Great thread partner.
temps are indeed a factor. higher temps bring more males ( just like the crocs and I bet you there is a link between everything that inhabits the earth) 68 to 72 is best for female possibilities.
Very seldom do I use a heat mat for seeds. seeds start cracking in the wild at soil temps in the 50's so if by chance you start seeds at 76 with a heat mat like is advised by many guess what? Its hotter than the summer soil so thats stressful.
I start under t5's or cfl's move to hps after 4 or 5 nodes and voila Magic!
There are some plants and animals that change their sex as a response to climate conditions- alligators are one of the more famous examples; if the mound is warm it gives more males, cooler gives more female alligators (or maybe I have it backwards- I'm not an alligator).
My point here is that I don't think cannabis seeds decide what sex they're going to express as a response to environmental stimulus. It's built in at the beginning. You got 12 beans they'll be most likely to run 1/2 and 1/2 whatever the conditions, unless you either 1. create conditions that inhibit one sex or the other, or 2. run feminized gear.
I'm not debating you just throwing something out there. What if the "time" in which they were created designates their EVERYTHING? Follow me know. Time for this scenario is governed by the Sun Moon and Stars. Meaning seeds animals and products will have a point in time where they peak or plummet. Born/Produced under the right/wrong Zodiac sign is the Key.
ahh.. then take what you can from this thread. it seems to me the more stable/optimal living conditions the easier it is to end up with higher female ratios. im just trying to figure out if unstable or uncomfortable living conditions causes a higher male ratio
did you make a rhetorical statement look like a question? in order to chastise ow? Wow
yo 420! I saw a thread somewhere where the guy claims he can spot male/female seeds by looking at the seeds through a magnifying glass. So if thats true, then abviously a male seed will be male and ...
I always felt thathigher humidity gives more females, than dry conditions, at seedling stage.
Dunno about the fan on them, but moving air is essential, just for healthy development. Never really thaught it will change mal/female ratios. But still believe in the humidity. Might just be one of my superstitions, but fuck hey...
good/great points
I soak then paper towel my seeds before putting them under a dome for a day or two. I've read that some people can cull seeds by a slight variation in the cotyledon and first set of true leaves. Supposedly females will show a slight twist as opposed to the male that squares up if you know what I mean? It's their truth and therefore Real to them and I kind of see it too.
Perception is Reality.
My bottom line @420alldaze
the tlo movement or whatever it is is how we should grow. true living organisms the acronym could be used a million times/ways but do as you would have done to you. leave everything in a better state than when you found it. I could go on.... like the guy writing the book tlo Rev uses K.I.S a lot, he suggest you give em a good start and watch the show.
Great thread man and I will get something over to the WTF thread soon hell i might have already done it. I've been waken and bakin trainwreck so it's easy for me to be offtrack.
I'll holla
