Sexing Plants...WHY??

[BoogieMan]

Did some reading and now I know how to tell which plants are male and which are female. But didnt learn this until recently, after plants started to bud prematurely (I think)...I had to move the plants (grown outdoors) to a darker section of the outside to prevent detection from visiting relatives for a few days. As a result some of the taller plants, 10-14 inches started to bud. I now have the male plants and female plants in separate planters (I think). In some mssgs I read that the male plants are destroyed and in others not. Also, after sexng nowhere does it say what to do..i.e. separate them, destroy them, what, and why? My questions are as follows:
1. Why is it important to sex your plants?
2. What happens if they are not sexed and/ or separated?
3. What happens next...i.e. separate the plants, destroy the male plants & why?
4. Will potency increase by having them flower and then reverting back to veg.?
5. How do you know when plants are ready for harvest? please answer for both male and female plants

BoogieMan Reviewed by BoogieMan on 09-07-2004. Sexing Plants...WHY?? Did some reading and now I know how to tell which plants are male and which are female. But didnt learn this until recently, after plants started to bud prematurely (I think)...I had to move the plants (grown outdoors) to a darker section of the outside to prevent detection from visiting relatives for a few days. As a result some of the taller plants, 10-14 inches started to bud. I now have the male plants and female plants in separate planters (I think). In some mssgs I read that the male Rating: 5

[Tonee4130]

1. Too make seeds (It's not important that you HAVE to do it
2. you get buds that you take off the plant, dry then smoke
3. males are basically useless
4. Dunno
5. I don't think you can harvest males, and I aint absolutely sure on females

But don't take everythign I said 100% correct I am usre it isn't - just from memory and what i have learn't from in the forums

[Supportradicalhabits]

males are bad, they pollinate the females causing the females to develope seeds which drastically lowers the THC levels. males are only good if you are trying to get seeds from your females... other then that it is a very wise choice to destroy any males you may have

[311junkie]

sexing tells you which plants will grow buds. only female plants grow buds. all the males do is make pollen sacks that pollenate the females, and when that happens, you get whatever kind of weed ur growing, be it mids or buds, full of seeds. and who wants some nice dank thats full of seeds? what most people do is just destroy them before they are producing pollen. pull em up and throw em away, burn them, make some hash out of them, whatever. the only reason you would keep a male is if you had some crucial plants and wanted to pollenate some plants later or to cross pollenate with another kind of bud. you cant revert a plant back to veg once its gone into flowering, im at least about 85% sure. it wont increase potency, it'll stunt the growth process of the buds if you try. you dont harvest male plants. they dont make buds. if u want to keep them, put them far away from the females in a different house or field, whatever, just far, you dont want any accidents, that pollen goes everywhere. just put some paper or plastic under the plant and act as if it was a female, as far as the light schedule goes. the pollen will fall to the floor. collect it and put it in a jar or something, put it in the freezer to save it for a while. you'll know when the female is ready to harvest by the color change observed in the hairs. they'll go from white to orange, brown, etc.. whatever you usually see on buds. when they change about 75-80%, harvest that mother. thats about it. good luck man

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