Make/female

[Strracer75]

New grower I have some outdoor plants and was wondering how soon you can tell the male from females. Last year my attempted grow failed because I didn’t remove the males soon enough and it appears the male and females cross pollinated ? Is that possible? Thanks steve

 

[PipeCarver]

New grower I have some outdoor plants and was wondering how soon you can tell the male from females. Last year my attempted grow failed because I didn’t remove the males soon enough and it appears the male and females cross pollinated ? Is that possible? Thanks steve

It's going to take until the plants start turning to flower and the days get shorter in mid - late August up here in the north. 1st week after they start to turn you'll be able to see the small balls forming.

 

[Strracer75]

It's going to take until the plants start turning to flower and the days get shorter in mid - late August up here in the north. 1st week after they start to turn you'll be able to see the small balls forming.

So when the plants start to ball those are males? And I should pull them right away?

 

[BurnzYzBudZz]

So when the plants start to ball those are males? And I should pull them right away?

Absolutely. You will see one hair starting to grow which will sign a female.

Edited*
Here’s a picture.
First pic is a male, second female, and third hermie.

 

[dire wolf]

New grower I have some outdoor plants and was wondering how soon you can tell the male from females. Last year my attempted grow failed because I didn’t remove the males soon enough and it appears the male and females cross pollinated ? Is that possible? Thanks steve

It's possible that the male released pollen on your female and seeded it , not sure what you mean by cross pollinated......
If there were a few males of one strain and a few females of another strain , then they could cross pollinate , but that's not really a concern , just identify your males early and kill them ....

 

[Vaqueros Verde]

do some research on how to read pre-flowers. You can determine sex way before they transition into flowers.

 

[Strracer75]

It's possible that the male released pollen on your female and seeded it , not sure what you mean by cross pollinated......
If there were a few males of one strain and a few females of another strain , then they could cross pollinate , but that's not really a concern , just identify your males early and kill them ....

That’s pretty much what I meant just used wrong terminology There was a ton of plants back there and even the ones I thought where female had a TON of seeds I let them go till the end of grow season didn’t really pull but a few of the males before that