Sometimes when an unpollinated female plant is far along into flower, it throws a male flower or two and self pollinates. It does this because it's horny, out of AA batteries and tired of repetitively reading the racy parts over and over in romance novels.
It's also not impossible that wind or an insect brought you pollen from a male plant growing near you that you weren't aware of.
I also have seeds on my plants. Not bad but some. I labeled them so I won't deal with the sativa outside again if I use them lol, but also no clue what genetics polinated them heh.. I don't know how it happened but came to similar conclusion. I never saw any rogue pollin sacks, pulled males ASAP but still seeds. Like you said wind, or other insects could be an option. I know a lot of people around town grow, and now that it's more legal there's a lot more inexperienced growers. The guy we got these seeds from has no clue how to sex and under good conditions pollen can travel miles. One huge 14' male could pollinate half a town potentially lol. Pollen is very hearty stuff.
I'm glad to have some seeds though because some of these plants smell amazing. One I took some chunks off smells like bubblegum, another is really fruity and spicy. What I've cut so far is curing up nicely.
To save time curing and playing the jar game we leave the lids off in a tote. Can fit small jars on rack on top and threw some boveda 62 packs in there. Now I open one lid and give them a shake and done!
The serenade seems to be helping a lot, Sunday I checked for mold and only found small spots instead of full buds, looked like it stopped it in it's tracks. I sprayed them again and will probably again tomorrow after this rain. That will be the real test. If there's no mold after this will be good news.
Here it is. It is a good breakdown of all the kinds of molds, and the problems they cause. Then how to use moldy bud. Too high tech for me.
https://skunkpharmresearch.com/salvaging-moldy-material-2/
Great thanks for posting I'll have to check into that. Seems like it could be complicated just from you stating the thing about different molds. I plan on washing my buds from now on, it's a good idea, I've only done it before if it was dirty on lower branches but definitely because I'm using the serenade now. I have bad allergies too so it will probably help, I sneezed and was so bad from last trim round I got sick. The people my parents knew thought they had pneumonia then they said cancer. Chest x-rays showed huge spots, but said it was mold spores from the pot. I worry with all the new growers in the newly legal states so I'm typing up a brief new England grow guide to print and hand out next year to explain sexing, seeds, and mold, mildew, pests, drying and curing. I know tons of people around here and some older guys who are new to it and I worry if they can spot or deal with all the mold issues we get here. It will be easier than having to tell everyone
What do you do with the dirty water?
Down the sink or could put into compost I imagine, I usually put the plant matter there anyway. It's prob impurities, chlorophyll any dirt that's in there. I rinse it several times to get all the oil off, strain it good then usually melt it again after it solidifies to strain again and get it into bottles. Coconut oil has 30% more fat that butter so it can absorb more. Some people add soy or Sunflower lecitin which I believe helps prevent breakdown of thc.
I am currently decarbing my trim, I decided to do it after all to be safe, I'm trying to see how hot the Crock-Pot gets. I've heard but not confirmed that a longer slower decarb works but im not sure min. Time/temps. I've cooked it as long as 30hrs and it was very potent still even for just trim.
I plan on making lots of edibles and salves and the coconut oil is so versatile. Like I said before you can pick which grade you want if you want flavor or not, I just avoid the Crisco or crappy looking brands. This is one of the reasons we do outdoor, we get enough trim to make coconut oil for the year for food and all the salves we need. My goal this year is to make enough salves I can sell or give them cheap to everyone I know just to cover my supply costs. Its helped a few people already and I want people to be able to afford it. The chapstick I made works great, and I plan on making different lotions/salves with different essential oils for all sorts of uses.
