Hermaphrodites

I have some plants growing in my tomato bed (which is not where the rest of my female plants are) and two of them are hermaphrodites. I planted these later than the females because I wasn't sure what they were and wanted to segregate them. (These are from my own seeds so they aren't feminized.) As I suspected, most are male, one I still can't sex, and two are hermies. I guess there's no way of knowing why they're hermaphrodites. If it's genetics I assume the seeds from them would likely grow into hermies as well. If it's environmental, would the seeds be feminized? And if I sprayed them with colloidal silver would the seeds from them be feminized? Any advice would be much appreciated!

The seeds are yours, how did they come about? Were they from pollen chucking or were they from a hermie plant? There's really no way to know why they're hermies, usually it's genetic, 5-10% of all cannabis plants are naturally hermaphrodites. If they were seeds from a hermie plants, they are genetically predisposed to be hermies. I would not do anything with the seeds/plants but destroy them, certainly not use CS and try and make more! Last thing we need is more hermie genes in gene pool (shallow end).

My seeds came about from friends giving me seeds over the years from their weed (obviously not sensimilla). And I'm pretty good at sexing the plants early in the season, but in 2016 I got it wrong. I had what I thought were all female plants growing out back and we went on vacation (the pet sitter was unaware of them - had a sprinkler on a timer, etc.) and came back to find that a male had fertilized all my other plants. I wasn't too happy but I got a ton of seeds that still germinate well. So that's where they come from. Normally more than half of what I germinate are female, and every once in a while I get a hermie. But from what you're saying it's not worth trying to do anything with these 2 misfits. And even though they're separated from my females, it's probably not worth risking pollination. I would have multiple heart attacks!

Fighting Sioux said:

I have some plants growing in my tomato bed (which is not where the rest of my female plants are) and two of them are hermaphrodites. I planted these later than the females because I wasn't sure what they were and wanted to segregate them. (These are from my own seeds so they aren't feminized.) As I suspected, most are male, one I still can't sex, and two are hermies. I guess there's no way of knowing why they're hermaphrodites. If it's genetics I assume the seeds from them would likely grow into hermies as well. If it's environmental, would the seeds be feminized? And if I sprayed them with colloidal silver would the seeds from them be feminized? Any advice would be much appreciated!

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Think the tomatoes will have cannabis seeds inside? lol

Seriously though.. with the prices on some seeds out there.. having your own stock from a male slacking on multiple females.. I would work with what I got if I had no other seeds. If you find a herm, scrap it and move on. No need to stress out on something that wasn’t stabilized from the jump. At least you still get female plants, and usable nugs out of the many batches of seed.

Fighting Sioux said:

I have some plants growing in my tomato bed (which is not where the rest of my female plants are) and two of them are hermaphrodites. I planted these later than the females because I wasn't sure what they were and wanted to segregate them. (These are from my own seeds so they aren't feminized.) As I suspected, most are male, one I still can't sex, and two are hermies. I guess there's no way of knowing why they're hermaphrodites. If it's genetics I assume the seeds from them would likely grow into hermies as well. If it's environmental, would the seeds be feminized? And if I sprayed them with colloidal silver would the seeds from them be feminized? Any advice would be much appreciated!

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"Hey there! Thanks for sharing your experience with hermaphrodite plants. Yeah, it can be tough to determine the cause of hermaphroditism, as it can be influenced by both genetic and environmental factors.

If it's genetic, then yes, the seeds from those plants may also be hermaphrodites. But if it's environmental, the seeds might not necessarily be feminized. Environmental factors like stress, temperature, or light exposure can trigger hermaphroditism, but it's not a guarantee that the seeds will be feminized.

As for colloidal silver, it's often used to induce feminization in plants, but it's not a foolproof method. If you do decide to try it, make sure to follow the recommended instructions and concentrations to avoid damaging your plants.

Thanks to all who have weighed in. I appreciate your thoughts. I have tried removing male flowers from hermaphrodites in the past - it's always been a losing proposition. But I'm stubborn so I cut some of the male-looking branches this morning and left them to grow for a while longer. Nothing is about to flower and do any damage but I'm sure I'll end up pulling them out of the ground.

Follow up - yeah I pulled those plants a few days after that last post. Happy surprise was that 2 of the plants I put in the tomato bed were female, which I wasn't expecting. All plants are in flowering mode now.