Well, I've lurked for quite a while, but I finally felt I needed to ask some Q's. I know there's faqs and it's probably just me, but they don't answer exactly what I need.

I've tried ( and failed ) a few years in a row with growing ( I have to do it outside, though I have a greenhouse. ) What usually happens is the plants get big, but do nothing. Possibly due to them being male, but I'm never certain on the plant gender, despite looking at a bunch of pics here, I'm still never sure.

So anyway, this year I'm giving it another go, I have 6 plants, they look healthy and are around 3/4 feet in height. Now just a few questions:

1) Are they male or female, I kinda understand what I'm looking for, but they need to start flowering before you can really tell right? ( I'll get some pics sometime. ) But that leads me onto Q2.

2) The faq say they need 12 hours of darkness to start blooming properly ( How do they manage in the wild!!?!? ) but with them outside this is pretty difficult, any tips on how to provide the darkness? ( I read black bin bags suggested somewhere. ) I have nowhere inside that's really dark enough. Also they'll need constant 12/12 cycles right? So even if I did find space inside, I'd need to bring them out every day for some sun?

3) I have hopes for these plants, since they came from some tasty bud I obtained, since they came down the line from a grower, is the chance that they are female somewhat higher?

4+) Reserved for more Q's

Any help and answers appreciated, thanks!



edit: Added some pics I had, but wasn't happy with. Not sure if they're any use, and the pixel size is huge lol, but hopefully they'll help me get some answers
Akimbo Reviewed by Akimbo on . New plants, hoping to take them all the way this year Well, I've lurked for quite a while, but I finally felt I needed to ask some Q's. I know there's faqs and it's probably just me, but they don't answer exactly what I need. I've tried ( and failed ) a few years in a row with growing ( I have to do it outside, though I have a greenhouse. ) What usually happens is the plants get big, but do nothing. Possibly due to them being male, but I'm never certain on the plant gender, despite looking at a bunch of pics here, I'm still never sure. So Rating: 5