just noticing a banner here and there. I think it was maybe uv stress from a UVB light on for 8 minutes during lights off I think I caught it early. first crop I've ever had this happen to so many variables it could have been heat stress. Any recommendations info etc would be helpful
Wasn't from stress, it just is what it is. All that stuff about stress this and that, look at the plant the wrong way it herms etc, seriously forget about it!
Forget about hermies, nanners, bananas, balls, stamen, anthers, or whatever you want to call them, being your fault.
It's not because of grower error. The plant is what it is, can't change it genetically.
There are both monoecious and dioecious phenotypes in Cannabis.
Monoecious phenotypes aren't as common, but they're more common than people give them credit for.
People talk about intersex in Cannabis as if a female plant can somehow decide it needs to seed and do it itself on a whim. Like it has a mind of it's own. Total myth, simply untrue.
Then they talk about it being a survival mechanism in the plant...again not true.
The survival mechanism is numbers based. Some plants are male, some are female, some are both.
The only shred of truth is that environment can and does effect a plant's own expression. BUT...environment does not effect a plant's gender.
You get all sorts of intersex expression in Cannabis. Some early cycle, some late, some only a few male flowers, some heaps etc. Some seemingly male plants throw pistils too.
Just like ourselves we can't change what we are.
You could just leave it be and finish up, you're close enough. Sometimes the late stage nanners aren't fertile and it's usually only a few.
But if there's a bunch I'd just chop it.
Same if you want a few more weeks time. I've been disappointed before myself leaving it a couple or few weeks when I've had them. I ended up with a bunch of immature seed in the buds. Very annoying to consume. Couldn't grind it and the seeds weren't firm, barely formed, very difficult to sift out, became a real chore.
I'd assume you want a few more weeks for the Haze, so I'd personally consider just harvesting the plant with nanners.
You might get lucky and the Haze hasn't been seeded at all, or you'll get a few seeds.
There's always the risk of few seeds whenever they pop up. And they're never seeds you want. That's why I usually chop them straight away.
But really it's up to you.
