Male, Female?

[midget778]

I'm assuming i know the answer to this question but first time growing so i need to confirm as quickly as possible to get rid of the males. I assume that plant 1 and 6 are female but the rest are males, is this the case? I hope my pictures are clear enough. Thank you.

midget778 Reviewed by midget778 on 03-11-2010. Male, Female? I'm assuming i know the answer to this question but first time growing so i need to confirm as quickly as possible to get rid of the males. I assume that plant 1 and 6 are female but the rest are males, is this the case? I hope my pictures are clear enough. Thank you. Rating: 5

[oldhaole]

One is a female Two through five are males. Males with open flowers. Number six is hard to tell with your picture. Get rid of those males ASAP or your female will be seed city.

[midget778]

Thanks for that quick response. Yeah hard to tell for plant 6 its very bushy compared to the others for some reason. Was really hoping that plant 4-5 would become female since they are my biggest at 4 feet. Alright well down they go. will monitor plant 6 closer. Thanks again.

[oldhaole]

As a genral rule 80% of the males in the wild will shoot up above the females, then open their flowers and dump pollen on the just starting female buds. They are plain to see and should be removed ASAP to free up the space they are occuping. Instead of letting them live, a female could be happy in the space wasted on your male.

Once a male shows there is no going back. Rip it out and reuse the open space. Every once and awhile a plant will look like a female (bushy, Like#6) and it will go male at flower. Those are the ones that hurt.

Good luck and may a male never show its face in your room.

[midget778]

Yes now hoping i can start cloning this one. Also on another note would you happen to know the avg yield of nirvana big bud?

[oldhaole]

Sorry, But I never grew that particular strain. The only time I grew clones was Maui Diesel and I averaged @35 gms per plant in a 12 week cycle. Keep your eyes on #6. Don't take clones until it shows you it's a female. I made that mistake and was not happy when my clones took their own sweet time growing to 10+ and then were male.

[WashougalWonder]

yield will be a factor of veg size, pot size, and your skills.

[midget778]

Thanks for the replies.