marcus611a
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I see male..
Male or female?
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Sueet
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Doomed because of the conditions you mean? Bag seed isn't all that bad if you are not smoking garbage, it just may or may not grow with the same attributes as the parent plant. One way or the other it still grows weed.
HappyHazmat88
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Oh I know bag seeds can be good but I got three mutants from seeds out of the same bag....and that's where that seed of the plant I referenced came from as well... So unstable genetics(friends home grown).... Ridiculously low powered light..... And cold temps from window... That's what I meant by "doomed from the start"..... But the plant literally grew like a stick and it took 4 months to show any sex.... Just my own personal experience.
it has a much higher propensity to be a hermie. which if grown out to pollination will contribute to gene pool drift that is threatening long term cannabis cultivation.
a rogue outdoor hermie can ruin stuff for miles around.
Sueet
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Sure, but we aren't talking about why hermies can be bad, we are talking about what causes slow development. A hermie plant will grow just as happily as any other plant in the right conditions.
HappyHazmat88
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This is that plant and here's the sign I saw before I chopped/bagged it.... Obvious male.
it's still a patently bad idea. just wait til you have to deal with the aftermath of a rogue. it's happening more and more now. it's worse as it's usually a plant someone else is growing that you have no control over.
Sueet
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Sure, it's fine to say hermies aren't a great idea... but that has nothing to do with why a plant is developing too slowly, that's all I was saying. I'm growing seeds out from a stress herm and having no issues, so it definitely isn't all bad.
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Luckily I’m just gonna grow some autos til I get better at growing. Which btw these Bubba Kush autos are insane!!! They grew so fast!!! Check it!!!
Sueet
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Looks good, but stretchy, maybe move the light a bit closer (or raise the plants up, same effect)
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Still too early to tell about sex as the seedling is still growing with opposite, as opposed to alternating, nodes. The alternating nodes tell you when it is sexually mature, not calender days. Your plant is growing more slowly, and therefore taking longer to mature, because of cooler temperatures.
I grow in a cabinet and when temps slide down into the mid 70*F the growth really slows down. And speeds back up when temps get back above 80*F.
I grow in a cabinet and when temps slide down into the mid 70*F the growth really slows down. And speeds back up when temps get back above 80*F.
If you are referring to those darker green rings, those are just the plant shoring up the node at the trunk so it can support a larger and longer branch and then hopefully heavy buds. It's a good sign.
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HappyHazmat88
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Sucks everytime lol but at least you got those autos off to a good start.
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HappyHazmat88
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For me any question never bothers so ask away....but a journal would be helpful lol out of the 4 I grew...1 smelled like I hit a skunk with my car before it died of toxicity...the other 3 before Hermie smelled like "soap"....idk if that makes sense
... But to answer your question on the smell of your male... All weed plants will have a smell... The females and herms will smell stronger just due to the terp(myrcene) production.
Sativa1970
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When you say how many weeks, when did you start counting? It can take a week or two for a seed to sprout. Then up to another 1 or 2 weeks before it's first true leaf, the jagged edge ones. That is where you start counting. If you top a plant it can put all growth on hold for a week or two while it recovers. For example if you started the seed on feb1st it would be less than 8 weeks of growth. Only in optimum conditions could it mature in 6 weeks and show flower after a week of 12/12.
Male flowers don't start spewing pollen until they mature. You will spot them long before that happens since you are watching. Relax, you are in for the long wait. You do realize even if it flowers today you won't have anything worth smoking off it until July.
Male flowers don't start spewing pollen until they mature. You will spot them long before that happens since you are watching. Relax, you are in for the long wait. You do realize even if it flowers today you won't have anything worth smoking off it until July.
100% agree. That's how we learn, or at least shorten the learning curve. Sure, we could all read books and online articles, but the back and forth here is, in my opinion, much more valuable. One question asked and answered often leads to broader discussions and suggestions.
I learn stuff every day on here, and most of it is just me soaking in conversations and discussions that lead down various rabbit holes, many of which I find of interest.
