I found a male flower at an internode/in a bud of a female plant – what should I do?
Remove the male flower carefully (you can also spray some water on it first) with your fingers or tweezers. The pollen is not always potent and either way rarely a danger to other females. Isolated male stamen or flowers are a minor stress reaction of the plant from the abrupt light change to flowering. In nearly all cases the female plant continues to flower normally. But as a precautionary measure it is wise to observe the plant for the next few weeks to make sure that it stays “clean”. Male stamen may also appear at the end of the plant’s life cycle (senescence) in sinsemilla cultivation, i.e. unseeded garden. This is a normal reaction for cannabis and not particular to our strains. Again, in such a situation, there is no substantial danger to your crop as you can simply proceed to harvest. If you observe a substantial amount of male flowers on a female then you should investigate possible environmental factors that are influencing the hormonal balance of the plants or causing stres
