Plant Sex During Veg?

Hurdbird

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See pictures attached of Monster Cookies by Yeti OG. 7 weeks in from seedling and still veging until next week when I planned to flip to flower but I think I'm starting to see sexes revealed. Is it normal for them to sex before switching to 12-12? Definitely looks like a nice female to me.
 

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Hurdbird

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Hoping for some more now haha. Was definitely thinking that was a male because of how much taller it was. Few general questions:

I was planning to move to flower tent under new COB fixture next week.

1. I was thinking of installing a net like 6" above plants before flower stretch. Is that a good idea or bad idea? What do you think? Most of the plants are similar size.

2a. Can I clip clones off the confirmed females this week before putting into flower or should I put all to flower and pull the best female out and put back into veg and mother it then clone off of that?

2b. How do you judge the best female plant for a mother?

Thanks guys!
 

ManBat

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1. it's a good idea to follow through... flowering will roughly be twice its current size
2. definable before flowering... in my exp it's just easier on the plant and less stress.
3. size, shape, smell, color... whatever phenol you prefer and if all the same... then the one that got the most amount of light exposed... or closest to the the lamps..
 

Big_Lou

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Plant sex? Here is a nice bit of plant-based erotica...
(Notice how the 'hallucinogenic sprout' is plucked from his pelvic area. ;))

 

Budget Buds

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See pictures attached of Monster Cookies by Yeti OG. 7 weeks in from seedling and still veging until next week when I planned to flip to flower but I think I'm starting to see sexes revealed. Is it normal for them to sex before switching to 12-12? Definitely looks like a nice female to me.
Yup, They will show pre flowers in veg once they become sexually mature (i.e) ready to flower, Usually takes around a month or so :) BB
 

Gaz29

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Is it a high yielding strain and what kinda stretching is likely.? Take cuttings before you put to flower and leave it a week then go for it. What cob lights do you intend flowering with.?
Gaz
 

Budzbuddha

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Seriously ....... It is probably the rootmass becoming entangled and constricted which causes " Forcing " that occurs when the plant become root bound. This stress triggers the plant to flower earlier and more vigorously. When the plant gets ultra taxed from the roots entangling and entwining in on themselves, they create a “root mass.” With no further place for the roots to go, the plant goes into shock, triggers flowering, and hastens to finish its life cycle.

Longer veg times within containers that are not exceptionally big after several weeks causes this. I personally had plants throw sex around week 5 or 6 ( 3 gallon ) of veg and throw pistils to alert me to flip them. No worries.
 

Hurdbird

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Is it a high yielding strain and what kinda stretching is likely.? Take cuttings before you put to flower and leave it a week then go for it. What cob lights do you intend flowering with.?
Gaz
Not sure on how much to expect for stretch. I'm building a (16) Citizen CLU048, 3k now. It's under the build threads.
 

Big_Lou

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Plant sex .... Whacking your your wang in a bush
I once blew a huge load into some bushes. One night I was messing around with a girl behind an old train station. Things were getting hot and heavy (I was around 14, her a few years older) and as I watched (ogled) her undress I sort of 'lost control' and blew off into the night air. :oops:

I bounced back in quick order, though, and the night was grand.
 

Hurdbird

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Seriously ....... It is probably the rootmass becoming entangled and constricted which causes " Forcing " that occurs when the plant become root bound. This stress triggers the plant to flower earlier and more vigorously. When the plant gets ultra taxed from the roots entangling and entwining in on themselves, they create a “root mass.” With no further place for the roots to go, the plant goes into shock, triggers flowering, and hastens to finish its life cycle.

Longer veg times within containers that are not exceptionally big after several weeks causes this. I personally had plants throw sex around week 5 or 6 ( 3 gallon ) of veg and throw pistils to alert me to flip them. No worries.
Haha some awesome comments there. It's also the tallest one by far right now and looks great so I don't think it's struggling too much.
 
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