Please tell me it aint so!

If you find a male part, you simply pinch it off before it has a chance to ripen and open.

Crowning is also called foxtailing. It can be genetic or it might be from too intense of light and/or high temps. It is basically a bunch of calyxes growing directly on top of one another and creates a long tail, crown or spire.
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~MacG

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