KingsCropCannabis
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Hi fellow stoners & gardeners,
Do you know how to tell the difference between a male and a female cannabis plant and what should you do once you realize that there are males and females among your group?!
I am making this thread to show beginners how to tell the difference as well as express the importance of why you should learn the difference and then seperate the plants after they show their sex.
Based on my factual research and also personal experience i would say that fundamentally as soon as you see signs of a male you should remove from your grow room or dig up if the plant is outdoors however I doubt you already have your plants in ground unless you sowed them from seed in the ground.
The male plants will produce pollen sacs which are different from the females which produce pistils that usually point up like a single hair next to each node usually beginning with the development at the top working down each node as new growth occurs.
If you are confused further on what a pollen sac looks like & what a pistil looks like I will provide clear pictures at very young stages so you can easily identify and notice the difference.
The importance of removing the males is so that the pollen is not released onto the female plants which to most people is a worst case scenario because when all of your flowers bud they will have many many seeds no matter how potent or fresh your bud is.
The only time you would want to do this is if you are cross breeding or simply just producing more seeds of the same strain for next grow if you're not into cutting clones or just want seeds to add to your seed bank.
This is a short summary of the difference between males and females, I understand I didn’t cover lots under this topic however I would love to hear the input from others experts and their opinions on differences between males and females and also pros and cons to separating and also leaving with the rest of the females.
Do you know how to tell the difference between a male and a female cannabis plant and what should you do once you realize that there are males and females among your group?!
I am making this thread to show beginners how to tell the difference as well as express the importance of why you should learn the difference and then seperate the plants after they show their sex.
Based on my factual research and also personal experience i would say that fundamentally as soon as you see signs of a male you should remove from your grow room or dig up if the plant is outdoors however I doubt you already have your plants in ground unless you sowed them from seed in the ground.
The male plants will produce pollen sacs which are different from the females which produce pistils that usually point up like a single hair next to each node usually beginning with the development at the top working down each node as new growth occurs.
If you are confused further on what a pollen sac looks like & what a pistil looks like I will provide clear pictures at very young stages so you can easily identify and notice the difference.
The importance of removing the males is so that the pollen is not released onto the female plants which to most people is a worst case scenario because when all of your flowers bud they will have many many seeds no matter how potent or fresh your bud is.
The only time you would want to do this is if you are cross breeding or simply just producing more seeds of the same strain for next grow if you're not into cutting clones or just want seeds to add to your seed bank.
This is a short summary of the difference between males and females, I understand I didn’t cover lots under this topic however I would love to hear the input from others experts and their opinions on differences between males and females and also pros and cons to separating and also leaving with the rest of the females.