We are thrilled to see so many growers trying out triploid seeds. The quality and production numbers that comes off of triploid cannabis plants is in our eyes a game changer. From plant vigor to frostier colas, they truly standout.
Can Triploid Cannabis Plants Produce Male Flowers?
One aspect of growing triploids that often surprises growers is that they still can hermaphrodite, and female plants can produce male flowers. While not common, we do hear growers grumble from time to time. Generally growers may see a single male flower pop up in a node down low on the plant, or a random male flower in a female flower. It is nothing entirely abnormal as diploid plants do the same thing.
Triploid Pollen
The beauty is, triploid pollen is virtually sterile. Most of the male flowers hardly produce pollen, and any that does come off is essentially ill equipped to make seed. We've grown out thousands in a greenhouse, stressed the plants, and left every hermaphrodite flower. We took leaf blowers in and blew around the little bits of pollen and found hardly a seed in pounds and pounds of flower. That is the beauty of triploids. They really don't like making seeds. That said if you've got diploids around, definitely don't try this at home.
What To Do With Triploid Hermaphrodites
If you run into a male flower or two somewhere on your triploids, we recommend just pulling them off - or in the case of a branch with male flowers - chop it off. Scientifically speaking the pollen is sterile but nature can find a way. This is especially true if you see any full blown male phenotypes. These are particularly rare but have the capabilities of producing the most pollen. And in terms of triploid pollen and diploid plants they are not likely to produce seeds from supposedly sterile pollen but don't take the chance.
Just like a seedless watermelon, triploid plants can still make a few seeds if you try hard enough. In trials at Cornell University, researchers planted our triploids amongst grain and fiber crops spewing pollen on eager female flowers. While the amount of seed they produced was very small - they still produced some. A similarly, we reversed an entire room of triploid cultivars and let the female plants covered with male flowers spew their pollen and still found a few seeds throughout.
We understand that its always disturbing to see a female plant with male flowers. We get it. But if you are triploid grower feel free to flick it off and keep on growin'.
Why Did Those Other Guys Triploids Herm So Much?
We've all heard about the disaster that was the launch of a competitors triploid breeding program, growers across the nation screamed foul play at the constant discoveries of herm's in their grows. The issue comes down to the parents used for breeding and the genes carried through to the offspring.
Triploid genetics receive two complete sets of chromosomes from one parent, and one set of chromosomes from another. If the parent that contributed 2 sets of chromosomes had a tendency to hermaphrodite - the trait will carry through heavily into the offspring.
Join the Triploid Revolution!
If you haven't made the plunge and picked up some triploids yet, we highly recommend it! We will be adding to our lineup mid spring of 2025.
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