will this hermie pollinate my females in the tent?

convict156326

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i have a grow tent, 400 hps all that, irrelevant. anyhow. i have 4 strains going, all from seeds. tomorow is day 1 of week 6 of 12/12 switch.
the Labella Strawberry was "feminized" and is showing her true colors as over the past 2 days i have found distinct seeds in the buds. i cant find any male flowers, but there are seeds. will this pollinate the others in my tent that are sensi? should i harvest it now and hash it? or let it go full term before hashing it? i dont want twogx labella strawberry seeds next season... and i dont want any seeds in my meds.

the pics i have arent very good, taken with an ipod. but i tried to show the seed in the bud.IMG_0257.jpgIMG_0256.jpg you cant really see very well but in about the center of the 2 pics is a round seed.
 

convict156326

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not balls like when sexing though. premature seeds in the already developing bud calyx. i have pulled 2 out of buds and looked. little white seeds.
 

convict156326

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should i go chop now? or waitr a day? like i said there isnt any pollen. i just want all the info i can get, not trying to second guess everyone, and +rep
 

Serapis

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seeds only appear after the female is pollinated. On rare occasions, or when a plant is allowed to over-ripen, it can produce false seeds, which are basically just an empty seed shell, no embryo.... Try to find some seeds and open them, see if the are empty or if they have the building blocks of life in them.

No sense in chopping now, unless your flowering area needs the room right away. Might as well let them finish and get what you can out of it.
 

convict156326

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the labella strawberry was from hermied genetics, it is producing the seeds on its own. wasnt hollow, but cant remember if it had anyhting in it persae, have to check in a few mins. i dont neccesarily NEED the room, but if i removed her/him, wouldnt that help the other 3 to get much larger? although being week 6 i dont supose it matters much. i just dont want any seeds showing up in my twog, cred, and cinderblock.
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Serapis

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If you have a hermie in there, it has pollinated the grow room if you are finding seeds. It is possible only a branch was afected, but that is highly unlikely unless the air in your grow area is stagnant.
 

*BUDS

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Too late if u have found developed seeds, the crop was contaminated about 4 weeks ago with hermie pollen. Dont use these seeds next time, get some new reliable ones.
 

jawbrodt

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Agreed, sounds like the pollination already happended, while you were unaware. Keep in mind that one tiny pollen sac hidden somewhere, could've done it, whether you ever fine that sac, or not. I lost two grows, due to hermies that were never located.
 
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