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Oh Brother, I dunno where to start with this one.
It's too soon to say for sure just yet but, it's becoming apparent that my Chinook is either a transvestite or a biological oddity hermaphrodite.
Oh Boy. Literally.
I have discussed this with Dave directly and he has informed me that , while the chances are slim (very slim), it is possible to get a male or hermaphrodite plant.
I'll post pictures as soon as I can.
Dave was extremely helpful and advised me to wait a while and see for sure. I also plan on sending Dave some photo's to examine.
My chinook is the only plant of 13 that have begun to bloom and the blooms are odd. That is, not the normal pairings but, more like a small cluster of grapes. But in this case the "grapes" are small green pearls.
Dave concedes that this does describe a male bloom structure.
So, what would you do?
Wait it out and risk pollenation of the remaining females and just deal with the seedy hops or dig it up and destroy it.
Dave has eluded to offering a refund or replacement but, the latter will have to wait until next season as all rhisome stocks have been sold out.
Now, the only real downside to having a male hop plant is the seed. There is some debate as to the quality of a seeded hop but, there is no scientific evidence that a seeded hop is incongruent to that of the seedless.
What to do?
It's too soon to say for sure just yet but, it's becoming apparent that my Chinook is either a transvestite or a biological oddity hermaphrodite.
Oh Boy. Literally.
I have discussed this with Dave directly and he has informed me that , while the chances are slim (very slim), it is possible to get a male or hermaphrodite plant.
I'll post pictures as soon as I can.
Dave was extremely helpful and advised me to wait a while and see for sure. I also plan on sending Dave some photo's to examine.
My chinook is the only plant of 13 that have begun to bloom and the blooms are odd. That is, not the normal pairings but, more like a small cluster of grapes. But in this case the "grapes" are small green pearls.
Dave concedes that this does describe a male bloom structure.
So, what would you do?
Wait it out and risk pollenation of the remaining females and just deal with the seedy hops or dig it up and destroy it.
Dave has eluded to offering a refund or replacement but, the latter will have to wait until next season as all rhisome stocks have been sold out.
Now, the only real downside to having a male hop plant is the seed. There is some debate as to the quality of a seeded hop but, there is no scientific evidence that a seeded hop is incongruent to that of the seedless.
What to do?