Marijuana and hermaphroditism

In the world of cannabis cultivation, the phenomenon of hermaphroditism is a topic that arouses curiosity and concern among growers, especially those who are just starting out. Unlike many other plants, cannabis has the unique ability to develop both male and female flowers on the same plant, which can result in hermaphrodite plants.

In this article, we will explore in detail what hermaphroditism in cannabis is, how it develops, what its causes are, and what implications it has for growers. Additionally, we will discuss strategies to prevent and manage hermaphroditism in cannabis cultivation, helping you keep your crops free of genetic contamination and maximize the quality of the final product.

 Hermaphroditic or monoecious cannabis plants show flowers of both sexes in the same specimen
 Hermaphroditic or monoecious cannabis plants show flowers of both sexes in the same specimen

What is a hermaphrodite cannabis plant?

Cannabis is a dioecious plant, meaning it shows male and female sex in different plants; Some plants are male and produce male flowers, while others are female and produce female flowers. However, in certain cases, monoecious or hermaphroditic specimens can also be found, that is, they have both types of flowers in the same individual.

Thus, a hermaphrodite plant is a marijuana plant that has both female flowers and male flowers. Although it is a natural characteristic of this plant, this undesirable trait must be avoided in the cultivation of marijuana, otherwise there are great possibilities of finding seeds in the harvest, which simultaneously reduces its quantity and quality.

Broadly speaking, hermaphroditism (or the appearance of monoecious plants) can have two origins, genetic and environmental:

  • At the genetic level, some marijuana varieties are more sensitive than others to hermaphrodism. This may come from the genetic origins of the variety (the Thai Sativa presents, for example, high hermaphroditism), or also from one of its parents possessing this trait.
  • Beyond genetic sensitivity, a cannabis plant can become hermaphrodite under the influence of stress. When the plant feels that flowering conditions are too difficult, hermaphroditism is effectively a natural way of shortening this cycle, causing the fertilization of female flowers with pollen from some male flowers and thus ensuring their survival.

This female plant has developed a male flower
This female plant has developed a male flower

Sources of stress that increase the risk of hermaphroditism can have several causes, such as:

  • Change in photoperiod, especially interruption of the night period during flowering
  • Too high heat (approximately >27°C), adverse weather conditions
  • Harvest too late, when the ideal harvest date is exceeded
  • Mechanical stress: branches broken by the wind, roots damaged during a transplant, pruning in full bloom, etc.
  • Irrigation problems ( lack or excess )
  • Excess fertilizers or PK
  • Insects, mites, diseases
  • Thermal change (watering plants with water that is too cold)
  • Excessive use of phytosanitary products (pesticides)

How to avoid hermaphroditism in cannabis?

To avoid hermaphrodite marijuana plants, the first rule is to try to stress the plants as little as possible during flowering, in order to limit the risks as much as possible. Practice all pruning work and support the plants during growth and at the beginning of flowering (during the stretching phase), before bud formation.

Maintain good climatic conditions in your space, perfect hygiene, and regularly check that your timer is well set, that your plants do not have marks from insects or mites, and that their nutrition and watering are well adapted. At the end of flowering, regularly observe the trichomes of the plants so as not to exceed the harvest date.

When to harvest marijuana plants according to trichome ripeness

Here you have a translation of an article from TGA Subcool about the harvest of cannabis plants. Both the effect and taste of marijuana are directly related to its harvesting time. How to know which is the perfect time for harvest? What are trichomes and how to harvest plants depending on their colour? How to maximize your crops according to the desired effect? Here you have the answers to all these questions, with examples and personal experiences...Subcool

When selecting marijuana varieties for upcoming crops, take the time to read crop summaries from other growers regarding these genetics and the seed banks that produce them. This way, you can easily avoid varieties with a lot of comments about hermaphroditism. We can notice that, in general, when there are too many comments about hermaphroditism in a variety, the breeder or seed bank often decides to remove it from their catalog.

Regular cannabis seeds are known to be a little less sensitive to hermaphroditism than feminized seeds, but it is not an absolute rule either: it will have to be monitored in all types of cultivation and whatever the origin of the seeds.

 This group of male flowers has grown in the middle of a bud formed by female flowers
 This group of male flowers has grown in the middle of a bud formed by female flowers

What to do if you find hermaphrodite cannabis plants?

From the beginning of flowering, it will be very important to observe the female plants as regularly as possible in search of male flowers. In full bloom, these male flowers are easily visible thanks to their bright yellow color and their shape, similar to small bananas. We will take advantage of this meticulous observation of the plants to look for any signs of insects, mites, or mold while avoiding the typical cannabis pests.

If the plant shows both female flowers and male flowers from the beginning of flowering, unfortunately, the best option is to immediately eliminate it from the growing space, as it will probably not only pollinate itself but also the rest of the nearby plants.

When the marijuana plant becomes hermaphrodite in full flowering, we have 2 solutions:

  • If the plant really produces few male flowers, you can eventually try to remove them with tweezers, and then monitor each day so that new "plantains" do not appear.
  • If the plant produces numerous male flowers, it will have to be removed from the growing space.

Finally, if a plant becomes hermaphrodite at the end of flowering, it should be harvested as soon as possible, before the male flowers have time to shed their pollen. Again, if it is only one or two flowers we can choose to remove them annually and let the plant mature to its optimal point; If you find them in greater numbers, probably the best option will be to harvest now, even if it is a little early to do so.

 Recognizing a hermaphrodite marijuana plant is important to ensure quality harvests
 Recognizing a hermaphrodite marijuana plant is important to ensure quality harvests

Have you found seeds in your cannabis harvest?

If you have found seeds in your cannabis buds and you did not have male plants near them, it is because at least one of your plants was hermaphroditeMale marijuana flowers that were not eliminated shed their pollen onto neighboring female flowers. Unfortunately, once fertilized, the plant concentrates its energy on the production of seeds, instead of using it for the production of new flowers.

Unfortunately, these seeds coming from a hermaphrodite plant will also have a strong tendency towards hermaphroditism, so it is never advisable to use them for the next crop.

We hope that these tips will help you effectively detect hermaphrodite plants and that you can enjoy your seedless marijuana crops!

Happy harvest!

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Comments in “Marijuana and hermaphroditism” (139)

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Newby 2024-01-23
I had my plants herm at about week 6. They are now at week 10. My question is are the trichomes going to mature properly? Or has most of the plants energy gone to pollen and seeds now?

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AK 2023-03-31
Great info.....started a Costa Rican Sativa in Jan outside in SoCal.......phenomenal rain and cold forced flowering only starting end of March; now, 3rd week flowering, produced 1 ball (probable env stressor and independent of pistils, so not true hermie)..........great plant and didn't want it destroyed (strong Lemon even in veggie state) and know will have to do light dep shortly.......thanks, again!

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Dani Alchimia 2023-04-13
Hi AK, Glad we could be of help, we hope you'll be soon enjoying that tasty Sativa! All the best!

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Westie Is an Alchimia client 2023-01-28
Hi, I find this a really interesting thread since it was about 2020 I was last able to buy from Alchimia before you guys stopped shipping to Germany. Same for a few shops, so I started experimenting with my own Hermie seeds, and I have to say its now nearly 3 years I have been using Hermie seeds and I can not say any more that is luck, not only have they turned out to be if not at times even better than the original, some after a while seem to have crossed and turned into something completely different! Like 'The New' from the old humboldt, I still have this using my own hermies, Its like I will only get no more than 30 out of 50g per plant and 10 of them will come through when germinating, but they have been absolutely solid for so long that even now it slightly looks different plant and smells like it crossed with another Humboldt seeds Fast Runtz. I now believe that it started to make me think that either the science did not catch up yet or it is a really good marketing scam from the seed companies 😂. Any way just my opinion that I no longer think that Hermies are a bad thing always worth giving them a shot and you never know what you might come out with, I just think after nearly 3 years of using what we would call Hermies, I never came across any particular problems.

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Kyle 2023-01-15
Hello, really enjoying this thread. I'm a commercial grower undergoing a 320 plant phenome hunt, the first time I'm undergoing a hunt of this size. I'm confident my plants are not going through any significant stress besides some generative drybacks during the first 3 weeks of flower (around 20% dryback in coco perlite.) I'm hunting some boutique 12 week strains, mainly focusing on haze genetics. At the end of week three, I've started to notice hermaphraditic qualities appearing in about 10% of the room. Some plants are showing multiple male banana sites, while some are showing just one. On some strains, particularly F1 moonshine haze bred by rare dankness, all 12 of the phenotypes have some hermaphaditic qualities (mainly banana sites), while some strains are showing none. Given my goal with the phenome hunt, would you recommend culling entire plants that are showing just one banana site at week three, or would you recommend letting them continue to ride? Is 10% a high number of plants to be showing hermaphraditic qualities? And would you recommend removing an entire strain (moonshine haze) that is showing some herm qualities on week 3? Thanks for your attention and knowledge on the subject.

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Dani Alchimia 2023-01-26
Hi Kyle, Ok, I'm going to reply as if it was my own grow. If you're in a pheno hunting mission, it'd only remove those plants with really hermie traits, I mean, plants that would pollinate a considerable area of the grow. Otherwise, I'd continue growing them until the very end, although I'd discard any plant with male flowers for the final selection. Unless it is a commercial grow, where buds will be sold, I wouldn't worry much about a few seeds in my buds. In the case of plants with just 1-2 pollen sacks or bananas, I'd remove them by hand and check if they appear again some days later. About the % of hermies, it really depends on the genetics you're growing (taking into account that your plants have no stress sources, etc). Some genetics actually come from plants that threw some bananas and pollinate other plants, a trait that can be easily carried by the next generation. In other words, using unstable genetics for breeding will probably produce unstable offspring. About the moonshine haze, I'd remove if I saw more than 6-8 male flowers, otherwise it could become a true problem in coming weeks. Hope it helped!

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Souramnesia 2023-01-10
I use hybrid lighting to induce stress for breeding purposes. Works really well. Causes the plants to produce 4 single pollen sacs on lower nodes. I have bred many different types of strains like this but a sativa dominant is harder to stress with this method because they can adapt to high amounts of lighting.

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Dani Alchimia 2023-01-26
Hi Souramnesia, That sounds interesting, what type of lights are you using? Years ago, I grew some sativas in a new indoor spot. They all finished with a few pollen sacks, and when I checked everything again I realized that they had a small light source during the night period. Not enough to stop them to bloom, but surely enough to cause some type of stress. Perhaps it'd work with yours? Talk soon!

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SintrexGrow 2022-11-28
I had 2 plants that were growing outdoors. One of them is in its 2nd week of flowering and it just finsihed its preflower stretch. Due that the day is very short and very bad weather i moved them indoors. I found 2 small male pollen sacks on the main stem and pulled them off. I checked the rest of the plant and it looks ok. Due that it was moved from outdoors to indoors can this result into a hermaphrodite? Mainly cause it was taking maximum 9hrs of sunlight and now she is taking 12hrs of 400w grow light. Anyone has experience on moving Autoflowers from outdoors to indoors?

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Dani Alchimia 2022-12-12
Hi SintrexGrow, It shouldn't be a major issue. While your plant may have produced a few male sacks due to stress (any environmental change stresses the plants), I wouldn't bet for it to turn into a hermie. However, keep an eye on this plant and check it regularly just to make sure. Best!

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jason 2022-06-15
I saw you mentioned the need to pull hermies because they could "transfer the hermie gene to progeny," not an exact quote but the jist. Respectfully, that's not a thing. The hermie gene already exists in all the plants just something caused it to be expressed, probably combo of genes/environment. It is important to remove either the nanners or the entire plant because it could pollinate the rest of the crop, but those seeds would be genetically female and as likely to exhibit herm features as the parents, which is usually 10-20% in induced-male flower seeds.

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Tim Alchimia 2022-06-15
Hi Jason, thanks for your comment. It's a complicated subject and the exact cause for why one plant will show intersex traits while its sibling won't is still not known. Let me put it this way, if you had two female plants and they were exactly the same in every way except that one expressed intersex traits while the other one didn't, which of the two plants would you choose to breed with?

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Sucia! 2022-05-05
Hey! so for a 10week old plant, 2 weeks into flowering spotting 2 football shaped balls one with a hair coming out and the other just plane. can it be saved or is it to late?

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Tim Alchimia 2022-05-06
Hi, thanks for your comment and question. Is the rest of the plant flowering normally as a female should? If so then, first things first, I'd recommend that you remove the balls as soon as possible. If they haven't opened to reveal the anthers (which look a bit like a bunch of bananas) then there's no chance of any pollination. There's always the chance that these balls aren't even true male flowers, especially given what you say about the hair coming out of one of them, which is a female trait. They may just be a strange but harmless mutation, and your plant may well go on to flower without any further problems. I would keep a close eye out for any more balls that may appear, and if there are only a few then you can easily remove them. If, on the other hand, they start popping up all over the plant then it'll be harder to control and probably more trouble than it's worth. I hope that helps. Best wishes and happy growing!

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Tree Ssixty 2021-12-18
There are various reasons why your marijuana plants turned white. This can sometimes be due to the nutrient deficiency in your cannabis plants. why marijuanas plants turn white ? Sometimes, it can also happen as a random event during vegetative growth. Nonetheless, there is nothing to worry about this and you have to know that it is not justifiable to panic even if it happens. Your next step is to fix the deficiency of nutrients in order for your cannabis plant to regain its green color.

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Tim Alchimia 2021-12-21
Hi, thanks for your comment. Some plants also display a degree of albinism, which is a genetic trait where sections of the flower are completely without pigmentation. Albino plants of this kind are an unusual curiosity but nothing to worry about, but at times, plants can show a lack of pigmentation in the tips of the buds due to light burn, or an excess of illumination that stresses the plant. If this is the case then action needs to be taken to reduce the light stress by raising the lights and increasing the distance between the canopy and the lamps. Of course, there are also plants that turn completely white due to an extreme case of powdery mildew, but we'd hope that would be easy enough to diagnose without our help! Best wishes and happy growing!

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td 2021-11-15
Besides light leaks, what other factors cause herms in early flower?

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Tim Alchimia 2021-11-18
Hi, thanks for your comment and question. The most common other factors that could lead to intersex expression are, for example, heat stress, over-fertilisation or light stress (too much or not enough light intensity). It could just be the genetics though, sometimes plants will even throw a couple of male flowers early on and then not develop any more of them for the entire flowering phase. It's also true that a lot of the more popular US "hype" strains in today's cannabis market seem to be quite prone to showing some intersex expression, so your choice of seed variety can be an important factor too. I hope that helps. Best wishes and happy growing!

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Cockapoop 2021-08-18
I have 3 female plants all in flower. I nothiced the one grew a few football shape pods where the sex organ goes. I’m so confused because it literally showed up over night!! Wish this allowed me to add a picture for better advice

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Tim Alchimia 2021-08-19
Hi, that certainly sounds curious. It sounds like it could definitely be a hermaphrodite although it's difficult to say without seeing it. You can send a picture for my attention to info@alchimiaweb.com if you like. Best wishes and happy growing!

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Aaron Todd 2021-07-20
I have an odd question, my last two crops have had some sex changes happening, with supposed feminized seeds, this has happened in my open air(screened in) greenhouse. I have tomatoes and strawberries growing in the same greenhouse, is it in any way possible that either of those two plants pollen could be triggering my marijuana plants to turn hermaphrodite, or male?

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Tim Alchimia 2021-07-21
Hi Aaron, thanks for your comment and question. There's no reason that tomato or strawberry plants would have any negative effect on the sex of the plant, in fact, any ethylene (a plant hormone associated with ripening) emitted by the strawberry or tomato fruit would have the positive effect of encouraging the development of female flowers in the cannabis plants. Are the plants under a natural photoperiod or are you doing light deprivation? It's more probable that there's some kind of light contamination affecting your plants. This could be an outdoor light on the back porch or even something as small as a garden LED lamp used to light pathways. The only time I've ever personally experienced hermaphrodite plants outdoors was due to a small LED about 20 yards away from my plants. Once I removed the light contamination the problem stopped. I hope that helps. Best wishes and happy growing!

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Naun Briones 2021-07-17
Hi, thank for all the good info. I am keeping a male that seems interesting for pollinating. He was flowering nicely but a some point, perfect hairy female flowers clusters started to grow. I have seen hermaphroditism before but always on female plants popping male flowers, not the other way around. I am going to pollinate a couple of females with his pollen, just because I am curious... have you seen this before? Do you have some experience breeding with such? do you think that hermie traits will be passed on to future female generations? any tips?

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Tim Alchimia 2021-07-19
Hi and thanks for your comment. Yes, I have experienced a hermaphrodite male once but I didn't keep him around for long enough to find out how his progeny turned out. Personally, I don't do any breeding with known hermaphrodite plants - I think there are already enough of these problems in the cannabis gene pool without contributing further! Of course, there's no harm in trying it out and satisfying your curiosity - it's the best way to find out for yourself - just be aware that the hermie trait will probably be passed on to the next generation. I hope that helps, best wishes and happy growing!

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Jrocks27 2021-06-26
Pollen from hermaphroditing plants typically do NOT carry the hermie trait. I just read a paper yesterday from 2020 where they had 100s of plants and control groups. Did DNA testing on all plants including hermie, hermie hybrids and self pollinated plants. And they seen that that seeds produced from hermies do not typically carry on the trait. Self pollinated hermies are basically genetically identical to the original plant. It said something about how mutations weed out the trait. Seems a good evolutionary advantage. Self pollination and a chance to carry on.

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Tim Alchimia 2021-06-26
Hi, thanks for your comment. I'd like to read that paper, can you provide a link, please?

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FrankExchangeOfViews 2021-04-07
Poor article, there is no gene for hermaphroditism, it’s simply down to stress. If it was passed on and made more likely there wouldn’t be a market for feminised seeds as guess how they’re made in every case? By stressing the plant with colloidal silver. It’s made more likely by breeding lower and lower thresholds to various stresses that trigger the plant thinking it’ll die before pollination and thus hermaphroditing (sp?). A lot of the greatest strains created came from accidental pollination by hermaphroditism. Gorilla glue #4 is the product of pollination by hermaphrodites twice! Chemdawg is from hermaphrodite seeds found in bag seed bought at a great full dead concert, OG Kush is a cross between Chemdawg and a lemon Thai x old world Paki. I’ve had the same Jack Herer plant since the late 90’s that was grown from bag seed, I had a crop hermie due to too low temps and I and others have grown out those resulting seeds and not once had them hermie again as none of us have had any major stresses

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Tim Alchimia 2021-04-08
Hi, thanks for leaving your opinion. You make some good points regarding the proliferation of "bag seed elite" clones but any grower who has worked with them will tell you that those cultivars (OG Kush, Sour Diesel, GG4, Chemdog, etc.) are famous for their readiness to show intersex characteristics, even under just a little stress. Hermaphroditism is indeed a characteristic that will be passed on in the genetics of seeds made with this type of clone and will take several generations of careful breeding to get under control. On the other side of the coin, there are varieties that will not show hermie traits, no matter how much you stress them. If it wasn't a genetic issue then this would be impossible. You're entirely wrong about the method used to make fem seeds though. The vast majority of feminised seeds available on the market are produced using STS spray and the resulting male flowers are not the result of stressing the plant but are caused by the chemicals applied blocking the production of ethylene, the phytohormone needed to produce female flowers. I really don't think anyone's been making feminised seeds by stressing their plants for a long time now, that method has been proven time and time again to result in hermaphrodite offspring and it is one of the main reasons that fem seeds had such a bad hermie reputation for so long. A good reliable breeder will only use plants for making feminised seeds that have previously been thoroughly stress-tested and proven to have no intersex traits. Any plants with a tendency to produce male flowers under stress should be rejected as they will pass that characteristic on to their progeny. Once the plants without intersex traits are selected, the STS is applied to induce male flowers. The resulting seeds will have a far greater chance of being sexually stable than those made from plants with intersex characteristics. Of course, a good grower will be able to cultivate some hermie-prone genetics without any problems, as you've proven with your Jack Herer bag seeds. The problem is that not everyone who grows is a good grower, and not all genetics have the same level of instability: some varieties will show a couple of male flowers at the end of the flowering period while others will bust out the balls in the first few weeks of flowering. This means that a "sexually unstable" variety that is completely fine in your grow room conditions may well react adversely to the conditions in another person's grow. Trust me, a fully stable variety will basically take anything that a novice grower can throw at it and still not develop any male flowers, otherwise, we'd be dealing with hermie complaints all the time and with all varieties, whereas in reality that's not the case. Considering the sheer number of seeds we sell, we only get relatively very few complaints of that nature and almost always with determined varieties or genetic families. I hope that helps to clear up a few misconceptions. Best wishes and happy growing!

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jaycee 2021-03-29
Hi i had a 100% female production on 25 plants until just before flowering, then possibly from watering stress 4 turned male, and because i wasnt quick enough in recognising this 8 have turned male. Im an outdoor grower so i separated them, and the males i plucked all the buds and hint of male seed. i still have a good female crop and am about 2 weeks off final harvest date. My question is can i use the remaining hermaphrodite plant for medicinal cannibas. I only make product for tincturing or infused oil for animal consumption. will the CBD levels still be ok on all plants or should i separate the product from the plants that changed sex. I have no interest in THC levels i only want cannabidoids. Cheers.

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Tim Alchimia 2021-03-30
Hi, thanks for your comment. There's no problem at all in using a hermaphrodite plant for extracts, there shouldn't be any change in the cannabinoid ratio for that reason. If the plants are CBD-rich then they will remain that way, only with slightly lower overall cannabinoid levels due to the pollination - once a plant is pollinated it puts more energy into seed production rather than resin production, resulting in a slight reduction of cannabinoid content. I hope that helps, best wishes and happy harvesting! P.S if you want, you can even include the seeds (crushed) together with the material for processing into a tincture - the hemp oil content is very healthy and full of omega fatty acids and other beneficial compounds that will be great for humans and animals.

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Toni 2021-03-02
Hey Tim, thank you so much for your help. It is just amazing having somebody on the other corner of the earth who is listening and taking his time for giving his expert advice. I should have read the entire comment tree and I would have got all answers. (I will do it in future) But you guys have so much patience. Thank you I really appreciate your help. This is a great forum!

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Tim Alchimia 2021-03-04
Hi Toni, thanks so much for taking the time to reply, I'm really glad I could be of help, that's what we're here for! Best wishes and happy growing!

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Toni 2021-03-01
Dear all, I really need your help. I found your website when I discovered yesterday one of my plants having seeds on the topside of a few buds. Here some details of my grow -I have a grow tent 1x1m -2plants OG kush + 2 plants critical jack -seed bank is Dinafem -All are in week no.7 of flower after 5 weeks of veggie stage. -All are about 60cm tall -I use the scrog method with a net. -I made them have around 60 to 80 buds each plant with fimming method My Problem Now one of the critical plant is showing 1 to 3 seeds on the top of the bud and on the lower buds on the bottom also 1 seed sometimes Actually only some arms and their buds in the same area showing this. In panic i cut the 2 complete arms which are herming. Now only on a very little number of buds like 4-5 buds in different parts that remained on the plants i see beginning seeds. So I i kindly ask you for your suggestion. The other 2 plants OG KUSH don't show this. Only the other critical plant show on 1 arm 2or3 buds with beginning herm. As I am in week 7 (2 weeks till harvest) Shall I cut and dry the plant and remove it from the others or do you think it is okay to keep it? You know I am fertilising with hesi soil system. Last feed was 4 days ago. So I thought it would be good to stop the fertilisation, then in 3 days remove the plant keep it 2 days in dark and then harvest it. My mean worry is that it will harm the other plants too. This is my first grow, I am a greenhorn and I think I stressed the plant too much, too much defoliating, fimming, LST, not enough water in the weeks before and also 1 time mistake with light timer. Hope you can help me Muchas gracias Toni

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Tim Alchimia 2021-03-02
Hi Toni, thanks for your comment. Sorry to hear you're having problems with your plants. It definitely sounds like a case of stress causing the Critical plants to show some intersex traits, although it's curious that the OG Kush plants didn't get affected as that genetic line has much more of a reputation for being sexually unstable. Still, it sounds like you've realised your errors which is half the battle won! Next time you'll have much better results if you can learn from these mistakes. I think that, in your position, I would carry on with the flowering as planned, carefully removing the male flowers (they look like bananas) as you find them. If you're growing for your own personal consumption, a few seeds here and there are an inconvenience but they won't ruin your crop entirely, you can simply pick them out of the weed before you smoke or vape it. I think that removing whole branches would be too much of a loss. I understand that it's a SCROG so access might be complicated to pick off the ale flowers, so if you decide to harvest the plant early then cutting out the fertiliser is a good idea, I'd leave at least a week without nutrients, more if possible. I definitely wouldn't recommend keeping it in the dark for 2 days though, there's no benefit to doing this and it will cause unnecessary stress for your other plants. I hope that helps, best wishes and happy growing!

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Redson 2021-02-19
My plants are flowering and I unfortunately had an issue with my timer so my flower room received an extra 12 hours of light at 18 days ou flow what course of action should I take should I do now Thanatos y pu

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Tim Alchimia 2021-02-18
Hi Redson, thanks for your comment and question. I wouldn't recommend messing about with the photoperiod anymore than has already happened. For example, giving the plants 24 hours of darkness would only serve to stress them further, increasing the chances of hermies. I would put them straight back to 12/12 and get them back on schedule as soon as possible. With any luck, the plants won't react too badly to the interruption. At best it'll be nothing, maybe you'll see a bit of strange flower growth, at worst (and depending on the genetics) it could be a banana party. I really hope that's not the case. Best of luck and happy growing.

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Belrhynn Is an Alchimia client 2021-01-25
I have a female plant that decided to go hermie. Now my question is: Will the plant grow buds or is that over with, and yes there are male pollips there are seeds, and no no buds. Fun yes? If needed I can send in a pic or 2

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Tim Alchimia 2021-01-25
Hi, thanks for your question. The answer really depends on how far through the flowering phase the plant is now. If it's only early flowering then you should be able to remove any male flowers and allow the female flowers to develop properly. If, on the other hand, your plant is well advanced in flower then it's probably too late for it to recover and give any kind of a harvest. Of course, a lot will depend on the variety you're growing, for example, a long-flowering Sativa is more likely to recover and give some kind of harvest than a fast-flowering Indica. If you like, you can send photos to info@alchimiaweb.com for the attention of Tim. All the best, happy growing!

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Jenny 2020-12-03
Hi I’ve been reading the blog and learning fast, a little too late. And think I may have had red light during the whole of the vegetative stage. I didn’t know how hermaphroditism could be caused (again learning fast). I’m confused now with I have managed to make all my plants hermaphrodites. Would anyone be able to spare a few minutes to have a look at a few photos and give their opinions please?

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Tim Alchimia 2020-12-04

Hi Jenny, thanks for your comment and question. It's highly unlikely that a constant red light during vegetative growth would cause any issues, it's only once the plants enter into flowering that problems can start if anything interrupts the 12 hours of darkness required to bloom. If you want to send clear photos (for the attention of Tim) to info@alchimiaweb.com then I'd be happy to have a look to reassure you. 

All the best and happy growing!

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Gina 2020-12-03
My question is, if I see no seeds or pollen sacs, but my bud is "seedy" looking and not a full tight beautiful bud but a small pathetic loose bud. Is it a hermie?

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Tim Alchimia 2020-12-04

Hi Gina, thanks for your comment and question. If you can't see any male flowers or seeds being produced then it's highly unlikely that your plant is a hermafrodite, but is most likely a Sativa-dominant cannabis variety that produces loose, airy buds with large calyxes. Some strains like Dr Grinspoon are famous for this style of bud, and while it's not the typical dense bud you're used t seeing, many growers and smokers really like the flavours and effects it gives. I hope that helps clear things up.

Best wishes and happy growing!

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Cassandra Is an Alchimia client 2020-11-29
Hi Tim, thanks for responding. I planted four and ended up with four females... Luck. I think I got lucky and the red light did not affect the plants and what I was seeing is just more buds coming in. Just kind of freaks me out after I found the red light.

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Tim Alchimia 2020-11-30
Hi Cassandra, thanks for getting back to me and letting me know, I'm glad it turned out to be nothing more than a scare! Good luck with the rest of the grow, best wishes and happy harvests!

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Cassandra Is an Alchimia client 2020-11-25
So I'm working on the 4th week of Bud stage and just realized that my power strip had a red light and a green light that's been on 24/7 this whole time. This is my first grow and I see something that I am unsure if it's now a Hermie or if it's just buds growing. Is there any way to attach a picture and get and opinions from people who know more? Thanks

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Tim Alchimia 2020-11-25
Hi Cassandra, thanks for your comment. It's possible that the red light on the power strip may have caused your plants to get stressed and produce the odd male flower (the green light is no problem as plants can't "see" green light at all. Have you seen anything that looks suspiciously like a male flower yet? If you want, you can send photos of the plants for my attention to info@alchimiaweb.com and I'll do what I can to help you out. Best wishes and happy growing!

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Chris m 2020-11-20
Hi I have 6 plants in my bloom room on week 7 out of 9 I planned. I have 2 problem plants about 2 weeks ago on week 5 my master kush became a hermaphrodite and opened about 7 pollen sacks and I have some OG kush that’s been popping nanners for a week or so. My question is should I cut my losses and harvest now or should I push the Pollenated bud to week 9? i am not wanting to grow seeds. will any more bud growth happen after is pollenated? Will the thc and cbd % decline after they have been pollenated?

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Tim Alchimia 2020-11-20
Hi Chris, thanks for the comment and question. I think at this stage, the choice you have to make is between harvesting early and getting slightly immature flowers with immature seeds, or leaving the full 9 weeks and getting mature buds, albeit with potentially mature seeds. The way I see it, the immature seeds will be as much as a PITA to a smoker as the mature ones would be, whereas the mature flowers ought to be far superior to those harvested early, so looking at it from that angle, I'd say it's probably best to wait. You never know, the pollen from the male flowers might be infertile, as is sometimes the case, so you may not have any seeds at all. Fingers crossed! Pollinated buds will have lower levels of cannabinoids and terpenes than sensimilla, but the levels won't decline once pollination occurs, they will just increase at a slower rate. Bud growth ought to continue pretty much as normal. I'd also recommend checking carefully to find the cause of the stress that may have caused the hermaphroditic expression in the first place. This could be down to a light leak in the grow area, high temperatures or inconsistencies in the photoperiod, among other things. I hope that helps, all the best and happy growing!

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Kyle Is an Alchimia client 2020-07-22
Hi, doing my first crop outside in backyard, i started 20 sativas inside and killed the known males early then put the females out late may around 3ft tall. Now I have 2 10ft tall plants starting to bud. Each day I try to inspect the plants as best as possible (they are 10ft tall in 2 ft tall pots so 12ft total) today I noticed 10 fully developed seeds near the bottom only. I cannot find any pollin sacks anywhere on either plant. I have 5 other plants in different locations in my yard that are not as developed as these two giants. Anyways, my question is, could only half of a plant go seedy or will the entire plant get fertilized?

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Tim Alchimia 2020-07-23
Hi Kyle, thanks for your comment and question. It's hard to say exactly what happened here, but the fact that you've found fully developed seeds would indicate that the pollination event happened around 4-5 weeks ago, possibly one of the males that you removed had already opened its flowers and dropped some pollen that you didn't notice. Whether or not the entire plant has been pollinated or not is hard to say without examining it, but it's perfectly possible for a small part of a plant to be seeded while the rest of the plant is fine, it really depends on how much pollen was released and how windy it was at the time. The fact that you've only found a few seeds at the bottom of the one plant indicates that you probably won't have an issue and that the pollination was very localised. I really hope that's the case! Fingers crossed for harvest time. Best wishes and happy growing!

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Korps27 2020-06-24
So I harvested my flowers and come to find out I found some seeds and some of my buds at the time of harvest I took my veg and threw them into my flower room with me doing that will my new crop end up being pollinated or do you need a live plant to pollinate

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Tim Alchimia 2020-06-25
Hi, thanks for your comment. It really depends on how long passed between the first plants getting pollinated and the next set of plants going into flower, but the chances are you'll be okay, pollen won't stay viable for long in grow room conditions. Best wishes and happy growing!

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Fish Grinfingers 2020-05-22
Howdy y'all. So my business partner freaks out anytime I move any of the plants in the bloom rooms for any reason, even if for just a minute. All the ladies are in 2gal plastic pots on 4 plastic 3.5x3.5ft trays, 16 pots to a tray, 4 trays to a room. The ladies are free standing, no poles, no yoyos, no trellis net. I hand water/feed twice in a 24hr period. To reach the pots at the back, I carefully shift the first pots of the second and third row of each tray about 3 inches in opposite directions. Well, as I said he feaks out and swears that will stress them enough to herm... This guy has been growing twice as long as I have but I've not experienced herm issues do to plant movement before, and I use to move my plants alot... I would spin each of my pots 180° daily to reduce shaded areas. I use light rails now. I've had herms before, do to poor genetics or from light leakage in a newly built growroom or when useing an old grow tent, but only a few and not in every room, Never a full crop. Is he correct and I've been unrealistically lucky for over 10 years? Or, is he unnecessarily over cautious?

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Tim Alchimia 2020-05-26
Hey there, thanks for your comment and question. I must admit that I've never heard of a plant stressing and hermying because it was moved so I have a feeling that your partner is being somewhat over-cautious on this matter. Of course, there's always the chance that you're growing some particularly finicky genetics that he's grown for years and knows very well indeed, but I've never experienced this in 20+ years of growing cannabis. However, I do agree that plants ought to be moved as little as possible, in nature they've evolved to grow in one place, without moving from that one spot and I'm sure that a plant which has never been moved would be marginally healthier than one that gets moved regularly, simply because the plant would be able to adapt to the conditions in that particular spot, the intensity and angle of the light, humidity, temperature swings, etc. That said, I move my plants all the time, from one outdoor spot to another, from outdoors to indoors when it gets too cold, and as long as the lighting schedule doesn't change and there are no light leaks or other stress-causing factors I've not seen any hermaphrodite traits as a result, at least in my personal experience. I'd say that, ideally, the room should be set up so that it's not necessary to move the plants at all. That way, you can get access to all the plants in the room and your partner won't complain about moving plants! Otherwise, I don't see any way that you can realistically perform your irrigation and fertilisation tasks properly without moving the plants! I hope that's helped you out. Best wishes and happy growing!

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Tidbit 2020-05-01
My plants are flowering and I unfortunately had an issue with my timer so my flower room received an extra 12 hours of light what course of action should I take should I wait and see if Hermes pop or should I just cut my losses and chop down the crop at 7 weeks flower

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Tim Alchimia 2020-05-04
Hi Tidbit, thanks for your comment and question. How frustrating for you, it's so annoying when that happens! If I was in your position, being so far into flowering, I'd wait and see what happens. Yes, you might get a bit of strange flower growth, the buds might even stop developing, but I doubt it. It depends on genetics, but I'd say that the plants are probably mature enough to not go back to vegetative growth. Indicas and Indica-dominant hybrids will most likely be unaffected, while more Sativa-leaning hybrids which are more sensitive to small changes in the photoperiod, may cause some slight problems. I'd just keep a very close eye out for any male flowers appearing, although realistically they aren't going to be able to do much at this late stage in the crop anyway, it's highly unlikely that there'll be time for the male flowers to develop, ripen and open to release pollen before you harvest, let alone for any seeds to develop. I think you'll be fine. I hope that helps, best of luck and happy harvests!

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Gerald Is an Alchimia client 2020-04-05
I started doing staggered crops because I didn't have enough growing, anyway this seemed to be a good idea, have a harvest every month of 6-7 plants. So, while manicuring buds I found several opened male flowers! My question is about the remaining 7 females 3.5 weeks from harvest. Seems sure bet they were pollinated. I read that if a person sprays the suspect buds with water it will keep the plant from producing seeds. Also was told Reverse by optic dollar would dry up any would be seeds. Thanks for any help. Oh, growing blue dream and a strain similar to jilly bean. 6-7 crops, first hermies I've found!

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Tim Alchimia 2020-04-06
Hi Gerald, thanks for your comment and question. Sorry to hear you had some "bananas" in your plants. I wouldn't necessarily presume that the rest of your girls have been pollinated, as these male flowers that appear late in the cycle are often infertile, so incapable of making seeds. Of course, that may not be what happened this time, but in any case, I'm afraid there's no sense in spraying the suspect buds with anything at this point. If the buds really are pollinated, then there's nothing you can do about it at all, any seeds will continue to develop and mature until you harvest the plant. You'll just have to hope that either the male flowers were infertile, or that they didn't get to pollinate too much of the buds. A giveaway sign that a bud has been pollinated is when the pistils shrivel up and turn orange/brown. If the pistils on the remaining plants are still white, then the chances are you're ok. As for the cause of the male flowers, it could be that the plants you were growing are genetically predisposed to show intersex traits. On the other hand, it could be stress during cultivation. If everything went well without overfeeding, heat problems etc, then I'd recommend that you double-check your grow space for light leaks that could have caused the problem. I hope that helps, all the best and happy growing!

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J 2018-12-23
Can a feminised plant, that is induced with silver/water mix to make pollen sacs, fertilise its own flowers to produce its own seeds? if it can, how should i go about doing this?

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Tim Alchimia 2019-01-07
Hi J, thanks for the question. Yes, a female plant can be "reversed" that is, treated with Silver Thiosulfate Solution (STS) to induce it to produce male pollen sacs. Then that pollen can be used to pollinate a non reversed clone of the same plant to create S1 seeds (self-pollinated 1st generation) which are feminised "copies" of the plant, although they will rarely produce and identical copy of the mother. You'll need to do some more in-depth research into the subject if you're serious about it, but Silver Thiosulfate Solution is made by mixing precise quantities of Silver Nitrate with Sodium Thiosulphate and distilled water. It's applied early in the flower period and basically works as an ethylene-blocker, causing hormonal changes.

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mrfishy 2018-09-10
stevo - if you're reading this, i bet you're looking at calyx - the female preflowers. google it and lemme know

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Orchid 2018-08-04
Hi Cynthia read your question. I would take female showing male pollen sacks and cut it from the herd right away. I tried pulling off male parts and found it a losing battle. Any time I see male parts on a female off she goes. save your other 3. I know it's not easy but it's reality. Enjoy smoking the other 3.

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Cynthia 2018-07-29
I have four plants all originally females ranging for 6' to 8' tall. They are starting to flower and I've noticed the most stressed out plant now is showing signs of malle pollen sacks! Not sure if the plant is saveable can I cut the portions that appear Male and leave the female flowers. Signed. Hella Bummed

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Tim Alchimia 2018-07-30
Hi Cynthia, thanks for your question. That's a shame, but if it's only one plant then sure, you can just remove the male flowers as they appear. Sometimes female plants will produce a few male flowers at the beginning of flowering and then go on to be a problem-free female plant. My advice is to keep pulling the male flowers off and see what happens. If it keeps on producing pollen sacks after you've removed them a couple of times, then personally I'd cull the plant. It's not worth risking your entire harvest for one plant, it'd be too easy to possibly miss a male flower which could end up pollinating the rest of the plants, ruining the whole sinsemilla crop! Hope that helps, all the best and happy growing!

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Jane Yurtis 2018-02-22
The seeds produced by a fertilized-stressed female; are they fertile?

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Tim Alchimia 2018-02-23
Hi Jane, It's hard to say whether they'll be fertile or not, it depends on a few factors such as genetics, maturity of seeds etc. What I would say though, is that these seeds are the product of a female with intersex characteristics that you probably don't want to perpetuate to another generation. These seeds, if they're fertile, are likely to produce offspring with intersex or hermaphroditic tendencies, and will probably produce male flowers when stressed, leaving you with another seeded crop, which as a general rule isn't what we're looking for at all. My advice would be not to germinate those seeds and only breed with proven "true" female plants. All the best, happy growing!

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Robby 2017-11-23
I may not be the smartest of the bunch ,but when you buy seeds from plants that have been "femenized" you are just creating more problems for the industry. On the most rarest occasions 25% of the time do I find genetics worth noting. Look genetics are a lacking people there's not terphenes, no cannabinoids, no nothing than besides the thc. If you want good genetics keep a male and clone it if you notice that your plants are diminishing reseed and start again. If you can not find regular seed and only have femenized seeds grow the plants up keep clones in case you can't get pollen sacks then wait for a full seed cycle to be initiated by the banannas. Grow these seeds separating the pre-sexed females and males ,then find the male that grabs your attention whether that's short thickly gushed with slender leaves find the male that floats your boat clone it then seed it with the females. YES, not all female plants when pollinated go perfectly into seed. Just remember the yin and the yang go into gardening . If you cheap out on the smallest of things expect big problems . The most important thing you can do is genetically diversify by doing your own breeding. We had seeds from thseeds and it was a Burmese kush and boy they were regular and had all females and the hermaphodite trait popped through and we had great bud that losted it all to genetic imbreeding. Gardening takes years to master my only advice is nobody will tell you the truth because we make our own reality. So if I can say anything that steers you in the right direction buy organic. Carbon bonded minerals feed microbial life and help the plants aboard their broken waste, also keep a worm bin and use soil from that bin for your plants worms are great at helping plants grow,they aero rate and break nutrients down to castings. Also use "AZOMITE" A-Z ORGANIC MINERALS INCLUDING TRACE ELEMENTE" this stuff used by the natives ,only now can it be bought micro ized is excellent for giving the plant what it needs. Learn mother nature because human made crap is a problem .

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Tim Alchimia 2017-11-29
Hi Robby, thanks for your comments. In the second paragraph you make a lot of very good points, I agree wholeheartedly that organic cultivation by feeding soil microbes and worms is absolutely the best way to grow the very best weed! And yes, Azomite is indeed a great product, highly recommended! I have to disagree with what you say about feminised seeds though, I really don't believe that the method of seed production can influence the quality of the resulting plants at all. Personally I've selected some amazing, cup-winning plants from feminised seeds on several occasions, and the few times I've done side by side comparison of regular and feminised genetics, I haven't seen any difference in quality at all, apart from I've had more intersex issues with regular seeds than the feminised ones! With the expansion of the cannabis seed market, many companies have seen the opportunity for vast profits and have placed quantity over quality, to increase profits and seed yield, many have been selecting parent plants for the amount of pollen they produce rather than for the traits they transmit to favour, which has led to a great deal of bland and characterless cannabis on the market. The fact that a lot of this is feminised only reflects the current marketplace, dominated by feminised genetics to cater to a market that increasingly seeks convenience and quantity over quality. The most trustworthy seed banks will produce feminised seeds only from top quality parental plants that have been tried and tested to perform well, transmit the best qualities and show no intersex traits, meaning they will be extremely unlikely to produce any male flowers, even under stressful conditions. So just to reaffirm, feminised seeds don't produce poor quality genetics, it's bad parental selection by avaricious seed-makers that's to blame. There are plenty of great genetics out there to choose from, with some really intense and exciting terpene profiles and effects too, it's simply a case of doing some research and finding a good seed bank with a reputation you can trust. Then, with your organic approach to cultivation you should be able to produce some truly special herb! Best wishes and happy growing!

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Tim 2017-11-15
Are the odd seed in a female crop not female and not good to grow I got a couple of realy good looking seeds that I found in a white widow bud .thanks Tim

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Dani Alchimia 2017-11-16
Hi Tim, Unfortunately, you don't know exactly where these seeds come from, I mean, you know nothing about the male parent. It could have been a true male - your seeds would produce males and females - or a hermaphrodite plant - your seeds are likely to produce hermie plants. It is up to you! If you really liked the White Widow mother you could find some good plants there, but as I say we don't know whether they'll be hermaphrodite plants or not. Best!

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Tim 2017-11-10
People say that the odd seed you get I a crop of ladies is no good .but is that not how the original cheese started after being found in a bag of skunk at the exodos collective I Oxford

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LaymanS 2017-09-28
Hey Dani, Thanks for that, yeah just a planned daytime power outage, once off. Didnt think it would be a problem but needed to double-check. Appreciated =)

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Dani Alchimia 2017-09-29
Hi LaymanS, Glad to help mate!! ;)

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LaymanS 2017-09-22
Hey, this is a great blog. Thanks to all contributors, I wish you well! My question: Interrupting the plants photoperiod in the dark cycle induces hermies as far as i can gather but does interrupting lightcycle for 15min to 30min also stress the plant and induce hermies? Thanks a heaps, L

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Dani Alchimia 2017-09-25
Ho LaymanS, Plants grow or bloom according to the length of the night period. It is impotant to know whether we're talking about a sporadic or daily interruption. If it's sporadic, you'll probably have no problems. But if it's constant you may stress your plants (perhaps they don't develop male flowers, but growth/bud formation may be affected). Hope it helped!

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Dr. Chang 2017-08-27
Dani Many Thanks.. Will do............ Colas are getting fat on all different plants. M

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Dr. Chang 2017-08-20
Based on comments above ,I am screwed. All my 4 tents plants which are Sour D, Laughing by Buddha, and haze were pollinated by a Pot Gold Male plant . I didn't get out of the tent in time. Now the plants are 7 weeks in flower and covered males sacs. I will take my medune on this crop and learn. My question is can I let the crop go to 9 weeks And simply Harvey and cure it? I realize I will have a shit load of seeds but can I smoke what I get? I am in a non Marijuanna date . Also should I just throw away all the seeds, clean tent,start over with fem seeds next crop? Thanks Mark

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Dani Alchimia 2017-08-21
Hi Mark, You should wait until the plant is ripe and harvest it, just as if it wasn't pollinated. As you said, you'll probably get lots of seeds, but you can smoke the weed without a problem (after removing the seeds, of course). Still, pollinated plants have nothing to do with sinsemilla in terms of quality. If the Pot of Gold plant was a true male, then you'll have a nice amount of regular seeds, which you could grow. On the other hand, if it was an hermie it would be better to throw aways the seeds. Cleaning the grow tent after each grow is recommended, even if you didn't have any problem with pollen. Best!

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Amber 2017-07-30
Hi!! Loved reading all of this u guys have some great info and I learned a lot!!! Definitely have a hermie but my question is what can I do with the plant? Tea? Cannabutter? Even though it may be low in thc can I extract what it does have? Thanks in advance!!!! ~Angelsyn420~

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Tim 2017-07-31
Hello Amber, thanks for your question. Sure, you can use the hermie plant to make tea or butter or any other kind of extraction. If there aren't too many male flowers, you could even try removing them by hand as they appear and flowering the plant as normal. If that's too much trouble, then cut down the plant and process it in the way that best suits you. As you've correctly pointed out, the potency won't be as high if it's been harvested early, but you're absolutely right to want to make the most of it and not waste anything! Good luck!

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Papa Indica 2017-06-24
Hey Dani, you must not have read through the whole thing bro, it was spider mites causing my problems. I had had them for a while but, they didn't become obvious for two reasons from what I can gather, 1) my RH is generally too low for them to thrive and 2) I keep it too breezy in my tent for them to thrive so, I never once saw any webbing or anything to make it obvious to me. Looks like I've got things cleaned up good and I'm really looking forward to the new stuff I just started up. I hope things are going well for you my friend, I think about you sometimes and hope you and the family are doing well and the little one is healthy and happy. P.S. I mentioned the G Cheese I started, (Airborne G13 x Exodus Cheese), forgot to mention they're from Scott Family Farms, aka Reeferman.

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Dani Alchimia 2017-06-26
Hi Papa Indica, Man!! I undestood that you thought they were spider mites but you never found any! Good for you then, glad you found out the source of your problem. The little lady is doing great, almost one year old now!!! Talk soon my friend!!

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Papa Indica 2017-06-21
Meant to say, may not even get the links and apparently not, that sucks.

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Dani Alchimia 2017-06-22
Yo Papa Indica, How good to see you here, mate!! How's things? I managed to make the links visible, awesome pics!! I've never heard of your problem before, and yes, it must be truly annoying. I can only think about some type of insect, but your plants seem healthy and free from pests. What is the RH in your flower tent? If it was too low it could cause some problems, although I don't think it can make your resin glands to vanish. What about the buds? Are they also losing resin or just the sugar leaves? Quite weird my friend...I'll do some research about it! Speak soon!

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Papa Indica 2017-06-20
May not even get the thumbnails. Looks like the pic parts are "awaiting moderation".

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Papa Indica 2017-06-20
Back again, it's been awhile. Probably not the ideal place for all of this but, we seem to have taken off with some chat here so... For quite awhile now I've been going nuts trying to figure out why I've been watching my plants start to frost up nicely in the beginning and then watching it seem to slowly melt away as they developed through flower. No one could offer me any kind of explanation that made any sense. Well, I finally figured out that I had spider mites and that it could be attributed to them screwing with the plants. Also realized that they hadn't become obvious by developing webs, etc., for two reasons, one because I keep a good, breezy environment in my flower tent and my RH is generally too low for them to really flourish. I decided to deal with it by killing off everything I had growing and eliminating their food source along with the bulk of them and staying shut down for a good couple weeks minimum. Since my disability puts so many limits on me, I had to have my wife go in with a piece of clear packing tape and pat around on top of my carbon filter and my light, (since I was told they like to get up into the highest spots like that), and then scoured that thing with the scope, starting at 60x and working my way up to 120x and i couldn't find the first sign of a mite or an egg. I've been fortunate enough to have had very little experience with bugs in my years of growing. Going to try to put a couple pictures on here, or at least links to some pics. Never tried that here so, hopefully it'll work out. First one of the last plants I finished up, a Sour Secret. http://www.dayzeddesigns.com/viewer.php?file=s7p99i0l8id77y9b4k5.jpg Next I'll try a pic of a Bubba Purple Chunk bud, a little something from OSG Collective and our friend Dani. http://www.dayzeddesigns.com/viewer.php?file=jx7khjfv6yg94oho7c4.jpg Last I'll try a pic from the last of the GG4 I grew. This is from early flower and you can see how nicely it's starting to frost up and the majority of it was gone from the leaves by the finish, really upsetting to watch it happen, can't wait for a good run without them. Just started some Tokyo from Seeds of Compassion, some Fruity Pebble OG IC1 from Jaws, and a couple Airborne G13 x Exodus Cheese fems. Should be some fire! http://www.dayzeddesigns.com/viewer.php?file=t4nqbg3mgk3105nrzqjd.jpg Really hope these thumbnails work for me, fingers crossed. If not, you should be able to copy and paste the links into your browser to see them. Happy growing!

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Ray 2017-05-02
To the guy who was having all the issues finding seeds but now male flower in his pot. That you scrubbed and basicly gi'ied everything but still have the problem with seeds. Like one post said if there is no "bannas" on any of the plants their not" Hermes". So if your doing everything as you say as far as keeping stress levels down while their flowering. Its bad seeds... Or foreign pollen stuck in your hair or cloths when u tend to them.. Youd b surprized how that causes plants to act crazy especilly during allergy season...

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itsmeagain 2017-05-01
Just get autoflower strains, a haze strain is amazing, no need to worry about light leaks, get a sativa strain that likes heat, my fav strain is royal haze autoflower, mid to tall(up to 5 feet or more) and fast growing sativa, powerful cerebral high too, let them grow 24/7, it will take 7-9 weeks from seed to harvest

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Papa Indica 2017-01-15
That is pretty crazy to be seeing seed production in the second week of bloom, as you say Dani, not many strains are showing much in the way of flower development at that point, let alone seeds! Clones obviously have greater maturity going into flower than plants started from seed, (as a rule anyway), so they'll show flowers quicker but, even so, showing seed production that soon is blowing my mind. It obviously isn't an issue of those particular plants herming, they couldn't possibly have produced pollen and spread it that quickly, it had to have already been present or came from other plants being grown nearby. Of course, the end result is the same, seeded plants. I'm glad to hear the family is well Dani, I bet she's beautiful bro! I'm envious, I love my sons but, I always wanted to have a daughter. Oh well, it's kind of more fun being a grandfather to some girls I think, I get to spoil them more this way. :^)

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Dani Alchimia 2017-01-18
Hi Papa Indica, Glad to read your comment my friend!! Yeeeah, being a father is the best thing in life!!! I'll be soon writing you an email... All the best! ;)

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