Quote Originally Posted by quitebuttery
Well first off, I'm new to forum here. So hey everybody.
I've been reading posts here and elsewhere and one thing has puzzled me. Some of the things I've read say a plant's sex is genetic but at the same time a number of people suggest there are certain factors (ie warmth) that can increase the likelihood of growing a female. I don't see how this could be if the plant's sex is genetic.

So my question: Is a seed inherently a certain sex or do enviromental factors contribute to the gender?
The sex of this plant is determined in the RNA not the DNA. Feminized seeds mean they just have a higher percentage of being female then male.

Yes you can increase the chance of your plant being female several ways. There are products you can purchase like Sensi Soak but it's not the same as a female stressed seed from a female plant. You can also use light cycles to increase the percentage of females as well.

Seed in ground keep it under 12/12 for the first 7 day's it pops out of the ground then switch it to 18/6 or even 20/4.