about 3 wks into flowering and these little pods have formed at a few of the nodes not sure if there the start a female flower or pollen sacs. As you can see from the pics there are already some nice hairs coming out but when i saw these i was concerned i might have a hermie. My other 2 plants are def. female and i don't want this one, if it is hermie, pollonating them. Thanks in advance for the help.
help I think I might have a hermie
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Johnnyorganic
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BeverlyRollins69
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Don't eliminate it, just spray it with reverse and penetrator
BeverlyRollins69
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They are two chemicals made by Dutch Master. Penetrator is used for foliar feeding; it makes your solution sticky thereby increasing foliar uptake. Reverse kills the pollen sacks and knocks them off your plant, effectively turning a hermie plant into one with only female parts. My books say that pollen can be released from plants between 12 hours and 7 days after initial pre-flowering.
thanks for the info, I think i might have to kill it off though cause I don't have the time or money to get anything for atleast a couple of days and i'm worried it might harm open up before then. I've also heard that i can just cut the pollen sacs off as they appear. Is this a reliable method?
BeverlyRollins69
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From what I've read it is reliable and the same thing as using the Reverse with Penetrator. The only thing is if you miss even one sac then there's plenty of pollen in there to pollinate your whole room. On future grows if you have the money you can even use Reverse with Penetrator as a method of hermie prevention!
dr.greenthumb85
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so who makes this reverse? and where can you get it, im surprised i've never heard of this on any thread. is it proven or did you just tell what you've heard.?
Johnnyorganic
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Have you ever used these products?
Do not risk accidental pollination. Eliminate it.
BeverlyRollins69
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I just found out about it from the dude at my hydro store last week and if you dig around there's plenty to suggest that it's totally legit. Both chemicals are made by Dutch Master. I haven't bought/used it yet but what I've read says that the Reverse is pretty wattery and if you just try to spray it on the plant by itself, it runs off. That's where the Penetrator comes in to make the solution sticky but still plant-friendly. My research revealed that it was originally developed to make seedless fruits like seedless watermelons.
Johnnyorganic
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chunk57, please note that he recommended a product to you about which he has no practical knowledge. Keep that in mind.
Eliminate the hermaphrodite.
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TreeDweller79
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From what I have read on the reverse product, I was under the impression that if you did accidently pollinate your ladies with a herm, you would then use reverse, shutting down production to the underdeveloped seeds. Then it will continue to flower out without making anymore seeds. Like in seedless watermelon, were it is not actually seedless just little and white and undeveloped. I was unaware of physical changes it puts on the male sex organs but it would be very interesting if true. I like the fact that it stops seed production though.
as a side note to johnny organic, love the avatar, verlander rocked today.
as a side note to johnny organic, love the avatar, verlander rocked today.