I started a grow closet and have a pretty good setup but when i went to flower them I found males and discarded them immediately upon determining as well as what appeared to be females by seeing hairs popping out of nodes every hear and there. Well, i'm a few days past that now, and it seems like where i see hairs, i'm also seeing sorta ball shaped things as well, indicating that they're hemies. If so, this blows chunks cuz they're useless. I am pretty sure i don't have a light leak cuz i tarp the box that i am using during the dark cycle. I hope I am just panicing and what appears to be balls is just the "what happens next" from when it produces it's first hairs. I am uploading a couple pics that may help any of you help me with this crisis. plz help a bro in need!
There is one thing that looks like a pollen sac (in the last pic it's at the base of the node whose fan leaf you are touching) but I can't quite tell because of the angle. I only see the one though. I am going to find a chart to post up and show you. EDIT: I don't know how to post charts, but go to this thread and check out the chart posted by Project ICE. That should help you figure it out. I can't quite tell but I'm thinking it's a hermie, sorry my friend. http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/1112739-hermi.html
yeah.. it's really hard to tell .. 1st picture looks hermi.. can you get better pictures? Edit: after enlarging the picture I would say it's a hermi in first picture... Sorry...
Yah it's unfortunate. I think I won't kill them off just yet cuz i wanna be absolute sure. Thx for the input!
Just pick that pollen sac off. And keep a close eye out for any more that my appear. Could just be the one, you pluck it, and she straightens up and acts like a young lady the way she's supposed to.
Well even if it's not a hermie they look very malnourished most likely not going to produce very well.