How to Identify Male and Female Cannabis Plants
How to Identify Male and Female Cannabis Plants
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how to tell a male apart from a female cannabis, weed or marijuana plant can often be confusing because females have calyxes or bracts which may look like balls or male pollen sacs. The key difference between the two types of balls is that females will have a stigma or pistil poking out of the balls which looks like a whitish yellow pipe cleaner that is intended to catch pollen in the air. This calyx of bract will eventually turn into a seed pod when pollinated. Some cannabis plants that come for breeders who do not stress test their strains or crosses may develop nanners or turn into hermaphrodites which possess both pistils, stigmas and male pollen sacs and flowers. This is due to poor ethics from releasing untested strains and a lot of new growers are not aware that there are hermie proof strains. It is important to research genetics before finding a strain or cross to grow and a video on how to choose a strain can be seen here: https://youtu.be/X09RU2wY7xc
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Accurately identifying male and female cannabis plants is a fundamental skill for growers aiming to maximize their yields and produce high-quality buds. By understanding the key characteristics associated with each gender, you can effectively manage your cultivation practices, remove male plants promptly, and allow your female plants to flourish. With this knowledge, you’ll be well on your way to successful cannabis cultivation.
Understanding Cannabis Plant Anatomy:
Before delving into gender identification, it’s crucial to familiarize yourself with the basic anatomy of cannabis plants. Cannabis plants consist of leaves, stems, nodes, and flowers or buds. The reproductive organs are housed within the flowers, which develop differently in male and female plants.
Male Cannabis Plants:
Male cannabis plants are responsible for producing pollen, which is required for fertilizing female plants. Here are some key characteristics to help you identify male cannabis plants:
Pre-Flowering Stage: Male plants typically start to show their gender a week or two earlier than females during the pre-flowering stage.
Pollen Sacs: Look for small, grape-like clusters called pollen sacs. These sacs contain pollen and can be found in the nodes where branches meet the main stem.
No Pistils: Male plants do not have pistils, which are small hair-like structures found on female flowers. Instead, you’ll find thin, straight, and elongated structures within the pollen sacs.
Female Cannabis Plants:
Female cannabis plants are coveted by growers as they produce the resinous flowers rich in cannabinoids and terpenes. Identifying female plants is crucial to ensure a robust harvest. Here’s how to identify them:
Pistils: Female plants exhibit pistils, which are hair-like structures emerging from the nodes. These pistils are often white or light-colored and develop into the buds.
Calyx Structure: Look for swollen, tear-shaped calyxes at the nodes, which house the reproductive parts of the plant.
Lack of Pollen Sacs: Unlike male plants, female cannabis plants do not produce pollen sacs.
Removing Male Plants:
To prevent unwanted pollination and the development of seeds in female plants, it is recommended to remove the male plants from your growing area as soon as they are identified. This ensures that energy is directed towards bud production in female plants, resulting in higher-quality yields.
Exceptions and Hermaphroditism:
While the majority of cannabis plants exhibit clear male or female traits, it’s essential to be aware of exceptions. Hermaphroditism is a condition where plants develop both male and female reproductive organs. These plants, known as hermaphrodites, can self-pollinate and jeopardize the quality of your crop. Regular monitoring and removal of hermaphroditic plants are necessary to maintain a healthy, seedless harvest.
I have a hemophridite and around 80% of the plant is filled with flowers, so if I just cut the stems that have the balls on it can that save the plant?
Nice video very informative thnx growmie
Thanks , I was nervous
is royalqueenseeds safe ?
Which one is best for smoke male or female
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Does alien gorilla have more or less herming tendencies as gg4 really need to know if these seeds are worth running with
With my current grow since I planned a long veg in order to use 2 plants to fill out a scrog in a 4×4. Since I heard the potential for feminized seeds exists I decided to take a clone from each of my plants and immediately flip them to a 12/12. After 14 days the clones had rooted and started showing female organs. I flipped the clones back to a 18/6 light schedule and revegged. I now have three mothers for each of the phenotypes my seeds presented. Give it a shot!
Great mf
They will learn
How is it possible that I put the video on 1.5x speed and it still sounds normal? You talk WAY too damn slow.
I just found out the blue light on my humidifier can cause herming. Still don’t understand this light leak thing as well. I have to leave the vents in my tent open. Heat is a big thing in AZ.
Great point brother like the channel alot
Thanks for this video, I found calyx and thought my plant had hermed. everyone kept telling my it hermed but now i see they had not. Thanks my man.
I need some help
We have 2 plants growing in the back of our shop we dont have much room
We got the plants from a dispensary they were 6-7 in. tall (sour Diesel ) now there about 2 1/2 ft. Tall the leaves on the plants have 1 or 2 or 3 leaves only a few have 5 leaves doesn’t look like they are male they do have the hairs growing out but is this normal ?
Thanks jeff
Killer video! That is how you explain shit. I had some Brothers Grimm Grimm glue beans 10 of them the first three tured out like C – and that was my fault. But the weird thing is the second three had all these weird mutations I started out with quads two of the three beans popped with four tops right out of the gate anyways I was worried about Hermes or males.
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This is a good video a great video!! Subscribed subscribed subscribed clear concise direct info I feel much better because these next three are healthy ASFK!!! Beast mode getting ready to flip I’m going to keep paying attention for any hairy balls
Plain and simple, if you see any ball or brach of any type after a week in flower or 2 without a hair poking out its male. Females have white hairs PERIOD
Grows fault. Herms is imilar to turning femal male. Outside of both sexaes reavealing at the same time as a herm is. So take herm seeds and you will grow maximum males or female genetics from either side. Dont fear herms learn to use herhim heirloom
Hello…for some reason the discord link I clicked on is expired. Do you have a updated link? Thanks
Hi I was just wondering how long do you have to pull out the male before it becomes danger of turning the female
I don’t know of any ethical breeders in 2023. I’ve been breeding my own for a while, but gained access to some incredible cultivars in 2012. The only cultivars I use are from the 2000’s, or earlier, and haven’t added anything to my gene pool. This is an incredibly important video. You hit on it all!
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Sorry, but if I have just find some random seeds in my dispo bud, and decided to try and grow. Should I hope for hermies? Does that mean even if it has some seeds, it will still grow buds? Or is there still a chance of getting a male and no bud?
I have gotten males with the Rocket Seeds.
I wait until I see the balls and chop it down. It won’t cause problems unless you let it go
Dude you have helped me a lot. You are the common sense in a crazy world. I was about to cull a beautiful plant. After watching this video I am going to give it a few more days. I really want this sucker to be fem. It is huge.
Excellent information growmie
this video is so useful!
Hi! if you have bad luck and you get hermies that make pollen. after throwing out the plants, for how long will the pollen "survive"? can they pollinate the next plants that you grow from seeds? is it important to clean the tent extra after you had pollen in it?
But how about the
females that sometimes have one ore two seeds
The hermi situation has gotten so bad with these companies, breeders like Arjan Roskam (GHS) and the dude from "Jungle Boys" along with lots of other breeders, are now saying "herms" are a good thing. lol
My opinion, the seeds are intentionally being ruined now so as to pollute the genetics for the common grower. Only certain breeders will have a clean product. I have 25 year old seed and not one "hermi" comes out of them, but 90% of the "elite" clones are hermi proned in todays world.
It’s a damn shame what they have done to the weed since the 80’s when it was killer.
Hairy balls and arm pits. Sounds good
Just reached one month flower from some seeds a friend gave me. First time running regs since my first run 18 months ago. Getting burned now, lost 2 plants in a week due to hermies….
gonna have some good genetics next run
Yeah!! I got a girl!! Girl power baby
Man thank you so much, i freaked out yesterday because a plant i have showed those balls with hairs coming out to tip and i almost cut it down thinking it was a hermie until i saw your video, thanks for great contents and saving my plant
, im new to growing and i freak out easy for my babies.
first run ever was littered with tiny seeds , seedsman alaskan purple auto
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Trying a bag seed right now, really unsure if I have a male or female. I’m thinking it might be male, but I don’t know enough to say for sure, and I don’t wanna chop the plant until I’m certain.