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   Skeeter to All   
   Re: Fixed it   
   10 Jan 26 18:29:52   
   
   From: invalid@none.com   
      
   In article ,   
   casa@nomail.invalid says...   
   >   
   > Skeeter wrote:   
   > > In article <2nV7R.1183$0qDf.410@fx02.ams1>,   
   > > casa@nomail.invalid says...   
   > >>   
   > >> Skeeter wrote:   
   > >>> In article ,   
   > >>> casa@nomail.invalid says...   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Skeeter wrote:   
   > >>>>> In article ,   
   > >>>>> casa@nomail.invalid says...   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> William Stickers wrote:   
   > >>>>>>> Casa wrote:   
   > >>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>> Skeeter wrote:   
   > >>>>>>>>> In article ,   
   > >>>>>>>>> casa@nomail.invalid says...   
   > >>>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>>> Skeeter wrote:   
   > >>>>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>>>> So I deleted alt.checkmate and then reinstalled over the   
   > >>>>>>>>>>> readers and subscribed to the group and it worked. Damn   
   > >>>>>>>>>>> it's good to be back.   
   > >>>>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>>>       >   
   > >>>>>>>>>> Good job, OM. Hey, What's up with the female weed seeds that   
   > >>>>>>>>>> are available online?   
   > >>>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>>> Are they pretty much always female, and if you know,   
   > >>>>>>>>>> which is a reliable supplier?   
   > >>>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>>> I'm thinking about trying to grow 2 or 3 outside   
   > >>>>>>>>>> near my tomato plants next spring/summer.   
   > >>>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>>> They seem sort of pricey, but not if they produce   
   > >>>>>>>>>> female plants with flowers. What say you?   
   > >>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>> Most are reputable.   
   > >>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>> This one has a good reputation.   
   > >>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>> https://seedsupreme.com/   
   > >>>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>>      >   
   > >>>>>>>> Thanks Skeeter, the few times I've attempted to   
   > >>>>>>>> grow some weed has been spoiled by male plants.   
   > >>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>> I've not learned how to identify them quick enough.   
   > >>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>> Curious as to how often 'feminized' seeds turn out   
   > >>>>>>>> to be females.   
   > >>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>> I've bought and grown female seeds and have had seed produced which   
   means there   
   > >>>>>>> must be male plants present. I looked at the plants with a   
   magnifying glass but   
   > >>>>>>> I couldn't see a difference in them. From memory I remember reading   
   that the   
   > >>>>>>> seed producers make female seed by spraying a chemical on a   
   flowering plant to   
   > >>>>>>> produce female only seed, and I also remember reading that female   
   plants can   
   > >>>>>>> become male plants if they get too hot. I grow mine in a glasshouse   
   to stop   
   > >>>>>>> them from getting wet and mouldy, and it did get really hot in there   
   over the   
   > >>>>>>> summer.   
   > >>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>     >   
   > >>>>>> No kidding, so I'm supposed to look for the male plants   
   > >>>>>> 'balls' when they're very young, right? But you're saying   
   > >>>>>> that it can still be a challenge to sex them at that point?   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> Still confused.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> https://useed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/male-vs-   
   > >>>>> female-cannabis-diagram.jpg   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>    >   
   > >>>> Thanks Skeeter, I've tried learning it that way to no reward   
   > >>>> so far. The prices are so cheap now I'm not sure if it's even   
   > >>>> worth the trouble since I don't smoke it that much.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> How many oz's of decent buds might a feller harvest from   
   > >>>> two healthy female plants? I know it varies but lets say   
   > >>>> on the low end?   
   > >>>   
   > >>> 10 to 15 if done right.   
   > >>>   
   > >>   >   
   > >> That would last me way too long, does it freeze after   
   > >> harvesting, or would that fuck it up?   
   > >   
   > > That will mess it up. Just make a lot of people happy and   
   > > keep what you need.   
   > >   
   >  >   
   > I thought so, well maybe I'll try growing just   
   > one plant, or not. I'm not sure if it's really worth   
   > the trouble in my case.   
   >   
   > Thanks for the advice at any rate, Skeeter.   
      
   I gave up growing. To much competition. It's easier to   
   just go to the store. I got an OX of White Widow today for   
   65 bucks. So much easier.   
      
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