Jackalope
Well-Known Member
I like most people was surprised how different the males were from the female marijuana plant. Now that I have a male a month and a half in flower I thought would use it to show their structure. As you can tell this plant looks vary similar to a female plant.
So much talk about making your own seeds I thought it could be helpful to discuss males. While they are a different sex the bud formation is pretty close to the same. Here are 2 clones. 1 is female as she was born the other is a reversed male.
As you can tell there is not a lot of difference in the bud shape or size. Remember the male is 2 weeks older. I knew what this one was going to do so there is a difference when dealing with the unknown.
The think is. That the male buds should have good structure or traits just like a female should. Not only should you look at bud structure you also need to look at internode spacing. Growth style can also indicate certain pheno types you could be looking for. The fact that males need to finish early enough for the female to make viable seeds. The males always seem to be you best looking plants early on. That is only because they mature faster but should be remembered. I say that because sometimes you are looking for a short pheno or a tall one. So that tallest plant might not be the tall pheno. In this case you should look at other factors. Always watch for trichome production on males too. While not as profuse, quality males will still show signs of trichomes on the pods. I would show that with this plant but it is a reversed female so some of it has to do with that but not all. In some cases there may be only one male. This would be fine in a strain that you grow regularly. In a case where you know nothing about a strain and nothing about the male. Making seeds with it is a total crap shoot and really should be avoided if possible.
So much talk about making your own seeds I thought it could be helpful to discuss males. While they are a different sex the bud formation is pretty close to the same. Here are 2 clones. 1 is female as she was born the other is a reversed male.
As you can tell there is not a lot of difference in the bud shape or size. Remember the male is 2 weeks older. I knew what this one was going to do so there is a difference when dealing with the unknown.
The think is. That the male buds should have good structure or traits just like a female should. Not only should you look at bud structure you also need to look at internode spacing. Growth style can also indicate certain pheno types you could be looking for. The fact that males need to finish early enough for the female to make viable seeds. The males always seem to be you best looking plants early on. That is only because they mature faster but should be remembered. I say that because sometimes you are looking for a short pheno or a tall one. So that tallest plant might not be the tall pheno. In this case you should look at other factors. Always watch for trichome production on males too. While not as profuse, quality males will still show signs of trichomes on the pods. I would show that with this plant but it is a reversed female so some of it has to do with that but not all. In some cases there may be only one male. This would be fine in a strain that you grow regularly. In a case where you know nothing about a strain and nothing about the male. Making seeds with it is a total crap shoot and really should be avoided if possible.
