Male or Female?

jekeke

Member
im not positive but i think its better to top a plant in veg, you simply cut the top off after 4-5 nodes ish and it grows into two shoots if you cut again its 4 so on.. ive only ever done one cut and it made it take a couple extra weeks to finish.. id like to try lst my next go around also you should consider going to 18/6 so it has some dark to recoop and build hardy roots.. just my 2 cents


Ok thanks the roots seem pretty hardy the stem is like an inch or more thick its rock solid looks like a bamboo shoot at the bottom but I'll cut it down and see how it does. Awesome man!
 

dp sux

New Member
Your correct when you top its best to have all your topping done 2 weeks before you start 12/12
otherwise it shoots hormones down to lower branches and delays flower.

When topping never top while in 12/12 only LST at that point (you can herm it out by stressing to much in flower)!
 

jekeke

Member
Good to know thank you all for continued help and patience. I switched over to 20 on 4 off and I'll go to 18 on and 6 off in a few days rather then such a huge switch. Also stopped misting now.

If I fill a tray with water and put a few rocks in then cut some holes in the bottom of a 5 gallon and stick the 5 gallon in there just so the bottom of it i submerged about 2-3 inchs of water then stick the plant in the 5 gallon full of a soil/mixed medium and allow it to suck up its own rate of water up through the bottom of the pail. Does this work well or not?
 

dp sux

New Member
Good to know thank you all for continued help and patience. I switched over to 20 on 4 off and I'll go to 18 on and 6 off in a few days rather then such a huge switch. Also stopped misting now.

If I fill a tray with water and put a few rocks in then cut some holes in the bottom of a 5 gallon and stick the 5 gallon in there just so the bottom of it i submerged about 2-3 inchs of water then stick the plant in the 5 gallon full of a soil/mixed medium and allow it to suck up its own rate of water up through the bottom of the pail. Does this work well or not?
NO NO NO dont water it like that(you can get by but its not good) your best bet is to top water (but let top half of soil dry out in between waterings)Do that!!!
 

jawbrodt

Well-Known Member
To the member who stated that plants don't show sex during veg.......WRONG!! Sorry bro, that's bad info. They normally show preflowers at 4-6 weeks of healthy growth, even if the lights are kept on 24/0 the whole time.
 

jekeke

Member
Ok I won't water from the bottom. :)

Thanks, I noticed that the two little white pistols were on it not to long ago but they are still small and hard to see. And I didn't know for sure exactly what a male looked like until I saw those closes ups that were posted not to long ago.


Is "Blue Mystic" from Nirvana a good strain? Thats what I'm currently growing.
 
lift your pot when completely dry get used to the weight and only water when it gets to that weight it will become easy to tell. you dont want to over water her
 

fssalaska

Well-Known Member
Ok here are some more, if you need better pictures please describe how I should take them. Also what do you suggest for pruning so far its still in 24 hour veg cycle should i prune some leaves off and which if so and so on, also when would you recomend toping and flowering I have about a 8 ft high grow space. Also how healthy does the plant look so far? This is one of my first plants so I'm pretty much clueless did some research but not enough I guess. Thank you maddog123 that video was VERY useful!!

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OK I saw some hairs so its female probably unless you get a hermaphrodite..
 
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