Quick Questions with pics - Male or Female, harvesting questions

[shampz]

Hi,
This is my first time planting, i have 2 plants in separate pots. One of the plants has started to flower, a beautiful bud sprouting at the top, but now i see all these seed looking growths. I am not sure if these qualify as the 'testicles' pods of the male plant, or if this is a female plant that is producing seeds. This plant has few branches with large dark green leaves, the other plant has many more branches and leaves that are smaller and lighter green. The other plant (not pictured) has no buds yet, so i don't see how this could be a fertilized female....please set me straight!

Full Disclosure - Due to an imminent move and privacy issues, I am not inclined to give the plant enough time to fully develop (and harvest, dry, and cure), so i am planning on chopping it all up and making cannabutter. But if this is a female plant, i can pass along to a buddy close by and he can take over. ANY advice is greatly appreciated, thanks for your help!

Shampz

 

[It's 5 o'clock somewhere]

Those are not buds they are pods my friend. Congrats you have a son.....

 

[artbud]

Those are not buds they are pods my friend. Congrats you have a son.....

Break out the cigars...its a boy! My Indian friend would say"and the moon hung low, like a testicle in the sky"

 

[doobnVA]

Male plant, without a doubt.

If you have another plant that isn't showing it's sex, get that male out of there PRONTO! Before those sacks burst open and potentially pollinate your only female.

 

[darkdestruction420]

its a boy, those are pollen sacks

 

[shampz]

Thank you all very much! I would bet $$$ my other plant is a female by the way its growing. I can almost see the first wisps of white hairs...and no pods anywhere.

Any advice on when to chop up the male for cannabutter? Should I let it grow so the THC builds up more, or can i cut it down now? I will probably end up using the whole plant ('all in' i always say) with 4 sticks of butter. I'll post this question to the cooking thread too.

NOTE: I am going to give the female to my sister in law for safe keeping so it can flower and produce some nice buds in the coming months. Since I live in NYC, I figure the weather will turn ugly in about a month anyways...

Thanks again from a newbie, this has been a fantastic first experience!

Shampz