Firstly I have not tried this, I was looking into turning a Female plant Male, to get some Pollen to make seeds, I was looking at Colloidal Siver which I have used before with limited success, I only got 10 seeds of which six were viable. An article caught my attention about Silver Nitrate and Sodium thiosulphate, which I might try instead.
Then I wondered if a male plant that most growers discard could be turned, Female?
I was very surprised that it appears this is possible and can work up to Four Weeks after a plant has declared, it also appears that this process is a lot quicker than Female to Male.
I reiterate, I have not tried this, but it seemed too good not to post here, The original article states to 'Dust' the top of the plant with Ethylene, but isn't Ethelyne a Gas, it sounds too good to be true, so it possibly is, I know a Lot of Fruits and Veggies give off Ethelyne gas though, I do remember many years ago that a grower posted that he put some seeds in a bag with a Banana skin, and they all grew as females, I haven't tried that either?
If you are a Photo Grower though, it might save a few plants that would otherwise be discarded, also it stated that ALL of the plant can be smoked afterwards as Ethelyne doesn't stay in the plant.
I only grow Feminized Auto's these days, so it won't be something I would try.
Has anybody any input on this
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