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Did a major defoliation week 5 of flower

Skunkmaster420started grow question 4y ago

Plants turn herme after defoliation? It’s a sad day in the grow room today I have 2 Hermès that grew a couple seeds on each one and then I have 1 plant that just went crazy with seeds all over

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Organomananswered grow question 4y ago

Yes, heavy defoliation causes a huge metabolic shock to your plants, freaking them out and making them "think" that they are going to die, leading to their survival instinct kicking in - hermaphroditism.

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Aqueminianswered grow question 4y ago

Only do a flowering defoliation in week 2 or 3. Never do it any later unless your getting the plant ready for harvest. I do my last defoliation in 2 week 2 or 3 of flowering, I've never had any problems and get good benefits from indoor plants. Anything past that time frame is just to much stress on the plants. I'm really sorry that happened to you.

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ChitownCannaChicaanswered grow question 4y ago

Ouch. Always do the major defoliation 1/2 weeks (in veg) prior to the flip

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Kush_queenanswered grow question 4y ago

Sadly any kind of stress can cause a cannabis plant to hermie especially heavy defoliation 😪

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