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Almost 1 week into 12/12 now and I have a photo update.
Can anyone confirm that this is a male (see photos)? I'm pretty sure that it is, but it's my first grow so I want to make sure.
Best to simply cull this plant? Is there anything worth smoking in this plant?
Thanks
Chester Atkins
Nashville
hey chester,
sorry to say it is a male. if u haven't had a puff for a few weeks you could dry out the growing tips and roll 'em up (flush first or it will taste rough from the nutes). you will get a mild buzz if you smoke it 'neat'. there's about 3% thc in dried growing tips so i read somewehere. it goes something like:
(% as dried weight)
roots: no thc
stems: 1%
fan leaves: 1%
growing tips: 2-3%
immature flowers: 3-5%
mature flowers: 10-20%
male-o-rama
So I should remove this from the room as soon as possible then?
I'm not particularly fussy about the mild tips, so I think I'll just admit defeat on this plant and nurture the others. Seems a shame to destroy something so beautiful though.
Thanks for the confirmation though. I really appreciate it, and I think it has confirmed to me that I can identify them myself really, but it's nice to get a 2nd opinion from more experienced growers. Cheers.
Chester Atkins
Nashville
If you don't want your females pollinated then yes, remove at as soon as possible and as far away from your grow room as possible also. If you really don't have the heart to destroy it perhaps your dear old aunt would like a nice houseplant.
Hi. Ha! Yes, my aunt would appreciate being led away by law enforcement! :D
Please find a picture update of my grow (attached). Week 1 of 12/12, and week 10 overall (from seed).
I've attached pictures of what I'm sure is another male, which I would appreciate a second opinion on. I'm pretty sure it is though. I have removed it anyway, just to be safe.
You'll also find a picture of the remaining plants. Two are definitely female and one hasn't shown yet so my thoughts are, considering the females have already shown, that it will also be male, leaving me with two nice females which is probably about right for my space I guess. Also attached are some pictures of the female pre-flowers.
Anyway, I would appreciate confirmation that this is another male. Cheers.
Chester Atkins
Nashville
Yes Chester I'm afraid that is another male. :( Auntie is going to be having quite a collection over at her place. Your last one--that hasn't shown yet---I would guess is going to be a female as well.....usually the lagging ones are since the males tend to show first so there is one little ray of hope anyway. The photo at the bottom shows several nice happy healthy plants that will come bursting out of that grow room (is that wrapping paper on the sides?) very soon now.
i know you may have raised the light for the photo - if not then you should lower it some. :)
Just found out my aunt breed's top quality seed, so she is chuffed to bits with the two Northern Lights lads! lol. :rastasmoke: (not) :)
Yes, looked again tonight and the third is looking female - so I'm now taking care of 3 nice females (best not tell "the wife"!).
The wall is mylar which has a kind of diamond pattern on it. Apparently it reflects x% more light than standard mylar, so I went for that.
At the moment I have them in 15 litre pots which are about 80% full (soil mix). Should I re-pot into something larger or is it probably too late now? I don't want to unduly stress the plants, but I also don't want to experience problems later on in the flowering stage. The two males that I've got rid of did have a good, healthy looking, root system but I'm concerned that, as they flower, the roots will grow as rapidly as the veg/flower and that the pots might not be big enough. The roots on the males were already through the soil at the bottom and sides of the pot, although there was still a lot of soil showing. Anyway, I'd appreciate some advice on that.
My thinking now is that perhaps I've let them grow too big before moving to 12/12? I think I might try tying them in future as well, although I need to get used to how they will look when in flower and, therefore, which bits to tie. Is there any good instruction on that?
Hi again emmpey. Yes, I could probably still lower the light some, considering they are envirolites, but I have added the blue spectrum light back in now to try and keep the height down (as advised by KP, above) and I'm having a little problem keeping the temperature down. It was previously sitting nice at about 73o-75o with the single red light, but is now at 80o-85o with both lights running. Humidity is good, as I bought a good 12litre dehumidifier which I think has saved me from a lot of problems, but the temperature concerns me. Will 80-85 be ok?
Thanks again for the advice and information. Peace.
Chester Atkins
Nashville
Chester I'm afraid you will have to ask the soil questions of actual soil people...kp, stinky etc can steer you in the right direction there as I know nothing about growing in it. Our first hydro grow....I had tried to grow in soil previously and could not make it happen....we let the plants get to about 2 feet before we turned them. By the end they were about at the five foot level so now I turn them at about 15 inches but I top them several times during veg to help them stay short.
I tried lst for the first time in my last grow and was very happy with the results but found out that whether you grow them up or sideways you will need room....3 plants lst'd took up the same amount of room as my five plants growing straight up, only sideways....but gave me close to the same yield also. I just slapped mine down with some gardening ties willy-nilly and they did ok but I doubt that is a proper tutorial for you, lol. I'm sure there are some detailed instructions around on this forum somewhere. There are so many things I do to/with my plants simply because I was told to do them by people who know and half the time I don't know the hows or whys; just that when I do what I'm told it works.
As for you temps...80 should be ok but I don't know if 85 is starting to push the envelope somewhat...again the wise ones can help you better than I. Sounds to me like you've used me up information-wise Chester....I've never seen that pattern on mylar either....I feel old.....Good luck!