what is this???

[dicklewis]

hello stoners....
my first post here and i need some help.
ive a couple of years expoerience of growing but this has me a bit stumped... i went away for a few days and when i returned this one plant had grown up into the hps light. It wasnt touching the light but was only like 3 inches away at most and it has done something strange to it. Ive circled the bits that are weird on the pics to see if anyone can help me with whats going on... is it a hermie??
anyway the plant is ICE and its only on this one, thew others im growing are all fine and its only on the very top of this one so im asuming its from being too close to the light...
Will it harm the plant if i cut the very top off now? they are about 4 weeks into 12-12.... i also might have to cut the top off another as it wont stop growing up!!!! started 12-12 at 5 inches high, now 4 weeks later is 35 inches tall...jesus. others are nearer 25 and i dont hae space to tie it down... should i cut? or will that send it hermie?
thanks for your time

dicklewis Reviewed by dicklewis on 11-09-2006. what is this??? hello stoners.... my first post here and i need some help. ive a couple of years expoerience of growing but this has me a bit stumped... i went away for a few days and when i returned this one plant had grown up into the hps light. It wasnt touching the light but was only like 3 inches away at most and it has done something strange to it. Ive circled the bits that are weird on the pics to see if anyone can help me with whats going on... is it a hermie?? anyway the plant is ICE and its only Rating: 5

[BOYZNUS]

LOOKS LIKE BALL CLUSTERS TO ME.

[harris7]

i didn't know they could form at the same site

[dicklewis]

balls then, i guessed as much...
shall i chop the top of the plant off or cut the whole thing down. The stress was -99% sure- caused by being too close to the light when i was away, does this mean that i might be lucky and get away with it if i chop the top off or do you think the whole plant is a hermie??
what effects does chopping the top off the main stem have on a plant 4 weeks+ into 12-12?
thanks

[Weedhound]

I don't know anything about the hermie part as far as whole plant vs one branch but I do know that I have broken off more nice branches on my plants during flowering than I would have liked and never had a problem with the plant after that...they just picked up where they left off and kept growing. If you can't bend it then I wouldn't hesitate to trim it back if you need to (assuming of course you don't have other problems going on, bugs, mold etc.) Obviously you have lost the main cola but the bud underneath will hopefully pick up a little once they get more light. Good luck.

[Weedhound]

Nice photos!

[JEFFAR420]

Don't chop it down just yet, as for the rapid growth you could pinch the plant or tie it down?

[santacruz_organic]

i would say snip the top off just to be safe, it wont kill the plant and it will be safer for your crops.