Hey, I' m growing a few plantsand I am trying to find ways of sexing my plants as soon as possible, simple because i'd rather not have to nurture and worry about any plants that i'm going to throw away.

After a bit of research, i ;ve come across two methods of early sexing that i 'm hoping someone may be able to shed a bit of light on for me. The first is taking clones from the plants i plan on flowering, putting the clones under 12/12 conditions and then apparently hey presto, male or female. I was wondering if someone could tell me how long i should wait before taking my first clones, how long i should wait before i put the clones into flower and how long it would usually take before i can differentiate between the sexes of the clones.

The second method i found, involves taking a paper bag and entirely covering one of the leaves on your plant for 12 hours a day, a paper bag or something similar is used apparently so that the leaf can breath but all the while 12/12 conditions are being similated only for that particular leaf so that it begins to flower without affecting the rest of the plant. Is this actually possible? if so how long might it take?

Any help will bemuch appreciated.
thanks
malex Reviewed by malex on . Early sexing Hey, I' m growing a few plantsand I am trying to find ways of sexing my plants as soon as possible, simple because i'd rather not have to nurture and worry about any plants that i'm going to throw away. After a bit of research, i ;ve come across two methods of early sexing that i 'm hoping someone may be able to shed a bit of light on for me. The first is taking clones from the plants i plan on flowering, putting the clones under 12/12 conditions and then apparently hey presto, male or Rating: 5