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First off, i've had some bad experiences from this forum but apparently theres not many others that are actually busy/answer threads so im gonna give it another go.
I am a complete novice, im learning a lot but please go easy on me
I've had a micro grow going because i wanted to learn techniques like LST and topping etc. I wanted to dial this in so im ready for my proper grow, where i plan to grow three plants in a 3x3x5 tent, under around 250watt LED. I'm not looking for huge yields, this is my first proper attempt so even 2-3 oz per plant will be amazing.
im waiting for ruderalis indica (sensi seeds) to arrive from some recommended to me who in my country, im from New Zealand so ordering seeds from overseas is dodgy AF, because weed is still illegal here for some reason. Im wanting to grow this strain for its ease of growing and its high CBD content, as 3/4 of my yield will go to make balms/edibles/tinctures to help family and friends with arthritis, epilepsy etc. My package of seeds has unfortunately been either stolen from my mailbox or the courier lost it. I'm preying they got lost, as its not the kind of thing you want stolen from your letterbox, with your address on it...
So getting that out of the way.
I grew two plants, one turned out to be a runt so i focused on the healthier looking plant which looks great, responds well to training etc, the yield will be like 5 grams but thats not the point. This is purely for learning.
I put the runt in with my tomatoes in a smaller grow tent under 12/12 to see what would happen, it quite quickly showed that it was a female, hooray! although sadly i have no room to keep growing it under 12/12 so im re-vegging it with my tomatoes and see what happens.
what im kinda worried/slightly annoyed at, is the healthier plant, was flipped to 12/12 on the 15th of December, 9 days ago (NZ, we're in the future) and it has absolutely no signs of gender? could this be because of light leaks? i may have a few coming through the fans but my main bedroom light is red and very dim so wouldnt think that would be a huge problem.
i'm seeing a bit of stretch, but no pistils or balls. The only positive that i can see is the stipules are crossing over each other, which i heard was a good sign of them being female?
I've been defoliating a bit aggressively as the fan leaves were getting huge, too close to my fans and shading a lot of the plant. perhaps i should stop that?
im such a novice that i only realised about a week ago that when LED sellers say "400W" it doesnt mean mean 400watt. so the "100w" light ive been growing this under is actually 20watt, ive installed the "50w" version to add some light, so a whopping 30 watts of power lol. the plants barely 6" tall so maybe its enough?
While i wait for my guy to send some more seeds im germinating some seeds a mate sent me, he bred them and his description is this : "
Strain is pre skunk x pre skunk.
So Mexican x Colombian x Afghanistan." which doesnt mean a lot to me, apparently im gonna be a guinea pig.
have 6 in jiffy cups and 2 in plastic cups with holes for drainage and average soil. to my surprise, one of the cups sprouted first!
Anyway
TL;DR - how long should i wait for this to show its gender? will it show in another 2-3 weeks? should i stop defoliating?
I am a complete novice, im learning a lot but please go easy on me
I've had a micro grow going because i wanted to learn techniques like LST and topping etc. I wanted to dial this in so im ready for my proper grow, where i plan to grow three plants in a 3x3x5 tent, under around 250watt LED. I'm not looking for huge yields, this is my first proper attempt so even 2-3 oz per plant will be amazing.
im waiting for ruderalis indica (sensi seeds) to arrive from some recommended to me who in my country, im from New Zealand so ordering seeds from overseas is dodgy AF, because weed is still illegal here for some reason. Im wanting to grow this strain for its ease of growing and its high CBD content, as 3/4 of my yield will go to make balms/edibles/tinctures to help family and friends with arthritis, epilepsy etc. My package of seeds has unfortunately been either stolen from my mailbox or the courier lost it. I'm preying they got lost, as its not the kind of thing you want stolen from your letterbox, with your address on it...
So getting that out of the way.
I grew two plants, one turned out to be a runt so i focused on the healthier looking plant which looks great, responds well to training etc, the yield will be like 5 grams but thats not the point. This is purely for learning.
I put the runt in with my tomatoes in a smaller grow tent under 12/12 to see what would happen, it quite quickly showed that it was a female, hooray! although sadly i have no room to keep growing it under 12/12 so im re-vegging it with my tomatoes and see what happens.
what im kinda worried/slightly annoyed at, is the healthier plant, was flipped to 12/12 on the 15th of December, 9 days ago (NZ, we're in the future) and it has absolutely no signs of gender? could this be because of light leaks? i may have a few coming through the fans but my main bedroom light is red and very dim so wouldnt think that would be a huge problem.
i'm seeing a bit of stretch, but no pistils or balls. The only positive that i can see is the stipules are crossing over each other, which i heard was a good sign of them being female?
I've been defoliating a bit aggressively as the fan leaves were getting huge, too close to my fans and shading a lot of the plant. perhaps i should stop that?
im such a novice that i only realised about a week ago that when LED sellers say "400W" it doesnt mean mean 400watt. so the "100w" light ive been growing this under is actually 20watt, ive installed the "50w" version to add some light, so a whopping 30 watts of power lol. the plants barely 6" tall so maybe its enough?
While i wait for my guy to send some more seeds im germinating some seeds a mate sent me, he bred them and his description is this : "
Strain is pre skunk x pre skunk.
So Mexican x Colombian x Afghanistan." which doesnt mean a lot to me, apparently im gonna be a guinea pig.
have 6 in jiffy cups and 2 in plastic cups with holes for drainage and average soil. to my surprise, one of the cups sprouted first!
Anyway
TL;DR - how long should i wait for this to show its gender? will it show in another 2-3 weeks? should i stop defoliating?