Expert Confirmation Needed - Are These Males?

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HigherEnlightenment

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I just started 12/12 to initiate flowering 4 days ago. Out of eight plants, grown from collected bagseeds, only four are males. The remaining four have already begun flourishing with pistils.(I feel lucky!) From the pics do you feel those are males Dookz?
 
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Dookz

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pistols good sign but it could be calaxes to wait full 2weeks of 12 12 u will kno then for sure
 
LeafGnosis

LeafGnosis

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I would have to lean towards male.. they are too bunched up around the nodes, though maybe some strains do that with females?
 
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cosmoridez

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id say yes to a few of them. i just cut one down today. if the r bunched together and look like balls get rid off it unless uwant to open a seed bank lol
 
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LeafGnosis said:
yep, you got males in those pics
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:grin: I already seperated them in a closed room as soon as I suspected possible males. All I have left to do is bag and dump the planting containers/plants, unless you have any other ideas. I figure these select plants are all TRASH now since they are males. Should I try to collect some pollen pacs for another day/seed project?
 
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people save pollen if they think the male is a good strain. Pollen is collected and mixed 1 parts pollen to 5 parts flour. this stretches how many applications you can use it. put it in a glass vial in the freezer and it lasts for up to 10 years. apply with a q-tip. one way people tell a good male is if it smells during veg, and you can look for other traits that are favorable like sativa/indica dominant, and how quick it grows
 
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Nizza said:
people save pollen if they think the male is a good strain. Pollen is collected and mixed 1 parts pollen to 5 parts flour. this stretches how many applications you can use it. put it in a glass vial in the freezer and it lasts for up to 10 years. apply with a q-tip. one way people tell a good male is if it smells during veg, and you can look for other traits that are favorable like sativa/indica dominant, and how quick it grows
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Thanks for the quick reply - I have to consider if these males are worth it. Other than that I have to figure out a 100% stealthy way to dispose of the males/soil; any recommendations as how to do this? Should I dump off a little here and a little there at commercial trash cans or just sack the mess and chuck it in a business dumpster. Maybe even clipping them down and flushing them down the toilet and just pour the soil somewhere remote/rural.(Def. not using my trash service) Stealthy waste advice please 8-)
 
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grorite said:
grab yourself a tote and do a small batch of compost
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Good idea, I will look into this today. I wonder if I should just hack the males down, mix them into the soil/root ball, then just secure the 5-gal bucket lids so everything is self contained for the short-term. Sound good? Any simple/low cost compost ideas (I have no yard/lawn of my own)?
 
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4 days since the last post - only three plants remain. 5 out of 8 ended up being males and the remaining three are all coming along at different intervals just past the first week of 12/12 (Day 10 of 12/12 cycle.) Note that the first sign of pistils were just 4 days into flowering. Let me know what you guys think of how things have came along. Additionally I don't have any experience ordering seeds, are there any that can be vouched for when shipping to the US?

Strains:Unknown x 3
Veg Period: 3 months with slight FIM/Topping throughout
Present Flowering Length:10 Days/6 Days since first sign of pistil pairs "hairs" beginning
Estimated Harvest: Late Winter/Early Spring (2.5-3 month period total)

Do these look like they're coming along okay? (Haven't used any fert/nutes yet)

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jesus of Cannabis said:
they look good, looks like we are almost at the same spot, i have 5 females that look the same. Nice work!!
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Appreciate the feedback! The only soil I have used has been FFOF with the main focus on being as totally organic as I can. Now that flowering has begun I am really curious about using Blackstrap Unsulfured Molasses by Botanicare as my first soil supplement. Have you used molasses yourself? Through my research I have found that the ratio commonly used is 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon per every gallon of water every other or third watering.
 
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