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MedicalCannabisCultivation
MedicalCannabisCultivationstarted grow question 3 years ago
I have visible pistils everywhere but some bud sites express tiny parts that are either anatomy parts which are transitioning from early leaf form to flower or they are indeed immature male flowers. It was hard to get them photographed since they are still so tiny. Please help!
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MedicalCannabisCultivation
MedicalCannabisCultivationanswered grow question 3 years ago
Yeah I did read a bit about hermies & bananas etc. I did grow Tatanka last year & early in flowering one plant grew clear male pollen sacks in the very bottom part of the plant nowhere near the flower clusters because the bottom part was completely free of leaves & shoots. Those were very easy to identify and I removed them. It was just a couple of pollen sacks & after that they didn't appear anymore. So all was fine. Now it is more tricky cause they are much smaller & harder to distinguish. Maybe I spotted them very early. They appear in the upper part of the plant close to the female flowers. 3 of 4 plants have male pollen sacks. I picked yesterday about 20-30 pollen sacks I guess and today about the same amount as well. Some female flowers with brown pistils and swollen appearance were there as well. I plucked them just to see. Pinched them between my fingers & they felt very firm. I opened them and inside was a small green part looking like a baby seed. So I guess the plant is partly pollinated already. I could really cry because this is my much needed medicine. I don't grow this plants just for fun. I bought feminized seeds with max. 0,25%THC. Plus they are anything but cheap. I will probably contact RQS to ask if they can confirm that this genetics is prone to hermaphroditism. Problem is that this strain is not often grown because its not very popular compared to THC rich strains. So its hard to make a good comparison. I don't know what to do. I tried to do everything perfect and still 3 of 4 plants express male parts. Maybe I can still grow them to finish with seeds because I don't need THC anyway. Maybe it can all be still rich in CBD. Something I should ask RQS as well. But anyway, thank you guys for helping!
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 3 years ago
I do not believe this has had anything to do with what you have done, but is a classic expression of true hermaphroditism in cannabis. I would suggest this is purely a genetic symptom. Hope this helps,........ Organoman.
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siestasfiestas
siestasfiestasanswered grow question 3 years ago
Pull them all and Restat, I have Thousands of seeds if needed. I play the numbers game and always keep a Vigorous Male to Carefully seed a Bottom branch. Instead of Bully popping etc etc... Siestas CBD
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siestasfiestas
siestasfiestasanswered grow question 3 years ago
Almost all of those pics are male or hermaphrodite. I see 1 pistol with a white hair
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MedicalCannabisCultivation
MedicalCannabisCultivationanswered grow question 3 years ago
Ok thanks for that classification. I carefully removed them as recommended & will continue to monitor new growth for male flowers. If it gets worse then I need to remove her completely. I am afraid the last defoliation plus the LST was too much stress for her. Now I regret for not sticking to my initial plan to leave the plant at it is & avoid any kind of stress. But then Id have a massive amount of huge overlaying fan leaves inside this small crowded tent. Maybe it was a mistake to apply defoliation in flowering phase. So I guess for the next time I should apply any kind of stressing manipulation of the plant when it is still in vegetation and wait a good time till it recovers completely to have the go for switching to 12/12. This way an irritation won't lead to sexing problems with the flowers. But still I am very sad that I pushed the plants too hard at the wrong time. Lesson learned!
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The8thChevron
The8thChevronanswered grow question 3 years ago
Yep, those be huevos. Pull it and murder it.
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 3 years ago
I agree, looking quite male, roudish like little onions take the balls away,, check your plants daily, let them grow. still having goo chanced she did not pollinate herself I had that too and she tries to regrow some male pollensacks, just check her daily ... mine stoppped after 2 weeks and i could get agood harvest without seeds
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