Best way to get the most females from regular seeds

[tokinman]

Your basically describing ideal condition for the plant to grow in, the key is to stress out the plants as little as possible by following those guidelines and u should get a good crop of females.

exactly

 

[lopezri]

i know i posted this a while back.. some good, helpful info though so i am re posting.. the original post i read was years back.. can't remember where i found it but the person who wrote it got around 90% females on a consistent basis from regular seeds using this method... (think it was from overgrow...)

keep a higher humidity, around 70% -80% and you will get more females..
keep the temps about 70-75. the cooler temps give more females than males.. males like heat.
less stress, less stress = more females..
18-6 lighting schedule rather than 24-0 give more females..
females like a good nitrogen diet..
males like more k or p, cant remember which atm..
control those things and your chances of getting a female will be greatly increased!

I don't think outside factors like that can determine it. I could see where genetic engineering might be able to persuade sex but not outside factors. However I think these suggestions could help to keep plants from becoming hermie as opposed to staying female.

 

[That 5hit]

i herd of guys soaking or even germing there seed in birth control pills - the belief is that the female hormone pills will force the seed to want to be female

 

[BloodTypeTHC]

^^^^thats nuts

 

[bazoomer]

^^^^thats nuts

no......i think you will find THESE are nuts !................................................................

 

[plaguedog]

you're off a bit.

24hours for more fems
low humidity for more fems
cooler than average for fems
blue spec for fems

this might work if sex is not predetermined genetically.

Quoted from the growers bible: (Jorge Cervantes, 2006 edition)

For more Females from seed:
Low Temps
High Humidity
More blue light
Fewer hours of daylight

Males:
High stress
Warm temps
Low Humidity
Low growing medium moisture

Not sure how all the misinformation gets out but I would go by the guy with 30 years+ of growing.

 

[Illegal Smile]

As much work as I put into my grows, and as much money - I can't imagine not spending the few extra dollars to get good feminized seeds. I strive for maximum control. I want to know how many plants I'm going to have. Plus, I know it's all about the girls, but having to kill off the boys seems like a bummer.

 

[DoeEyed]

As much work as I put into my grows, and as much money - I can't imagine not spending the few extra dollars to get good feminized seeds. I strive for maximum control. I want to know how many plants I'm going to have. Plus, I know it's all about the girls, but having to kill off the boys seems like a bummer.

I second that, Illegal - after my first two rounds with bagseed, I'll never buy anything but feminized again. Yeah - it really, really does suck to put in time and effort and resources on a plant, to find out it's next to worthless, and have to kill it.

 

[KP2]

Quoted from the growers bible: (Jorge Cervantes, 2006 edition)

For more Females from seed:
Low Temps
High Humidity
More blue light
Fewer hours of daylight

Males:
High stress
Warm temps
Low Humidity
Low growing medium moisture

Not sure how all the misinformation gets out but I would go by the guy with 30 years+ of growing.

lmao, you've obviously not read all the renditions. jorge has contradicted himself so many times it's scary o.0

 

[plaguedog]

Well the two I have read stated that, but I have seen other contradictions, so good point.

 

[wannabe grower]

anyone for ethylene gas exposure prior to planting seems to help me anyway. Or I could just be getting lucky following the "best" conditions method.