MFG- I49 Blue Dream

Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by for yet another week of my grow diary. I did a major defoliation of my plant to try and help with light penetration and help with the relative humidity levels in my tent they’re sitting roughly between 68% above my canopy and 80% in my canopy. It could be a faulty hygrometer that’s providing the huge difference in readings, but if I am to work under the assumption that the actual RH is somewhere in the middle there, it’s still way to high than I’d like. I’ve bought a small dehumidifier to address the issue as I really don’t see any other option at the point. Ultimately I’m not to upset about the extra investment as I’m sure it’ll come in handy during the drying process. As for the ladies themselves they look fantastic. Buds are fattening up and the pistils are beginning to turn a bright fiery orange. Unfortunately I’m seeing bananas on one of the plants. For those of you who don’t know, a banana (or nanner) is a pollen producing organ that can sometimes develop on female plants when they flower. It’s not uncommon to happen to plants that are left to flower to long, as it’s basically a plants biological response to the end of its seasonal life cycle, and it tries to self pollinate in an attempt to preserve its own genetics through seedlings. It can happen also due to high stress being introduced to the plant, whether that be light leaks, pests, defoliating to late into flower, heat stress, etc. In my case I think it’s a case of stress the defoliating I did the couple of days prior, in addition to the light stress that occurred when it grew into the LED over night must’ve stressed the plant out a bit to cause the bananas to form. I don’t know how quick they can form but 24-48 hrs seems reasonable enough. I gave the whole plant a good look over and really only saw 2 of them. I clipped them out of the bud and ate them (yes, I’m not monkeying around here, I ate the bananas to dispose of them) and will continue to watch the plant to ensure I don’t see any more forming up if, or more likely when it gets outta control and I feel pollination is inevitable, I’ll harvest the plant. Given it’s really only flowered for 4 weeks or so now, it’s a bit too soon at this point. All in all the buds look fantastic. I am very happy with the tolerance and resilience of these genetics but the early nanners are making me worry. Both plants have nice hues of colour. Good luck everyone and happy growing.