Don't throw males out....right away!

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tstick

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If you aren't going to use them for breeding, then use them as teaching tools. Teach yourself how to top, F.I.M., LST, HST....try new ferts...try different lighting techniques, etc. Hey, if you mess up, then no big deal. You always have some time before they are going to start spitting pollen. Use that time to try the stuff you've read about...and THEN throw them out! ;)
 
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Couldn’t you say, if someone plants the males outdoors and let them do their thing….would the seeds they drop be mostly males?
 
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conor c

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KVB said:
Couldn’t you say, if someone plants the males outdoors and let them do their thing….would the seeds they drop be mostly males?
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Your not gonna get seeds without a female present and no the be roughly 50 50 male to female if thats the case it takes work to increase the amount of females in a line so thats pretty much the default setting with cannabis
 
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Another good thing about leaving the males around for a bit, is that you don't have to worry about over or under watering them. You can try different ferts and amendments. You can see how the plants respond to over/under watering and then take notes on the symptoms. Watering is such a big part of getting good results, but it's also a very common problem -especially with newer growers. I know I messed up watering many times in the past!
 
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Ok, so I got some free seeds….lets say 5….and it produced 3 female, 2 male….and say the females thrive in a grow tent and the are a healthy grow….Now I transplant the males into a random area in my yard to see what happens….

If the males thrive in the wild, would it be worth saving some pollen? Especially if the females turned out really really good?

I’m still learning alot here….and am def no botanist.

This forum in general has been really informative….thanks all
 
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conor c

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KVB said:
Ok, so I got some free seeds….lets say 5….and it produced 3 female, 2 male….and say the females thrive in a grow tent and the are a healthy grow….Now I transplant the males into a random area in my yard to see what happens….

If the males thrive in the wild, would it be worth saving some pollen? Especially if the females turned out really really good?

I’m still learning alot here….and am def no botanist.

This forum in general has been really informative….thanks all
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Yes if they both show good traits you want then yes its only if they got nothing your looking for or its sexually unstable then you would discard it also on a side note botanists rarely get to even touch plants it is horticulture more that is all about growing plants and the science and methodologies behind it botany is more about taxonomy and they spend most of there time in books etc
 
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tstick

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KVB said:
Ok, so I got some free seeds….lets say 5….and it produced 3 female, 2 male….and say the females thrive in a grow tent and the are a healthy grow….Now I transplant the males into a random area in my yard to see what happens….

If the males thrive in the wild, would it be worth saving some pollen? Especially if the females turned out really really good?

I’m still learning alot here….and am def no botanist.

This forum in general has been really informative….thanks all
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You would think so.....but not necessarily. IF you were dealing with landrace strains, then you'd have a lot easier chance of predicting the traits. But, with modern, complex hybrid plants, you run the risk of picking up any or all of the potential bad traits within any of the lineage used to make the hybrid. In other words, you might get something nice....or you might get something that's nothing like what you were thinking it would be.
 
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KVB

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He’ll, I’ve still got a a lot to learn…..my first grow and well if I can make a use out of anything leftover….i want to try….

But at this point I think I’m gonna stick to making my plants survive 2-3 months without any hiccups,
 
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