Bananas...help!

I'm in my second serious grow. In my first grow some of my buds popped bananas towards the very end of flowering (feminized seeds). This time I used almost all regular seeds. Went in the garden today and underneath some of the lower buds were bunches of male flowers. Some pollen released. Took those plants out ASAP. I'm only on the 31st day of flowering. It's a super soil grow. After this point everything has looked unbelievable. The temperature and humidity have been spot on. I have no idea why this is happening. The genetics are very reliable and high-end. Gonna keep the others and hope they weren't pollinated. I'll have to check them closely every day for male flowers too! Thoughts??

Bananas on buds late in flower usually means it's time to chop.
Bananas on lower growth mid-way through flower is usually a genetics thing. Some strains refuse to herm regardless of stress, and others will turn he/she if you look at them wrong.

Thanks. Just noticied that some of the white hairs are now brown on some buds. Does that mean they were pollinated?

Bluemt said:

Thanks. Just noticied that some of the white hairs are now brown on some buds. Does that mean they were pollinated?

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Pollinated or just finishing. If you sprayed any oils on the they will brown early too.

I had a lot of hermies when I first started growing and I still get the ocasional banana. For me, it was because I was overfeeding. If your leaves look very dark green, it could be nitrogen toxicity. I noticed that caused a lot of hermies, feeding too much N in flowering is bad. Also, light leaks could be the problem. And some strains, even from very well known seedbanks, just go hermie no matter what you do.

Can I ask a question since you have seen bananas before?

please do

Is this a banana? If so what should I do?

MrsGreenThumb79 said:

Is this a banana? If so what should I do?

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I'm on my first grow.and I found this. I have noticed them on a couple plants for about 3 days.

Agree with above comment about fertilizer. But nutrient stress in general can trigger the reversal.

Too much or too little or an imbalance of nutrients stresses the plants.

Also heat stress from the lights is a big trigger.

MrsGreenThumb79 said:

Is this a banana? If so what should I do?

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Pick it off. A mist of water will help disable any pollen.

Late nanners often have weak or non viable pollen so I just pick them off strains that tend to grow them at the end.

Earlier in flower I still pick them off. But I look to my rooms environment and try to find the cause. If they come back continually or in bigger bunches or full male flowers appear I usually cull the plant so it doesn't seed my perpetual room.

MrsGreenThumb79 said:

Is this a banana? If so what should I do?

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Yes. Where are you in flowering. You can pluck it out now carefully with tweezers. Now that you have seen one your plant will probably start producing a lot more. If you are close to the end I would not worry about it.

Very carefully pull the banana off along with any others and you can manage to save your crop

Thank you. I don't have many and it is late on 2 and early on 1.

Worst case on the the late ones you may have seeds and buds, but aleast your stocked for your next grow

They were put on 12/12 on July 24th. 2 are indica and 1 is sativa. So I'm close to the end with the indica but only mid way with the sativa.

Are they all showing signs of bananas or just the indica?

Keith Stoner said:

Worst case on the the late ones you may have seeds and buds, but aleast your stocked for your next grow

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The seeds would probably be unstable. Use with caution...

I started thinking the same thing, I guess it's gonna depend how long they have left to transfer energy from making bud, to producing viable seeds

Keith Stoner said:

Are they all showing signs of bananas or just the indica?

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3 of my 10 plants have bananas. I have 7 indica and 3 sativa. 2 of the I indica and 1 sativa have bananas.