A Hermie is NOT a Male!!!

[ladymaryjane]

Hello all, after hearing a hermie being referred to as a male a few times now, I thought this post may help newcomers to avoid future confusion.

You can only get a true male plant from regular seed. In addition, a female seed grown from regular stock is far less likely to hermie although it can happen of course, if it endures enough stress!

However, when a plant grown from feminized seed throws male pollen sacs, this is a HERMIE, it is NOT a true male and it is caused by stress or bad genetics.

Bad genetics aside, the most common cause is light penetration during the dark phase, or a sudden shock to the plant can cause it, (I had one hermie in the last 2 weeks of flower when it touched the lamp due to height restrictions) Luckily, being so late in flower meant I got away with it!!

When you do get a hermie, your choices are to immediately bin it to avoid unwanted pollination of any other female plants, or, if it is your only plant, you will have to inspect those branches from top to bottom, daily, and remove all those balls as you find them and you will get some bud at the end, although it almost certainly will contain some seeds. You have to be very lucky to get every single one!! Trust me!! lol

Final point to make is, if you do end up with some seeds from a plant such as this, they would not be any good for planting as they will inherit the hermie trait and they most certainly should not be used for breeding!

I hope this helps new growers to understand the difference.

[Sadface]

Funny that as I've grown quite a few seeds from self pollinated plants that never carried over the hermie trait,also it's not necessarily a hermie if it throws bananas towards end of flower it's a self preservation method as the plant hasn't been pollinated ,the only thing I can fully agree on is that there is a lot of bad genetics out there

[ladymaryjane]

Yes mate that's right. And it is people using those seeds, thinking there is no problem that spreads the bad genetics. Personally, I would never use them, except maybe as fishing bait, along with some casters or tares for some quality roach!

But, each to his own, we all do things different.

[Sadface]

No mate it's a high percentage of pollen chucking seed banks that's spreading poor genetics,using very little back crossing and so on to stabilise strains before they release to retail

[GEORGE]

Who in the hell do yall buy yall's seeds from? I have only had one hermie, in the last 11 years. Mrs Beefheart told me it would hermie, before I ever planted it. It was A California Orange Bud. And I have never planted another one. lol

[IceCalibur]

hotshot mate, I think the real question here is where do YOU buy your seeds from lol

[GEORGE]

hotshot mate, I think the real question here is where do YOU buy your seeds from lol

Mosley seedsmen, and A few that aren't our sponsor.

[G']

I use the same seedbank all of the time and out of the dozens and dozens i've cracked i've never had a fail or a hermie not a sponsor of the talk though so won't mention the name.

[ladymaryjane]

No mate it's a high percentage of pollen chucking seed banks that's spreading poor genetics,using very little back crossing and so on to stabilise strains before they release to retail

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Hello mate, do you know something? I never actually considered this. I was more referring to the people who not only use them....they also give cuttings or seeds to their friends and sell them to others.

I've seen it happen a few times and I often wonder what the long term consequences will be.