flowering

[NODIE]

i have a male plant and i am not sure about if it flowers or is that just female plants? if it does about howmany months does it take?if it doesnt then when am i supposed to start harvesting?

NODIE Reviewed by NODIE on 02-21-2005. flowering i have a male plant and i am not sure about if it flowers or is that just female plants? if it does about howmany months does it take?if it doesnt then when am i supposed to start harvesting? :confused: Rating: 5

[kuri]

you ONLY keep a male plant if you plan on saving the pollen from the flowers it produces. the male plant dies after it drops all the pollen out. so what stage are you at in your male plant? just noticed the balls? ???

[NODIE]

uh....im not realy sure, its my first plant and its on its 4th pair of leaves. but no flowers have came out . but does this mean it cant be grown and then smoked and get high? or is this just a big waste of time?

[kuri]

oh, i see, no need to worry. you are on your first four pair of leaves.... you are WAY early in the stage. are you using soil? hydroponics? i would say once the plant gets to about 8-10 inches tall, you can start to think about putting it into the flowering mode. which is 12 hours on and 12 hours off of light. what kind of light are you using. if you give all the details you can about your set up and all, then you'll get more responses on things that can help you.

you should be in the vegetative state now with at least 16 hours of light per day and 8 hours dark. no flowers will come until you put it in 12/12 mode. AFTER you move into the flowering stage, then you'll know if you have a female or male. you want a female, that is what you smoke, the female flower/bud. the male is just for the pollen, you can get high on the male leaves, but very very low grade. so NO it is not a waste of time, think of this as an experience, not just hurrying to get high. although that is the rewards.

[NODIE]

alright thanx, yea its about a foot tall already and for now i only got a 100 wat lightbulb that u would use for ur living room,but tomorrow ima go buy the red and blue spectrum lights. i have it on a 16h light and 8h dark system.so ur saying once i put it on a 12h to 12h system it will start to flower?
and how can i tell if its a female or male?

[kuri]

yes, i would say about 7-10 days after you put it in 12/12, you'll start to see signs of gender. others will have pics or links for you to see the differences. but what you are looking for are small white hairs and that is a female, small round balls are a male and only good for it's pollen and some thc in the leaves before it dies.

[NODIE]

thanx kuri, this helps alot.

[NODIE]

but do i need to cut the growing tip off before i start flowering if i do how far do do i cut tha tip?

[BobBong]

WTF
don't cut the tip.. what are you nuts? that's where all the plants energy goes...not to mention that'll be the biggest bud.
if you're doing it for the purpose of restricting the height .. then tie the top, don't cut it.

avoid cutting off the main cola at all costs!!

[kuri]

i know this is your first time and some of us may be animated... cutting off the top is one option and it may not be the best option. i don't have time to type, but if you go to google.com and search for the method called 'no stress training' on cannabis plants, (also called NST) that will help you ALOT on your bud size and all. please post back if you have not found any good info on NST. you can get ALOT more out of your plant and NOT have to cut it anywhere. take care