Re: Only Boys Came To The Dance
I'm not sure how much environmental factors can affect
the number of females a plant produces but with the
567 Zunino there are surely genetic factors at play.
I named the 567 Zunino, Aphrodite, the goddess of
beauty and fertility, because the mother plant (947
Patrick) put out so many females. I was pulling off a
dozen or more female flowers a week all season long.
I found one hidden teriary vine that put out 8 females
on a section of vine 10 leaf junctions long! I posted
a picture of this last year at:
http://home.pacbell.net/diana_do/aphrodite.htm
Genetics is the primary factor in my opinion.
vince
--- Doug.Parker@sce.com wrote:
> Hi All...........
>
> I've got one plant, a 716 Greer/Vader 2000, with a
> 20' main and 12' sides
> that has just now produced it's first, and as space
> becomes limited,
> possibly only female! Plant seems otherwise normal.
> Good stable growth,
> no visible mutations, no signs of bloating or
> wilting, no damage from bugs,
> disease or sun - and lots and lots of males. Two
> other plants (702 Brock
> and 656 Bhaskaran) seem light on females, and still
> two others (676
> Greer/Vader and 567 Zunino) have abundant females on
> both the mains and
> sides. All plants get the same water, soil, sun and
> fert.
>
> My question to the list....Is this just genetic luck
> of the draw, or can
> environment effect whether and how many females a
> plant decides to produce?
>
> Doug Parker
> Sierra Madre CA
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