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[takeittothehead]

having a male next to my females will it have an ill effect on thm in the long run?

[Mr. Clandestine]

having a male next to my females will it have an ill effect on thm in the long run?

Leaving the male in there will lead to pollination of your females. If you have a fan blowing in that room, it's likely that your one male will pollinate each of your females... and could lead to hundreds of seeds, and far less smokable product. If you want more buds and less seeds, get the male out of the room. Turn all the fans off, spray the male plant with enough water to soak most of the foliage, then remove it. The water will help to neutralize some of the pollen that may have already dropped, that stuff is real easy to blow around with the slightest draft.

[takeittothehead]

ok i moved the male out of the room with my females..do i need to get the male out of the house completely or just the room? im sorry just kinda new with dealing with male and female...

[Mr. Clandestine]

Up to you whether or not to keep it. If you're wanting to use its pollen for seeds, you can always flower it in another room. Just be careful after working around the male and then going into the same room as the females. It's easy to accidentally pollinate a branch by transferring pollen on your hands, clothes, hair, etc.

If you aren't wanting pollen from it, and you're not wanting to smoke it (it'll have a very low THC content), then just rid yourself of it however you see fit. For example, I like to yell vulgar things at my males before tossing them in a bonfire.

[takeittothehead]

lmfao....truly a stoner remark...nothing better sometimes then sit around bonfire getting high.....good thing is i didnt have a fan in the grow room so i moved him out to the living room...im glad i live in such a place where people dont care what you do as long as you arent cooking meth

[sharkfinz]

Hey yeah, I was worried that by the looks of things those male pods were getting quite mature next to the fems there, anyway you did the right thing by removing it.

In relation to your original question regarding the flowering times of the 'skunk' strains. My plants are only just budding up after a few days short of EIGHT WEEKS(!) on a 12/12 cycle. I have heard similar stories about another skunk strain, all i can say is I will not be growing them again as they take way too long.

[CashandPrizes]

my favorite game is to turn off the fans and then sneak up behind the male with a garbage bag and yell "suprise bitch!" then take him out back and dispose of him.

[Rusty Trichome]

...good thing is i didnt have a fan in the grow room

You're going to want to start using one. Circulates the air, and strengthens the stems.

[takeittothehead]

my stems are almost as thick as a pencil and if thats not enough i have like a tomato cage like thing there for support....surely you all know what im using right?...well as of last night the male is out of my house....my buddy has decided to dry it out and smoke it

[Rusty Trichome]

my stems are almost as thick as a pencil and if thats not enough i have like a tomato cage like thing there for support....surely you all know what im using right

You can argue all you want. Makes no difference to me.
Good luck (and put a fan on 'em)