Hermie question: Do they start off as female and...

..and then show male characteristics or do they start as males with female characteristics or both? Also, is there a window when the plants are more susceptible to turning? When would a female be in the clear of growing balls?

they start female and grow male parts. it can happen at week 3 or week 10, anytime.

well there are female herms and male herms can go either way

greenogro said:

Also, is there a window when the plants are more susceptible to turning? When would a female be in the clear of growing balls?

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When you stress them, then they are susceptible.
She would be in clear, when the weather is ideal, and there are no problems.

They begin as males. Whatever the nature of the stress that caused the hermaphroditism will result in male characteristics. There is not a clear cut dry timeframe when it can occur it just happens.

all the ones i have seen have started with female flowers way before the males show up.

That makes no sense. A hermie is a hermaphrodite. In all my years, I haven't ever heard of a male going female. It's always female going male, which is a hermie. If it started off as a male it was going to be a male, not a hermie.

Thanks guys, I started with 5 seedlings and i had one confirmed male. I put another one outside after 4 weeks and it hasnt shown any size of sex (even though its approaching 3 ft. in height (the seasons not right yet here I guess). The 3 I left indoors have shown a couple of hairs here snd there but i guess im not out of the water yet

Btw, the plant i put outside is looking a little lanky..could it be the change in lighting?

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In all my years, I haven't ever heard of a male going female. It's always female going male, which is a hermie. If it started off as a male it was going to be a male, not a hermie.

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because sumbody never heard of sumtin means dodo nutin
my mother used to say there enough in this world i have not seen to make awhole nother world

do me a favor do a search dont take my word or no other mickey mouse with a mouth unless they can back it up

do the search please

it is a shame that on this site we screw up more then we help cause we talk whut we think or heard not always facts

only one can be right but all diff why -only one knows -3 say its white 3 say its black 3 say its gray one argues that its orange but then we find out he was blind from birth

sum are talkin when they should be listening and learning

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Yes male plants can and have grown female flowers, even possible to pollinate but MOST hermaphrodites of this type are sterile so the pollen might as well be talcum for baby's bum!

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i was informed at my other site more true breeders and testers
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anyway i was informed a male forced to herm will bring more female higher percentage
but a herm male from the jump will bring only herms

almost like
a female plant forced to herm her pollen brings femed seeds
but a herms pollen brings herms

A hermaphrodite is a plant or animal that has both sexes showin. (really simplified)

So in the world of hemp, a plant can start either way and later change, but to our needs you never hear of the male that goes the other way.
If a grower sees a male it will usually be yanked, and only a breeder might see this if they keep a male for longer than necessary to get pollen, and if it is found, it shouldn't be used for breeding.

Your concern as a grower are the females that grow balls, and most of the time this will occur between wks 4-6 (for an 8-9 wk strain) but can happen anytime.

I believe that genetics play the biggest role in hermi likelihood. With some strains you leave a door cracked once and you have balls, others won't change sides no matter how stupid you the grower are. (I prefer these strains myself)