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ShortySmoker
08-26-2006, 01:10 AM
ok so on my first grow, no signs of sex showed until a bit after changing lights over to 12/12. this 2nd grow, im into it by about a month, and already 3 of my plants are showing preflowers. 2 females, and 1 suspected male.....that fugger will b pulled asafp.
So I was wondering.....is it 'normal' or heard of to show signs of sex at only about 4weeks old? Ive got my lights running 18/6, still the cfl's (hopefully get hps within a few weeks). I haven't done any types of training to the plants, just letting them grow how they grow this time round. hell on the 2 female plants, the cotyledons are still there and just now starting to yellow and die. hell,there arent even any alternating nodes yet. I dunno...im buzzing pretty good, and it kinda fuckered me up when i just went and checked on the plants, and saw that 3 are showing signs of sex. (they sprouted like 7/20)

Captu4ik
08-26-2006, 03:19 AM
Short -- Four weeks is enough time for some strains to show sex. When pre-flowers show, it is a sign that the plant is sexually mature enough for flowering. Usually pre-flowers show about the time the 7th node is formed, but some of my Indica dom's showed sex with only 5 nodes. From a yeild standpoint, it is always better to see pre-flowers before going to 12/12. Captu4ik.