I really feel like giving up.

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After years of discrete closet grow with no major problems, I got legal (my state's laws recently changed) got an 8x4 tent and started growing in that at the beginning of February.
6 Plants. Photos. All hermied.
I checked everywhere for light leaks. You can indeed see light from the outside through tiny pinholes in the zipper and some at the corners. However, I have zipped myself up in there and literally can't see an inch in front of my eye. Looks like total darkness to me.

Now I had 8 autos looking absolutely beautiful and almost ready.. Went to water them, probably the last watering of the flush for 5 or 6 out of the 8 (A couple looked like they needed a little extra time) and saw what I thought was a seed in a bud right in front of my eyes.

Sure enough. They ALL hermed. And bad. FULL of seeds. I'm sick to my stomach. I'm giving that tent away. Whether it's the tents fault or not, every plant I've grown in that tent is a hermie, and every plant I've grown elsewhere has NOT been a hermie, so I want nothing to do with that tent. lol

I really had a passion. My friends who grow are actually envious that my buds come out looking so amazing. But what's the point if there is more seeds than Mexican brick weed? I'm truly heartbroken. Nearly 8 months (counting both runs of hermies) of blood, sweat and tears down the drain.

I guess I needed to vent. I really feel like giving up. It's almost a relief to not have to put all of my energy and love into plants that just break my heart at the very end.
 
After years of discrete closet grow with no major problems, I got legal (my state's laws recently changed) got an 8x4 tent and started growing in that at the beginning of February.
6 Plants. Photos. All hermied.
I checked everywhere for light leaks. You can indeed see light from the outside through tiny pinholes in the zipper and some at the corners. However, I have zipped myself up in there and literally can't see an inch in front of my eye. Looks like total darkness to me.

Now I had 8 autos looking absolutely beautiful and almost ready.. Went to water them, probably the last watering of the flush for 5 or 6 out of the 8 (A couple looked like they needed a little extra time) and saw what I thought was a seed in a bud right in front of my eyes.

Sure enough. They ALL hermed. And bad. FULL of seeds. I'm sick to my stomach. I'm giving that tent away. Whether it's the tents fault or not, every plant I've grown in that tent is a hermie, and every plant I've grown elsewhere has NOT been a hermie, so I want nothing to do with that tent. lol

I really had a passion. My friends who grow are actually envious that my buds come out looking so amazing. But what's the point if there is more seeds than Mexican brick weed? I'm truly heartbroken. Nearly 8 months (counting both runs of hermies) of blood, sweat and tears down the drain.

I guess I needed to vent. I really feel like giving up. It's almost a relief to not have to put all of my energy and love into plants that just break my heart at the very end.
Bro :thumbsup:
Many of us have once been in your shoes.
Your venting is perfectly ok....and the right thing to do, kudos!

You grew photos.
I would question the seed quality before your skills,...really!
Before getting rid of the tent, try growing some Autos.
Grow them in the worst conditions possible...
I mean plan and try your best to F up.
Short of killing the. Plants of course:doh:
(I'll bet none will hermi).
The solution to seeds in nugs,...
"F" it, make hash
Chin up bro...
It was more the genes and the beans.
Than you or the tent.
 
I've run both, and had herms in both... can I ask about genetic choice? With photos I look for a breeder that focuses on stability as well as performance. That gene is fairly prevalent in the "big name" strains.

Autos, I had one that was a true hermaphrodite, all the others were do to me stressing a plant that had the gene, at just the wrong time. With autos, I've found if I just top at the fourth node and leave them alone I hardly ever see an issue.

Really sucks to have the one follow the other. At this point, dry ice hash and start again. If you decide to run photos, you might try finding someone that you can get a known cutting from. Autos look at the parent strains. Gorilla glue, gelato 33, sunset sherb, all are known carriers.
 
After years of discrete closet grow with no major problems, I got legal (my state's laws recently changed) got an 8x4 tent and started growing in that at the beginning of February.
6 Plants. Photos. All hermied.
I checked everywhere for light leaks. You can indeed see light from the outside through tiny pinholes in the zipper and some at the corners. However, I have zipped myself up in there and literally can't see an inch in front of my eye. Looks like total darkness to me.

Now I had 8 autos looking absolutely beautiful and almost ready.. Went to water them, probably the last watering of the flush for 5 or 6 out of the 8 (A couple looked like they needed a little extra time) and saw what I thought was a seed in a bud right in front of my eyes.

Sure enough. They ALL hermed. And bad. FULL of seeds. I'm sick to my stomach. I'm giving that tent away. Whether it's the tents fault or not, every plant I've grown in that tent is a hermie, and every plant I've grown elsewhere has NOT been a hermie, so I want nothing to do with that tent. lol

I really had a passion. My friends who grow are actually envious that my buds come out looking so amazing. But what's the point if there is more seeds than Mexican brick weed? I'm truly heartbroken. Nearly 8 months (counting both runs of hermies) of blood, sweat and tears down the drain.

I guess I needed to vent. I really feel like giving up. It's almost a relief to not have to put all of my energy and love into plants that just break my heart at the very end.
Bro :thumbsup:
Many of us have once been in your shoes.
Your venting is perfectly ok....and the right thing to do, kudos!

You grew photos.
I would question the seed quality before your skills,...really!
Before getting rid of the tent, try growing some Autos.
Grow them in the worst conditions possible...
I mean plan and try your best to F up.
Short of killing the. Plants of course:doh:
(I'll bet none will hermi).
The solution to seeds in nugs,...
"F" it, make hash
Chin up bro...
It was more the genes and the beans.
Than you or the tent.

uh, yeah, what george said... :smoking: grow, learn, grow again ;) ppp
 
Thanks guys.
I'm calming down a little. To clarify I've done 2 runs in this tents. Photos first run and autos second run. My heat got a little higher in flowering of the photos than I'd have liked, but was the only unusual stress I could think of

These autos REALLY surprised me. Thought I did everything right. Very pretty buds, lots of color in some. idk
fwiw, I was doing some measuring and if I remove the shelves from my closet (where I grew before) It is actually 49"x88" inches. Not far off from the 48x96 tent. I could move back in there.

Although after cooling off I do agree with not trashing the tent.

Here are the genetics

Run 1 all Fem Photos btw I just remembered it was 5 plants not 6
1x Barney's Farm Ayahuasca Purple
2x Barney's farm Blue Gelato 41
2x Ethos Grape Bubba - One of these was some of the best smoke I've ever grown and I lucked out because it had the fewest seeds out of the bunch

Run 2 all Autos
2x Advanced Seeds Blue Diesel autos
3x Blimburn GG#4 Autos
3x Exotic Seeds Monster Mash autos

Thanks again.
 
Did you clean everything prior to running the autos? Am wondering if the previous grows issues bit again... doesn't take hardly any to cover a tent especially if there's a fan moving air around.
 
Did you clean everything prior to running the autos? Am wondering if the previous grows issues bit again... doesn't take hardly any to cover a tent especially if there's a fan moving air around.

mmm, entirely feazible...and i woulda thought o' that...sooner or later.....no really, i would have, honest :coffee: ppp
 
I did wipe every surface I could with bleach water. I guess it's possible I missed some.

I also read somewhere that pollen shouldn't live more than a couple weeks in a hot grow room, which is why people who collect it have to store it properly. Just something I read, so not sure if it's true or not. But it was probably 3+ weeks before I had autos with any buds to speak of in there.
 
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