A Bit of Sex Education

[Primus]

Well, theres good news and bad news.

Like I said, I have two plants. What I didn't say is that one of the plants is semi-retarded. It's grown very short while the other one has grown and spread very well. the retarded one was transplanted in it's peat pot while the other one was taken out of the peat pot before transplanting (I wanted to see how well these things work) - I'll never use a peat pot ever again. The Retarded plant has roots coming up out of the soil and everything - it's a real mess.

regardless of this, the retarded plant has little hairs poking out today. Definately a female (or at least a hermaphrodite, which would also be fine). The big one, which is really twice the size bigger with nice big fan leaves to suck up the light, still isn't showing other than those little buds.

I'm hoping to see something today before 7:30pm, when the darkcycle starts.

[Bree1978]

Was it the plant in pic two that was a fem????

Well congrats. Since you just changed the timer a day ago...I'd change it back so you can repot and veg a little longer...get her stong and healthy before you ask her to bear fruit.

boo to peat!

:jointsmile: Bree

[Primus]

unfortunately, no.. it's the retarded one that's a definate fem.

Here's a full shot of both plants.

the retarded one is the one in front. You can't tell from the picture so much, but it's much smaller and uglier than the larger beauty in the back (the one that all the other pictures came from). The small one is definately a fem, but I don't know if it'll live through flowering at this point. It's not doing very well.

The rear one is the one with the buds in the pictures, but no hairs yet.

Bree, it's been two days now on 12/12. I don't think it's a good idea to change back to veg at this point, is it? both of them have nice thick stalks for their size, I don't think they're too weak to flower. I just don't know IF they'll flower.

At this point I'm just crossing my fingers and waiting.

[Primus]

just wanted to add a few pics before darkcycle starts, and hopefully get some opinions on them.


the first two pics are of the healthier plant, the buds that i can't identify yet.

The third pic is the same plant. it seems to be a stray hair, and it's elsewhere in the plant. I don't think it was there before. Is that what i want to see? or is it just an anomaly?

The fourth pic is from the retarded plant. I couldn't get a clearer shot, but that's supposed to show the two little pods each with a small hair growing out the tip. Am I mis-reading this one?

Also, some leaf tips are turning brown. just the last 1/8 of an inch or so, and it's somewhat sporadic. i've only seen a few with this condition, but i'd like to catch a problem before it starts.

please share with me your opinions. thanks.

[Primus]

two pics didn't show up in that post, how odd... they uploaded though, so here they are.

http://boards.cannabis.com/attachmen...2&d=1174086095
http://boards.cannabis.com/attachmen...3&d=1174086095

[dutch.lover]

personally, i wouldnt worry about sex too much at this point. Your plants are barely, if at all, showing sex, so you have a pretty long time to weed out any males once they show themselves. Males are REALLY obvious once their gonads start showing. So I would just chill out, let them do their thing under 12/12, and hopefully you won't see balls (males) in the future.

ps: your plants look amazing from the pics you provided, so i don't think u need more vegging time. Good work!

[Primus]

so this is promising...

found this on the bigger one. It's the only node with a real hair right now, and it's on the main cola, near new growth. Theres still only one of those bud shaped things on each level so far, with none on the side branches.

It makes me hopeful. I need to know soon, because the big one is running out of room for adequate light.

Thanks for the kind words dutch.lover!

[Primus]

pic didn't attach - here you go

[Primus]

Also, some leaf tips are turning brown. just the last 1/8 of an inch or so, and it's somewhat sporadic. i've only seen a few with this condition, but i'd like to catch a problem before it starts.

Is there anyone that can help with this problem?

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Is there anyone that can help with this problem?

Lots of anyones! To make it easier, can you give us some details? Start logging your grow. People are going to want to know how old they are, how long they've been on 12/12, what strain if you have that info, your lighting system, how big your space is, what you're feeding them etc. The more particulars you can give the easier it will be for someone to guide you.

And by someone, I mean anyone but me. I am a both a n00b and a retard. But I will cheer you on all the way.