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ok im am sorta lost on the female male thing for my plants so i have a couple questions.
what is the diference between them?
do they both produce buds?
how do i tell and how early can i tell which is which??
i would greatly apreciate some advice......
this is the best site i've seen to help with this question
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female - can appear to have little balls but the key is that females will have delicate white-ish looking pistils that come out
male - balls, little pods, no hairs.....chop down throw away
only females produce buds that you want to smoke. is there a little thc in males...yea...worth it? NO! chop down throw them away before they pollinate your females.
how early is a matter of genetics, environmental factors, etc. trust me as your plants get older, you can't miss the development of sex. just look closesly
ok also how many hours should my plants have at the veg stage? 18-6, or should i go straight to 12-12??
Best method to tell if it's a male or female: If it doesn't have any pods but has small little buds with longer hairs: it's female. Pods: male. You can usually tell the sex about two or three weeks in, if you use a microscope. If you have two grow rooms, you could take a clone from one of your base plants and flower it right away and see if it's a male or female, if you don't want to wait three weeks.
So, I suggest you get a microscope/ magnifying glass.
Edit: Yeah, veg is typically 18/6. Do this until the plants are a third of your desired height. After that, do 12/12, and it should shoot up the rest rather quickly.
veg - 18-6 is fine....some do 24 but I dont prefer that.
you dont do 12-12 until they are ready to flower or you feel like flowering.
You were just being too lazy to look for pictures of male and female plants! Heaven knows there are a LOT of pic of female plants, and quite a few of males, on this site. The difference is pretty obvious between the two. Next time do a search! Sorry to be a drag about this. ( I had a bad day today- don't take it personal.)
And incidentally, Weed is not God. Weed is Goddess!- Granny:hippy: