Hey there was wondering why my buds have pollen sacks, not open?????

str8ballin

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #1

about 8 weeks in, started flushing week 7.....started to notice pollen sacks, alot of them.....not opened, but twisted....i use all advanced nutes flowering w/connoisseur a/b in soil......my question is why do thing pollen sacks are forming in the buds(not opened)????, and would my buds have been bigger if they did not form these sacks ???? ​

 

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pilgram

Well-Known Member

• Nov 20, 2010

• #2

you may be looking at the caylx of a female bud,not pollen sacs

 

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frmrboi

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #3

you have hermaphrodites, something stressed your ladies and caused them (most likely cause is a light leak in the dark period)
Your grow will be ruined by them as they will dump pollen and make seeds not resin.
I don't see anything in those pictures though ?

 

str8ballin

Member

• Nov 20, 2010

• #4

No light leak completely dark,

 

GreatwhiteNorth

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #5

They may have been predisposed to herm due to genetics - nothing you can do about that one except deal with it.
Mist the sites down well with water and start plucking them off. Get them all if you can.
Seeds do not "ruin" the bud - the plant is just doing what it can to reproduce, its natural. If heavily seeded, the bud potency will be reduced but no reason to "chuck em" at week 8.
Live and learn.

 

str8ballin

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #6

Don't know genetics, bag seed....why mist'em down???

 

lowrider2000

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #7

thats prolly why they hermied bag seed has a rep. for doing that.....its all good tho just castrate the male balls every 3 or 4 days keep an eye on it..........

 

GreatwhiteNorth

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #8

str8ballin said:

Don't know genetics, bag seed....why mist'em down???

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You mist the sites before you pluck them to avoid spreading any pollen as you move about the plants.
Moisture keeps the grains from floating around in the air and finding receptive pistols, and is said to "Kill" the pollen.

 

str8ballin

Member

• Nov 20, 2010

• #9

greatwhitenorth said:

you mist the sites before you pluck them to avoid spreading any pollen as you move about the plants.
Moisture keeps the grains from floating around in the air and finding receptive pistols, and is said to "kill" the pollen.

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thanks....

 

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JayRolla

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #10

Do you have better pics? I dont see male sacs anywhere?

 

Kerovan

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #11

JayRolla said:

Do you have better pics? I dont see male sacs anywhere?

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this. need better focus on the pics.

 

str8ballin

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #12

I'll try to get some better shots

 

InThEwOoDs

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• Nov 20, 2010

• #13

It's not uncommon for a room full of females to hermie near the end of their lives.

The females want nothing more than to pass on their genetics through seeds. If it hasn't been polinated and is nearing death, it will hermie in a final attempt at producing seeds.

 

str8ballin

Member

• Nov 20, 2010

• #14

Got some shit from attitude was wondering if all strains will do this???