my males flowered at 3.5 - 4 weeks, the females at 4.5 - 5 weeks. I got the same ratio, 1:1, that you did. yeah the males grow faster and get stinky sooner, but the females catch up quickly and the smell gets A LOT worse than the males. my fems are smellier than the males were a week ago, and they look much prettier. I can almost find the faint odor of diesel lingering after a good whiff.
how're your plants doing now dude?
So sorry it took long to to reply. I haven't had computer access in about a month. I harvested all of the pollen from the males and removed them. In the course of two weeks I got about a teaspoon of pollen and cut it with some flour. After that point, I pollenated every last white hair that came up until I ran out of pollen. Now (about another two weeks later) I have harvested my first six seeds. However, I was stupid and harvested four of them too early, so I am left with two hard, black, viable seeds and four green duds. I see about 50 or so on the way, so I should not have to order from amsterdam for about another year!
At the end of the day, however, let me just say that Lowryder is not all its cracked up to be in terms of the time frame. It is looking closer to 12 weeks instead of eight. It could probably be done sooner outside or under better lights though.
In terms of height and growing in low-light conditions, however, it is awesome. It does not stretch and is very, very easy to take care of. Has a slight citrus smell but is otherwise quite "unnoticeable". And BEFORE anybody whines about its low yield... lowryder would not be lowryder if it had a high yield. Small plant= small yield. It is perfect for the grower with little space and sea of green, otherwise, go with something more potent like Hindu Kush!