Male? Female? Hermie? Im confused...

Extortion22 · Apr 26, 2009

Normally I know how to pick male out from female. But this plant has both. So is it hermie? Im confused. In my pics you can clearly see the male preflowers. But they also have the white hairs comming out of them?

This is what happened. The plant was indoor from the start. It was switched from CFL's, to a MH + CFL's, to a 1000watt HPS. All from light upgrades as I went on my first grow. I had 7 plants in flower under the 1000watt and only 2 turned out female. I chopped the males but kepts 1. I took the last male and put him outside in my backyard where it was pretty chilly still. All the male preflowers turned purple from the cold and even the leaves turned a bit of colour.

Now today almost a month later I go look at the plant after hardly watering it for a month, its strong, it has lots of leaves, and it now has white hairs growing out of the male preflowers. Did it turn hermie?

Mose · Apr 26, 2009

I can't get a great look, but it appears to be pure female to me - especially in pic 2.

Extortion22 · Apr 26, 2009

thats messed up. it had male preflowers.

Mose · Apr 26, 2009

Haha... don't complain!

motoracer110 · Apr 26, 2009

Thats female for sure..........congrats :joint:

Extortion22 · Apr 26, 2009

well i guess ill keep it outdoor then...seems to be hapy out there...

mckinney madness · Apr 27, 2009

seems to be female to me, pics not the clearest but its not like u have to get rid of males instantly, give it a week and check again but im sure the sticky icky fine female hairs will shoot from them soon

Extortion22 · Apr 28, 2009

I will get better pictures later today when I get home from work, but Im almost positive that its a hermie. The lower nodes have the full on ball and stick. I think the plant intended on going male until I put it outside and it decided it would try a little female with the better conditions.

This just tells me I need to cool down my grow room. 30C is TOO hott.

brasmith · Apr 28, 2009

Those are not male preflowers at all. They look like swollen calyxes, the little puffy parts that the first 2 hairs come out of. She sure is a beauty keep doing what you are doing. Those calyxes will show up during her entire flowering life and each time you see one it will soon produce some pistols. Have fun

Extortion22 · Apr 29, 2009

brasmith said:
Those are not male preflowers at all. They look like swollen calyxes, the little puffy parts that the first 2 hairs come out of. She sure is a beauty keep doing what you are doing. Those calyxes will show up during her entire flowering life and each time you see one it will soon produce some pistols. Have fun

are you sure? here are some newer pictures. the preflowers have sticks on them in these ones. these preflowers are from lower down on the plant. the ones higher up dont have the stick but the lower 2 or 3 do. this is why i think its hermie. in the third pictures with the hairs comming out when i look closely the hairs are comming out to the side of the preflower.

Leftyy2k4 · Apr 29, 2009

she is a hermie

Extortion22 · Apr 29, 2009

These are pictures of another one of my plants thats im not sure about.

On this one the preflowers have the sticks and they appear to be opening up. No hairs. Anyone care to give some input?

Please refer to this plant as plant #2.

Thanks guys.

Leftyy2k4 · Apr 29, 2009

#2 is male or hermie. Those are male flowers

Extortion22 · Apr 29, 2009

thats what i thought. thanks for the input lefty!

Leftyy2k4 · Apr 29, 2009

No problem man. Good luck on thr grow. Hope your girls turn out mad dank.

brasmith · Apr 30, 2009

Extortion22 said:
are you sure? here are some newer pictures. the preflowers have sticks on them in these ones. these preflowers are from lower down on the plant. the ones higher up dont have the stick but the lower 2 or 3 do. this is why i think its hermie. in the third pictures with the hairs comming out when i look closely the hairs are comming out to the side of the preflower.

Not sure anymore, that's for sure. Yep now that it's nuts have dropped and became more defined, it's a boy. His pods are pretty too! Sorry about not seeing it earlier, get him out of that room unless you want seeds.

Extortion22 · May 1, 2009

brasmith said:
Not sure anymore, that's for sure. Yep now that it's nuts have dropped and became more defined, it's a boy. His pods are pretty too! Sorry about not seeing it earlier, get him out of that room unless you want seeds.

the first plant has been moved outside now for about 3 weeks, all the new growth is hermie/female.

the second plant i chopped down and threw in the garbage.

nextbigtoker · Sep 8, 2009

dudes,
my plant
is about 15 inches tall, and im pretty sure it is no where near flowering yet, but i have the same issue with the fact that the top most internode had a small one single baby sac and the rest of the nodes had those almost purple tipped hair things but just tiny ones?
would mine be a hermie as well?

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