do you wait?

[Growboy]

i was told when i did soil to not throw girls in to 12/12 cycle till the plants show sex. Is this still the same for UC?

 

[paulycali]

Best to sex before flowering. Let them naturally show sex without you switching the light cycle on them

 

[SAMCRO]

Ive had some that don't show their ugly head until 12/12 cycle.

 

[GI JO]

Best to sex before flowering. Let them naturally show sex without you switching the light cycle on them

Can you explain this? I thought 12/12 was necessary to truly know the sex. Would love to not have to go 12/12 every time.

 

[paulycali]

I never put unsexed plants in the flowering room. That's just crraaaazzzyyy talk lol! Not smart if you ask me. Seedlings need at least 1 month veg from germination to show their sex. Males show their sex sooner

 

[paulycali]

some plants wnt sex until u throw em in 12 12

That's what she said lol! :D

 

[GI JO]

That's what she said lol! :D

They don't go into a flower room, they go into an empty room @ 12/12. I have 6 plants right now that are at least a month in veg, there's only 1 that I think is female, the others have no clear hairs/balls. I will be taking a few clones from each one soon. If I still don't have any idea on the sex, I'll have to flip them......pretty much the only way I know how to do it.
BTW, you must have been paying attention somewhere along the line to get my gender right;)

 

[caregiverken]

They don't go into a flower room, they go into an empty room @ 12/12. I have 6 plants right now that are at least a month in veg, there's only 1 that I think is female, the others have no clear hairs/balls. I will be taking a few clones from each one soon. If I still don't have any idea on the sex, I'll have to flip them......pretty much the only way I know how to do it.
BTW, you must have been paying attention somewhere along the line to get my gender right;)

You could flip (12/12) one clone from each, wouldnt be long before you knew then.

 

[woodsmaneh]

Here is an easy way to sex your plants. Cut 2 clones and label, you want 2 in-case one dies. Put them under 12/12 and in 14 days you know what they are as they will flower.

Never put unknown plants into you final system, it's a waste of your time and can pollinate your females if you don't catch it. So U wind up with a big FAIL. :(

Peace

 

[Growboy]

is this a early male or to early

 

[outwest]

Plants will start to show male/female pre-flower at about the time they reach the 7th internode. Gotta look closely with a scope. Haven't been wrong yet, and NEVER flip to 12/12 to show sex. This was a tip from the venerable Mr. Baba G. Thanks Mr. G!

outwest

 

[GI JO]

Love these tips cause I have some lovely, big ass plants to flip. Cloning my next day off from my yuck!! real job.

 

[Asbestos4u]

I never put unsexed plants in the flowering room. That's just crraaaazzzyyy talk lol! Not smart if you ask me. Seedlings need at least 1 month veg from germination to show their sex. Males show their sex sooner

Sorry for jumping in this thred with my question but, it seemed like a good place for it.

You think if 8 out of 9 plants from the same pack of seeds showed their male sex with in 1 day of each other. The one that didnt show anything will be a female?

 

[paulycali]

Sorry for jumping in this thred with my question but, it seemed like a good place for it.

You think if 8 out of 9 plants from the same pack of seeds showed their male sex with in 1 day of each other. The one that didnt show anything will be a female?

No guarantee but i would sure hope so for your sake. Get a scope and look real close where the nodes are. You might be able to spot your lone female

 

[Classic Remix]

for an under current system it would be a total waste to put unsexed plants in there not knowing what will come, hell even if they were female still you dont know what will come out!..


can i play the devils advocate for a second??? cause you DO NOT have to wait until sex to flower. sure, it may be better and it works, but i seen 12/12 FROM SEED runs get close to 1GPW.... so saying a veg period is even necessary is false. its all about how you want to do it.

obviously not beneficial in an under current low site scenario.... but still.