Trees @lemmy.world <sub></sub> @leminal.space 4mo ago

Aw man, it's a boy, ain't it

Almost 4 weeks on, and afraid this wasn't as feminized as advertised. Please tell me I'm wrong

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I don't know how to sex.pot plants. Just commenting to bump, hope you get an answer!
- Thanks, man
It's a male, get rid of it ASAP unless you want the rest of your harvest pollinated.
- What happens if that happens?
  
  The female plant stops investing in the flower and instead uses all the energy to produce seeds. There will be seeds galore and low-tier weed. We want sinsemilla, without seeds.
  
  All females produce seeds.
- Thanks, I was afraid of that - thankfully he's already been separated from the ladies.
That’s gnarly, the lower ones 100% look like male since they are on stems, while the females aren’t. So the uppers just look like a weird mutation, but still give off male vibes.
- Yeah, after seeing some more pics of how the pollen sacs open, I could see the stuff up top looking like that. I thought it was just how these calyxes started out, but prolly not based on the other thingies. Thanks
Yup, that looks like a male to me.
- Aight, thank you. Knew I could get some answers here!
Maybe I just don't know what I'm looking at.
- Definitely male. Male pollen sacs have a more rounded shape like a rugby ball. Female calyx have a more tear drop shape I would say. Like it tapers harder at the tip than male sacs. Compare this image to yours and you can see the drastic difference.
  
  https://herbiesheadshop.com/resized/original/common/38/Bract-And-Calyx__MUaprbe8FlvddjGr.jpg
  
  Now that you know the difference, you'll be able to find them earlier. You probably could have spotted this male like 3-4 weeks ago.
  
  Yeah, that's what I thought. It's not much older than that - how could I tell so early? They looked much less rugby shaped a week ago, and I thought maybe the calyxes just started out way different than the other strain'd plant I grew. I appreciate the link and reply.
It’s a dude.
- Word. Thanks.

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