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I personally prefer solventless extracts for a few reasons 

If im looking for a clean oil for oral consumption i would always prefer a solventless extract infused heavily into a carrier like olive/coco oil or food grade vegetable glycerin 

I try to almost completely saturate the carrier with the solventless extract over a long period of time on a very low temperature ensuring most of my terps and cannabinoids are preserved 

If i want it to have abit more of a kick i would decarb said extract before the infusion ✌ 

Hope this helps 

IMO id say it needs some cal mag and maybe some N like @greenkush  was saying 

As you go into flower though you going to want to lower the N and increase P and K 

Hey bro 

Any other info on the grow ? Looks like a deficiency for sure 

My method is also along the same lines and have pretty close to 100% success rates - besides a few along the way that were probably due to other factors as the rest in those batches have sprouted 

I soak for 12-24 hours and dump into a moist light soil 

No humidity dome just make sure the soil stays moist 

Within 3-5 days theyre up

Hahaha no worries - not so well socialized myself lol builds the best character though wanted to make sure i wasnt coming across as attacking anyones knowledge because any knowledge is sacred in my opinion and im trying to obtain abit of everyones i just like the guidelines from all the theory i go through - believe me all theory is only theory 

I learnt this when i took a few years before even germinating a seed to do research on the plant and i still had to learn a dang side more in practice than what any theory taught - but thank goodness for the research as it helped alot when i experienced hiccups while starting up 

I would really love the space and opportunity to start on some proper breeding projects 

Now when you say good starting stock - do you refer strictly to the pheno expression of the individuals regardless of lineage ? 

You know SA - someone will call a strain something it definitely is not which leaves you with no lineage information but the individual has great genetic qualities - what does one do in such instances ? 

On 10/24/2018 at 9:04 PM, Trailblazer420 said:

3 outdoor plants, 9 indoor plants, all indoor plants seems to be seeding, outdoor, not a single seed. Could it be that this strain simply should not be grown indoors? Could there be hope for my strain yet



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I think this is what the book is referring to as environmentally influenced herm  

10 minutes ago, Totemic said:

It's actually quite simple to understand the hermie phenomenon in Cannabis.

Picture the x and the y chromosome as a ruler each, and every mm is a genetic switch that will either be on or off. Hundreds and millions of switches that determine only half of the circuit. For the hermie trait to pop up in a female the the dominant X switch needs to be on. If you find this chuck it cause you ain't flipping that switch off. If the recessive x switch is on it may or may not Express, but will definately express in the offspring at least 25% of the time. 

Now with a male the dominant Y chromosome does not have the switch but the male does carry the recessive x and if the switch is on there 50% of the offspring will carry the gene in an active state.

The book refers to your explanation as "monoecious herm" so it exists in the genetics and therefore would end up being a beeatch to breed out 

This is different from an individual that was stressed in pre calyx or during calyx development causing the survival response of herm 

11 minutes ago, greenkush said:

Environmental factors will influence gene expression,  you can read up on allele's and their role in gene's / expression. From what I could read from the screen shot, it sounds like a bunch of pseudo-science rubbish based off very big assumptions with very little to no basis in scientific fact. If they however did trial runs and published their findings in a journal I'd love to read it. If they however have some how discovered to trigger a survival trait in their plants to express primarily female chromosomes then its a different story (but I highly doubt they did).

I am quite aware that many genetic expressions can be influenced by environment - a very common one being colour

Im not saying the book is 10000 percent correct - but who really is if there is limited research to prove many of these things ? The book was written by Greg Green with the help of many breeders and growers like Dutch Passion , Soma seeds , a whole list really - maybe try get hold of the book and see its credentials ? I found alot of useful info in the older edition and am quite excited to get through this one and update / refresh my memory 

Regarding the parties involved in the research achieving predominantly female chromosomes i have no idea

Im not here to step on anyones shoes or upset anyone and create negative vibes - just discussing a matter of interest with people who are as passionate as i am where i could learn from others experiences 

@Trailblazer420  i agree with you here - if its in its genes you are going to have a tough time finding the one that wont herm - im saying its not impossible 

I have just experienced a strain given to me by a friend that had very favourable traits but got pollen from another strain known to herm and i have now removed the 5th attempt - all herm 

22 minutes ago, greenkush said:

Exactly. 

Interesting read : https://www.pnas.org/content/105/31/10847

Both the links you sent seem very interesting - have never seen them before but are now added to the to read list thank you 

22 minutes ago, Totemic said:

From the moment the seed is conceived in the flower its sex has been determined. 

Well .... has a predisposition towards said sex .... 

According to this literature atleast 

I love having these types of discussions especially because the genetic profiling of our favourite plant is still in such early days that even discoveries we may make that seem insignificant once discussed and analyzed can help contribute towards our understanding of this miraculous species 

So this comes from the Cannabis Breeders Bible by Greg Green - struggling to find which year this is , but i know i have an older version too on my currently chargerless laptop

Sorry for the quality as i had to screenshot from a pdf file hope you can all atleast read it  

Hey guys - will give my references in a few let me just screenshot them quick 

I love this - the same book agrees this is one of the most hotly contested topics among breeders and i love it

thanks for clarifying man and sparking the desire to go and double check my own research - which led to me obtaining a newer edition of the breeders bible  

I was a little under the wrong impression this whole time - while it is worth noting that though a seed may be genetically inclined to be either male or female - environmental conditions also play a role in sexual expression 

I hope to have more convos like these that push ones knowledge boundaries and in turn cause one to do further research even if its something i thought i had gone through already

Hi guys 

Sorry to revive an old thread here , but was just scrolling around and reading on some topics of interest .... 

I have been trying to study as much as possible with regards to breeding and the wonderful plant in general , and i hope my 2 cents worth on this topic of hermies would be worth something to someone 

I hope to one day become a successful breeder and am working towards that goal one day at a time 

According to the cannabis breeding bible - the trick to feminized seeds is to first find yourself an XX sex chromosome female of the pheno of which you wish to create feminized seeds of ...

If the specimen reacts with male flowers to regular stress i.e irregular light cycles , heat stress , drought etc this would indicate and XY 

Most individuals as @Totemic was trying to get at are technically what we call "hermie" - an individual with an X and a Y sex chromosome (one male one female) in its genes and can therefore be either sex.

What we want is a female that wont show male flowers under and stress signalling an XX specimen - which once treated with Colloidal Silver will kick out male flowers but due to being an XX the chromosome given by the pollen is an X (female) instead of usually in nature where the Y would come from the father 

This will result in the seed being XX (feminized)

When it comes to having the tendency towards hermaphrodite - this is a trait that as @McB  and @Totemic were explaining becomes a dominant trait - especially when incorrect methods are used for feminizing strains and is very difficult to get rid of once introduced - but like all traits within a specific genotype if you plant enough of them out you will find a pheno without said hermie response and can use that to further your goals 

I wanted to type something else here but seems i got too baked and forgot what it was lol 

Anyway apologies for the essay - i hope it makes enough sense for all to follow and that i understood my research correctly 

@highchome  great job on the diy bro - this is amazing 

I tried a little while back but using a strange conveyor material a friend had given me and it didnt work out so well - i think shadenet and landscaping fabric is probably the best bet for a diy on these 

@Zaskar09  i love your reasoning and logic behind this - the other route for the bigger 300l types would probably be to have no base and let the primary root just keep going and as the secondaries in the raised section get pruned they send more growth down - resulting in the plant being more resilient to cold and drought

Do you think even CBD hemp has such low cannabinoid count ? I mean 0.0075% CBD seems abit very low - i mean isnt hemp supposed to be classified as less than 0.3%THC ?

I agree we will more than likely see big honchos selling off their products here

I also found this topic quite strange 

Besides the 20mG per day and the doctors and prescriptions etc - does anyone here know of a strain that produces 0.001 % THC and 0.0075 % CBD ?  

Hey fellow canna enthusiasts  

Just another person fascinated by the wonderful herb ! Hoping to expand my knowledge as much as possible about the plant and hopefully make some good friends in this beautiful community of South African Cannabis - the home of the dankest dank !!! 

Peace , love and happy trees