First go with colloidal silver.... seems to be killing plant?

[GEORGE]

I don't think you really need the silver, I made seeds from too much heat and stress from A 1,000W HPS, and had Around 100 seeds, I am growing 4 of them right now, and in week two of flower, and no signs of male parts. So all I have read so far is A meth.

[Blue61]

Its stored in a sealed colored jar so shouldn't get much evaporation. It definitely has a shelf life and it definitely does go down over time. From reading and my own testing the more finer the particles the longer shelf life it has. My first few experiments making it I found that the darker colored ones made without bubbling air would lose half its ppms in a week. The clearer stuff has definitely lasted longer. I found a method of making it using a coffee pot burner to keep it near boiling while bubbling. Supposedly keeping the water hot makes the particles even smaller and the solution cleaner. Im thinking the particles drop out of solution over time that's why it goes down.

Thanks for enlightening me on the subject.

[Jonnyreb]

I don't think you really need the silver, I made seeds from too much heat and stress from A 1,000W HPS, and had Around 100 seeds, I am growing 4 of them right now, and in week two of flower, and no signs of male parts. So all I have read so far is A meth.

Ya I have read abit about stressing for selfing. Ive also heat stressed a few plants myself lol. I dont think the hermie trait is always passed on but it sounds like it is more likely. Hopefully yours just keep on going with no naners.

[GEORGE]

Ya I have read abit about stressing for selfing. Ive also heat stressed a few plants myself lol. I dont think the hermie trait is always passed on but it sounds like it is more likely. Hopefully yours just keep on going with no naners.

I just don't know how you can pass Heat stress on, if using cooler lights. lol

[Jonnyreb]

So I stopped spraying these and was going to cut them off but decided to let them be and see what happens. The branches rebounded back. I mean they look like male flowers but some seem to have pistols coming out of them. Not sure if they are deformed female seed pods from the spraying or I have eventually succeeded. What do you think?

[Zen Archer]

So I stopped spraying these and was going to cut them off but decided to let them be and see what happens. The branches rebounded back. I mean they look like male flowers but some seem to have pistols coming out of them. Not sure if they are deformed female seed pods from the spraying or I have eventually succeeded. What do you think?

It looks like you may have had some success Jonny. That is definitely male parts forming there, there should be more male flowers to follow. Keep a very close eye on them if you have females in the vicinity, if you have a separate area away from females all the better.

[Jonnyreb]

Thanks for the confirm. How long do you figure those have till they are ready to harvest pollen from? The female they are attached to is fairly far along but figure she has a few weeks left. Would like to get some seeds from her seeing as it was my last

[Zen Archer]

Thanks for the confirm. How long do you figure those have till they are ready to harvest pollen from? The female they are attached to is fairly far along but figure she has a few weeks left. Would like to get some seeds from her seeing as it was my last

With male flowers you need to be patient mate, they seem to take forever to drop their magic dust, but only if we want them to, otherwise they seem to blast it out.
Also Jonny don't be surprised if it produces male flowers that are sterile, I've had this too. Best of luck with them mate

[GEORGE]

Pick one off, and cut it open, and see if pollen falls out.

[Jonnyreb]

They are so small im not sure I can get one off without damaging the rest. Those pics are through a magnifying glass. I'll try that when they get a bit bigger see what happens.