Mr in'n'out
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I just had my first attempt at making CS and changing the sex of my regular strain (A true lady). I couldn't get a batch over 12-18ppm and I was told there was no chance of success. Once rooted, I gave the cuttings a couple of days to recover after throwing their roots, and adapt to the 250w MH, then started spraying them 3 x day with CS. After two days of treatment I flipped to 12/12 & continued 3 x day CS treatment. I put the treated plants in an airtight crate during dark hours (after giving them a good spray) to let the CS soak in over night. I also topped the plants 10 days into treatment to concentrate on the lower branches (and to keep them short and stout). I discontinued treatment after 14 days to let the plants show sex, and stopped the humid night schedule. I had 3 out of 4 plants convert to male and give me a nice amount of XX pollen.
Although it may be harder to turn your ladies into men with a low CS ppm, it is possible. Just gotta do the research and take great care in what you are doing. A bit of critical thinking and ingenuity doesn't hurt either. The growers that are claiming that seed banks are creating F1 seed from hermies are totally wrong. Pretty stoked with the success on my first attempt.
I must note a few things that I noticed during the process;
1. by the time I stopped treatment the plants weren't looking the best. But the male regrowth was rapid and healthy.
2. I think I can put the success with a low ppm down to the time the plants spent during dark hours in the humid crate. They still had beads of CS on them after I removed them from the crate when the light switched on.
3. The plants will not reveal sex whilst treating them. They will only reveal sex after the treatment is discontinued.
I hope this can help other growers create their own xx pollen.
Although it may be harder to turn your ladies into men with a low CS ppm, it is possible. Just gotta do the research and take great care in what you are doing. A bit of critical thinking and ingenuity doesn't hurt either. The growers that are claiming that seed banks are creating F1 seed from hermies are totally wrong. Pretty stoked with the success on my first attempt.
I must note a few things that I noticed during the process;
1. by the time I stopped treatment the plants weren't looking the best. But the male regrowth was rapid and healthy.
2. I think I can put the success with a low ppm down to the time the plants spent during dark hours in the humid crate. They still had beads of CS on them after I removed them from the crate when the light switched on.
3. The plants will not reveal sex whilst treating them. They will only reveal sex after the treatment is discontinued.
I hope this can help other growers create their own xx pollen.
