Some advice please?

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str8goose

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This is my first time grow, I would consider it to be a success but not entirely. They are about 4 weeks old and now starting them on a 12/12 flowering cycle with bloom fertz. They have been flowering for 5 days now, and took off at least 5 inches taller than the pictures shown. I was reading somewhere to leave the lights off of them for 3 days to try and sex them. Well in doing so I still really can't tell what sex they are and what was looking like a nice bushy plant now is a 5-6 inch taller lanky plant. I have read alot about the growing process and have a pretty vast amount of knowledge for this but i just want a second opinion. I understand that females have pistils and what not. Can anyone tell me what sex these are if possible or any advice?



 
Shanti4life

Shanti4life

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Your last picture looks like a female to me...the other ones i'd need a closer pic of the internode to even guess
 
Shanti4life

Shanti4life

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If you flower them watch them closely if you see little ball sacks developing toss it it's a male...if you see both traits your probably got a hermie...you could move it and grow it somewhere else or toss the hermie as well...my 0.02 since no one else replied...adios
 
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str8goose

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I am using a CFL 42W Spiral Bulb and a GE Plant Light with a circular shop light reflector. Originally i purchased these just for germinating and first 2 weeks but just ended up leaving them and had some really nice success with them but i'm going to buy 2 more CFL's to give them some more light.
 
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FallenHero

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no sex on those plants yet, you need to be patient. dont turn the luights off for 3 days - you'll only confuse the piss out of them and possibly hermie them.

keep them on 12/12 and wait for pistills. you will either see pistills, or grape looking sacks of balls. early calyx can look like single balls - do not use this to confirm sex - wait for 3 balls or pistills.
 
DustovGenius

DustovGenius

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i have found that males seem to look weaker, i mean they do not look as substantial as femals, i would say seeing how yours want to bush and make as much veg as they can(judging buy the looks in your pics), i would say they are female. Best to be pathient m8. Youll definately know when youve got males before its to late so chill man.
 
northerntights

northerntights

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Yeh it's best to wait it out, putting them in the dark for 3 days is a bit much, 24 hours of darkness can jump-start them but 3 days is just too long and will stress them. Actually I found that males tend to grow faster and taller then females, every 'alpha' plant I ever grew ended up being a male or hermie. Oh if you want to upgrade your light at some point Home Depot sells a 100w CFL flood-light for $60, add a chord and you can really grow well under it, and it costs less than an envirolight and fixture.
 
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