Battle of the Bananas: What to expect?

Wizzlebiz said:

Most people wouldn't be digging deep into the bud to look for them no. They should be easily seen sticking out. There is a window between that and when they open.

Don't go nuts just inspect daily and if one is sticking out pluck that fucker.

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Got it. Was worried if I left them, every day there'd be exponentially more to deal with so I was in there with the loupe looking for any sign. I'll ease up a bit. Thanks for your time!

NanoGadget said:

I typically just pluck the actual nanner as Wiz suggested and its always work fine for me. Call me crazy, but ive always preferred to get the nanners early if I'm gonna get them at all. If i have to deal with my buds being seeded I'd rather have them be fully mature, viable seeds than little tiny bastards that are hard to separate. My most recent plant threw nanners early due to major stress and it ended up providing me with about 175 S1s of a strain that is no longer available so i was actually pretty happy about it. And the weed is still fire so its a win/win for me.

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I've been reading a bunch of info that is saying the old hermie's produce hermie's belief is not true and that it's a normal expression. Some strains just do it easier than others due to stress, age, etc.

I've got feminized hermie seeds I've been hesitant to grow but might give them a shot. I've definitely learned another reason for growing single strains, or at least strains that finish at the same time. Most of my worries would be gone of I didn't have other plants still with weeks to go in the same room.

Relic79 said:

I've been reading a bunch of info that is saying the old hermie's produce hermie's belief is not true and that it's a normal expression. Some strains just do it easier than others due to stress, age, etc.

I've got feminized hermie seeds I've been hesitant to grow but might give them a shot. I've definitely learned another reason for growing single strains, or at least strains that finish at the same time. Most of my worries would be gone of I didn't have other plants still with weeks to go in the same room.

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There are definitely some genetic lines out there that seem to love herming and I avoid those, but in all of my many years of growing have i have never seen a stable line become hermie prone just because you stressed a plant and it chucked nanners.

The strain I just had self on me has always been great and up until this run I only had nanners appear once. That was due to being out of town several weeks during late flower and not being there to correct a major pH problem in my reservoir. Got 4 or 5 viable seeds out of that plant and have since grown them all. They all behaved themselves just fine.

Basically, if you give a plant an optimal environment and it still throws nanners on you you should be wary of those genetics, but if you know it is from grower errors like severe over/under feeding, over/under watering, timer failure/serious light leaks, or major temperature issues, you most likely don't have to fear using the resulting seeds.

Relic79 said:

I've been reading a bunch of info that is saying the old hermie's produce hermie's belief is not true and that it's a normal expression. Some strains just do it easier than others due to stress, age, etc.

I've got feminized hermie seeds I've been hesitant to grow but might give them a shot. I've definitely learned another reason for growing single strains, or at least strains that finish at the same time. Most of my worries would be gone of I didn't have other plants still with weeks to go in the same room.

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I dont want to really go through it all as I have explained this 6xs this week but im gonna give you a quick break down.

Nanners and Hermies are 2 different things.

If a plant get pollinated by nanners it will produce viable female seed that aren't necessarily prone to growning nanners for the next plants.

If a hermied plant pollinates there is a decent chance ( not a guarentee) that those seeds will produce hermie's.

I'm sorry to leave you hanging there but for my own sanity I can't explain this fully again this week. Lol

Relic79 said:

AKA: If I think they're pollinated, am I better to chop them all now, or wait until done?

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As far along as you are, that would be extremely wasteful. Seeded pot is just as good as unseeded.
Small underdeveloped seeds are a pain in the ass, but not worth chopping early.

Wizzlebiz said:

I dont want to really go through it all as I have explained this 6xs this week but im gonna give you a quick break down.

Nanners and Hermies are 2 different things.

If a plant get pollinated by nanners it will produce viable female seed that aren't necessarily prone to growning nanners for the next plants.

If a hermied plant pollinates there is a decent chance ( not a guarentee) that those seeds will produce hermie's.

I'm sorry to leave you hanging there but for my own sanity I can't explain this fully again this week. Lol

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No need, your information is appreciated and I can search it up. I had the basics, this is just my first real actual experience with it, rather than just reading and pictures. Thanks again!