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Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

Ok, my plants are vining very well:
1180 Daletas has 10' main vine
1420 LaRue has 9' main vine
1446 Werner has 8' main vine.

The problem is I have "NO" females on any of the plants. The 1180 had a male flower open today.
Shouldn't I have already had some females?
What can I do to help them start?

6/5/2007 5:28:50 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Mark,

It's always been my experience that males appear first. When females appear afterward depends on fertility and the cross of plant you are growing. I have waited seemingly forever for females to appear on some plants while others appear shortly after the males. All plants were the same age and received the same fertility regimen.

We have an 898 Knauss which developed a female at 4 feet of main vine length. However, this one does not appear that it wiil mature to flowering. Blossoms are a hormonally directed phenomenon.

I'm sure Tremor can either refute or concur with my own personal observations and may have advice as how to advance the appearance of females.

6/5/2007 8:19:29 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Mark, I've had my first females anywhere from 4' all the way out to 15'...really depends on the plant.

The only thing that I add (and only a small amount twice per growing season) is some 10-52-10 Ultra Bloom or the equivalent.

Try your local hydroponic store from some bloom buster or bud blaster (that is what it is called here in BC Bud country) and give a very small dose 1 week apart....flowers will start coming from everywhere!!

Glenn

6/5/2007 8:40:27 PM

Long Island,New York

day 56 to day 65 is typical in my patch experience...days from germination.

6/5/2007 8:52:45 PM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

Thanks guys.
Glenn, I have some of the Bloom Buster here. Will give it a shot tomorrow!

6/5/2007 9:35:34 PM

Minnesota

Mark - i am will to bet that if your look inside the main vine tip yo will find a little female wrapped up in there. It is natures way to open a male first to let the bees know where the flowers are so when the real deal happens you will have plenty of bees that know where the flowers are so they can do the pollinating. If you dont intend to use your males then pull them off the night before they are going to open. The flowers have phermones that tell the bugs (good and bad) where your plants are. I try to keep my plants invisible as long as i can. Good Luck to you.

6/6/2007 12:42:25 AM