Hermies
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kovidkough
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I believe we are the only ones who don't want seeds .cannabis is smart and will try to prolong the genetic lines any resort possible, quite beautiful really..but grr I can see why the creator of gg4 got sick of seeded batches, they are not lucrative for the time spent
go go kid
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i herd it the method used to hermie the plant when it comes to femed seeds, some do it the proper way with silver solution (coloidial silver of a certain partical size) and those who stress to get the hermie.
but i remember when nirvana had a flowering room maDE Up of bed sheetspegged together and useing a fan to blow pollen from the male and he was getting all kinds of wierd crosses. so it could be a case of that, but highly doubtable
but i remember when nirvana had a flowering room maDE Up of bed sheetspegged together and useing a fan to blow pollen from the male and he was getting all kinds of wierd crosses. so it could be a case of that, but highly doubtable
kovidkough
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I suppose it's both , sorta of a mind fuck, another reason I trash immediately, this has been my first round with these issues , so I'm going to assume it's improper breeding procedure, on the flip side is a it user error? this is the rabbit hole
kovidkough
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breeders should be stress testing strains taking multiple clones of one strain and submitting it to every kind of horror before passing it along to be bred
PadawanWarrior
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The real GG4 is a clone only strain. I think it's the Chem in it that makes it prone to hermies. I've grown Chem 91 a handful of times, and it was definitely prone to hermies.
GG4 (FKA Gorilla Glue #4): Strain History and Information
Gorilla Glue #4 can be found from the menus of Amsterdam’s hash bars to the menus of Ontario’s Recreational shops, and in plenty more locations (whether sold legally or otherwise.) Let’s learn a little more about this classic strain.
potguide.com
kovidkough
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it sucks because generally they produce excellent flowers , so the grower is torn or easily tricked with marketingThe real GG4 is a clone only strain. I think it's the Chem in it that makes it prone to hermies. I've grown Chem 91 a handful of times, and it was definitely prone to hermies.
.GG4 (FKA Gorilla Glue #4): Strain History and Information
Gorilla Glue #4 can be found from the menus of Amsterdam’s hash bars to the menus of Ontario’s Recreational shops, and in plenty more locations (whether sold legally or otherwise.) Let’s learn a little more about this classic strain.
PadawanWarrior
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A couple times I got hermies on the Chem 91, I let it go hoping it would pollinate my Green Crack, but I haven't found any seeds yet. The Sunset Sherbert didn't pollinate anything either the times I saw some nanners. The Ghost of LeeRoy from seed had nanners and those pollinated a few buds.
So I would say genetics is the biggest factor, but then environment. And I think some strains are more likely to through non viable pollen vs others.
kovidkough
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so therefor with care, one could get sensimellia from a "hermie" parent if there is zero stress
kovidkough
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sounds like tight rope walking , not my thing
PadawanWarrior
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I don't really call them hermies if they throw nanners, but they are hermies in a way. And a lot of the pollen from hermies is sterile, so just because you see a few nanners, doesn't mean you're gonna get any seeds. It is a gamble kinda. But I grew the Chem and Sunset a lot and never found a seed. The Ghost of LeeRoy was another subject. That things nanners were fertile as hell.
And remember some awesome strains came from nanners. GG4 is one of them.
kovidkough
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eh id prefer more of the sluts like green crack that you can beat the fuck outta , mean green killin machine
I have high hopes for sweet seeds
PadawanWarrior
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Ya, that's part of why I like it so much. It's very forgiving. It's great great great great great....... grandmother had WPM and it fought it off the best of 6 plants I had at the time. It's a hearty one. It was also the stinkiest plant I've ever grown.
kovidkough
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who ever prepped that for snoop put some serious effort into it. i mean come on, if you got picked to grow for a mega star your tossing every shit strain in the trash
PadawanWarrior
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He wasn't even well known then. Check it out. Here's his demo tape from 91, the year Green Crack was born.
kovidkough
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well known by some OGs lol
Bukvičák
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True that! But for us growers problem stays since even sterile pollen fucks the calyxes only seed is not being formed...
Ukulele Haze
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My current grow is what I believe to be a genetic hermaphrodite (from bagseed). It grew four clusters of male flowers (all of which I removed) and no nanners. I regret not manually pollinating at least a few buds. Now I can't carry on the genetics. I've only got a few weeks left of Flower.
I'm crossing my fingers for a few seeds anyway (you never know).
I'm crossing my fingers for a few seeds anyway (you never know).
kovidkough
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It will probably carry it on its own , no worries