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bif

(25,918 posts) Tue Jul 1, 2025, 03:55 PM Jul 1

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Should my plants be showing signs of being male by now?

They're about 2' to 2 1/2' now. I live in Michigan and started them from seed.

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Should my plants be showing signs of being male by now? (Original Post) bif Jul 1 OP

Is it hairy, smelly and aggressive? Does it refuse to ask for directions until it's lost? Ocelot II Jul 1 #1

Yep, but the trade-off is... bif Jul 1 #2

Love it! calikid Jul 1 #3

Does it leave the toilet seat up? nt Laffy Kat Jul 1 #4

It can take time TommyT139 Jul 1 #5

All kidding aside... bif Jul 1 #6

Try this: Ocelot II Jul 1 #7

A google search can probably help you. CentralMass Jul 1 #8

Well, my plants are about six weeks old bif Jul 1 #9

After 4 weeks of 24 hour light, I switch to 12 hour light. 12 hour light Emile Jul 1 #11

If outside bob4460 Jul 1 #10

If outdoors, males should show by now if they are Indica's or a mix - while pure sativa could be longer womanofthehills Jul 4 #12

They're roughly 6 weeks old. bif Jul 4 #13

Ocelot II

(126,085 posts)

1. Is it hairy, smelly and aggressive? Does it refuse to ask for directions until it's lost?

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 03:57 PM

Jul 1

bif

(25,918 posts)

2. Yep, but the trade-off is...

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 03:58 PM

Jul 1

It makes ice cubes, takes out the trash, and cuts the lawn!

calikid

(696 posts)

3. Love it!

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 04:01 PM

Jul 1

Laffy Kat

(16,723 posts)

4. Does it leave the toilet seat up? nt

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 04:07 PM

Jul 1

TommyT139

(1,650 posts)

5. It can take time

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 04:14 PM

Jul 1

...to figure out who you need to be.

bif

(25,918 posts)

6. All kidding aside...

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 04:19 PM

Jul 1

Can anyone help me with this?

Ocelot II

(126,085 posts)

7. Try this:

Reply to bif (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 04:27 PM

Jul 1

https://medicinalgenomics.com/when-do-cannabis-plants-show-signs-of-gender-sex/

CentralMass

(16,319 posts)

8. A google search can probably help you.

Reply to bif (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 04:37 PM

Jul 1

bif

(25,918 posts)

9. Well, my plants are about six weeks old

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 04:43 PM

Jul 1

And should be showing signs of being either male or female. So far, I can't see any indication of seed pods. Guess I'll just have to check them every day.

Emile

(36,006 posts)

11. After 4 weeks of 24 hour light, I switch to 12 hour light. 12 hour light

Reply to bif (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 06:01 PM

Jul 1

will put your plants in the flowering stage. I only buy female seeds, but my guess is your plants would have to be in the flowering 12 hour light stage to determine sex.

bob4460

(339 posts)

10. If outside

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 04:56 PM

Jul 1

They will not show until they get enough darkness,if they are around any outdoor lights they will take a long time to start flowering and the flowering process will be drastically changed for the worse.

womanofthehills

(10,014 posts)

12. If outdoors, males should show by now if they are Indica's or a mix - while pure sativa could be longer

Reply to bob4460 (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 01:53 AM

Jul 4

More than half of my outdoor plants have started budding already - the Indicas. It's a week or two early to start budding, but extreme heat will also make plants start budding earlier. We had a really hot June and everyone I talk to say their plants are budding early. Look really closely - even a couple of white hairs will let you know its a female.

Sounds like you probably have no males.

bif

(25,918 posts)

13. They're roughly 6 weeks old.

Reply to womanofthehills (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 12:43 PM

Jul 4

I'm guessing they should be showing signs soon. Should I look near the top of the plants? The seeds are an Indica/Sativa hybrid. A friend I met here on DU sent me a bunch of seeds (from Australia). I'd be surprised if they were all female. I'll keep an eye on them.

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