help needed

andy8 · 12-03-2010, 04:17 AM

im a novice grower,onto my 7th or 8th grow.about 4 months ago a planted some random seeds and from 12 i got 6 females.all doing well,as you can see there is a nice cola on the tops

got lots of white pistels that are slowly turning to brown.heres a small bud from lower on the plant.

lots of crystals,getting pretty sticky in there.the problem is as you may be able to see in this pic

a seed!what do i do?do i cut down the plants now and try to salvage whats there or do i leave them growing?do i just take out the plants with seeds on and hope for the best?any help will be appreciated.

farmergiles · 12-03-2010, 04:54 AM

Can't see very well in that picture.

If you have seeds and all your plants are female then presumably one or more of the plants has hermaphrodised (assuming you haven't brought in pollen from somewhere else somehow).
This means the plant is showing characteristics of both sexes. So male flowers can grow and spread pollen.
Look out for small banana like growths. If you find any remove them with tweezers asap. If a plant is growing too many for you to get them all then you will have to think about culling it before it pollinates the other plants.

Because the goal of a female cannabis plant is to make seeds to reproduce, if the plant is not pollinated by another plant it can pass on it's genes by hermaphrodising and self pollinating.

Modern cannabis hybrids are bred with the purpose of making sensi (seedless) bud so a good strain should not show hermaphrodism. However it is not unusual nor a disaster to find the odd seed on your plants. Unfortunately it is not that unusual for some strains to hermaphrodise badly- breeders take short cuts in the pursuit of potency and yields.

Don't worry about the seeds so much as bananas!

Hermaphrodism can be brought on by any kind of stress but light leaks during lights off are a common cause.

andy8 · 12-03-2010, 05:21 AM

thanks,is this what you mean by bananas?

most of the plants seem to have these.just get rid of the bananas and see what happens?

farmergiles · 12-03-2010, 06:09 AM

Nope, those are stipules, you must have seen them before.

More like this- they're easy to see as they're yellow.

andy8 · 12-03-2010, 07:01 AM

right,bananas,seen those before,tho luckily not on these plants!so,just carry on growing till most of the white pistels turn brown,then harvest?

farmergiles · 12-03-2010, 08:33 AM

Just carry on as normal but stay alert for bananas

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12-03-2010, 04:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
andy8 YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	help needed im a novice grower,onto my 7th or 8th grow.about 4 months ago a planted some random seeds and from 12 i got 6 females.all doing well,as you can see there is a nice cola on the tops got lots of white pistels that are slowly turning to brown.heres a small bud from lower on the plant. lots of crystals,getting pretty sticky in there.the problem is as you may be able to see in this pic a seed!what do i do?do i cut down the plants now and try to salvage whats there or do i leave them growing?do i just take out the plants with seeds on and hope for the best?any help will be appreciated.

12-03-2010, 04:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,807 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 3,750 Times in 2,554 Posts	Can't see very well in that picture. If you have seeds and all your plants are female then presumably one or more of the plants has hermaphrodised (assuming you haven't brought in pollen from somewhere else somehow). This means the plant is showing characteristics of both sexes. So male flowers can grow and spread pollen. Look out for small banana like growths. If you find any remove them with tweezers asap. If a plant is growing too many for you to get them all then you will have to think about culling it before it pollinates the other plants. Because the goal of a female cannabis plant is to make seeds to reproduce, if the plant is not pollinated by another plant it can pass on it's genes by hermaphrodising and self pollinating. Modern cannabis hybrids are bred with the purpose of making sensi (seedless) bud so a good strain should not show hermaphrodism. However it is not unusual nor a disaster to find the odd seed on your plants. Unfortunately it is not that unusual for some strains to hermaphrodise badly- breeders take short cuts in the pursuit of potency and yields. Don't worry about the seeds so much as bananas! Hermaphrodism can be brought on by any kind of stress but light leaks during lights off are a common cause. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

12-03-2010, 06:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,807 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 3,750 Times in 2,554 Posts	Nope, those are stipules, you must have seen them before. More like this- they're easy to see as they're yellow. Attached Images __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

12-03-2010, 08:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,807 Thanks: 2,285 Thanked 3,750 Times in 2,554 Posts	Just carry on as normal but stay alert for bananas . __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

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12-03-2010, 05:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
andy8 YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	thanks,is this what you mean by bananas? most of the plants seem to have these.just get rid of the bananas and see what happens?

12-03-2010, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
andy8 YaHookan Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	right,bananas,seen those before,tho luckily not on these plants!so,just carry on growing till most of the white pistels turn brown,then harvest?

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