she hermied on me

[Camk]

my own fault @#$%ing bag seed!!
so grow it out or no??

 

[Camk]

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[Toker1]

At this point in time... might as well. How many weeks left? Just don’t expect much.
You can remove all the male flowers, kind of a pain. Requires daily inspections. But you can still grow seedless if you are diligent enough. I would not expect a high yield though.

 

[DW2]

Howdy Camk, My experience with hermied plants has been that some have produced any where from 1 to 4 seeds per gram of bud weight (averaged out), which is far less than normally pollenated bud will produce. I have grown some hermied seeds on the last two and my current grow and I have had good results (I've only found two seeds so far on the current grow). The up side is that all of the seeds (hermied ones) have been female, so it is a 'freebie' source of feminized seeds. Trying to pinch off all of the nanners or the male pollen sacks is difficult and some what futile as once a nanner appears, it has 'dropped' its pollen.

 

[Camk]

agreed!! its only one plant but its like family i think ill cull her and start the outdoor grow after sterilization of the grow room
it kills me to do it but....

 

[Toker1]

Haha. If the environment is not stressing them into hermi than it is genetic. A free supply of unstable feminized late blooming hermies. Everything costs something. In this case, you are gambling with your time, space, and electricity costs (for indoor grows). If you have all these things to spare, then you are doing better than I am. My resources are much more limited. I don’t suggest using unstable seeds for the reasons detailed above.

 

[Camk]

ya shes gone no point in wasting 2-month of electricity on a hermied plant

 

[alltatup]

If she has 8 weeks of flowering to go, I agree with your decision. If she were farther along and had good trichomes and terpenes, it might be worth it to take her to harvest, then sterilize the grow room. I've been there and done that.

 

[DW2]

Everyone has their own priorities and preferences on growing (and life in general). Using the hermied seeds has worked for me without the cost of buying the feminized seeds and running the risk of detection (whether from the Feds or the local gustapo). My resources and time are limited as well and my growing has fit within my needs and limits.

 

[Toker1]

You are correct about lifestyles. The price of fem seeds is debatable. Especially when comparing electrical costs and risk involved. Saving $6 - $10 per seed is penny wise but pound foolish IMO.
Do what makes you happy, but I would not recommend that route for just anyone.