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Can someone tell me what this is??
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Male parts, otherwise known as 'bananas', your female has gone hermie, hopefully they're sterile.
Themagnata
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OHH noo, this is so annoying.. this is my best smelling plant
What should i do? Throw it away? And what do you mean 'hopefully they're sterile?
pick the bananas off, not all produce fertile pollen, hopefully you'll be OK but check for any possible light leaks! 
Themagnata
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pick the bananas off, not all produce fertile pollen, hopefully you'll be OK but check for any possible light leaks!
I have no light leaks, I've checked that already a couple of times... What I have is high temperature, temperature is between 28C and 31C with humidity around 55%...
Is too hot where I'm at and I've been having problems lowering the temperature.. I'm using a 600W HPS, i want to change for a led light but money is a problem right now and this is my 3rd grow in a row going down the drain... the first i had mold problems, the second one I had an infestation, and now Hermies... I'm about to give up on growing... I'm only spending money on the grow and don't get nothing in return...
NEVER GIVE UP!!! just pick the bananas off and even if you get seeds you'll still have usable product to smoke.
.......... it's all part of the game, the ups and the downs we growers all deal with and go through, just keep going!
.......... it's all part of the game, the ups and the downs we growers all deal with and go through, just keep going!
Themagnata
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NEVER GIVE UP!!! just pick the bananas off and even if you get seeds you'll still have usable product to smoke.
.......... it's all part of the game, the ups and the downs we growers all deal with and go through, just keep going!
The thing is, I'm.afraid it will pollinate the other plants in the grow tent.. wouldn't it be better to throw her away just to be sure?
It's up to you, if it's already happened there's nothing you can do. If you're growing just 1 strain then the other females will prolly hermie too.
If you're growing multiple strains then throw it out and hope for the best.
........... and good luck!
If you're growing multiple strains then throw it out and hope for the best.
........... and good luck!
Don't throw it away or give up. Pick off what you can you should still get usable smoke. I have had a full grow get pollinated. I did have a lot of seeds but I also had a lot of good buds. All I did was put it in a grinder to separate the seeds out. Growing can be a steep learning curve. Having control over you environment is the most important thing you can have. Really important to have that all set up before you start...then you can insure you have better luck.
Mold is because of to high humidity or lack of good airflow or things are to dense. Fix that and no mold issues. Heat. Move light up. Is you ballast dimmable? If it is then dim it down to 400. Bend the plant away from it with supper cropping or ties. Increase your airflow. Are you in a tent a room or what? Lower the air temp of the room your grow is in with ac. Hard to give accurate suggestions when I do not know your set up.
You can prevent infestations by using a regular maint program for them...do you do that? What did you have that cause you to lose a whole grow? I have had the borg and I did not have to throw it all out...some low buds were affected but that's it...tops's were perfect. Get on a spray/maint program.
I have had all these issues and never have I lost a grow yet....always went to the finish and had good to great results...don't stop or give up.
These issues make you a stronger, smarter grower. Learn from them and become great!!
Have a great day all. Peace, negative.
Mold is because of to high humidity or lack of good airflow or things are to dense. Fix that and no mold issues. Heat. Move light up. Is you ballast dimmable? If it is then dim it down to 400. Bend the plant away from it with supper cropping or ties. Increase your airflow. Are you in a tent a room or what? Lower the air temp of the room your grow is in with ac. Hard to give accurate suggestions when I do not know your set up.
You can prevent infestations by using a regular maint program for them...do you do that? What did you have that cause you to lose a whole grow? I have had the borg and I did not have to throw it all out...some low buds were affected but that's it...tops's were perfect. Get on a spray/maint program.
I have had all these issues and never have I lost a grow yet....always went to the finish and had good to great results...don't stop or give up.
These issues make you a stronger, smarter grower. Learn from them and become great!!
Have a great day all. Peace, negative.
Yep, growing herb has it's own learning curve and it gets frustrating at times for sure.
After several years, I had my first hermie. I freaked at first, then did what has been advised here... plucked/ de-seeded, etc.
Just last evening... I broke out that jar and was smoking hermie weed with a friend and was told... "mmm, this tastes good though!"
Glad I let "it" finish. It's decent enough herb I'm not embarrassed to share / enjoy w/ another grower... just for a few nanners.
Is it competition worthy? Heck no! Would I expect to give this to a patient? NO. For me to smoke... it's fine enough.
I found a very few random seeds in the other strains thus far also.
I would never ever germinate those seeds so... I eat them as they occasionally pop out, haha.
Hopefully I've corrected the issues (heat/ humidity and overcrowding) and in 2 wks am flipping for another run.
Using tried and true genetics and a dehumidifier this round and am hopeful.
A couple of years ago I switched to LED. It has certainly helped w/ lowering heat in the tent... BUT... LED's have yet another learning curve.
Still... beats fighting heat.
Is there a way for you to flower during a cooler season maybe?
You got this... don't give up... growing (anything) is an art learned best only by experience and never IMO to be fully mastered.
After several years, I had my first hermie. I freaked at first, then did what has been advised here... plucked/ de-seeded, etc.
Just last evening... I broke out that jar and was smoking hermie weed with a friend and was told... "mmm, this tastes good though!"
Glad I let "it" finish. It's decent enough herb I'm not embarrassed to share / enjoy w/ another grower... just for a few nanners.
Is it competition worthy? Heck no! Would I expect to give this to a patient? NO. For me to smoke... it's fine enough.
I found a very few random seeds in the other strains thus far also.
I would never ever germinate those seeds so... I eat them as they occasionally pop out, haha.
Hopefully I've corrected the issues (heat/ humidity and overcrowding) and in 2 wks am flipping for another run.
Using tried and true genetics and a dehumidifier this round and am hopeful.
A couple of years ago I switched to LED. It has certainly helped w/ lowering heat in the tent... BUT... LED's have yet another learning curve.
Still... beats fighting heat.
Is there a way for you to flower during a cooler season maybe?
You got this... don't give up... growing (anything) is an art learned best only by experience and never IMO to be fully mastered.
I just though of this after ripping a couple of dabs. You will never spend as much learning to grow as you will having to pay someone else to...
If you are a heavy medicator....which I am, you could easily go through a zip in a 2 week period....if not more but lets look at it from the low end. Prices and quality vary wildly. I will go with what is available at the retail stores here. I would not buy the lower grades. I like high ends so the price will reflect that. $240.00 for real quality indoor. That is 480 per month and 5760 yearly. You could drop 6k on a unreal grow setup and be set for like life or keep paying someone else that to grow for you EVERY YEAR. The fact that you grew it and know what is in it...it is the best. you will also control the quality which is very important.
Look at it like a investment...if you like weed like I do it is soooo worth it. Use your own cuts/clones to cut down on seed costs. Till you are comfortable that way you dont lose $ on expensive seeds.
Keep at it Sir!
Peace, negative.
If you are a heavy medicator....which I am, you could easily go through a zip in a 2 week period....if not more but lets look at it from the low end. Prices and quality vary wildly. I will go with what is available at the retail stores here. I would not buy the lower grades. I like high ends so the price will reflect that. $240.00 for real quality indoor. That is 480 per month and 5760 yearly. You could drop 6k on a unreal grow setup and be set for like life or keep paying someone else that to grow for you EVERY YEAR. The fact that you grew it and know what is in it...it is the best. you will also control the quality which is very important.
Look at it like a investment...if you like weed like I do it is soooo worth it. Use your own cuts/clones to cut down on seed costs. Till you are comfortable that way you dont lose $ on expensive seeds.
Keep at it Sir!
Peace, negative.
I would take it out. What's there can be smoked, so it's not a total loss. A lot depends on the size of your grow though. If you only have two plants, chucking one is a big deal. If you have 6, then the other 5 will all suffer if pollinated, and you have to presume they will be. Plants that can, will put seed production ahead of bud production. It's what they live for.
I have no interest in growing seedy weed. What would that do for your credibility in the local marketplace. I have no desire to pick off all the annoying bits either, but maybe you have nothing better to do.
If you pull it, the problem isn't gone. As you dry the stamen the pollen can get airborne. You need it out. Properly out.
I have no interest in growing seedy weed. What would that do for your credibility in the local marketplace. I have no desire to pick off all the annoying bits either, but maybe you have nothing better to do.
If you pull it, the problem isn't gone. As you dry the stamen the pollen can get airborne. You need it out. Properly out.
There's not much I can add that hasn't already been said but I'll comment on a couple of things. First off the most common way hermie growth develops is from light leaks aka light stress but it can be in ways you might not expect. I've heard of growers that had their grows solidly protected from outside light but they still got hermies. In the end it turned out to be cause by a power indicator light on a dehumidifier he had in the grow space. He covered the light with duct tape and the problem never happened again. The point being even something as small as a power indicator light can be enough to cause light stress. So if it's not totally shielded from any light source this could happen again. That being said a plant going hermie can happen from other forms of stress and so if you're sure there were no light leaks then it was probably the heat that did it. Now if you can I wouldn't just totally chuck the plant but I would try to put it somewhere else where the potential pollen can't get to the other plants and whether you chuck it or move it somewhere else be sure to wash your hands and change your cloths afterwards before handling any other plants. Keep in mind though that if it was widespread on that one plant the other plants may have already been pollinated. If you do get some seed out of it don't save them because the hermie trait will be passed on. Unless of course you can envision a scenario where you would be willing to risk growing some hermies because you have no other seeds to work with and can't afford to buy any.
The heat issue can be a tough problem to solve especially if money is tight. AC can solve the heat problem but it also makes the grow more expensive to run both a HIDD and an AC. What many people do, myself included is to avoid growing in the summer and do all your growing int the late fall thru early spring when heat isn't a problem and you can actually use the heat from you light to warm a grow space that might otherwise be too cool. The only down side to that approach is that you may have to find a way to heat the space during lights out to keep things from getting to chilly which can also be a source of stress for plants. I usually used a portable propane heater just outside the grow room but the ambient heat was enough to keep the grow space at an acceptable temperature.
As was said, I wouldn't totally throw away that plant. Even if you can't finish it off it looks to be far enough along that you can still get some decent smoke out of it for your personal stash. Or maybe make some ISO hash oil with it if you don't want to smoke the raw flowers.
The heat issue can be a tough problem to solve especially if money is tight. AC can solve the heat problem but it also makes the grow more expensive to run both a HIDD and an AC. What many people do, myself included is to avoid growing in the summer and do all your growing int the late fall thru early spring when heat isn't a problem and you can actually use the heat from you light to warm a grow space that might otherwise be too cool. The only down side to that approach is that you may have to find a way to heat the space during lights out to keep things from getting to chilly which can also be a source of stress for plants. I usually used a portable propane heater just outside the grow room but the ambient heat was enough to keep the grow space at an acceptable temperature.
As was said, I wouldn't totally throw away that plant. Even if you can't finish it off it looks to be far enough along that you can still get some decent smoke out of it for your personal stash. Or maybe make some ISO hash oil with it if you don't want to smoke the raw flowers.
Themagnata
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I managed to get a small grow tent from a friend that is not using it anymore, i put the Hermied plant inside isolated from all my other plants..
I will let her keep going just to see what comes out of it..
I also have some small plants in 1gallon pots, these were cloned and vegged for 2 weeks but now in the 4th week flowering they are also showing symptoms that i don't know what it is..
Maybe someone here can help me find out?
I will let her keep going just to see what comes out of it..
I also have some small plants in 1gallon pots, these were cloned and vegged for 2 weeks but now in the 4th week flowering they are also showing symptoms that i don't know what it is..
Maybe someone here can help me find out?
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Good! Let us know how everything turns out and if the hermie pollen was fertile and made seeds!
The yellow fan leaves during 4th week of flower is pretty normal as the plant is using up alla the stored nitrogen in the leaves.
.......... and most importantly, keep going, you're learning as you grow and gaining confidence as well!
................ when you smoke the finished product you'll be very impressed with yourself! :yay:
maybe it was not your fault because some genetics might hermie without real reason. og traits are common in this. if i'm sure, plants hermie most easily when exposing them to light during night-time. i have a habit to check to tent how are they doing when it's dark. smell is incredible and buds look very beauty with flashlight. it might not be good idea haha.
Themagnata
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Yes the one strain that hermied is a banana krumble from GHS, it's an OG kush mixed with banana punch.. i didn't know it was common for og strains to herm
St. Phatty
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If you're just using the Herb for your own meds, seeds from Hermie pollen are not that big a deal.
Potent pot with seeds is better than no pot at all.
As far as the 4 week old plants, maybe transplant 2 of them to see what happens.
Maybe put the transplanted plants somewhere with a lower light level for a few days.
I look at Pollen - and Covid - in the air as a potential food source. But that's a different subject.
Potent pot with seeds is better than no pot at all.
As far as the 4 week old plants, maybe transplant 2 of them to see what happens.
Maybe put the transplanted plants somewhere with a lower light level for a few days.
I look at Pollen - and Covid - in the air as a potential food source. But that's a different subject.
