virgin sex'er... is it too soon to tell?

[Humanrob]

First time trying to sex plants, being the first time I've grown from seeds. I've seen the pictures and know what to look for, but I can't tell if this is definitive or still too immature to be determined...



Thanks for sharing your experienced eyes!

 

[Doobius1]

Looks like a male or a female to me

 

[ebcrew]

I dont see anything either way. Can you take a closer shot of that node your holding

 

[ISK]

I see no gender...give it another week

 

[Humanrob]

I dont see anything either way. Can you take a closer shot of that node your holding

I appreciate your looking.

Is this better?

 

[Humanrob]

I see no gender...give it another week

I'm probably pushing it, I need to transplant them soon and make some logistical decisions, so it would help to know what they are... but you can't rush nature.

 

[ebcrew]

Im confused man, i think i see a pistil, that single white hair sticking up there. They usually come in twos tho. But i also see a single ball. So damn bro, i think you should wait a few more days to know for sure, could go either way.

Or perhaps if you see another white hair, or ball somewhere else on the plant and could take a picture we might find out

 

[skinnysmoke]

I appreciate your looking.

Is this better?

View attachment 3428233

Girl

 

[Humanrob]

Im confused man, i think i see a pistil, that single white hair sticking up there. They usually come in twos tho. But i also see a single ball. So damn bro, i think you should wait a few more days to know for sure, could go either way.

Or perhaps if you see another white hair, or ball somewhere else on the plant and could take a picture we might find out

Yeah.... thanks again for looking. I'll keep checking, it should be obvious sooner or later. I've got three of them and they all look the same to me -- so I'm hoping they all turn out to be girls. But I suppose it could still go either way on an individual basis.

They are seeds I got about a year ago, and the friend who passed them on to me could no longer remember what kind they were, so I don't know how long he had them and I don't know what strain they are.

Of 12 seeds, 9 sprouted. When I moved them to pots I ran out of room and we were having unusually warm weather so I took a chance and put a bunch outside (in pots) with some mature plants I was putting in the ground. It turned out to be too early, too cold, not enough sun for the little ones -- they stretched so much I had to cut them back drastically because my count is not based on maturity, its simply about over or under 12" tall (there's not much left of them, I have no expectations that the outdoor ones will produce anything).

So after all that, I just have three left under lights, and they are really thick and bushy, so I'm hoping I get to keep as many as possible.

With seeds, are there usually more females than males? One male can pollinate multiple females, but only the females can propagate the species, so it would be an evolutionary advantage to have the majority of seeds produce female plants... I would think.

In other words, since I have three, the odds are very good that at least one would be female, more likely two, and the odds are pretty low that all three would be males... right? Or is it more random?

 

[xSwimToTheMoon]

I've seen pistils pop like that. I see another tiny set of them above the big ones too. Could be the angle of the pic.

Looks like a girl to me.

 

[moonstar45]

girl, and about a pound

 

[ebcrew]

Its completely random bro. I dont know the exact genetics of it but i would assume its 50/50.

My first 7 seeds (all bag seed) were all male. After that frustration i went to feminized or auto-flowers, never again to buy a regular seed or use bagseeds lol.

 

[Humanrob]

Its completely random bro. I dont know the exact genetics of it but i would assume its 50/50.

My first 7 seeds (all bag seed) were all male. After that frustration i went to feminized or auto-flowers, never again to buy a regular seed or use bagseeds lol.

I've never bought seeds, it always seemed like an extra step that adds more time and runs the risk that after weeks of nurturing you've got to trash part of your crop. But I have been curious about them because I've heard and read that plants from seeds can be heartier, and that outdoor they do especially well -- that the only way to know the full potential of an outdoor plant is to start if from a seed. Of course, there's so much B.S. floating around that when it comes to all things cannabis, everything I hear stays sort of quarantined in a purgatory of information subject to verification. It's a very crowded room in my brain.

 

[ebcrew]

I've never bought seeds, it always seemed like an extra step that adds more time and runs the risk that after weeks of nurturing you've got to trash part of your crop. But I have been curious about them because I've heard and read that plants from seeds can be heartier, and that outdoor they do especially well -- that the only way to know the full potential of an outdoor plant is to start if from a seed. Of course, there's so much B.S. floating around that when it comes to all things cannabis, everything I hear stays sort of quarantined in a purgatory of information subject to verification. It's a very crowded room in my brain.

I did have 1 successful female off bagseed and it turned out pretty damn good. But theres nothing like knowing 100% what strain your growing. And not worrying about if your seed will be male or female.