been at 12/12 light for 30 days, buds have been there for 3 weeks. yesterday balls showed up, you know the balls that only male plants have? not just one plant but 2 of 3. what the hell is going on? bagseed seeds and i dont know the history of the strain . is this a hermaphrodite, what do i do?

you can pluck them off if there is only a few. you'll have to keep a close eye on them.

if there are too many you can cut a branch off or what have you.

check for light leaks. other possibilites are pH issues, nute issues, other lighting issues or the beans could have been from hermies (seeds from hermies have a tendency to hermie).


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sounds like a hermie. can you post a pic? you should check your grow room for light leaks. heat can stress your ladies too. how are your temps running?

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what light issues and what problems can they cause? what should i be looking for?

the room gets to the high 80s but has plenty of fans and ventalation, my 1000watt hps light gets hot though. i shut the light off at 5 but not always exactly at five, sometimes within the hour, the same happens when i turn on the light., i dont always turn it on at exactly the same time, but sometimes a few minutes later. could this be my prob?

the balls are definetly male parts, i had the same on a plant in the very beginning of the 12/12 and i had to kill him.

ph 6.2 temp70sin the dark, high 80s when the light is on , occassionally hitting 90. i forget the name of the nutes, but they are well known, anything else i think of i'll post. oh yeah growing hydroponically 1000 hps, 3 plants

Bro YOU MUST GET A TIMER for your light?

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What's the water temp ?

theyre in the dark now, i'll check water temp tomorrow

I agree w/pete. you need a timer! you can get a cheap one for 5 or 6 bucks. light leaks are places where light can get into your grow room. to check, go inside your growroom w the lights out and see if you there's light coming in.

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You have to have a timer to grow weed. Any extra light over the 12 hour mark is going to confuse the plant and make it herm. Also if your temps are in the high 80's, you clearly don't have enough ventilation. And if your temps are touching 90, chances are your water is too hot too which will rot the roots and cause herms as well.

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Timer at walmart $5 and /agree with evrything posted

dont bye a timer from walmart they are cheap and will melt down on you go to lowes and bye a digital $18 they have 2 outlets so you can plug 2 lamps into these not 2 1000 w though you have to make sure it is rated for the amount of power you need

every timer I have is from Wally World including a dual outlet digital and been running them for over a year with no problems at all. The digital has built in battery to keep correct time if power loss also.

I have had bad luck with brinks timers from walmart. that's the only one they sell that has a ground at-least at this walmart. The battery backup that is on the digital is grate! I bought on from meijers that has a rechargeable backup battery. sorry to get off subject.