Male parts just before harvest...

NamasteDaze
NamasteDazestarted grow question 5mo ago
Day 65 Auto Lemon AK - trichomes are mostly cloudy and was planning to harvest Saturday, only found on one flower. Thinking I should just harvest early, watered yesterday...thoughts?
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 5mo ago
Plant is too mature/ripe to be pollinated. There is no need to "panic harvest". Even if any VIABLE pollen is released now, there will be no time for any seeds to form before your planned harvest date.
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squalino
squalinoanswered grow question 5mo ago
Just take those little pollen sacs off gently with your fingers or tweezers. You want to avoid your plant being fertilized unless you want seeds. That's how I make my seeds when I want to create seeds again. I stress it with light towards the end, and it creates those pollen sacs to fertilize itself.
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7daysaweek
7daysaweekanswered grow question 5mo ago
Just pick them off and battle on, nearly finished anyway, 😃
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HandsomeTerpz
HandsomeTerpzanswered grow question 5mo ago
I wouldn’t rush it yet. Mostly cloudy trichomes at day 65 usually means the plant is very close, but not quite at peak. Seeing a little amber on just one bud is normal it often shows up on sugar leaves first before the buds follow. Since you watered yesterday, letting it go another 3–5 days would probably be ideal. The plant can still swell a bit and develop more aroma in that time. Just make sure you’re checking trichomes on the actual buds (calyxes), not only the sugar leaves. If you start seeing about 5–10% amber there, that’s a great harvest window. From the photos it looks healthy and frosty you’re almost there. 👍🌱 Have Fun and Enjoy it.
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squalino
squalinoanswered grow question 5mo ago
Hey my friend. The Auto Lemon AK is generally a fast variety, but day 65 is often a bit early to get the full potential of power and flavor. Here’s to help you decide for Saturday: 1. The issue of trichomes on a single bud If you’ve only observed milky trichomes on one bud (probably the highest one, the apex), the plant isn’t fully ripe yet. Why? The top matures faster because it receives more light. The risk: If you harvest on Saturday while the rest of the plant is still "clear" (clear trichomes), the effect will be very light, and it could even cause headaches or anxiety. 2. Yesterday’s watering (The crucial factor) This is the most important point: you watered yesterday. If you cut on Saturday, the plant will still be soaked with water. Consequence: Drying will be much longer and harder, significantly increasing the risk of mold (especially if you do the "total darkness" we were talking about earlier). A plant that realizes it has just been watered often retains a "hay" or cut grass taste for longer. 3. My advice: Wait a bit I advise against harvesting early. On the contrary, I suggest pushing it back at least a few days after Saturday for two reasons: Let the soil dry: It’s better for the pot to be light and the soil dry at the time of cutting. This speeds up the drying process and concentrates the terpenes. Uniformity: Wait until the middle flowers of the plant are also mostly milky. What you can do until Saturday: Observe the pistils: Are they still mostly white and straight, or have they started to brown and curl in on themselves? (At 65 days on an Auto, they should be brown at 60-70%). Check the humidity: Since you watered yesterday, make sure your air extractor is running at full speed to prevent humidity from rising too much in the buds at night. In summary: Don’t harvest early. If you can wait until the soil is well dried (probably next Monday or Tuesday), your harvest will be of much better quality and easier to dry. Have a great week!
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 5mo ago
Only a white pistils can be pollinated. Rusty pistils are dead. Looks quite ripe, so i don't think you'd have a problem harvesting now. Looks like you are twoard the end of a harvest window if not over-ripe, so i'd wager that is the reason why it started popping nanners... Though when trying to figure out what cused it, should lookt at what was happening ~3 weeks ago. That stuff doesnt' grow overnight. lone nanners usually lack the full compliment of anatomy to produce any amount of pollen worth a concern. It's definitely a sign of weak genetics, but lone nanners won't cause many seeds even if they happen earlier in the grow with receptive stigmata (pistils). Pollen sacs are more of a concern. That first picture has a cluster of naners and that may have come from a pollen sac. you cuaght them late.. at this point when yellow if they could produce pollen they were already releasing it... pluck before that point when possible. If it's popping shit-tons of pollen sacs, better to remove it (garbage bin) or isolate it if you want to... can always sieve it for hash and avoid the seeds.
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HinduGod
HinduGodanswered grow question 5mo ago
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Diwal
Diwalanswered grow question 5mo ago
Hi You can harvest, it takes a week or so to Start to produce seeds. I had the same case.
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Nocone_Purple
Nocone_Purpleanswered grow question 5mo ago
From the photos it looks like a small “nanner” (banana shaped stamen) on one bud, which can sometimes happen very late in flower due to stress or genetics. If it’s only on one flower and you’re already at day 65 with mostly cloudy trichomes, it’s usually not a big issueyou can simply remove it with tweezers and continue until harvest. If you were already planning to harvest soon, you’re totally fine to proceed this weekend.
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MrMaabra
MrMaabraanswered grow question 5mo ago
Hey Buddy, I've had that happen before, too. Back then, I waited too long because not all the trichomes were cloudy yet and none were amber. The result was seeds and micro-seeds in the buds. I agree with you: Harvest! Good luck and enjoy the results!
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