# Is there a way to sex the plants early and still keep the fems growing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flowering\ **Created:** [October 18, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sex-the-plants-early-and-still-keep-the-fems-growing/24533 "2018-10-18T14:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ILGM.Zoe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ilgm.zoe/32/43296_2.png) [@ILGM.Zoe](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ILGM.Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sex-the-plants-early-and-still-keep-the-fems-growing/24533/1 "2018-10-18T14:00:34Z")
A question of a fellow grower: Hi,I’m new to growing. Ive got a tent full of greenpoint plants.most average about 12". Is there a way to sex these early and still keep the fems growing? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Sirsmokes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/sirsmokes/32/76002_2.png) [@Sirsmokes](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sirsmokes)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sex-the-plants-early-and-still-keep-the-fems-growing/24533/2 "2018-10-18T16:03:35Z")
Take a cutting and flower it it will tell you ---
**Author:** ![Stryder1961](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Stryder1961](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Stryder1961)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sex-the-plants-early-and-still-keep-the-fems-growing/24533/3 "2018-10-20T00:52:45Z")
hi @Sirsmokes You’ve been a great help on this forum for me in the recent past. My plants are now massive, but can’t find any signs of their sex. I thought I’d read that sex becomes visible when it goes into the flowering stage, and I only have one in flowering (it was an auto). I thought staging my seedings 2 weeks apart would be smart… not… now I have a room full of plants in various stages… anyway, could you explain or send me a link on how to determine sex by a cutting please? Thanks oh, and thank you to the original poster, not trying to cut in on your posting, but your question was good, thanks. ![The%20rest%20of%20the%20girls%20just%20veg'ing](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/c/3/c337afaa71b079d50e60ccc71a0a7cc514627e8d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sirsmokes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/sirsmokes/32/76002_2.png) [@Sirsmokes](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sirsmokes)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sex-the-plants-early-and-still-keep-the-fems-growing/24533/4 "2018-10-20T01:05:41Z")
@Stryder1961 its easy are you familiar with clones? If not there are tons of videos on you tube but take a clone and put it under a 12/12 i think personally the best way to do this is to put cutting into a bottle of water. If you are wanting to start flowering i would just pit whole plant in flower at this point you should know within 5 or 6 days if its male or not they show faster than females if you have any more questions feel free to ask. Im not good at posting stuff ---
**Author:** ![Stryder1961](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Stryder1961](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Stryder1961)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sex-the-plants-early-and-still-keep-the-fems-growing/24533/5 "2018-10-20T01:16:22Z")
@Sirsmokes great idea… I’ve got 2 little clones of UK Cheese growing well, was pretty nervous throughout the cloning process but got through it. I have a mixture of about 5 strains among 14 plants, and 2 strains are Reg, so they worry me a bit… this is my first grow, so initially I had all these ideas floating around… get some males, get some seeds… not worth it especially when you can clone. Fem seeds aren’t guaranteed but have a much better chance of being female than Reg seeds. Good advice, I’ll clone a few this weekend. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Sirsmokes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/sirsmokes/32/76002_2.png) [@Sirsmokes](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Sirsmokes)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sex-the-plants-early-and-still-keep-the-fems-growing/24533/6 "2018-10-20T01:20:19Z")
Also most female plants will show a few pistols once they become mature enough usually around 8 weeks or so ---
**Author:** ![fano\_man](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/fano_man/32/258316_2.png) [@fano\_man](https://ilgmforum.com/u/fano_man)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sex-the-plants-early-and-still-keep-the-fems-growing/24533/7 "2018-10-20T04:18:25Z")
I’ve noticed once the leaves start popping out staggering one side then the other a little higher is when I started notice pistils on the mothers