nanners...what would you do?

[OldSkool1010]

I have just discovered that my latest female is developing male blooms (aka bananas or 'nanners).

This is a clone of a clone of my original grow from last March that I call LB1. I took cuttings in October from another clone of the original LB1 before putting it into flower and veg the cutting in my grow box under 18/6.

On Dec. 9, 2007 I set this clone outside to flower and it has developed big beautiful buds.

Yesterday, I was looking at the trichomes to gauge when to cut it and noticed the yellow, elongated blooms in the middle of my frosty fat nuggets. The trichs are just now turning milky so I could harvest at this point and get some decent smoke, but I'm considering letting the plant mature in hopes of developing viable seeds.

the original seed came from what I suspect was a hermi that my son grew in his closet.

The original plant grew and flowered normally, and two of the cuttings have done well. I'm pretty sure that this third plant hermied because of the gradually lengthening days since the winter solstice.

What would you do? Harvest now, or let the plant make seeds. (note that this is an excellent c.sativa type plant and I don't intend to buy seed via mail order and don't anticipate traveling to canada or europe any time soon.)

If I let the plant go to seed, how long should I let the buds mature? how can you tell pregnant buds from virgins?

I'm not sure what the best plan of action is, so I appreciate your input.

[toke_tons]

personally id probably let it seed. In the long run if you plan on growing again and you like the end result of this one then its worth it. But i do not know how long to let the buds mature.

[OldSkool1010]

Thanks, that is my initial thought too. I just read where everybody is negative on hermis...just want to weigh all the possibilities.

Originally Posted by toke_tons

personally id probably let it seed. In the long run if you plan on growing again and you like the end result of this one then its worth it. But i do not know how long to let the buds mature.

[bitterscooter]

just a thought here:
how long are you into flower ?? is there enough days left before harvest to make viable seeds?? I have been told that it takes atleast 30 days to make them??
and if your trichomes are white/cloudy looking then I think that you might not have enough time to make the seeds??

just a thought

cheers
Scooter

[OldSkool1010]

I think the plant would survive another 30-40 days. If I can figure out which calyx have been fertilized I'm thinking about cutting much of the other branches. This plant is LST'd and has many vertical growing tips. I'd leave the impregnated buds to ripen.





It sounds more and more like it wouldn't be bad to make seed from a hermied plant...yes?

Originally Posted by bitterscooter

just a thought here:
how long are you into flower ?? is there enough days left before harvest to make viable seeds?? I have been told that it takes atleast 30 days to make them??
and if your trichomes are white/cloudy looking then I think that you might not have enough time to make the seeds??

just a thought

cheers
Scooter