my best plant turned hermie I think? Not sure?

My biggest uncropped hydro plant about 5 to six weeks into flower has been forming an awesome kola I think may be turning hermie but not sure. on mostly lower smaller stems bud, where the buds meet the small stems I have found what appeared to be small seed size balls . not on all of them only a few and only one in each finding . I removed one and it doesn't look like a flower pod it looks like a seed husk with no seed in it. Is this normal for female plants???? to form seed pods with no seed??? wish I had a digital to take pics but dont right now. Can anyone give me any input???

If it is hermie is it true the seeds will produce only female plants???

thanks Bill

From what I understand, If the plant is stressed out (by wierd light pattern or heat or chemically). That is what a female seed is from it is trying to save itself for next year. However the balls contain pollen not seeds , flowers contain seeds, pistils or hairs turn red and fall out, seed forms. You can collect those balls and polinate just a few flowers with them to make female seeds. I'm in the middle of 6 weeks 12/12 too. If you don't want any seeds remove them before they open. Hope this helps.

You have a male plant...females will show white hairs(pistils) where you see the tiny balls forming. No hairs present but tiny balls means you have a male plant. They produce some THC but the strength is lower than the females, only good for breeding purposes really. No...hermies produce hermies/males/females..lighting variations can induce hermies to form regardless of strain grown.

Loc Nar 1958- This plant has been definitely female, forming bud white pistils and all. these little what (like I mentioned before)appeared to be balls like the flower balls of a male plant when it forms but when you open a male flower ball it usually has pollen flower inside, these do not they are like seed husk unless perhaps they have not had time to fully develop their male side of the hermie they are turning the plant into? Still not sure? Maybe Hermie and I'm in denial ......lol

Sage of Bud[U]- This has been a female plant for sure white haired pistils all over it. The very few lil balls have not been male flower clusters (balls) but like single round (what at first glance ) appear to be male balls at the bottom of the white haired pistil covered buds. Lighting has been good , 2 1000watt hps only factor that could make hermies that I have had concerns with is the room tempature. My room has hit 90 degrees a few times during the recent heat wave.

Anyway do females ever form round seed husk or do I have balls on my bitch ???? any further opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks guys for the input , Bill

Sorry but females will not form seeds that way. They are male balls just not fully formed. No pollen dust inside yet. I have done alot of reading on how to make female seeds. I wanted to try my self but did not want to use chemicals. The heat stress can be a factor. I'm on the east coast and my small AC can barely keep the heat down. I have been watching mine to see if I get any. Pic's would help all of us learn. If it has a big kola of female flowers then just keep an eye on it and remove them early, no probs. Sage of bud you need to read up on female seeds, no offence. The heat is most likely the cause. Hermies produce fem seeds. Check out the seed banks and info on making your own fem seeds. Ask Zandor if i'm wrong I will go with what ever he says. Pic's I would like to see. Still no offence, you still have bud just go with what you got.

thanks Loc Nar ..... do you thjink I should remove it from the grow room awayu from other plants? the kola should still be pretty good if only a few balls have grown and I pic them off aye??? Guess I knew just didn't want to believe it, guess I been in denial LMAO- dammit
I will try and get some pics
thanks again , Bill

As long as none open and polinate you have no problem. We watch every day so just keep an eye out.

Where did you get your seeds? I remember when I had lower quality seeds, they tended to be hermies. When I did get around to getting seeds from the bank, when I came across a male I would wait till the pollen balls were about to pop and collect them cutting the male down afterwards. I would pollenate spicific buds just to cross different shit and make seeds.

Loc Nar- thanks for the input. little erie about keeping male flowers around other females. Such a nice kola though might be worth the chance if I watch close?

Sprchvy396- Don't know what the potential for having hermies from lower grade seeds but the seeds I used were really good, not from a seed bank but a very good source. I've read about polinating but yourself. when you do that does one flower seed amnd the rest of the plants floweres stay sensai?

Wonder where Zandor is , I'm sure he coul;d add some pertinant hermie information for us to know?

thanks guys

If you get the male balls at just the right time you can save them in a plastic bag in the frig. You cut them open and use a qtip to rub a little pollen to just a few flowers and you will only get seeds on that spot every thing else will be sensi. Hope that helps. I have been on lots of different kinds of forum and most of the time if info is right the guru's can take a break from answering alot of questions, but his wisdom is always welcome.

First a hermie plant you will still have a good harvest that is very smokable. You just need to work your way though the seeds. Pick off the balls if you can that will save you. Careful not to pop the pollen and spread it around.

Hermies are mostly from heat temperatures above 85f is touch or go with hermies but if you run over 85 for more then a few day's the plant will turn hermie anyway. Once you had a few day's of 90+ degrees it was all but assured. Not every strain is that way but most of them are. That's why I keep saying to keep the temperature down, but like always shit happens we can't stop and just need to live with it.

Hermies are not the end of the world and you don't trash them. If you only have one or two out of many you could use them to make some killer hash and not mess with the seeds.

Just an thought.

Just my luck...forgot my camera and borrowed one from a friend. and I cant load the pics into my computer...I believe that one of my plants is male....So I want to remove him from the grow room. He was a very nice sativa so I was wondering .....If i leave him outside how far from my inside grow would he have to be to not cause the girls any problems??? Or is it better to just trash him. I figured at least I could get some seeds from him right??? Or should I try Zandors Idea and try to pick off his BALLS...<smirking> There werent to many....just on the top BUt this is my first grow attempt and I dont want to risk hurting the ladies. Any input is truely appreciated.

Zandor ........ hmmmmm hash, how? Did you read about my tree in my 12/12 lighting post? thought you might get a kick out of that. have to start calling you Uncle Zandor.... Lol thanks man!

I don't know how far it is to outside but as long as no wind or air can be sucked into your grow room from there you should be alright. No swarms of bees or thing that carry pollen. Let him stay outside and you can make hash. I have not had the chance to try that yet.

Its about 100 yards away....grow room is inside so I dont think that it would be an issue but Im kinda pissed because the one male was by far my biggest and strongest plant....but that just makes more room for the girls to spread out....Dont know shit about makin hash but I guess its one more thing I could learn...lol I will check the boards. I posted a pic of em on the indoor growing forum but the pics were not that great. Thanks for the advice