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There are lots of questions and massive confusion on this issue, so I thought I would write a thread. MJ is unusual amongst plants, but not unique, in that the plants have two sexes. (Most plants are not like this, they have both male and female organs in the one flower.) Also, unlike most plants, MJ is pollinated by wind, not insects, and does not then have a brightly coloured flower to attract insects. The male flower is a sac of pollen, which bursts open to release the pollen to the wind. The female flower is what we call a bud, covered with thousands of pistils, fine hairs coated with trichomes containing sticky THC which catches pollen grains. When the plant is 6 to 8 weeks old it develops pre-flowers, at the nodes of the plant, that is, where the branches meet the main stem. At this stage, which is long before actual flowering begins, we can identify the sex of the plant. The male pre-flower is like a ball on a stick, often occurring in groups of two or three. see top pic. The female pre-flower can be recognised by the presence of pistils. see bottom pic Both these are initially very small, and a magnifier is used to identify them. I have a watchmaker´s 9X eyeglass, but the standard lens from a 35mm SLR camera works very well. Last edited by Spanishfly; 07-02-2006 at 12:39 PM. |
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07-02-2006, 12:47 PM
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good post, excellent pics. One of the best examples and explanations I've seen around. Good job man. +rep
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07-02-2006, 09:15 PM
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Wonderful TUT!
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07-03-2006, 12:23 AM
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i got 2 little green hairs and 2 tiny serrated leaves commin out are those the preflowers? oh and +Rep for you man.
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Where are the mods when you need a sticky. +Rep I'm 100% serious when I say this, you are a true asset to the growing section of these forums, I have no idea why you have such little rep. Neg rep from people who don't appreciate your sarcasm I assume. Anyway +Rep, thanks alot. EDIT: God damnit, I must spread some rep around. I'll get you eventually, not many other people worth + repping. |
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07-03-2006, 05:43 AM
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I have to say those are some of the best preflower pics I've seen. When I was first trying to sex my plant a few grows ago, I looked all over and those are much better than any I found. Did you take those pics yourself?
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Plant the seed if you have it. Throw a few toward the local creek. NOBODY rules the green. |
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07-03-2006, 12:04 PM
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Y eould like yo add to this. If you plant 10 seed and they all emerge and all live and are alll male plants..........................at leasxt onr of them will convert to female. |
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 They grow balls and the resulting seeds have mostly female genetics.) I've got no clue if it can go the other way though, man, someone would have to clue me in.
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