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hey all, i have a bunch of plants vegging right now and they pretty much all are preflowering. i was wondering if there is any way to tell the sex of the plants judging by the preflowers? i doubt it, but i reallllllly wanna know the sex of my plants!!!!
yes there is but i dont know how to tell, bob bong knows so maybe he will tell you
The preflowers should give you a clear indication of the sex of the plant. Little hairs "pistils" are females, and tiny little stalks with what looks like balls are males.... pretty simple, You might see little "pistil-like" hairs growing on the sides of the stems, but these are NOT preflowers, preflowers always show at the point where leaf stem meets the main stem. Im sure someone has posted a decent guide with pics to determine sex somewhere on this site.
Good luck with the grow!
i know about the balls and the pistils but i was just hoping to know the sex of my plants before the 'sex organs' show. im impatient right now- especially because i stressed out some of my seedlings like crazy (this is my first grow) i want to find out if they're males. :(
PICS?! i know there is some gooood threads out here with some good pics of some preflowers. gotta do a search...OR post pics and we'll tell you our opinions. :D:D
TGF
ok well i have searched throughout this website and I have accustomed myself to what a male preflower looks like. so far none of my plants have anything roundish-shaped growing on them so im keeping my fingers crossed!
i think i might have even spotted pistils on some of them- yay!!!!!!
I think you may be confused a bit man preflowers are a term for pistils that apear before you swith to flower. If there is no pistils and no balls there is no way to tell the sex.
u.g.u is correct, pre-flowers are the pistils or balls that show. But they show during long periods of Veg cycle (24/0 or 18/6 of light). Watching for preflowers is the main way people get mother plants for their clones instead of force flowering then pushing the plant back to veg which the plants don't like. Good luck with everything dutch.lover :thumbsup: , I hope you get all females :dance: ...Quote:
Originally Posted by u.g.u
i know what preflowers are, and i checked out pics in the FAQ section. its just sorta hard to tell if im looking at preflowers on my plants or just new growth. lol. but ive spotted pistils on 2 of my plants for sure now- so im happy with that.
HERE'S SOME PICS THAT'LL HELP.
GOOD LUCK
http://www.drugs-forum.com/growfaq/264.htm
If you spotted pistils, then the pistils you see are the pre-flowers :p . So how many female plants do you think you have?Quote:
Originally Posted by dutch.lover
outta all my plants there are only 2 that i havent spotted any sorta sex on yet. so ive (hopefully) got at least 7 girls on my hands.
hmmm
hmm what?
lol, i was just checking out my mood to see which fits me now
because i might have wasted your time I'll give you some info, check this out the taller ones are most likely male and the smaller ones female sorry if i wasted your time
no prob, thanks for the tip
my biggest baddest, tallest plant ended up female, so....
Genrally males are taller, more stretched plants, but you never know so just wait it out. But take out any males as soon as you see them.
i will! on that note though, is there any way to keep a male seperated from all the rest and use it to pollinate a female whenever you need seeds? i live in an apartment, so its probably too small to keep the plants properly separated. what do u think?
take clippings and flower the clippings. that is the easiest way to tell.
thats what i have been hearing, thanks.
Also i dont know what lighting you are using and periods its on for but apparantly if you use 18/6 rather than 24 hours of light it shows sex a little quicker.....I will add that in my powerplants the tallest one is female aswell.Anyway goodluck