connection between 24hr lights & males

I just made a post, and it got me to thinking after I posted it. I was posting in a thread where he was bitching about getting all males, and rightfully so. I'd be pissed if that happened to me too.

My post included a quote from dutch passion seed company that says:

From literature and our own findings it appears that the growth of a male or female plant from seed, except for the predisposition in the gender chromosomes, also depends on various environmental factors. The environmental factors that influence gender are:

* a higher nitrogen concentration will give more females.
* a higher potassium concentration will give more males.
* a higher humidity will give more females.
* a lower temperature will give more females.
* more blue light will give more females.
* Fewer hours of light will give more females.

It is important to start these changes at the three-pairs-of-leaves stage and continue for two or three weeks, before reverting to standard conditions.

What got me to thinking was the line that said: Fewer hours of light will give more females. The reason I point this out is, I've seen a few debates recently about 18/6 lighting vs 24/0 lighting.

If the above paragraph is correct and true, wouldn't 24/0 produce more males?

 

I have NEVER seen any correlation between ratio of male to female and hours of lighting. NEVER, not one.


24/0 veg cycles will produce identical ratios as 18/6.

 

Well I have a friend who uses these guidelines religiously.


Although, I try to give em some thought, I am not as much of a finatic as she is, and she gets a 90% female ratio. Which I think is pretty darn good.


Perhaps if you tried all of the guidelines, it might work out better for you?


The info comes from dutch-passion seed company, so I feel it is pretty reliable information.


Peace

 

makes no difference where the info came from, I have experimented extensively with light cycles and have never seen this to be true.


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There are several things that you can do to help get more females, I would think one of the best authorities would be a seed company. Somebody who knows seeds, this is what dutch passion has to say about sex.


From literature and our own findings it appears that the growth of a male or female plant from seed, except for the predisposition in the gender chromosomes, also depends on various environmental factors.


The environmental factors that influence gender are:


* a higher nitrogen concentration will give more females.


* a higher potassium concentration will give more males.


* a higher humidity will give more females.


* a lower temperature will give more females.


* more blue light will give more females.


* Fewer hours of light will give more females.


It is important to start these changes at the three-pairs-of-leaves stage and continue for two or three weeks, before reverting to standard conditions.


PS, there is someone I go to for advice, that swears by this method. They claim a 90% ratio of females.


Peace

 

16.31 posts per day?


where is your time for growing with all this copy and pasting?

 

Yes, that is me, no problem.


You certainly are free to discard the information if you so desire.


That is up to you, I simply was sharing the info.


Everyone has there way of growing, and believes it is "the way" to grow.


Sometimes there is more than one way to skin a cat though.


Peace

 

WoW, such hostility already, have I offended you in some manner?


Is there a problem in my copying my post from a different site and posting it here? If I (unknowingly) broke a rule, I'll gladly .


Peace

 

you haven't broken any rule, bro...


feel free to copy and paste all you want, just rememeber that and your post count does not add up to experience.

 

I copied my own post dude.


I could care less about my post count, I was merely try to make some posts to get some conversation going between myself and some members here.


I had no idea it was going to hurt your feelings, or that this sort of drama was going to be started because of it.


Peace

 

Dude, I've read your shit...you're silly. too much time on your hands.


why not post about YOUR GROWING experience??


what you KNOW.


we can all read shit off of other sites....heard it from a friend who......


just my opinion

 

I've posted my grows previously.


Such a warm welcome, thank you!


Is this how you try to keep new members in there place?


Has it worked for you in the past?


Since you've been to rollitup, why use a different name?

 

no problem with that, dude.


you just shouldn't be pimping that you're some kind of expert when all your shit comes from someone else.


that don't count.


you should talk about what you know for a fact or put a disclaimer on all your posts.


plagiarism is frowned upon

 

I properly intoduced myself and I clearly said that I am NOT an expert grower, or something to that effect. There seems to be too many of them around already.


I was just looking to find a comfy place with no drama, I was assured this site was the place, but now I'm not so sure.


I am just an old guy with a little common sense, no fancy tricks.


I did however properly give credit to where credit was due, or perhaps you missed that part?


peace

 

Come on now guys lets just use post for gaining some intellagence instead of harrasment... I am sorry to speak out but I just re read post and all I got was a soap show...


~B~

 

I am accually from the us.. I just dont like putting where IM from...


I plan on traveling thou so Maybe someday....

 

lets all jsut get high an get along