!URGENT! WHAT TO DO WITH BUDS WITH NANNERS!

[gorillaglueaaron]

I'm about to enter week 9 of flower and around 7 weeks in, I saw a nanner on one of the lower buds so I immediately removed it but I just saw another one today. I'm using a 2x2x4 tent so I'm able to see all of the buds easily and I'm pretty confident that it's the only one right now. Trichomes are almost all milky on it but there are still some clear ones. It's pretty far from where I'd like it to be when I harvest.
Do I just cut off the nanner if that's possible or do I cut off the whole bud? (Really trying to avoid seeds)
PLEASE RESPOND QUICKLY!

A day or two before the last one formed I changed the light cycle to 11 on and 13 off because someone told me it would increase trichome production (I believe everything) so I think that's what caused the last one and yesterday I changed the time on my plug timer because of daylight savings so I guess that may have caused this one. Maybe?

 

[Dirtbag]

Chilll Mon...

Light cycle didn't cause them, its genetic. And they'll be fine, they're often sterile, and even if they aren't the most you MIGHT get is a couple immature seeds in the whole crop. Big whoop. Seeds take 6-7 weeks to develop, so late stage nanners don't really pose much of a threat.

I used to worry about nanners too when I first started but I've seen them enough times now that they don't really concern me anymore. It wouldn't make a great breeding specimen, but it'll be fine.

Infact some deadly strains get them almost without fail. If the weed is worth it, its not a big deal. At all.

 

[gorillaglueaaron]

Chilll Mon...

Light cycle didn't cause them, its genetic. And they'll be fine, they're often sterile, and even if they aren't the most you MIGHT get is a couple immature seeds in the whole crop. Big whoop.

I used to worry about nanners too when I first started but I've seen them enough times now that they don't really concern me anymore. It wouldn't make a great breeding specimen, but it'll be fine.

Infact some deadly strains get them almost without fail. If the weed is worth it, its not a big deal. At all.

Should I not do anything then?
Not even cut off the nanner?

 

[Dirtbag]

Should I not do anything then?
Not even cut off the nanner?

You can carefully remove them if you want. I probably would. Just use a pair of clean tweezers.

But really, going into week 9, its not going to be an issue.

I grew an ice wreck strain for a while that threw late stage nanners every crop in weeks 7,8,9... Never found more than a couple immature seeds out of pounds of bud.

 

[gorillaglueaaron]

Approximately how long does it take for them to release pollen?

 

[Dirtbag]

Approximately how long does it take for them to release pollen?

If its even viable pollen, pretty much by the time you notice it. But it would take a couple weeks before miniscule seeds even begin to form, by that time you'll be done.
And IF it released viable pollen, its usually a very small amount that only pollinates locally, in other words it would likely only pollinate the bud its growing out of. And again, if anything, only a couple extremely immature seeds could form. Gotta remember that plant is an old lady now, not some young fertile girl. Even if it released pollen there is a good chance that the female ovule won't become pollinated anyway.

Don't sweat it man. In homebrewing there is an acronym, RDWHAHB... means relax, don't worry, have a homebrew. The reason that saying even exists is because its so super common for people to stress out when they encounter stuff they haven't seen with whatever hobby, whether its making beer or growing weed. I see it constantly here and in homebrewing forums. With experience you learn that stressing out about certain things doesn't help, and 90% of the time you were stressing about something that wasn't a big deal to begin with. Growing pot should be relaxing and therapeutic, shanti if anything. Not stressful.

Dont get me wrong, some things are legitimately stressful to deal with. But from experience I can promise you, late stage nanners aren't one of them.

 

[gorillaglueaaron]

If its even viable pollen, pretty much by the time you notice it. But it would take a couple weeks before miniscule seeds even begin to form, by that time you'll be done.
And IF it released viable pollen, its usually a very small amount that only pollinates locally, in other words it would likely only pollinate the bud its growing out of. And again, if anything, only a couple extremely immature seeds could form. Gotta remember that plant is an old lady now, not some young fertile girl. Even if it released pollen there is a good chance that the female ovule won't become pollinated anyway.

Don't sweat it man. In homebrewing there is an acronym, RDWHAHB... means relax, don't worry, have a homebrew. The reason that saying even exists is because its so super common for people to stress out when they encounter stuff they haven't seen with whatever hobby, whether its making beer or growing weed. I see it constantly here and in homebrewing forums. With experience you learn that stressing out about certain things doesn't help, and 90% of the time you were stressing about something that wasn't a big deal to begin with. Growing pot should be relaxing and therapeutic, shanti if anything. Not stressful.

Dont get me wrong, some things are legitimately stressful to deal with. But from experience I can promise you, late stage nanners aren't one of them.

Thank you so much man, appreciate the help

 

[Odiesel]

If its even viable pollen, pretty much by the time you notice it. But it would take a couple weeks before miniscule seeds even begin to form, by that time you'll be done.
And IF it released viable pollen, its usually a very small amount that only pollinates locally, in other words it would likely only pollinate the bud its growing out of. And again, if anything, only a couple extremely immature seeds could form. Gotta remember that plant is an old lady now, not some young fertile girl. Even if it released pollen there is a good chance that the female ovule won't become pollinated anyway.

Don't sweat it man. In homebrewing there is an acronym, RDWHAHB... means relax, don't worry, have a homebrew. The reason that saying even exists is because its so super common for people to stress out when they encounter stuff they haven't seen with whatever hobby, whether its making beer or growing weed. I see it constantly here and in homebrewing forums. With experience you learn that stressing out about certain things doesn't help, and 90% of the time you were stressing about something that wasn't a big deal to begin with. Growing pot should be relaxing and therapeutic, shanti if anything. Not stressful.

Dont get me wrong, some things are legitimately stressful to deal with. But from experience I can promise you, late stage nanners aren't one of them.

i like that saying man. Far too often do i see a little change that I'm not familiar with and start freaking out. Especially now since im just getting started growing again and my plants are doing well i cant risk them to go bad haha.
I grew 3 autos few months ago that were riddled with problems and they gave me a decent harvest. I guess since these plants are doing so well and look like some of the best genetics I've grown im constantly on edge.

 

[Odiesel]

Might as well be RDWHAB, Relax dont worry have a bowl, for me!

 

[gorillaglueaaron]

Might as well be RDWHAB, Relax dont worry have a bowl, for me!

Better than a brew

 

[Odiesel]

Better than a brew

Yeah thats true! Don't get me wrong i do fancy a beer sometimes but smoking and drinking dont compare. Your bud looks awesome by the way man what strain is it?

 

[gorillaglueaaron]

Yeah thats true! Don't get me wrong i do fancy a beer sometimes but smoking and drinking dont compare. Your bud looks awesome by the way man what strain is it?

Thanks
It's gorilla glue (not sure which # though)
It came with some other seeds I ordered and all it said was gorilla glue, didn't even know if it was fem or not

 

[Odiesel]

Thanks
It's gorilla glue (not sure which # though)
It came with some other seeds I ordered and all it said was gorilla glue, didn't even know if it was fem or not

I bet it will be some dank. Filled out the 2x2 nicely!

 

[Dirtbag]

i like that saying man. Far too often do i see a little change that I'm not familiar with and start freaking out. Especially now since im just getting started growing again and my plants are doing well i cant risk them to go bad haha.
I grew 3 autos few months ago that were riddled with problems and they gave me a decent harvest. I guess since these plants are doing so well and look like some of the best genetics I've grown im constantly on edge.

Yep, been there lol. But after a few crops figuring things out, encountering issues and getting past them you learn, and thats when you become more confident and start to relax. And then it becomes fun.

Its so similar to making beer, for my first 2 years brewing I made absolute swill that was hardly drinkable, did everything wrong at least once, almost quit several times...
By my 5th year making beer I had people wanting to buy it because it was so much better than anything at the store. It became an easy seamless process that I understood very well, and I got good at it. It got really fun. Still had the odd disaster and a drain pour, usually because I did something stupid..
Exactly like growing weed. lol

 

[gorillaglueaaron]

I bet it will be some dank. Filled out the 2x2 nicely!

Yeah I've got a cheap blurple so I'm trying to do the best I can with the little amount of light

 

[Odiesel]

Yeah I've got a cheap blurple so I'm trying to do the best I can with the little amount of light

Yeah i seen that. Maybe something a bit larger like a ts1000 would make a difference. Not sure if you have any ventilation but i think it puts off a bit of heat for a space of that size so might need to take that into consideration.
I have a ts1000 that was given to me in my closet using it for veg, and there is a noticeable temp increase with it running compared to ts600 i had in there.

 

[gorillaglueaaron]

I have good ventilation but I was thinking something in the viparspectra line like the p1500 or p2000 because they're both on sale and way better for the price than mars hydro products.

 

[Odiesel]

Yep, been there lol. But after a few crops figuring things out, encountering issues and getting past them you learn, and thats when you become more confident and start to relax. And then it becomes fun.

Its so similar to making beer, for my first 2 years brewing I made absolute swill that was hardly drinkable, did everything wrong at least once, almost quit several times...
By my 5th year making beer I had people wanting to buy it because it was so much better than anything at the store. It became an easy seamless process that I understood very well, and I got good at it. It got really fun. Still had the odd disaster and a drain pour, usually because I did something stupid..
Exactly like growing weed. lol

Yeah i see how similar brewing and growing can be to one another. It takes practice and knowledge to get comfortable doing something especially if you are doing it on your own.
I remember back in 2015 i had a harvest herm on me i had given up then. Then suddenly early this year I seen a local homie growing and I had to start up and sure glad I did.

 

[Odiesel]

I have good ventilation but I was thinking something in the viparspectra line like the p1500 or p2000 because they're both on sale and way better for the price than mars hydro products.

oh yeah man i never even seen those before. I would def try getting one of those before the mars. They look pretty legit i like the dimmer knob on them and the price is good.

 

[Dirtbag]

Yeah i see how similar brewing and growing can be to one another. It takes practice and knowledge to get comfortable doing something especially if you are doing it on your own.
I remember back in 2015 i had a harvest herm on me i had given up then. Then suddenly early this year I seen a local homie growing and I had to start up and sure glad I did.

Nice, that's awesome. Perseverance through the learning curve is how you get good.

I accepted a philosophy early on making beer, and growing for that matter, and its simple. No matter what happens with each brew or each crop, learn something. Always take something away from it. Those lessons are like puzzle pieces that add up over time, and one day you realize you've got enough pieces of the puzzle put together, you can start to see the whole picture.

Damn am I ever baked lol... I can always tell when the analogies come out