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NimicJDM
05-13-2010, 01:50 PM
Planted 3 seeds in the pot that currently has the biggest one out of three (as a bet with my GF). Transferred them into individual pots. The biggest one is darker in color then the other 2. I did fertilize the biggest one with liquid fertilizer. Just fertilized the smallest one yesterday. Not sure what to do next. The leaves are growing like crazy. I read up on males / females. IM A FIRST TIME GROWER. I know absolutely nothing on what to do next. All Ive done is water them every other day, and prune the bottom leaves. Can anyone help? Check the pictures. And thank you in advance.

NimicJDM
05-13-2010, 01:51 PM
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oldhaole
05-13-2010, 02:47 PM
Your next logical step is to force your plants to declare what sex they are. There are a few ways to do this, the easiest would be to limit their daylight to 12 hours each day. After a week or two of 12/12 the plants will show you a white hair at the leaf stem junction or balls.

As soon as they declare sex return them to the natural photoperiod. Keep replanting them into a bigger pot each month. They will do the rest. Also look around for a place to stash your plant. It may get quite large.

Good Luck.

LetsSeeYa
05-13-2010, 03:30 PM
Planted 3 seeds in the pot that currently has the biggest one out of three (as a bet with my GF). Transferred them into individual pots. The biggest one is darker in color then the other 2. I did fertilize the biggest one with liquid fertilizer. Just fertilized the smallest one yesterday. Not sure what to do next. The leaves are growing like crazy. I read up on males / females. IM A FIRST TIME GROWER. I know absolutely nothing on what to do next. All Ive done is water them every other day, and prune the bottom leaves. Can anyone help? Check the pictures. And thank you in advance.

Man with your first grow and all just watch them close. Its amazing what you can learn by getting a grow under your belt. First thing i would suggest is only water when the pots are light. After you water, pick up your plant and feel how heavy it feels. Then you will have an idea as to how dry it is. They like to get dry sometime and as you watch you will see. Also if your growing outside, do not pull any leaves period. Because its the leaves that make the plant grow as it takes in the Suns light to feed the plant. So, the more leaves the better growth outside. People will pull leaves inside, but thats because light penetrates less then inside, but the Sun will do its job, if ya have leaves.

They look great and your going to see differences in your plants, even if they are the same strain. They really dont need any ferts for 30 days, but if you give it, start at 1/4 strength and build up to max strength. As far as re potting, just watch the plant it will tell you when its time to re pot. I watch the leaves and when there not all perked up to the Sun, thats a clue you might want to check the roots. You only need to let the plant dry out a bit and tap the sides, it will slide right out, if you see roots growing on the outer soil re pot in a bigger pot with fresh soil. Not sure you need a re pot every month, but in the hot humid weather they grow fast so its close and will not hurt the plant, just get it bigger.

Males grow faster, but that doesnt mean ya got one, could just be in the genetics of that seed to grow faster.

Good luck and any more questions, just ask:rasta:

NimicJDM
05-13-2010, 04:07 PM
Thanks for the info. I wont prune anymore leaves. Just heard from a friend its good to prune the bottom leaves. Is there a time table as to when the plants will "reveal" their sex? The only sunlight they get is the nautral sunlight as they stay on my deck 24/7. Usually get sunlight from about 7am to about 6pm or so. I have an outside shed I can put them in at night if they need "total darkness". Only problem is they stink all to hell. Guess its better in the shed then in the house. I guess the other questions I have can wait until the sex is determined. Thanks agian.

LetsSeeYa
05-13-2010, 04:38 PM
Thanks for the info. I wont prune anymore leaves. Just heard from a friend its good to prune the bottom leaves. Is there a time table as to when the plants will "reveal" their sex? The only sunlight they get is the nautral sunlight as they stay on my deck 24/7. Usually get sunlight from about 7am to about 6pm or so. I have an outside shed I can put them in at night if they need "total darkness". Only problem is they stink all to hell. Guess its better in the shed then in the house. I guess the other questions I have can wait until the sex is determined. Thanks agian.

Sure you can wait. Last year i had a really nice plant that i put in a 5 gallon bucket and it got huge, then turned male. So, i only thing i was out was some soil, nutes and some work. But my others were female:jointsmile:, so i would treat them all the same, so when they show sex, they will be in good shape for flowering. Just takes time, but its fun to garden and a great hobby. And if you put them in dark period now, your yield will be no more then a few joints. So, why not let them become big plants and get yourself a few Oz's. I might try an find a spot to get them more light, they will get much bigger :thumbsup::thumbsup:. Anything ya need just post it:hippy:

:rasta:

oldhaole
05-13-2010, 04:55 PM
Thanks for the info. I wont prune anymore leaves. Just heard from a friend its good to prune the bottom leaves. Is there a time table as to when the plants will "reveal" their sex? The only sunlight they get is the nautral sunlight as they stay on my deck 24/7. Usually get sunlight from about 7am to about 6pm or so. I have an outside shed I can put them in at night if they need "totally darkness". Only problem is they stink all to hell. Guess its better in the shed then in the house. I guess the other questions I have can wait until the sex is determined.



You can just leave them where they are, and let nature work her magic. Only problem there is you may grow a big worthless male. Or two, Or god forbid three. :(

In the shed, if you think they smell now, wait until you have a girl or two baking on your deck in full bud. :D

Sometimes they will show sex on their own early. If you can give us a close up of the stem, where the leaf and branch meet, just below the main top, we may give you an idea of what will be.

If they are only getting 11 hours of light now (we are talking about sunrise to sunset) your plants will be showing very soon anyway. If that's the case relax. LSY is right. This will be a learning experience.

Oh, and putting a plant in the dark for an extra hour each night for a couple of weeks will not effect your yield. It is only May. You still have four months to make up that growth. :wtf:

JungleSuperstar
05-13-2010, 05:29 PM
You can just leave them where they are, and let nature work her magic. Only problem there is you may grow a big worthless male. Or two, Or god forbid three. :(

In the shed, if you think they smell now, wait until you have a girl or two baking on your deck in full bud. :D

Sometimes they will show sex on their own early. If you can give us a close up of the stem, where the leaf and branch meet, just below the main top, we may give you an idea of what will be.

If they are only getting 11 hours of light now (we are talking about sunrise to sunset) your plants will be showing very soon anyway. If that's the case relax. LSY is right. This will be a learning experience.

Oh, and putting a plant in the dark for an extra hour each night for a couple of weeks will not effect your yield. It is only May. You still have four months to make up that growth. :wtf:

is it not crucial to knw where he is in the world, before answering questions like that? sorry if i sound rude lol but we dnt know if his days are getting longer or shorter?

like u said is it 7 am til 6pm sunrise til sunset? if it is then it will start budding right nowish:jointsmile:

NimicJDM
05-13-2010, 05:43 PM
Took some close up pics. Sorry theyre blurry. Hope you can get an idea of what they look like with the crap pics. first 2 are from the biggest plant. Next 2 are from the medium plant. Last 2 are from the smallest plant.

oldhaole
05-13-2010, 05:47 PM
is it not crucial to knw where he is in the world, before answering questions like that? sorry if i sound rude lol but we dnt know if his days are getting longer or shorter?

like u said is it 7 am til 6pm sunrise til sunset? if it is then it will start budding right nowish:jointsmile:

You are not rude. Happy to explain my thinking. I assume he is in Northern Hemisphere. If he was in the South the plant in question would have shown sex already. Thus, he would not be asking his question.

NimicJDM
05-13-2010, 05:49 PM
Im on the west coast of Florida. Orlando / Tampa / St Pete / New Port Richey area.

NimicJDM
05-13-2010, 06:01 PM
Theres sprouts where the stem and branches meet. To me, they look like more leaves.

oldhaole
05-13-2010, 06:28 PM
Sorry, Pic are blurry and even then I think that they are too young to show anything. It was worth a shot.

For what it is worth, we gave you some options. For the first time, and on a bet, your plants look great. Let us know how things progress.

Look up a tide chart for your area. That will tell you how many hours of light your plants get a day. Work from there.


Good Luck.

StickyBuds1987
05-14-2010, 04:26 PM
Hey man you said they are on your deck well i have read in a few diff logs where ppl had a couple plants go herimie from there deck lights or porch lights night lights ect ect. Anyways just thought id give ya a heads up if you have a deck light or anything like that outside around your plants you run a good risk of them going hermie.

So either make sure they are turned off or either put your plants in your shed at night to make sure they get total darkness and don't go hermie. But if you have nothing like that around and its real dark outside on your deck then i would not worrie about it.

busybee
05-14-2010, 11:18 PM
Planted 3 seeds in the pot that currently has the biggest one out of three (as a bet with my GF). Transferred them into individual pots. The biggest one is darker in color then the other 2. I did fertilize the biggest one with liquid fertilizer. Just fertilized the smallest one yesterday. Not sure what to do next. The leaves are growing like crazy. I read up on males / females. IM A FIRST TIME GROWER. I know absolutely nothing on what to do next. All Ive done is water them every other day, and prune the bottom leaves. Can anyone help? Check the pictures. And thank you in advance.

:thumbsup:hi nimic,1st off they look great.how old are they? mj shows sex at 6-8wks(supposedly)but i've had a female show at 5wks and a male at 9wks.:wtf:males are said to show 1st:jointsmile: