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Autoflower forming seeds or trying to hermie?

SouthernOnions
SouthernOnionsstarted grow question 3y ago
Have an auto flower forming what looks to be large seeds in a few of the top buds, they're only a week from finish and this only just became noticeable. Is it trying to hermie? Or if it turns out to be stress seeds will they be autos as well and will they be fem if so?
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SouthernOnions
SouthernOnionsanswered grow question 3y ago
This very well could have come from when I pollinated my pohotperiod flower tent. Though neither of these grows are related or anywhere near the male/herm I mentioned from a previous question. I believe she got contaminated either when I pollinated my flower tent or perhaps after visiting the pollinating plants I have and bringing it back on my clothes. Ah well, should have some cotton candy kush X grease monkey seeds then:p
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Growladyeastmidlands
Growladyeastmidlandsanswered grow question 3y ago
The seeds will be the same as this and useless unless you want buds full of seeds all the time you need to scrap them all and clean everything well before you start again with decent seeds but you seem to have had the problem with them for a long time so you really need to get the lot in bin and start again with proper seeds feminized and from a good seed bank not keep wasting money and have seeds continues sorry for the bad news
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Growladyeastmidlands
Growladyeastmidlandsanswered grow question 3y ago
It's pollinated and will have seeds from the male u had a few weeks ago
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 3y ago
No such thing as "stress seeds", seeds can only form with pollen/fertilization. Your plant is not "trying to hermie" it is/was hermie and produced male flowers somewhere that have released pollen, otherwise there can be no seeds. Judging by the size of the seeds in the picture, this occurred 3-4 weeks ago. If the pollen did ccome from the same (hermie) plant, the seeds will be autos with a genetic dominance for being autos themselves. They will not be feminized.
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Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 3y ago
Ummm those are definitely seeds.. zoomed in that’s showing at least two seeds with the bract split open. Is it trying to hermie? Uhh I don’t know what the plant is trying to do.. all that can be said is that something pollinated those stigmas and you got a seed or two at least. Where that pollen came from is the question. That also determines any possible ideas about whether those seeds will result in autos, fems, etc.
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Stonehigh
Stonehighanswered grow question 3y ago
Hi There. Unless you felt it with your fingers and it feels as if there is something hard inside, this does not look like seeds to me. They are swollen calyxes, or sepals if you want. Yes, this is in where the seed will eventually form if pollinated but stays empty and kinda hollow if unpollinated.Your buds are actually made of hundreds of those packed together. Did you notice some male flowers (herms carry both type) on the plant or all your flowers looks like this? Cause if they do, then it is unlikely that it has hermed and calyxes should be empty, covered in frost with pistils popping out. If you want to be sure, take a pair of clean tweezers and try to pinch the calyx with it. I am pretty sure you will be able to pinch them without feeling the hard seed inside. If you pinch and feel hardness so much that you cannot crush the calyx, then there is probably a seed inside. Then you can try open it and make sure by looking inside. That would also mean some male flowers on the plant somewhere. You can find them and remove them if you want but at 1 week to finish, then this is not gonna change anything. My conclusion from the picture: No seed in there, but check it out yourself to be 100% sure
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