Absolutely. It's one thing for a commercial grower because that is over-head cost. But for the home grower, that is steep for a specimen that might exhibit hermaphroditic tendencies.
Since it is a bag seed, I am not out of any money. I am under the assumption that the other two plants I have are
BIG BUD genetics. Unsure of the breeder as I got the seeds (unlabeled bag) thrown in when I bought the light and filter. Still have like twenty more of those seeds as well.
I removed all of the seed pods that I could find. They actually pop off kind of easily. Also misted the areas removed to kill any pollen.
The other two plants I have are not showing any hermaphroditic tendencies at this time and is in the same conditions as the hermie. Maybe it is just the genetics as mentioned earlier? Although I do have a few things I can think of that stressed the hermie like late veg topping (took at least 4"-6" of stem because it was exceeding height capacity. Too close to light due to being tall. I tied back some branches to get more light after I switched to 12/12. Could possibly be due to dehydration as well. Could also be from me smoking herbs inside the room the closet is in, maybe he/she doesn't like getting high on themselves, lol!
Moving forward, what should be my course of action since I have two other presumably females. I've gathered that the hermie can still pollinate the females. However, I would like to avoid making a hermie box to flower her in separately unless it is going to mess everything up.