New Grower Califlower feminized seed run with Colloidal Silver

[Bateyes]

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Really? Ive always noticed my coir-based mediums drain out faster than soil. (However, my autos L-O-V-E coir!)* I dont use rocks under the coir, tho- maybe thats the diff?

* I grew 2 duurties ea. in coir, soil, hydro, and aero. The ones in coir did the best, by far. Then soil, then hydro and lastly aeroponics. Exactly opposite from what I was expecting from what Ive seen in photos. Now, I use coir exclusively. Both in pots and in pods as a hydro med. (they like pots best, IMO. I may do away w/ my 3 hydro and my aero gardens all together and just stick w/ coir in tiered pots.

 

[canon]

Nice thread! :clap:

I'm sorta doing something simular on another thread.
Main difference is I'm only using 1 plant from 1 seed to try and self pollinate the lower parts. Topped it and ended up with basicly 4 main colas. Only adding the CS to one cola. In the pictures it's the left side that's been treated.
Strange,, our time lines look close too.
Don't laugh at my generator,, it works. My first try with CS on a Auto. But works great on photoperiods.
Reason for persueing this is I've got the notion of running a Auto perpetual. Unfortunately the strains I'm considering are Fems. Essentiall they're selling 1 seed = 1 plant. I'm not happy with that cost so there I went... on a mission.

 

[HomieHogleg]

Nice thread! :clap:

I'm sorta doing something simular on another thread.
Main difference is I'm only using 1 plant from 1 seed to try and self pollinate the lower parts. Topped it and ended up with basicly 4 main colas. Only adding the CS to one cola. In the pictures it's the left side that's been treated.
Strange,, our time lines look close too.
Don't laugh at my generator,, it works. My first try with CS on a Auto. But works great on photoperiods.
Reason for persueing this is I've got the notion of running a Auto perpetual. Unfortunately the strains I'm considering are Fems. Essentiall they're selling 1 seed = 1 plant. I'm not happy with that cost so there I went... on a mission.
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Sorry Bro,
But you will end up with totally Hermie seeds. To truely make femmed seeds, you will need to take the pollen, from the plant treated with CS, and pollenate another female plant, with the pollen. If you do what you are planning, a great number of your seeds, will produce hermies.

HomieHogleg

 

[realcarlos]

Thanks Homegrownrx
Welcome to the site Canon.
Question for you.
You've been trying the C.S method on photo period plants. Do you put the plant that's being treated with C.S as well as the other plant that's going to be treated with C.S into flowering at the same time?
When do you start spraying your photo period plants?

 

[canon]

Sorry Bro,
But you will end up with totally Hermie seeds. To truely make femmed seeds, you will need to take the pollen, from the plant treated with CS, and pollenate another female plant, with the pollen. If you do what you are planning, a great number of your seeds, will produce hermies.

HomieHogleg

Then that would be unique to the Autos,, because I know that's not true with photoperiods

EDIT; well at least not the ones I used.

 

[TshirtNinja]

yah i agree that this "hermie" outbreak would be isolated to your grow then as i have seen tons of people pollen the same bush for fem seeds without problems both photo and auto.

 

[canon]

Thanks Homegrownrx
Welcome to the site Canon.
Question for you.
You've been trying the C.S method on photo period plants. Do you put the plant that's being treated with C.S as well as the other plant that's going to be treated with C.S into flowering at the same time?
When do you start spraying your photo period plants?

I do if I use two plants Which I don't normally do. Gennerally, the seedling / clone gets topped for 2 colas. One gets the treatment the other not. Just before burst I'll clip anbd save pollen and apply back to the same plant on the lower popcorns. I do that because the popcorns down lower mature the slowest thus giving me added time to seed. (I veg 7-9 weeks - not small immature plants. could matter?)

I'll generally start the treatment 3-7 days before the switch.

Actually have really good luck on the photos this way. But Autos for me are relatively unchartered waters.
So I'm just guessin and testin.

 

[HomeGrownRx]

im getting tired of people posting that the feminized seeds that are produced when a plant from a feminized seed is treated with silver and selfed produces hermies. The driving idea behind this claim is that the plants that herm easiest are going to grow balls first. so we are selecting for plants that herm easier from generation to generation. i realy think this is something that would take multiple generations to show if it ever did.

go ahead and try selfing that feminized seed you have, im excited to see results! spray the silver every day, im finding it makes a huge difference. canon your plant looks great! i am worried though about wether the silver is doing its job quick enough. you have a lot of bud growing on that beautiful plant, how old is it? do yu see any signs of balls close up?

i say grow all the seeds you can!

i cant see the pi of your generator, but im sure its not laughable! its so great to see other people running these wonderful experiments with the worlds greatest plant, autoflowering cannabis! upload all the pics that have to do with feminized seeds here if you want, i want it to be a knowledge base that gets people interested in trying this themselves.

 

[canon]

Actually, I'm well with you on the time line. Was one of my greatest concerns from the beginning. As mentioned, I'm interested in AF, but have little experience with them. I'm running this as though it was a compressed (time) grow cycle.
Long and short,, I am clueless. Couldn't find any info on it (until here) and just took the bull by the horns and ran with whatever relative(?) knowledge I've gained from others.

To be honest, more often than not,, I rarely see the Dangly Balls that look like a male or hemo. I see more what looks like a Dandylion before it goes flower. Freaked me out at first,, but became used to it after a few times.

This seed was germinated on 10-28 or so and makes it 69 days from seed. I think (hope) I slowed it down some by topping and light cycles some. Enough to make it work. But, as mentioned. I'm clueless and simply running from the seat of the pants on this one.

I've added some non-Autos that have worked,, but the traditional "balls" are missing. I could be wrong,, but this procedure (IMHO) has nothing to do with reversing to male,, male balls,, hemo balls or what ever.

I look at it as a hybred type of thing. Outside the normal,, and the display seems to support my ideas.

Couple pix of non Autos doing their stuff. I'm expectying the Auto to look simular, though maybe not exactly.

PS; Thanks for not "ripping me a new one" for sharing thoughts / experience. (It's happened and well,,,,,) Thanks for the warmth.
Think I'll set a spell and do a look-about. (LOL)
EDIT:
By-the-way,,, the auto (above) is a Dinafem Fruit Auto UFO 'tude freebie, femed.
Also, I'm not setup for Autos. I'm running it through my 18/6 - 12/12 perpetual standards.

Pictured below is most likely a Dinafem Crit+ or Blue Widow. I just started the cross from them.

Just so you know,, I'm one "testy" fool! LOL
I've always got a test / experiment or two ongoing as room / conditions allow. (ie: "Idiot at Play")

 

[HomeGrownRx]

Wonderful to see that your silver is working for you! is that second picture you posted of a pollinated female? I took off my first seed from my feminized run yesterday, so close to being done!

dont be nervous about posting on this site man, everyone is very friendly here. posting and sharing is what the sites for! i love the color on the first pic you posted!

I started a second wave of califlower for much larger amounts of seeds. Im trying so very hard to get rid of my mother photo period plants so i can use my hps grow tent. I have 15 started right now, but ill be filling up my tent. I cant decide between 49x 1 gallon pots or 16x 3 gallon pots. i can grow a maximum of 60 plants between me and my girl friend, legally here in california. which will yield more seeds? with less plants ill have less to selectively breed with. however big plants, when i find the perfect phenotype, there will be less plants contributing to the f2 of califlower making the seeds more stable phenotypically. decisions decisions.


Im going to focus on two phenos for now, single large cola (with a few lollipops on the bottom) for growing SOG indoors. the other pheno will be bushy for growing single plants or outdoors