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Sex a plant early
    #18581 - 05/03/08 11:57 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Is it possible to tell the sex of a plant that is only 3-4 inches tall?

I was told by another grower that males tend to be tall and spindly with a few leaves, while females were short and bushy.

Anyone know if this is true, or do you have to wait till you change the lighting to 12/12?


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Re: Sex a plant early [Re: niteowl]
    #18612 - 05/04/08 12:43 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

From my experience, at this stage males are usually really tall and have a thin stem and females are short with a thicker stem and are bushier. This is why I think it's best to germinate several times the amount of seeds that you want to grow and just keep the shorter, bushier plants because the majority of them are likely to be female. This may not apply to all strains of weed and is not an effective way to sex your plants early.

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Re: Sex a plant early [Re: NlightNd1]
    #18992 - 05/04/08 01:16 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

Quote:

Is it possible to tell the sex of a plant that is only 3-4 inches tall?




no. Anything before preflowers or flowers show is just a guess.


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Re: Sex a plant early [Re: coda]
    #20438 - 05/05/08 09:22 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

So much to learn here.


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Re: Sex a plant early [Re: KaptKid]
    #20892 - 05/06/08 02:10 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

only at the later stages is this true

the males tend to be a bit lankier and taller, standing above the females and raining pollen down onto them. i remember a picture of a hemp field where they had removed all but one male per 400 square-feet or so and you could easily pick them out. i will try to find it. it's actually pretty cool.


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Re: Sex a plant early [Re: Yrat]
    #20895 - 05/06/08 02:16 PM (15 years, 10 months ago)

i couldn't find the one i remember but i did find this shot, you can see the males on the right



i read somewhere males tend to be 10-15% taller, but again this will only be apparent well after you could have already determined sex by flowers


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Re: Sex a plant early [Re: Yrat]
    #22630 - 05/08/08 01:06 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

my god :eek:
that is a lot of marijuana


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Re: Sex a plant early [Re: mikeytro]
    #30364 - 05/15/08 12:44 AM (15 years, 10 months ago)

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mikeytro said:
my god :eek:
that is a lot of marijuana




My thoughts exactly..

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