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Northern Lights Auto Showing Pollen Sacs — Hermaphrodite or Safe to Continue?

gamberro
gamberrostarted grow question 23d ago
Second grow with a single Northern Lights Auto (Fast Buds). I’m seeing possible pollen sacs at a node, but it also has pistils and is forming buds. Could it be a herm? It’s my only plant—remove sacs and continue, or toss it?
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 23d ago
Hermie. Only plant, so remove them as you find them........not much else you can do........no need to toss it, just be vigilant. You will need to forensically examine the plant often, as just one missed male flower can seed the entire plant. If the plant decides to go into overdrive making male flowers, toss it then, but sometimes you can get lucky ant the plant only produces a few male flowers which make keeping on top of the issue easier. However, ease up on the fertilizers........this plant is bodering on nutrient toxicity. Next grow, fill your pots/bags right up to the top, having a plant sitting too deep as it is now means the plant is missing out on a lot of reflected light, potentially slowing growth. Also, try to resist the urge to remove fan leaves, they provide the majority of energy that your plants need to grow their fastest and largest.
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MarcoP
MarcoPanswered grow question 22d ago
Depends on if you want to keep the plant or not, if its your only plant, you could consider searching every node for pollen sacs and removing them and looking out for more in the future
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 23d ago
Sorry no there is 1 nanner there that I can see. Squeeze and remove. Watch out for others
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 23d ago
Just swollen calyx.. Famale parts so nothing to worry about✌️💚
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Samsationalseeds
Samsationalseedsanswered grow question 23d ago
If you have no other plants, you're okay.But if that's one plant in a tent, and you have many more nearby. You can potentially cull it. To me, it seems like she has been stressed out a ton recently. The leaves are pointing and clawing downward, which is not a good sign.It could mean too little or too much nutrients.Probably too much because she looks dark. It could even be like a ph issue because it's got dark leaves and light green new growth.So to me, that seems like it's probably out of range. But this plant genuinely seems recently stressed and that can make plants herm out.
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