Question?? Sexing

Hey guys, i started a thread yesterday in the CFL forum but did not get much attention... so i didn't really get my answer!

From what i have read, males show signs of sex earlier than females.... However, is it possible to have a female show signs of sex before the males?? (they were all planted at the same time, and have been in 12/12 for about 5 days!)
Thanks in advanced.

give it a week or two before worrying about the sex. i have found that it is different plant by plant. some males will show before females sometimes and vice versa. like i said, just wait a while.

indigo said:

give it a week or two before worrying about the sex. i have found that it is different plant by plant. some males will show before females sometimes and vice versa. like i said, just wait a while.

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thanks indigo,
the thing is that i have 3 plants, there is one of the a plants that i'm, today, 90% sure it;s a girl....i'll take more pics and post up!!!
The second plant is not showing anything (keeping my fingers crossed) and the third and largest of them all is now starting to show very small hairs.... let me add that today i'm on my 5th day of flowering.....
I'm porting this and taking pics!

As of yesterday I was at 5 days flowering also,out of 7 bagseed plants started 50 days ago: 4 female,1 male.All the females showed first,2 plants haven't showed anything yet.I also have 8 sea of green just 15 days old,none have shown at this point.

Good luck!

Ok pictures as promised!!!
Also another quick question? What do i do about purple stems?

Explanation.... the first 4 pics are of the 1st plant that i'm 90% certain about.... let me know what you think... i thought those were the pistils showing...

The 5th picture is of the third plant, and a little white hair that is comming out... i'm not even 30% certain about this one, but hell keeping my fingers crossed and being very optimistic.

the 6th pic is of the 2nd plant.... This one has shown no signs (to my perception) of sex yet, but the picture is there for you guys to help....
the 7th pic is of all 3 of my plants and my home made setup! .. let me know what you think!!!
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Bud Frosty said:

As of yesterday I was at 5 days flowering also,out of 7 bagseed plants started 50 days ago: 4 female,1 male.All the females showed first,2 plants haven't showed anything yet.I also have 8 sea of green just 15 days old,none have shown at this point.

Good luck!

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Frosty thanks for the input!!! i started 3 bagseed feb 10.... so i guess we are almost at the same vegging and even flowering since i'm on my 5th day of flowering.. pretty freaky uhhh!!!
any ways thanks for the input!! and that is a pretty good rate (4 out of 5 so far) since you were growing bagseed!
Cheers!

nice plants mate, and nice setup. just keep those positive vibes and you will soon see more discernible signs of sex.

-indi-

Thanks Indi,

I do that all the time!!! treat them like princesses!!! i have my girlfriend and roommate also show up and talk to them!!! hehehehe pretty nuts uhh?!

awesome, i play songs to my ladies on my guitar

yo whats up guys. i just have a quick question and i dont feel like making another thread. Alright so my question is im in day 21-25. and i want to know when i should switch over to 12/12...i have read numerous things on 12/12 but it never really says when you should do it. i was thinking either when you have your plant is at the height you want it so that after flowering it will grow by 2-3 times bigger. Or i was thinking when they start to pre flower....like i said i dont know if there is a real answer to this but i would deff appreciate the help.

You're on track w/the size gonna dub/trip philosophy, in relation to your room size.

I'd consider those colored streaks strain related. I put mine in around a foot tall and always get an ounce or more.

MrFishy said:

You're on track w/the size gonna dub/trip philosophy, in relation to your room size.

I'd consider those colored streaks strain related. I put mine in around a foot tall and always get an ounce or more.

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Alright well im using an aero. the hood goes to around 38" i was thinking having them at around 7" before i start to flower just to be on he safe side. the biggest on is around 6", but the rest are small maybe 4-5". So i should flip 12/12 when their relatively all around 7".

hey lost soul, you can flower (switch to 12/12) basically whenever you want, however, the plant wont produce buds until its mature, some people grow with 12/12 straight from seeds or clones. this is a perfectly fine way to grow but don't expect great yields. flower when your plant is half the height you want it at the end of flowering. ie if you have a 1.5 meter closet space flower at around 75cm

-indi-

Hey guys... i'm happy this thread is getting this kind of attention! Keep it up and we can all have our own thing as comes to questions!!!
InD

lostsoul420 said:

yo whats up guys. i just have a quick question and i dont feel like making another thread. Alright so my question is im in day 21-25. and i want to know when i should switch over to 12/12...i have read numerous things on 12/12 but it never really says when you should do it. i was thinking either when you have your plant is at the height you want it so that after flowering it will grow by 2-3 times bigger. Or i was thinking when they start to pre flower....like i said i dont know if there is a real answer to this but i would deff appreciate the help.

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If you have height or time restraints then just put it in there when you need to.
I always wait for the plant to show me its mature. It will either sex itself in veg, show preflowers or stagger the branches. If you wait for the plant to reach maturity then it will flower a lot faster.

InDippers said:

Frosty thanks for the input!!! i started 3 bagseed feb 10.... so i guess we are almost at the same vegging and even flowering since i'm on my 5th day of flowering.. pretty freaky uhhh!!!
any ways thanks for the input!! and that is a pretty good rate (4 out of 5 so far) since you were growing bagseed!
Cheers!

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Pretty freaky indeed!
Mine came up on the 9th of Feb. I guess we were both on the same page that weekend. I don't know if there's anything to it but, my last 2 grows I've used 2700k cfl's for veg and flower. My plants have grown well and have been much more bushy. Plus, my female rate has been 4 to 1. I'd like to do a controlled study but don't have the room to do so.

hey guys so i guess i have a confirmed teenage girl going through puberty!!! Her name is La Nina, My second plant (La Pinta) is not showing anything yet, but i;m not losing hope on her yet... La Santa Maria is my third and largest plant.. i'm 50% sure it's a girl, but the hairs are too small to tell.... I'm keeping my fingers crossed....
This was my quick grow update... if you want pictures... ill post them up.
Quick question, even thought all 3 girls are looking healthy and gorgeous, but their stems are of a purpulish color... is this any kind of deficiency or just genetics??!?! let me know
thanks in advanced!

word alright thanx indigo and stoney jake +rep...they havent started to show sex nor pre-flowering but i do have many node spots, because i trim them while they were young but not too much to stress them. i looked today and saw nothing but them veggin out.lol. do i have to gradually lower the cycle or just next cycle put 12/12 on directly? im planning on putting them into 12/12 tonight i'll keep you guys posted and let you know how it starts to flower, hopefully some pics as we go along this beautiful journey..ahaha
+rep to all for the help keep this going!!

probably all girls, they look about ready to flower soon

pic 3 definitely female