A female SPROUT?

[Purple Banana]

I planted a few seedlings of bagseed to transfer outdoors when the weather's nice. Many have sprouted in the good soil I'm using, and they're getting natural sunlight on my windowsill- the south side of the house. All are developing well, with the exception of one lone sprout. She doesn't even have true leaves yet, just cotyledons, but she's showing a female calyx already. I've had enough experience with determining male from female, as well as extensive biological/botany experience; has anyone seen anything like this before?

Vegetative growth and flowering are divided by the amount of sunlight each plant receives in a 24 hour period; if it were an issue with sunlight exposure, none of my plants would be in vegetative at all. Maybe it's just a fluke.

[oldhaole]

I've planted a lot of seeds and I have never seen anything like that. Wild Assed Guess, is genetic mistake in that particular seed. Thanks for putting that up. Would have never believed it until I saw it.

[Purple Banana]

Yeah, I'm around plants all day- I'm a botanist- so I didn't believe it at first! Maybe the vegetative cycle will start to kick in, so at least I KNOW I've got a female :)

[oldhaole]

Yeah, I'm around plants all day- I'm a botanist- so I didn't believe it at first! Maybe the vegetative cycle will start to kick in, so at least I KNOW I've got a female :)

I wouldn't hold your breath for it to kick into vege. I would certainly keep it alive and kicking just to see what happens. You may have just took the world record for the smallest mature plant ever grown. I'm intrested. Let us know what happens with your tiny girl.

[Purple Banana]

Will do! The brown pigmentation and the curling of the cotyledons might show she's not going to make it much longer, but we'll see.

[oldhaole]

Will do! The brown pigmentation and the curling of the cotyledons might show she's not going to make it much longer, but we'll see.

Well in that case, you will have to harvest. Need help? I can come over and hold the tweesers. :D

[Purple Banana]

Well in that case, you will have to harvest. Need help? I can come over and hold the tweesers. :D

Oh man, I just spilled my soda from laughing so suddenly; hurt my poor gallbladder though :P

You're more than welcome to fly all the way out here to Baltimore to help with such back-breaking labor!

[Vancefish]

I don't often say this, but OMG that was funny! :S2:

I say put into 12/12 today. Lets see what you get from the first female sprout.:thumbsup:

[WashougalWonder]

:clap::postreadfaq:
Damn gotta watch this funny thread.

[Dutch Pimp]

That's a strange looking stem, too. I wouldn't use clear containers....roots don't like light.

[stra8outtaWeed]

That's a strange looking stem, too. I wouldn't use clear containers....roots don't like light.

i 2nd that....roots don't like the light...i'd wrap them or slip them in a cup to block the light! :thumbsup:

[Rusty Trichome]

I say put into 12/12 today. Lets see what you get from the first female sprout.:thumbsup:If you put 'em into flower too soon, it might affect yield. I'd hold-off a couple more days. :thumbsup:


That's a strange looking stem, too. I wouldn't use clear containers....roots don't like light. I'd be curious to see the roots on this one...doubtful they're extending to the container edge.

Do you have drainage holes in that container, or did you water just before the picture was taken? Any perlite in the soil?