Male or Female

davduggie13

New Member
Can sexing of my plants be done in veg state? How many weeks before plants show their sex?
When will I know to change my light cycle to 12/12?
 
Many strains will show preflowers while still in Veg, usually this starts between 4-6 weeks, but is not the case with all strains.

You can change to 12/12 at any time, you can even grow from seed @ 12/12 if desired. It all depends on how big you want your plants to get, what kind of training you're doing, how much you want to yield, etc..

This is a female preflower that appeared during Veg:

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Get a good 30X to 60X magnifying glass/eye loupe and you should be able to roughly determine the sex before you enter veg. Like Antics said, it's totally up to you when you go 12/12. A lot depends on how much the particular strain will grow in flowering. If it is expected to double in size you have to plan for that, and a lot of that depends on your grow area and the space you have available. You don't want a plant that gets too big for your space.
 
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