wolfsblood
Member
was just checking out one of my feminized short stuff russian rocket fuels. its one month old. i just noticed these on it (see picture.) is this a male seed they sent me?
Feminized Plant Male?!
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420monster
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feminized seeds are not 100% female only about 98% chance of female
wolfsblood
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i just pulled it out of my room. this one was male and had 4 others from short stuff that didn't even germinate. 
anything i can do to get rid of the pollen it dropped? it was the oldest of them all, the ladies are not showing much for flower yet just sum pistils n hairs
anything i can do to get rid of the pollen it dropped? it was the oldest of them all, the ladies are not showing much for flower yet just sum pistils n hairs
wolfsblood
Member
i have seedling that are in the same room, could these be affected too?
wolfsblood
Member
i wasn't trying to determine the sex. i thought they would be feminized. only today did i check them to see if they started flowering then i seen the sacs
wolfsblood
Member
are my seedlings or the small plants in the same room going to be affected too? they are not autoflower and only a week or so old
PeteSwitch
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Taken from text:
As a practical matter, breeders have found more success in crossing plants than in self-crosses. The self-crosses result in more hermaphrodites. They also say that gardeners should expect about 5% of the plants from feminized seed to be hermaphrodites or males. This is the result of multigenerational crossing. First generation feminized seeds have fewer hermpahrodites. Even so, gardners still have to inspect and sex the plants.
As a practical matter, breeders have found more success in crossing plants than in self-crosses. The self-crosses result in more hermaphrodites. They also say that gardeners should expect about 5% of the plants from feminized seed to be hermaphrodites or males. This is the result of multigenerational crossing. First generation feminized seeds have fewer hermpahrodites. Even so, gardners still have to inspect and sex the plants.
FEMINIZING SEED
Feminized seeds produce only female plants, and when they germinate there will be few males among them if they are produced correctly. The threat of accidentally pollinating crops by misidentifying a male is minimized. A male-free crop is only one reason to use all-female seeds: another might be the preservation of a particular characteristic or plant type.
The predominant way to preserve the exact genetics of a plant is by cloning. However, a plant crossed with itself produces seeds that retain its parent's favorable characteristics. Another reason to use this technique is to create a hybrid of two female plants. If a branch of one female is turned "male," there will be pollen to fertilize the other plant, and to create seed when no male is around. Feminized seeds are produced by inducing normal female, not a hermaphrodite, to grow male flowers with viable pollen. The pollen contains only female, or X, chromosomes because they plant has no Y, or male, chromosomes. The progeny will inherit an X from the male flower's pollen and an X from the egg donor female flower. The resulting seeds can only inherit two X chromosomes, which means that almost all the resulting seeds will be girls! Congratulations!
Even when using feminized seeds, there is still a small chance that you will have a few plants that are hermaphrodites (truly both male and female) or males. You should monitor all your plants through the entire growth stage to check for these oddities. Maintaining stable growing conditions is the best way to prevent male or hermaphroditic plants. Environmental stresses such as light, disruption, or overpruning will encourage female plants to produce pollen. If you do find a male or a hermaphrodite, remove it.
The predominant way to preserve the exact genetics of a plant is by cloning. However, a plant crossed with itself produces seeds that retain its parent's favorable characteristics. Another reason to use this technique is to create a hybrid of two female plants. If a branch of one female is turned "male," there will be pollen to fertilize the other plant, and to create seed when no male is around. Feminized seeds are produced by inducing normal female, not a hermaphrodite, to grow male flowers with viable pollen. The pollen contains only female, or X, chromosomes because they plant has no Y, or male, chromosomes. The progeny will inherit an X from the male flower's pollen and an X from the egg donor female flower. The resulting seeds can only inherit two X chromosomes, which means that almost all the resulting seeds will be girls! Congratulations!
Even when using feminized seeds, there is still a small chance that you will have a few plants that are hermaphrodites (truly both male and female) or males. You should monitor all your plants through the entire growth stage to check for these oddities. Maintaining stable growing conditions is the best way to prevent male or hermaphroditic plants. Environmental stresses such as light, disruption, or overpruning will encourage female plants to produce pollen. If you do find a male or a hermaphrodite, remove it.
slayer6669
New Member
it shouldnt affect them if they dont have any hairs or pistols yet. id try to get that pollen all blown out before they do start flowering
Skunkybud
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I think he said some are allready showing pistils. But I guess that would be a good idea to atleast save the younger ones.
robert 14617
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get a spray bottle and mist everything down with water when you go into dark cycle
hornedfrog2000
Well-Known Member
I had a fem auto (male) that I pulled... Shit happens I guess. It's still a pretty new science.
slayer6669
New Member
got any pics of the rest of your grow wolf
Maximus cannabis
Active Member
This is the best way to deal with it. Water deactivates pollen. But important lesson, you need to look at every plant every day looking for anything that comes up. That plant looks more hermie than male, but that's just a guess. Looks like immature male flowers. Are you seeing spiky growth in the flowering sites or is it hairs? Spiky growth is usually indicator of true males.
Maximus cannabis
Active Member
Are you using seeds from a seed distributor or from a dispensary?