CS doesn't change the tendency to herm, it is all genetics. Start with a hermer, and your seeds will likely have the trait. Start with a high quality strain that does not herm, and your seeds won't either.
CS doesn't change the tendency to herm, it is all genetics. Start with a hermer, and your seeds will likely have the trait. Start with a high quality strain that does not herm, and your seeds won't either.
However, if you cross strains rather than sticking with one, or if you self pollenate, you run a higher risk of recessive mischief showing up, possibly including the tendency to herm. The best route to stable predictable performance, in my opinion, is to stick with a single strain that you like, and use one plant as a pollen source, and a separate one as the seed mom. Otherwise, a grower would be wise to check a new cross carefully for performance before assuming that it will behave, including whether it will herm. I don't have the time or space to carefully check behaviour of crosses, so I will likely stick with making single strain seeds.
As to when to start spraying, @Heisenbeans starts a week before going 12/12 with photos, so I am going to try starting with CS before sexing on my next effort with reversal of an auto, likely at 14-18 or so days. I may increase the concentration of my CS solution a bit as well. I got good pollen in the current run, but not very much of it. It would be nice to get better production. As always, I will report back.
CS doesn't change the tendency to herm, it is all genetics. Start with a hermer, and your seeds will likely have the trait. Start with a high quality strain that does not herm, and your seeds won't either.
However, if you cross strains rather than sticking with one, or if you self pollenate, you run a higher risk of recessive mischief showing up, possibly including the tendency to herm. The best route to stable predictable performance, in my opinion, is to stick with a single strain that you like, and use one plant as a pollen source, and a separate one as the seed mom. Otherwise, a grower would be wise to check a new cross carefully for performance before assuming that it will behave, including whether it will herm. I don't have the time or space to carefully check behaviour of crosses, so I will likely stick with making single strain seeds.
As to when to start spraying, @Heisenbeans starts a week before going 12/12 with photos, so I am going to try starting with CS before sexing on my next effort with reversal of an auto, likely at 14-18 or so days. I may increase the concentration of my CS solution a bit as well. I got good pollen in the current run, but not very much of it. It would be nice to get better production. As always, I will report back.
All sounds reasonable except I doubt that more nitrogen is needed. My recent seeded mom didn't get any and she produced just fine.
All sounds reasonable except I doubt that more nitrogen is needed. My recent seeded mom didn't get any and she produced just fine.
One additional detail re. storage - pack the seeds with some cooled off but freshly baked (i.e. dehydrated) rice, all in a sealed container like a mason jar. The rice will keep the seeds dry. If you refrigerate, don't open the jar until it and the contents come completely to room temperature.
Happy seeding peeps.
