Quote Originally Posted by jakester
I believe it's about 3 weeks before the male flowers open. I could be wrong. You will know that it's male before it's a danger to your other girls. Judging strain by leaf is not possible unless you have some crazy maple leaf varietal. I know few people who can even tell strain from mature buds....leaf, no...way.....
I don't think I said anything about judging the strain by leaves, I said I could tell they were at least indica-dominant by the leaves, which in the case of most strains is relatively easy to do. As for identification of strains within the general categories of sativa or indica goes, I have my doubts about anyone who claims to be able to reliably do so by looks alone. There are far too many phenotypical variations due to environmental factors.