.

Let the mom stabilize before cutting more clones, and raise those clones with care. Unless it is a genetic hermaphrodite, you don't have anything to worry about.