[habeeb]

Originally Posted by FreezerBoy

Hab, we're dealing with first timers here. First we learn to roll over, then we crawl, then we walk. We don't start out running the 440 in the Olympics.

oh, didn't see the new growers section.. ( I always click new posts .. )

kiddies look and learn at what freezerboy has shown you. learn to know your balls from your hairs

[cleocola]

Would some one please tell me.......... Why throw out the males? Other than pollenation, Aren't they good for shake? Do they contain any of the thc or cbd?

[dgr]

cleo,
I think this thread is about determining sex. Here's the biggest reason. Unseeded bud value $2000 to $6000/lb. Seeded bud, IDK as I don't smoke it. Let's say $500 a lb. How much shake you need to make that up?

You could do a QWISO/BHO extract on males. But, the return doesn't seem worth the effort to me when you can grow a female in the same space.

Note: I'm not for throwing all males away. Genetic diversity is important to keep around. 10 seeds might give you five females with five different variations. You inbreed all those seeds and the progeny will give you even more variations -- maybe the one you are looking for. BUT, you do need to have the space to maintain your males and a way to pollinate only what you want to pollinate.

[cleocola]

Thank you so much for the quick reply. I honestly didn't think I'd find it again. This is my first grow. And my first attempt at blogging. Just starting to find my way around here. I'm very new to the to all of this, and the meds. VERY Inexperienced even to smoking.
I just thought I would grow the males elsewhere if they had any value for shake. I'm making my own butter and oil for cooking and thought I might throw it in the mix. Not enough good stuff? I cannot believe the cost, gotta try my hand at growing my own. I normally grow my own veggies organticly. Unfortunately summer is almost behind us. Bought a 600w Grow light, don't know what I am doing.
Thank you again.

[dgr]

cleo,
You should go search the cooking with ... forum for "males." There are varying opinions on the use of males.
Here's one thread. It gets interesting on page 3
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....ighlight=males

[FreezerBoy]

Hey Cleo,

See also CLONERS- a collection of various methods Should you choose, you need never grow a male again.

[cleocola]

Thank you "dgr", most informative.

[1coolchic]

How long can plants stay at the preflower stage? My plants are less than a month old and only about 4" tall - idk what the deal is there - but started preflowering today.

[Maj.PotHead]

Originally Posted by 1coolchic

How long can plants stay at the preflower stage? My plants are less than a month old and only about 4" tall - idk what the deal is there - but started preflowering today.

for ever if properly taken care of and keep lighting 18/6 or 20/4

most indica dominate strains will show preflowers 3-6 wks from sprout some will need to be flowered out for sex determend. a plant from seed for me normally shows preflowers @ internode set 5-9, 3-4 wks from sprout

[FreezerBoy]

The Major's short version is all you really need but, allow me to bore you with a bit more.

From the moment it sprouts the plant tries to flower. The first two weeks are spent building the gear flowering requires. Once this is done it starts to produce flowering hormones.

Thing is, the flowering hormone is deathly allergic to light. It builds up hormones all night and the sun comes along and kills them all. Lather, rinse, repeat. Eventually days get shorter and nights get longer. More hormones are produced than the sun can kill. Each day more and more hormones survive the sun until they finally hit critical mass and ... BOOM, flowers.

Follow the Major's orders, keep nights short and days long and you'll be golden.