Hermafrodite???

[shivaman]

Hey...got a little question. Any help...??
I got four shivas from seeds in second week of flowering..All of a sudde n ONE little nutsack has appeared on one of the plants. It got buds though. So its an hermafrodite?? But its only one seed...just discovered it so im giving it another 24 hours before i kick it out. Here is the question..Is it possible to cut the branch or remove the nutsack from it and not get pollination on the other females??? Would post a pic but the ladies are asleep...

[LIP]

Well, first of all, you need to post in the right forum.

You can pull it off and carry on flowering it as a female, just keep checking and pulling them off carefully. If it gets too much, and is more male than female, get rid. Just make sure none of the balls open up before or while your pulling them off.

Edit: Thread got moved :thumbsup:

[shivaman]

so i just cut the sack by the stem so i dont harm the branch...no branchcutting..?

[LIP]

Nah, you dont need to cut any branches. You can, but it might make the problem worse - try and not cut anything, if at all possible. You dont want to stunt the growth or stress the plant anymore!

[stinkyattic]

If it's a seed, it was already pollinated. A seed does not mean your plant is a hermaphrodite, only that it was exposed to a grain of pollen.
If you find small yellow male FLOWERS, then yes it is a herm, and you need to remove them with a pair of tweezers after putting a drop of water on the flower to deactivate the pollen.

[shivaman]

thx! Will post a pic later....

[shivaman]

Here´s a couple of pics with what I think is a seedsack.... Put a couple others too... Second week of flowering. What do you think...??

[stinkyattic]

Pic 2, that's a male flower. Get it off there NOW before it opens. And keep watch over the rest of the plants for herm flower production.

[shivaman]

R u sure..nor hermi?? I cant cut anything like that off cuz it is only on like this...it is the only sack...but this plant is thinner and got smaller leaves too. Indication for male plant too??

[shivaman]

Or can i just cut it off?

[LIP]

Or can i just cut it off?

Yes, just cut it off. In pic two that's a male preflower, but you've also got female preflowers - therefore it's a hermie. Just cut it off, or pull it off carefully. Make sure you keep checking the plants, if anymore appear, do the same. Take them off carefully. If you start seeing more and more male preflowers [the little balls that contain the pollen] and the male preflower overtake the female preflowers, just get rid of the plant. for now though, i think you can control it.

[shivaman]

Ok pulled it off with a tweezer...looks good now..
Thank u so much..learnt a lot today hehe..

[klondike_bar]

check the rest of the plant incase theres more. just watch it tho. every day or two, if its visible, just crush it or remove it.

[shivaman]

Thanx ya´ll...for the good and quick advice..but I´ll hold you responsible as well! Jus kiddin... Keep up the good work. I guess I need help soon... May Jah be with u.
S to da hivaman...

[prairieplantsystems]

I got a similar problem, I just don't understand what's happening. I had a couple of plants and I got bad spidermites, also the plants did receive a little nute burn and heat stress, but nothing major except the mites. I had to harvest the bud early, 5 1/2 weeks and I cut it all off the branches today and I noticed a seed pod with a half formed seed in it. What the hell is this?, my plant has no male flowers, I have not been in contact to any pollen anywhere else but still a seed appears to have been forming. This strain is actually a bagseed I got in a baggie off a friend, but can a plant actually give seeds without turning hermaphrodite and not receiving any outside pollen? I got rid of the mites and will try to finally get a grow with no stress, but I still don't get how this premature seed has formed.

[stinkyattic]

Heat stress is a classic cause of herms. Male flowers can be so tiny and insidious that you probably didn't even notice them. They will form in the bud among the calyxes too. A seed or two isn't the end of the world anyway. Label it and stash it away for emergency backup if yo ureally liked the plant, or toss it, or give it to your hamster.

[privatepile]

Here is my hermie plant.I have another plant but it has not shown sex yet.I think i will hang on to the hermie in case the other plant is a male.

You can still smoke hermies?I suppose i will have some seeds for next time



http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee160/privatepile1/DSC00071.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee160/privatepile1/DSC00072.jpg
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[LIP]

Here is my hermie plant.I have another plant but it has not shown sex yet.I think i will hang on to the hermie in case the other plant is a male.

You can still smoke hermies?I suppose i will have some seeds for next time



http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee160/privatepile1/DSC00071.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee160/privatepile1/DSC00072.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee160/privatepile1/DSC00073.jpg


That looks like it's more male than female. In my opinion it'd be a waste of time growing it.

[privatepile]

I agree LIP.Its full of balls+i just took a good look at the other plant and i can see the 2 pistions coming out and no signs of balls so its a female.

I will get rid of the hermie later.

Can any of it be smoked?

[privatepile]

I took all the leaves and balls and buds of the plant,left it by the fire for the day until it was crispy.

I then had enough for 2 joints.I smoked them and got a nice little buzz