When the boys come out to play...

Sapphyre

Active Member
So...I knew I had a work trip coming up so I vegged for what felt like ever.
I up potted everyone about a week before hand, then split the plants into 2 flower rooms and flipped the lights just a day before I left for a week.
Most of these are from seed, S1 and most showed pre flowers - except this one...
I had a plant sitter, who knew enough to get by at least w fresh soil. I got word that one of the plants looked like it was producing seed...
So I travel a looong day to get home. And check the gardens. Not seeds- a male. Everything about him looked super green still and I was exhausted so...I went to bed. Figured I'd cull him in the morning.
Next morning....OPEN FLOWERS!!!
Fans give good circulation.
Humidity running high still - about 60%
We were on day 6 of flower.
Does that make it better or worse?
I didn't think to wet him before dealing w him- but I did kill the fans as soon as I saw the dropped pollen, very carefully pulled a trash bag over him, tied it tightly, and yanked him out :/
I was not able to wet everything down until about 8 hrs later- and totally sprayed all plants, walls, floor, everything with lots of water as soon as I could.
I know time will tell.
This flower room is 7x7, and pretty full under the lights.
The male was oh yeah right on the middle of course.
I am sure the nearest female got a hit... but there is also a huge, bonsai'd girl not too far away...
Can the monster plant get seeds on one side and still produce decent buds on the other?
Anyone have any thoughts/ suggestions while I wait to see if calyxes swell?

Do I need to mist the room daily till the end?

It was a Jaeger male and the nearest girl was a Lemon Berry Sherbet... both S1 from a light leak. I'm not thinking these will be the best seeds so, sure, seeds are not the end of the world but.......

And do males usually flower and open in less than 7 days after the flip??

Pix are the offender, and a girl 6 days into flower to give you guys an idea how early this mess happened...
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I know I'm not the first - and won't be the last. And thank you in advance for your thoughts :)
 

blake9999

Well-Known Member
You may end up with a few seeds. All it takes is one pollen grain to hit a female flower and it's been rapped like the president on a porn star. You may have cought it in time and taken preventive actions to prevent future seeds, but you may end up with a few. Nothing like free seeds for the next crop!
 

Bugeye

Well-Known Member
You might want to take your girls out of the room and bleach your grow area to sterilize as much of the pollen in there as possible.
 

Sapphyre

Active Member
Thanks for the thoughts :)
Live and learn, right?
The Lemon berry serbert that was right next to him has quite a few pistils that are withering so I'm pretty sure she's gonna be, well, better for Butter lol
Too bad - she is and has been one of the happiest and best looking in the lot.
I'm really curious to see if the buds stop stacking and all energy goes to seed production, or, if she has some seeds deeper in the buds but adds some bulk as she goes...

I have room for the lesson- I pushed her towards the back of the tent and am just watching :)
 
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