Male or Female?

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I know all the basics, I've grown before, quite a few times actually, only harvested once though, large harvest off one plant in the AG. Cuttings I've never done, but they are the way to go. You need a HumiDome I heard though, and I just plain don't feel like investing maybe my mind will change, however I'll be more than happy to get some rooting gel.:weed:

Girlie girl
 

trichomeKid

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I know all the basics, I've grown before, quite a few times actually, only harvested once though, large harvest off one plant in the AG. Cuttings I've never done, but they are the way to go. You need a HumiDome I heard though, and I just plain don't feel like investing maybe my mind will change, however I'll be more than happy to get some rooting gel.:weed:
I wouldn't say it's completely necessary to have a dome, it does help the process though. Read up in the FAQ about cloning and you will see the many benefits. And it's actually really easy to do. It's so frustrating putting in all the work only to end up with most plants being male or hermie, this can be avoided. Good luck.
 

Qwerg

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I wouldn't say it's completely necessary to have a dome, it does help the process though. Read up in the FAQ about cloning and you will see the many benefits. And it's actually really easy to do. It's so frustrating putting in all the work only to end up with most plants being male or hermie, this can be avoided. Good luck.

Very true, im gonna get some rooting gel.
 

Qwerg

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I found sex sites that look pointy and look nothing like a ball, almost definite female areas. I found several of these, but some spots I question, and one or two areas look kinda bally, but balls don't appear to be on a small stem or anything like males are. However one site scares me, it has what looks like a ball which can go either way because it's small but I think I see two clustered. Hermi? Here's some pics.
 

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Qwerg

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2nd pic looks like female preflowers

I thought so too, I don't want to sound like a newb, but I seperate my grows so much i get rusty, but dont male preflowers show first, like around now being it's almost 23 days under a 400w MH? :weed:
 

420JDUB

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I thought so too, I don't want to sound like a newb, but I seperate my grows so much i get rusty, but dont male preflowers show first, like around now being it's almost 23 days under a 400w MH? :weed:
I think you got a male there bro. See how it's like a round ball and sticking out. My gut says male but give it a little more time. If it starts getting crazy pull it!
 

Qwerg

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I think you got a male there bro. See how it's like a round ball and sticking out. My gut says male but give it a little more time. If it starts getting crazy pull it!

I can't go by the way it's sticking only because I see pics of female calyxs sticking out, the shape however is a bit iffy, but what turns me away from the it being male or 100% male (hermi) is the fact I see some of these things pointing up with no ball but actually a cone.
 

MattsTHC

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hmm.. i think its a little early to tell but, i think i might agree with 420J. this is what one of my plants was lookin like till it went male. best of luck bro.
 

trichomeKid

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Hey man yeah it's still to early to tell. Like I said before give it another week or two and they will show clearly. Are you using a loupe or scope to see?
Just wait for da two hairs
 

Qwerg

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Hey man yeah it's still to early to tell. Like I said before give it another week or two and they will show clearly. Are you using a loupe or scope to see?
Just wait for da two hairs
Its a standard magnifying glass, nothing special. I know I need to invest in a x25 scope of some sort. The glass doesn't help too much, the pic you see are purely the camera zoom.
 

hayzeheven

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heres what a pistil looks like bro, when u see this little white hair u will know its female, if u see little balls its a male.. give it a few days...
 

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Qwerg

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heres what a pistil looks like bro, when u see this little white hair u will know its female, if u see little balls its a male.. give it a few days...
Your Help is much appreciated, the only thing I'm trying to do is catch a male (or hermi) as early as possible at the same time making sure I don't cut down a female. I know how both organs looks fully matured, like white hairs and all. But thanks, because I can use that pic to compare how the calyx looks compared to mine.
 

hayzeheven

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yea, well once the first pistil pops up (around the 6th-9th node on a plant from seed) it will b that big, like the first one will pop up pretty quickly u wont see the stages of growth for a pistil lol, it'll just b there one day. if u see ANNYY kind of a growth from an internode or a node thats not a branch, it is most likely the forming of the pollen sacs.. u'll see them before they r big, some kids on this website grow their plants for weeks after the pollen sacs r visible n they r so dumb that they don't realize its a male, n they will finally make a post saying "male or female?" of course, and everyone wil be like wtf, how did u not say anything about it earlier? its easy to notice, either a thin WHITE hair will pop right up, or pollen sacs will slowly start to form..
 

Qwerg

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yea, well once the first pistil pops up (around the 6th-9th node on a plant from seed) it will b that big, like the first one will pop up pretty quickly u wont see the stages of growth for a pistil lol, it'll just b there one day. if u see ANNYY kind of a growth from an internode or a node thats not a branch, it is most likely the forming of the pollen sacs.. u'll see them before they r big, some kids on this website grow their plants for weeks after the pollen sacs r visible n they r so dumb that they don't realize its a male, n they will finally make a post saying "male or female?" of course, and everyone wil be like wtf, how did u not say anything about it earlier? its easy to notice, either a thin WHITE hair will pop right up, or pollen sacs will slowly start to form..
Ok, lol your right, in my first grow the hairs did seem to just one day appear. I'm not in 12/12 yet, because I have a seedling 20 days younger, and another plant about 15 days old. It's on about the 9th node which is where I see a pointy looking thing. I JUST CUT OFF a male looking thing because it's the only one that looks male, and even on my past female I had a ball here and there, but not really a hermi. It's weird though because on the same node, one side has something that looks completely different then the other side. I'm just gona wait it out, are females even supposed to show sex this early (23 days old), my plant doesn't even look pure indica, so wouldn't it take a long time to show pistils if it was female. I'm asking all these question just to get a little more detailed education and to be absolutely certain as what to look for and what not. Thanks for ALL the help so far!
 

hayzeheven

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nah.. my plants were just about 10 inches when they showed their sex.. n only pure sativa can take a while to show sex, actually indica, or hybrid thats higher indica than sativa, can show pistils rather soon, my pistils just shot out one day, n i knew exactly that it was female, don't cut anything when u dont know for sure, once u see a pollen sac, u will know its a pollen sac, some people think they r buds, but they r dumb, pistils show waaaaaaayyyy earlier than any buds.. pistils r basically budsites, where the bud will start growing, if u see some lil round things its male white hair female like i said before, u will know indefinately when u see either of themm.... search around for pics of males n females that r still in veg, u will see a ridiculous difference.. don't cut off anything either, not worth it, males u kill them n make oil or just chuck em..
 

Qwerg

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nah.. my plants were just about 10 inches when they showed their sex.. n only pure sativa can take a while to show sex, actually indica, or hybrid thats higher indica than sativa, can show pistils rather soon, my pistils just shot out one day, n i knew exactly that it was female, don't cut anything when u dont know for sure, once u see a pollen sac, u will know its a pollen sac, some people think they r buds, but they r dumb, pistils show waaaaaaayyyy earlier than any buds.. pistils r basically budsites, where the bud will start growing, if u see some lil round things its male white hair female like i said before, u will know indefinately when u see either of themm.... search around for pics of males n females that r still in veg, u will see a ridiculous difference.. don't cut off anything either, not worth it, males u kill them n make oil or just chuck em..

Gotchaa, I'll have a to wait a few more days, in 3 days it'll be week 4. oh yeah and +rep
 

hayzeheven

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thanks bro, im no ganga god, but i've asked a million questions here already, many like this, so i'm spreadin the love i was given.. n im goin cuz my first grow looked a lot like ur plant

happy growing bro!!
 
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