Is This Normal?

m420

Well-Known Member
Peoples,
I wasn't that surprised when the four clones I've been growing for a month showed pistols and hairs when I began to veg them. But now my other three grapefruit plants are starting to sprout hairs and they are only 30 days old. Is it normal for plants to show sex before flowering is induced? The seeds were feminized so I was expecting all girls anyhow but I didn't think the seeded plants would show early. I'm gonna post a new pic in my gallery of the hair. Any advice would be appreciated. I just hope I'm not doing anything wrong.
 

m420

Well-Known Member
Well, I just tried to get some pictures and the fucking camera wouldn't focus. Sorry.
 

Widow Maker

Well-Known Member
Well there is 2 little hairs at the nodes but they are more leaf like. But I already know that you know what you are doing so I believe you. Some strains will auto flower. Thats what you get when you inbreed. lol. j/k. Actually thats pretty cool.

Put something behind the plant so it will focus. Noob. :razz:
 

la2humboldt

Active Member
so, let me get this right:
-the clones pre-flowered (this is completely normal, especially if the cuts were taken off a newly flowering mom, and obviously were from a mother that at one point had to be sexed)

- the grapefruit females from seed are about a month old and pre-flowering.
well, if you are using HPS lighting on vegetative plants, you will notice the mass amount of lateral branching, far quicker than a flouro, and if at 18-6 can induce pre-flowers, some time auto-flowering (specific strains mostly, or errors in breeding), however, chances are that the main leaf sets are alternating every other side, and no longer 2 at each node. This plant is telling you that if you cut the light schedule back(i like to actually let them sleep for 24 hours before begining flower), that they are mature enough to flower. Often times, if given proper nutrients, they can show pistils.
 

m420

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Thanks guys, I'm gonna start flowering on Friday after a nice long dark period. I think they're telling me that they're ready!!! Sounds like veg.ing with a H.P.S got them in the mood. This is my first indoor grow so please wish me luck. I'll try to get more pictures if I can.
 

eLLisD

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hey man good luck! I was thinking about getting some grapefruit seeds myself, Northern Lights #5 x blueberry, and some Gods Treat. Those all fit my price range and tickled my fancy. Yea I love how your grapefruit plant looks. Its beautiful. I hope my babies turn into beautiful young women like that.
 

MsDirtyhands

New Member
dude mine do it all the time you want two hairs on either side or one hair on one side and two on the other if you have one and one and they look like horns it is a male, sometimes they go hermaphrodite girls grow balls and eff themselves and you will get seeds, very trippy
 
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