Does the 6 hour dark cycle during 18/6 veg have to be completely dark?

TheSadBadGrower said:

Would the nanner pollination create a feminized seed since the male gene isn't present?

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Renfro said:

There are two types of hermie.

1) The kind that produces balls. Thats a true genetic hermie and it won't make any difference what the environmental ques are, it will make pollen.

2) The kind that produces bananas. Genetics plays a part as some strains aren't prone to this issue regardless of stress. That said, the hermies that produce bananas are generally triggered by light leaks, although some will just do it anyway, those are really aggressive and make a LOT of bananas.

So if you get a hermie that makes balls it's not from light leaks, just bad genetics. If you get one that makes just a few bananas then it is likely stress related, some do it if they are too hot in later flower, but light leaks are the biggest cause IME.

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Renfro said:

Yes but it will also provide the genes for being prone to producing bananas. This is how bag seeds are made and why bag seed grows usually produce bananas.

It is not the way to make good feminized seeds. To make good feminized seeds one wants to use a plant that is not prone to making nanners and force it to become a hermie using sodium thiosulfate / colloidal silver trick. This way the genes that are provided by the pollen don't have the code for making unwanted pollen.

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TheSadBadGrower said:

Would the nanner pollination create a feminized seed since the male gene isn't present?

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