Male or Female.... or both???

[ProgramDark]

Hey guys, i'm extremely new to this whole growing thing. Had this plant for what seems like ages now, and have yet to actually be able to tell if its male or female.


Sorry about the sad picture, my camera is a 20$ cheapy from walmart, :D

[ganjzilla]

i cant really see because the light is reflecting off the aluminum in the background could u put a darker background behind the plant so it emphasizes the plant more so we can getter a better view

[skatestreet]

You need to take a close up pic of the top of the plant, we need to be able to see where the leaf stem meets up with the main stalk.

[jamblock]

looks like a male but idk i dont know much

[Unknownfigure]

Generally, you should refrain from using aluminum as a reflective for the light source, as it actually doesn't do much. Instead, you should take that off and either paint the walls white or put in some reflective mylar along the walls.

Second, to determine the sex, you must take a magnifying glass and take a picture of the top of the plant, and pictures where the stems meet the stalks, and post it up here. That plant actually looks young. What lights are you using, and how old is it? What are you feeding it with? How long does it get light each day? Do you know what strain it is?

[ProgramDark]

Yea, its only like 2 months old. I'm using a plant light for it I think 250watts. I feed it with Fish Emotion. 12hr light cycle. Its from a plant people call nugget up here. Brick to Swag to Nugget to Ooh La La. I think its a female because there are hundreds of long white hairs coming from little round things. On the male pictures I looked at, I couldn't see any white hairs. Thanks for the quick reply guys, I'm extremely new at growing. (Municipal use all the way.)


P.S. Where can I find mylar?

[r0k]

Well, I don't know much about growing but I can tell you this: It's not both.

[KL4D4]

Your plant is super stretched...

[ProgramDark]

yea, first plant, not sure how to grow it, been looking at tons of things online about growing it, lack of funds is a better reason I suppose. Its been transplanted WRONG like 5 times. Why do they stretch? Light too far away or something?

[mjdragon]

Stretching can be because your light is too far away (although you haven't mentioned the kind of light you're growing it under - MH/HPS?), but it could also be because of the strain (which I'm not familiar with).. BUT.. you definitely need to repot it into something larger.

Just my 2c.

Good luck anyway!:thumbsup:

[LIP]

Well, I don't know much about growing but I can tell you this: It's not both.

Your right, you dont know much about growing.

Hermies [Hermephradites] have the female AND male flower. They can pollinate themselves. Some people seem to think the hermie seeds are then femanized, but really, there not. They have a higher chance of being naturally hermie, but not female.

So, it CAN be both.

But that plant is so strechted i doubt you'll yeild much - it's more likely to be male or hermie now becuase of the stress.

[skatestreet]

Ok the reason it is streched you don't have enough light intensity or it isn't close. Make sure you put your 250 watt light as close as possible. You also need to get a oscillating fan on the plant it will help the stem get more sturdy(Make sure you oscillate it don't leave it on directly close to plant will stress it). If it has white hairs, it is female. You really need to use either alot or CFLs, or High pressure sodium or Metal Halide, HPS is better for flowering. You will get better yield if you throw in like 7 cfl. Use the double y adapters you get at lowes or home depot. Put atleast 7 like 6 in off the plant from all angles. When you induce flowering, By using a timer( 12 hours light on, 12 hours of light off) In a totally dark room if there is light leaks it will hermi on you. You will flower this plant for atleast 2 months up to 3 depending on if it is hybrid or sativa or indica. It will double or triple in height in flowering, you need atleast a 5 gallon pot, don't use any time release ferts, use either fox farm ocean forest potting soil or miracle grow organic soil( this has bad fungus gnats easy to take care of with neem oil) You will need supplemental nuts in flowering stage, low in N high in P and K. These are important will make sure you bud gets big. You can expect from low lighting etc( maybe tops 2 oz this is an over estimate depending on how you take the info I give you) Likely you will get a .25 of ounce to .75 ounce. I have used CFL's they work great so if you don't use the other it will work just get like 7 or 8 of them and put them close..... The aluminum foil needs to go, use mylar, the cheap version is the emergency blankets at walmart and kmart. These will not create hot spots like al foil. Good luck....... Smell will become a issue in flowering.

The best thing you can do for yourself is goto barnes and nobles and pay 25 dollars for Jorge Cervantes Medical Marijuana Horticulture. It has all the info you need to become more educated at what you are doing.

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Ok, thanks Skatestreet for the info. Im guessing you pretty much a large room to grow this in, instead of a closet? How much roughly do high pressure sodium lights cost? Can you find them at lowes or home depot as well? I am already using a timer for the cycle. "You will get better yield if you throw in like 7 cfl." What do you mean by this? More specifically, what are "cfl"s? In one guide I am reading, I noticed the humidity should be like 60-80%, however I am not monitoring this, instead I just spray the walls and the plant with room temp water, shaken up of course. I don't like using time release fertilizers, but I am using Miracle grow potting soil.

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[LIP]

Ok, thanks Skatestreet for the info. Im guessing you pretty much a large room to grow this in, instead of a closet? How much roughly do high pressure sodium lights cost? Can you find them at lowes or home depot as well? I am already using a timer for the cycle. "You will get better yield if you throw in like 7 cfl." What do you mean by this? More specifically, what are "cfl"s? In one guide I am reading, I noticed the humidity should be like 60-80%, however I am not monitoring this, instead I just spray the walls and the plant with room temp water, shaken up of course. I don't like using time release fertilizers, but I am using Miracle grow potting soil.

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You can get HPS/MH [HID] lighting from loads of places. They're not hard to pick up at all.

And CFL's are energy saving lights. Compact fluos. They do work, they're not great, but the more lumens, the better.

And NEVER spray anything wet onto your plants while the lights are on. And, while we go down that route, be very careful spraying the whole room. Water and leccy dont mix. BANG. Fire. No more house, so always be careful.

[r0k]

Your right, you dont know much about growing.

Hermies [Hermephradites] have the female AND male flower. They can pollinate themselves. Some people seem to think the hermie seeds are then femanized, but really, there not. They have a higher chance of being naturally hermie, but not female.

So, it CAN be both.


Ah, my apologies. I lol'd when I read your post though, so here's some rep. Oh wait..

[LIP]

I've got enough rep as it is :thumbsup:

No need for anymore.

[ProgramDark]

"You can get HPS/MH [HID] lighting from loads of places. They're not hard to pick up at all.

And CFL's are energy saving lights. Compact fluos. They do work, they're not great, but the more lumens, the better.

And NEVER spray anything wet onto your plants while the lights are on. And, while we go down that route, be very careful spraying the whole room. Water and leccy dont mix. BANG. Fire. No more house, so always be careful."



Its common sense not to mix water with electricity, I always wait until the plant is either in its 12 hour off cycle or I turn off and remove the light manually. Sad news is, as of yesterday I cut it down and picked the buds, I have about a 1/4 wet, so prolly an 1/8th dry.

[LIP]

"You can get HPS/MH [HID] lighting from loads of places. They're not hard to pick up at all.

And CFL's are energy saving lights. Compact fluos. They do work, they're not great, but the more lumens, the better.

And NEVER spray anything wet onto your plants while the lights are on. And, while we go down that route, be very careful spraying the whole room. Water and leccy dont mix. BANG. Fire. No more house, so always be careful."



Its common sense not to mix water with electricity, I always wait until the plant is either in its 12 hour off cycle or I turn off and remove the light manually. Sad news is, as of yesterday I cut it down and picked the buds, I have about a 1/4 wet, so prolly an 1/8th dry.

You'd be surprised how many people have NO commmon sense at all. I'm glad your one who does!

I didnt only say that coz of the light though - i also said it coz water droplets on the plant will burn holes if the light was on.

So, you've hardvested the plant in the first pic at the top?

[djmartinh]

Looks like it needs topping to me.

and a close up pic

[HerbalConfusion]

lol why did u harvest?

[ProgramDark]

I decided to harvest because of the Frankenstein project I had going. Poor plant, kinda felt sorry for it so I pulled, dried, and smoked the buds. Wasnt a very good high. Out of three bowls split between two people, I got mabey a 4 buzz on a scale of 1 to 10.

Also, I found some seeds on the net for a strand called "Ice". Reviews were great, however isn't illegal in the United States to possess and or order marijuana seeds? How do I go about aquiring them?

[LIP]

It's illegal, yeah. In America. In the UK and virtually every other country it's legal, so this is where most of the seedsites are based. [UK and Holland]

Bascially, you order them, and hope to fuck they get to your house without customs opening it.

Safer option would be to try and find a seedsite based in America [although, i dont know if they CAN, because surely they'd just be shutdown for selling something illegal. [they cant do that to the others though :)]

Maybe try and get some seeds off a mate or something, and do a little reading and grow a few very nice plants instead of a streched one. It'd be just as good if you grow it right.