hi all i no there is nothin i can do about this now but any advice welcome i grow in loft 9am to 9pm had to turn the lights off other day at 6pm chopper was gettin close paro i no ha ha well anyway to save turning the light back on then off again i left them to get 15 hours dark that nite so got bac up next morning to set timers again an wen i hav been turning light timer cos i want to keep them on while i spun it round to 9am again i push the contunios on switch on only just realised this morning so my babys hav had 24 hrs yesterday an they ar in 5 weeks of 12/12 an now the light ar ment to b back on now so that would b 36 hours of light will it fuck them one day of continous light an i hav turned light off now was going to give them 24 hours of complete dark till 9am tomor wot ar my chances of them growing weird cos hav seen it befor wen light has been intrupted pls advice an no u stupid git i already no that

give them 24hrs dark then start 12/12 again , only time will tell if the hermied


doubt it but you never know

so i will hav to look out for hermies now u thick jiffa last thing i needed cant belive i hav done this i feel sick to my stomach that i hav done this but it is there sister fault for making me so stoned will hav to say a pray to the canna gods i guess

HOPE ALL IS NOT LOST, HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROB IN THE PAST WHEN TIMER BROKE,

kEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND HAVE A LITTLE (GENTLE) LOOK IN BUDS, PULL ANY EVIL BANNANA'S OFF CAREFULLY AND PUT THEM INTO WATER,

fINGERS CROSSED!

so wot the chances of them turning out hermie now off one day they ar from female cuts not feminised an some ar from normal seed not fem so they can still flip on me cant belive this my xmas smoke aswell

maybe 5% that they will seed stop stressing man

whats a few seeds

Hiya Raptor,

I would not worry to much if it has only happened once and they have not been stressed out before, then the chances are slim, but keep an eye out for bollox because some strains just don't like stress at all and pinch the bananas out as and when you see them. Check them daily top to bottom to be sure not to let any bananas drop there pollon, pich them out as soon as you see them and if you are lucky enough to get a way with it, make sure you double check every thing electrical you have touched in the room that visit.

Good luck,
GG

thanks for the replys everyone made me feel a bit less stressed they defo aint been under any other strss so am hopeful cant beleive i hav done something so stupid so will i b expectin them if they ar going to drop there balls to do it soon or can it happen even near the end even if it dont happen again just so am on my guard for it

Hiya Raptor,

You will have to keep an eye for the next few weeks and if you find nothing you should be o.k, but check every few days or so to be on the safe side. But if you do see any bollox hanging pinch them out imediately because once bananas have formed they don't take long to drop the pollon because the plants want to survive by throwing pollon all over your grow area, check where the branches join the main stem, that is where a lot of hermie bananas start. Males always mature a lot faster than females to throw there pollon when the females buds are forming, so remove them a.s.a.p.

Good luck,
GG

I wouldn't worry too much abut a few testes, we've all got them.
Ok, Ok. Half of us have. I just had mine so long I assumed everyone is familiar with them....
If you get a few seeds, bonus, they'll go outdoors in the spring. Don't break your neck looking for them though, you'll never get them all anyway.

u mighten worry about a few balls mate but i do. an u forgot we all dont hav testes do u bat for the other team or something cos i love looking a female parts so i no there is defo half an half ha ha only messin na i hate the thought of seeds in me bud had it happen my very first grow an didnt like the taste an it seemed to stop producing thc when it was polenated so i dont like the thought of that with xmas round the corner an all the nobs in the family u hav to see round that time i need some potent stuff

The plant stops growing when pollonated and puts all her strenth into growing seeds before the winter comes and kills her off.

Peace,
GG

that is why i am really keeping my finger crossed it dont happenin i hav 18 plants in the room so will b hard to keep checking but i will do it with a microscope if i hav to i want thc not s e e d at least i hav 3 cheese next door just in case pls pls pls fingers crossed

under normal circumstances HID lights only require 15-20 minutes of down time before you can safely fire them back up... But I see what your getting at being in flower... either way you should be straight ...

I disagree.
It is not uncommon practice to seed a single branch with pollen previously obtained for the purpose of obtaining seeds. The rest of the plant carries on pretty much as it would normally.

Good luck hunting bananas Raptor, you'll need it.

Not to completely derail, but I thought that THC production was inhibited after pollination

Hiya Nigfis,
I'm talking about the whole plant getting pollonated, not just a branch. Should have been more clearer.

Peace,
GG

Yeah. I was being a bit pedantic.
I just don't worry about a few seeds any more mate. The thought of chasing male pollen sacs all over a plant just sets my tuner to 'snooze'.
I think if I was that fussed, I'd probably just remove the suspect plant and kill it, or catch myself some seeds in a decent grinder. ........ And you never know, in today's anti-anything climate, the sale of seeds may yet suddenly be outlawed by Jaqui Hard-on-for-anything-even-slightly-suss....
Maybe my methods are a little more laid-back than some.

Hiya Nigfis,
To be honest I have never had a hermie unexpectedly, well not that I have ever noticed. In all the years I have grown indoors I have only ever found one solitary seed in my grinder and that came from a joint doctor lowryder, which I will never grow again, waste of time for the amount I go through. I normally only grow my cuttings and I look after my mums better than I look after the wife. Well I certainly spend more money on my plants than I do on the wife. I will have to sleep with one eye open if she reads this.

Peace,
GG