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[_Sir Smokes Alot_]

Hello, when I first signed up 2 this site I was told bananas might help with female potential,, well..they did not I got a male, while they mat provide nutes for awhile they had no beneficial way of ensuring females, for me

 

[CasualGrower]

Hello, when I first signed up 2 this site I was told bananas might help with female potential,, well..they did not I got a male, while they mat provide nutes for awhile they had no beneficial way of ensuring females, for me

Bananas might help to insure females???.... I have never heard of that. Personally I am of the school that any certain seed is predetermined in it's sex. However I am not saying that conditions can not help that chance.. Look at amphibians heh, In a low reproductive rate enviroment, they can change sex to insure the species, so NOTHING is for sure....

Some may disagree with me on this,... but just the way I beleive on this, until I see undeniable proof of this anyway.....

 

[_Sir Smokes Alot_]

eh look at hermies? kind of proves ur point

 

[NewbieG]

Bananas might help to insure females???.... I have never heard of that. Personally I am of the school that any certain seed is predetermined in it's sex. However I am not saying that conditions can not help that chance.. Look at amphibians heh, In a low reproductive rate enviroment, they can change sex to insure the species, so NOTHING is for sure....

Some may disagree with me on this,... but just the way I beleive on this, until I see undeniable proof of this anyway.....

I agree with you. Like you stated you see it in nature all the time. Stress = males. Stress a female and she develops male flowers, or becomes a hermie. Men are stronger in most species and can take the extra beating which explains the relationship. Females seeds are another example of this genetic predisposition. I've heard crazy *** stories of how they make these things and I don't like that, but still a good example. I do however think that this is simply a genetic preference and not 100%. I do believe that stress while in vegetative state, especially at the beginnings can turn females into males. This is simply my way of looking at it, but I think it makes sense.

 

[cadlakmike1]

While banana peels are rotting they release ethylene gas, which has been theorized to help influence a plant to become female. I've read about it many times yet I have never seen definitive proof that it works, it's always someone saying they did it before and it worked, but they have no proof.

 

[kalikisu]

Only thing banana peels do is compost to potassium and other minor minerals. But i know what your talking about,I read that post before. I just use them for compost helps make great soil.