Seeds in my bud - why?

faded4life

faded4life

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i have a small two plant DWC grow. I use only female clones. My last two harvests have some seeds in the buds. Not sure why? The Plants appeared happy throughout, i monitored their ph levels andvthey did not have any stress? Any thought? Buds are nice & large, snow white crystals and healthy. :eyesmoke:
 
Grow4you

Grow4you

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Yeah hermaphrodites unfortunately. There are serveral reasons why a Female Plant can carry / Produce Seeds

1. somewhere is a Male Plant (can Pollen over miles with wind)
2. Stress can also be a reason too (dual sex)
3. Unstable genetics, female plants can also do this without doing anything wrong.
 
Grow4you

Grow4you

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faded4life said:
does that affect the plants potency or smokabilty?
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I have read that the seeds that you retrieve from the bud off the hermaphrodite plant will have a 90% female rate. I am not sure if this is true though. Hermaphrodite bud or, bud with seeds, will be less potent then bud with no seeds. The plant will use energy to produce seeds instead of piloting all energy in to THC production.
 
faded4life

faded4life

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Grow4you said:
I have read that the seeds that you retrieve from the bud off the hermaphrodite plant will have a 90% female rate. I am not sure if this is true though. Hermaphrodite bud or, bud with seeds, will be less potent then bud with no seeds. The plant will use energy to produce seeds instead of piloting all energy in to THC production.
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What about the buds that i just got from this harvest? Still good right? Even with a few seeds here & there?
 
faded4life

faded4life

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Grow4you said:
I have read that the seeds that you retrieve from the bud off the hermaphrodite plant will have a 90% female rate. I am not sure if this is true though. Hermaphrodite bud or, bud with seeds, will be less potent then bud with no seeds. The plant will use energy to produce seeds instead of piloting all energy in to THC production.
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just re-read and understand....cnx my last...thanks bro
 
shishkaboy

shishkaboy

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There is a difference betwee a hermi and a selfie. Hermies are bad and selfies are good. Sometimes when you let a strain go too long it will try its hardest to continue the line and will pollinate itself. If you got 3-4 seeds they r prolly females. If your whole stash is seeded u got crap.
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

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Grow4you said:
I have read that the seeds that you retrieve from the bud off the hermaphrodite plant will have a 90% female rate. I am not sure if this is true though. Hermaphrodite bud or, bud with seeds, will be less potent then bud with no seeds. The plant will use energy to produce seeds instead of piloting all energy in to THC production.
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there's absolutely no proof that seeded bud is any less potent than buds that are seedless..
 
Grow4you

Grow4you

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racerboy71 said:
there's absolutely no proof that seeded bud is any less potent than buds that are seedless..
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Maybe your correct, I have just read through information and still learning. There is a lot of misleading information out there so it makes it hard to get the correct information. But to me it makes sense why bud could be less potent if it actually effects it. Either way I wouldn't want a hermie...
 
Grow4you

Grow4you

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faded4life said:
just re-read and understand....cnx my last...thanks bro
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No problem, I thought it was the right information but apparently not according to racerboy71. So I'm going to try and learn more about them and hopefully source good information. If I happen to find anything I think you might find useful I will share them with you :). Good luck growing!
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

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Grow4you said:
No problem, I thought it was the right information but apparently not according to racerboy71. So I'm going to try and learn more about them and hopefully source good information. If I happen to find anything I think you might find useful I will share them with you :). Good luck growing!
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it's not a big deal, a lot of people say that sensi is more potent then seeded bud, but for as much reading as i've done on the subject, i've yet to find any real scientific data to back that up is all..
 
Grow4you

Grow4you

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I haven't come across any scientific data to back up what I said either haha next time I post I'll make sure I have scientific data to back up my information I give out :).
 
calicocalyx

calicocalyx

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shishkaboy said:
There is a difference betwee a hermi and a selfie. Hermies are bad and selfies are good. Sometimes when you let a strain go too long it will try its hardest to continue the line and will pollinate itself. If you got 3-4 seeds they r prolly females. If your whole stash is seeded u got crap.
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A "selfie" is a hermi. The offspring will have a higher chance of doing the same thing. Might not be a big deal but smoking the premature seeds that you didn't notice sure does suck.
 
calicocalyx

calicocalyx

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I would say that any plant the expresses both sexes is a hermaphrodite. It does matter as to why the plant did that. I have had great strains do that at the end of flower and I decided not to keep them as the occasional male flower or pre mature seed ruined the flavor for me. To me it would seem that if the reason the plant threw out male flowers was because it was at the end of it's cycle, it would indicate a tendency to do that with mild stress. I don't know much about breeding and am reading about it right now. So what's the difference?
 
ODanksta

ODanksta

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I got a plant from a hermie, its a month in flower and shows no signs of nanners. But I will let you know in a month. The nugs may had only one seed to a quarter. But I'd say it's more likely to have more pheno's related exactly from the plant it came from.

With that being said, if it only has one seed pre 7 grams, your seed will probably do the same.

What sucks,is if you have a dope ass pheno that goes hermie, or a whole room because they all share the same shemale mom...
 
blowincherrypie

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Grow4you said:
I have read that the seeds that you retrieve from the bud off the hermaphrodite plant will have a 90% female rate. I am not sure if this is true though. Hermaphrodite bud or, bud with seeds, will be less potent then bud with no seeds. The plant will use energy to produce seeds instead of piloting all energy in to THC production.
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I dont think you should be giving out advice anymore..
 
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