What do you do if your plant is a hermaphrodite?

[Kenya]

I have a plant which I thought was female, recently it has started to show some male reproductive organs. what should I do ? Can you gut off the male reproductive organs so it does not effect the female flower?

 

[McBudz]

I have a plant which I thought was female, recently it has started to show some male reproductive organs. what should I do ? Can you gut off the male reproductive organs so it does not effect the female flower?

If its only a few you can try but most likely it will not be a great yeilding plant. If there are tons of bananas I would just carefully chop the plant down and remove from the other females.

 

[Kenya]

so if I leave it as it will it ruin the bud that is forming on the plant?

 

[McBudz]

so if I leave it as it will it ruin the bud that is forming on the plant?

the pollen makes a big mess, and it makes seeds in your buds. Once a budsite is pollenated it produces less resin and actually dries up as the seed grows. Does not make for good bud.

 

[Kenya]

ok, one last question if it only has a few and I wut them off will it kill the plant?

 

[McBudz]

ok, one last question if it only has a few and I wut them off will it kill the plant?

not at all. Just be careful with them they are full of nasty pollen

 

[Cherma]

Pull IT, It is just what IT is an IT.. Unless you are a well seasoned grower and know what stage, what type of Hermie, I.e.. early show, mid show or final latent showing, pull it.

 

[Kenya]

Thanks for your help the plant that I thought was a hermaphrodite is actually just a female and i was confused. But thanks again for all the help encase I run into this problem in the future.