Hey Buddy You’re reading this correctly. That little ball you circled does not belong there in a normal female flower path.
What we’re looking at
• That structure is round, smooth, and sits tight to the node
• No pistils (white hairs) emerging from it
• Shape is consistent with an early pollen sac, not a swollen calyx
This strongly suggests male expression or hermaphroditism, especially if:
• The plant was expected to be female
• It’s early in flower / preflower
• There has been stress (light, nutrition, drybacks, temps, swings)
Important nuance (so we don’t panic blindly)
• One sac ≠ total disaster yet
• Early herm traits can appear localized
• Environment correction + monitoring matters a lot here
What I’d advise the grower (step by step)
1. Inspect the entire plant
• Check every node, top to bottom
• Look for more balls or clusters
2. Check neighboring plants
• Especially if they’re at the same stage
3. Reduce stress immediately
• Light intensity (this plant already looked suspicious at 20 days)
• EC / feed balance
• Dryback extremes
4. Decision point
• One isolated sac → can be carefully removed + monitored daily
• Multiple sacs / clusters → plant should be removed, no debate
If this is the only plant
Then yeah… hard truth, but removal is safest unless it’s a personal experiment.
If there are multiple plants
This becomes a risk management call, not an emotional one.
Over all and this all reflex my humble opinion That ball doesn’t belong there. Not in our world.
Growers Love my friend 👊