Teak76
Teak76started grow question 6y ago
Hello, maybe I'm being a bit too cautious because my first grow had a hermaphrodite and messed everything up for me. Am I unlucky again? I'm new to the hobby and hope everything is okay in my garden.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 6y ago
Yeah, bad luck again. It seems autoflowers are nowhere near as stable, genetically, as their photoperiod counterparts. Maybe the breeders are too quick to get their strains on the market and haven't done enough work ensuring the plants they release are thoroughly bred for proper stability. In my experience with autos, they have many issues and do a lot of strange things. I've stopped growing them due to too much time wasted growing, only to have plants go hermaphrodite and ruin whole crops, as well as a lot of mutated plants, mainly from one of the biggest in the business. I did have more overall stability from Sweet Seeds autos, but I see no real benefit to growing them over "normal" photoperiod plants. Autos may suit some people, but they are really temperamental in their requirements and too variable in their results for my liking. On top of this, they really need hydro and massive lighting to perform at their best, which, as an outdoor grower using sunshine, means autos don't have a place with me. Their needs also leave a very big "carbon footprint," something we are made to feel ashamed of. This plant will cause seeds everywhere and pass on hermaphrodite genes too, so it's useless for breeding. I would suggest growing "normal" photoperiod fems next time; they are much more stable and will give you hardly any problems at all and generally, bigger harvests too. The question page in this forum is overflowing with problems with autoflowering plants, so you are not alone with your troubles, and this also indicates to me that autoflowers are not as wonderful as the breeders make them out to be. Hope this helps and viel glück! ,... Organoman.
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Teak76
Teak76answered grow question 6y ago
Shit. 2nd try and still nothing. I'll dispose of the plant later and keep a close eye on the others. Maybe it's not too late for the others. Or should I just dispose of all of them 🤔.
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Stonerd
Stonerdanswered grow question 6y ago
Hi Teak, unfortunately your plant is showing male pollen sacks/flowers from the pictures in the question. It usually happens due to heavy stress to the plant. Lets start by how it can be treated, if there are few male flowers and they are not open yet then spray them with a little tap water (to prevent pollen from spreading) and cut it off. If the male flowers are few in numbers but already open then it means the pollen is already out and has fertilized your girls, in this case you do the same as before, spray some water over the flower and remove it hoping that the damage isn't too serious. If you see a lot of male flowers, open or closed, then treatment will only waste your time so disposal ASAP is best! As for preventing it from happening again I would like to suggest a few tweaks to your setup and maintenance: -With 11 Liter pots irrigation should be at about 3 liters every 2-3 days or at least until 20-30% of the irrigation drains as runoff (water coming out of the bottom of the pot). -When starting a grow start with 1/4 of the recommended dosage on the fertilizers then slowly increase it as the grow progresses or shows signs of deficiency. -If possible try to keep temperatures above 25 degrees Celsius during veg to prevent stunted growth, during flowering plants have a bit more cold resistance so it is more forgiving during that time. -Lastly the lighting, try lowering the lamp to about 40-45cm above the plant (to check if the plant is too hot/too close to the lamp then put the back of your hand at the top of the plant, if you're hot then the plant's hot... adjust the lamp accordingly with a minimum distance of 40cm from plant to lamp). Hope this helps! Good luck and happy growing :)
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