# Durban poison Male or Female **URL:** \ **Category:** Flowering\ **Created:** [August 23, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512 "2019-08-23T01:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jmac52309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@Jmac52309](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jmac52309)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/1 "2019-08-23T01:03:29Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/c/6/c6e3a0e8be3e44d73a1d5b03294e5e4404893d96.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/6/9/698d919b0b5aeb958f0ffb694f9f43aac153ad73.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/3/2/328758fdd210955009e90a70ff25e9cd5cb6a400.jpeg) I have 4 Durban Poison which I thought all 4 to be male but these small balls seem to keep opening up with new growth. They are in their first week of flower (13 weeks since germination) along with 4 other strains which are clearly female and showed pistils by week 5 of veg. Just wondering why it’s taking so long to be certain. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as this is the first time I’ve grown this strain. ---
**Author:** ![ThatoneAKguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/thatoneakguy/32/204632_2.png) [@ThatoneAKguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ThatoneAKguy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/2 "2019-08-23T01:34:03Z")
That’s looks like a straight male. Oddly enough I had a Durban Poison given to me that had ONE single bud that hermied. ---
**Author:** ![Jmac52309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@Jmac52309](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jmac52309)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/3 "2019-08-23T02:03:53Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/c/1/c1c9d54fb9f1b646bbcd29be29d29ca34f70820f.jpeg) These balls keep sprouting new growth and all 4 dp seem to have the same thing going on. Thanks for the reply. Debating on just taking them out, or I may give it another week to make sure while keeping a close eye on them. Usually at this age the balls would be much larger and these are just different then any of my other strains. ---
**Author:** ![RandomlyRan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/randomlyran/32/261399_2.png) [@RandomlyRan](https://ilgmforum.com/u/RandomlyRan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/4 "2019-08-23T03:11:32Z")
It appears male from what I can see. I’d quarintine it just in case and then see. I wouldn’t leave it there to defile your ladies ---
**Author:** ![LoCoRock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/locorock/32/388502_2.png) [@LoCoRock](https://ilgmforum.com/u/LoCoRock)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/5 "2019-08-23T03:31:55Z")
![Capture%20_2019-08-22-23-31-17](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/8/1/81c4a6b1ef2547dcd0123a554f5456aca1353815.jpeg) No good… ---
**Author:** ![Jmac52309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@Jmac52309](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jmac52309)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/6 "2019-08-23T03:58:06Z")
Thank y’all. I think your right about taking them out just to be safe. I’m sure I have time before they pollenate but I may just go ahead and move them to their own tent with the cheaper equipment and move more of my females in this flower since I’m barley a week in. Thoughts ? ---
**Author:** ![RandomlyRan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/randomlyran/32/261399_2.png) [@RandomlyRan](https://ilgmforum.com/u/RandomlyRan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/7 "2019-08-23T04:18:43Z")
That’s exactly what I would do. You can even collect the pollen and make yourself some seeds. ---
**Author:** ![LoCoRock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/locorock/32/388502_2.png) [@LoCoRock](https://ilgmforum.com/u/LoCoRock)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/8 "2019-08-24T02:59:48Z")
Why would you keep it? If you want seeds that is definitely understandable… if it was fem maybe it herm’d…I’m no professional and plz take that with a grain of salt just kicking ideas. Cause if it was then you don’t want the seeds. Again I’m just talking out loud!! ---
**Author:** ![Jmac52309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@Jmac52309](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jmac52309)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/9 "2019-08-24T20:34:12Z")
No You are right, I don’t want seeds or the pollen, at the time I wasn’t 100% sure all 4 Durban Poison were male since some of my other strains had similar traits and ended up all being female which they also showed the pistils during week 4 of veg. These DP wouldn’t show anything until this last week and i just didn’t want to trash them til I was sure so I isolated them for a few days and now am certain of the sex. Wondering if i can reuse the loose soil for my next grow ? FFOF ---
**Author:** ![Itchymoche](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/itchymoche/32/229395_2.png) [@Itchymoche](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Itchymoche)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/10 "2019-08-24T20:39:22Z")
I had to kill two of my healthy Humboldt Headbands. I had the same dilemma wondering if they were male, but thanks to the forum, these guys were very helpful in making a determination. It was a sad day. Chop chop. ---
**Author:** ![RockClarke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/rockclarke/32/269575_2.png) [@RockClarke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/RockClarke)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/11 "2019-08-31T13:00:23Z")
Yeah… it sux to grow for 3-5 weeks only to see the male parts starting to show. ---
**Author:** ![JKDjEdi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jkdjedi/32/721887_2.png) [@JKDjEdi](https://ilgmforum.com/u/JKDjEdi)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/durban-poison-male-or-female/34512/12 "2022-07-25T03:51:18Z")
I see female.