Showing female signs in veg! - please advise!

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luckymeh

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Hi guys, my plants were approaching their 5th week of veg when I noticed on my Chrystal plant it was showing signs of being a female - a pistil with the two hairs coming out of it (this was on week 4 veg) then approaching week 5 I noticed another one. A guy I know said the plant was stressed and could be hermaphrodite so I wanted to get some extra advice on this matter. She is in with 2 other plants so I didn't want it to cause problems!

As soon as he told me this I moved them into their flowering stage giving them 24 hours of darkness then going into the 12/12 cycle.

What would your opinions be and what should I look out for?

Many thanks.
 
bugg25

bugg25

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In jorge cervantes book ??I have it says plants mature no matter if you flower them or not after so many weeks and they will start showing preflowers. no worries =) good to know beforehand you are having a girl!!
 
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echonc

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Yeah I wait for plant to show sex in veg too. To early to tell if its gonna be a hermaphrodite, my first grow showed white pistols 4 weeks in veg and then turned hermi 5 weeks into flower. It was still a good smoke but the buds didnt get to full potential only yielded 1 1/2 oz. (CFL grow)
 
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luckymeh

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Thanks guys, i feel less edgey about her now :) She was the only one out of the 3 that showed this. What are the signs to look out for her being hermi?
 
svchop889

svchop889

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actually flowering happens when a build up of auxins and other hormones occurs, these hormone are always produced during plant growth there is a large misconception that photo period is the sole catalyst or trigger for flowering this is mostly because of the fact that light is destructive to these hormones so that when the plant is subject to light less frequently more of the hormones will be allowed to accumulate thus inducing floral growth. However as a plant matures it produces more flowering hormones allowing it to produce buds. It is possible for a marijuana plant to produce enough of the auxins and other hormones to flower outside of a 14/10 photo period. End of story a plant flowers when it is mature enough to not when you decide you want it to even in 24/0 you will get some pre flowers as the plant becomes mature, although you my not be able to produce any quantity this way because of the amount of auxin being destroyed by intense light..... and just another bit of information just so you know, actual outdoor light periods depend on global position parts of Alaska get periods of light near 22 or more hrs for months on end and they can still grow bud there. bongsmilie
 
svchop889

svchop889

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And let me guess he told you they were stressed because you had them on 24hrs light and that they needed dark to rest?
 
ataxia

ataxia

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svchop889 said:
actually flowering happens when a build up of auxins and other hormones occurs, these hormone are always produced during plant growth there is a large misconception that photo period is the sole catalyst or trigger for flowering this is mostly because of the fact that light is destructive to these hormones so that when the plant is subject to light less frequently more of the hormones will be allowed to accumulate thus inducing floral growth. However as a plant matures it produces more flowering hormones allowing it to produce buds. It is possible for a marijuana plant to produce enough of the auxins and other hormones to flower outside of a 14/10 photo period. End of story a plant flowers when it is mature enough to not when you decide you want it to even in 24/0 you will get some pre flowers as the plant becomes mature, although you my not be able to produce any quantity this way because of the amount of auxin being destroyed by intense light..... and just another bit of information just so you know, actual outdoor light periods depend on global position parts of Alaska get periods of light near 22 or more hrs for months on end and they can still grow bud there. bongsmilie
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is that a fact. More light can destroy auxins??
 
svchop889

svchop889

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It dependent on a few things but auxin's are light sensitive.

Light and Flowering: Photoperiodism In many plants the time for flowering is critical for their reproductive success. (This is usually not the case for plants found in the tropics. Why?)
The response to changing lengths of light (day) and dark (night) is known as Photoperiodism. The question then is how do plants know when to bloom, since to flower in the dead of winter would be suicidal.

WHAT WE KNOW (and don't know) ABOUT PHOTOPERIODISM​
The critical factor is the length of night (uninterrupted darkness). The plant's metabolic cycles can some how count the hours. This was confirmed by interrupting the period of darkness with a few minutes of light. Long Day&endash;Short Night plants (treated with a flash of light to breakup a long night) will begin to flower during winter. Those plants which need Short Days and Long Night to flower may be prevented from doing so by the same procedure, fooling them by apparently resetting their counting (clock) mechanism after the flash of light.
The wavelength of the light is also critical. Red light (predominant during the day) is necessary to reset the clock which counts the hours of darkness. Far-red light will reverse the effects of red light, but has no direct effect by itself.
The chemical which detects and is changed by red or far-red light is called phytochrome. The form of phytochrome which absorbs red light is designated Pr, and the alternate form which is sensitive to far-red light is Pfr. The conversions between these two forms of phytochrome can be expressed by the following:
 
tyke1973

tyke1973

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If all the temps humidity and all the other stuff is ok then the plant will be showing you pre flower's.Clone her and the clone will show you the sex alot faster than the origanal plant will...........................tyke.........................................
 
smokie927

smokie927

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If your light hours have been straight from start to now,and all the growing conditions are at least descent,then it's not a hermie. When it shows signs of being a female thats normal I've seen it on every plant i've ever grown,just means it's growing very very well or it's maturing this usually occurs around the same age of your plant(s). Stay up Oregon,the chronic state.
 
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