# Is this female plant? **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Cycle\ **Created:** [December 21, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253 "2016-12-21T05:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/1 "2016-12-21T05:15:56Z")
I have this plant that sprouted October 8, and switched to 12/12 on December the 8th… I’ve been patiently waiting for it to show its sex… are these pistils or just another plant part? ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/6/a/6a61eec4fd1ca448deabc03a3a8fa395be2bf520.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bushgrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bushgrower/32/14238_2.png) [@Bushgrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Bushgrower)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/2 "2016-12-21T05:46:34Z")
Had a close up look. Just part of plant. More patience buddy 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 6:18am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/3 "2016-12-21T06:18:43Z")
damn that sucks… the 22nd will be exactly two weeks into 12/12…hopefully she will be a female… I’ve read it takes longer for a females sex to show… so I might get lucky again ---
**Author:** ![Donaldj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/donaldj/32/76518_2.png) [@Donaldj](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Donaldj)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/4 "2016-12-21T07:06:37Z")
How long did you veg? they do have a mature age before they trigger easily into flower I have a lady who’s 10 days into flower just starting to show signs she’s triggered into flower. I find with a longer veg they go into flower far easier but yes 2-3 weeks is not too unusual ---
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/5 "2016-12-21T07:47:59Z")
I vegged the plant from sprout for about 8 weeks 4 days… I was trying to let it catch up with my other plant that sprouted a week earlier… next time I’ll try vegging for a shorter period, at the time I didn’t know better… I’m still till learning as I go ---
**Author:** ![Dr.DankThumb420](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dr.dankthumb420/32/74939_2.png) [@Dr.DankThumb420](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Dr.DankThumb420)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/6 "2016-12-21T09:20:53Z")
I think its a female. See the two pistols 2 nodes down from your finger. Give it some more time I dont see any male indicators ---
**Author:** ![FloridaSon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/floridason/32/113795_2.png) [@FloridaSon](https://ilgmforum.com/u/FloridaSon)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/7 "2016-12-21T14:38:49Z")
Those are actually stipules… ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/2X/3/367dcff954c5d0852ba0d3d20450e4496384af85.gif) I don’t see signs of sex yet. Just give it more time @Edward7983. Different strains grow at different rates. You’re also making a common mistake that I’m also trying to get a handle on…life stage count. It’s considered seedling stage until you have the 5 segment leaves. The you can start counting your veg time. Once you switch to 12/12 you have 2 or 3 weeks of preflower before you are actually in the flowering stage. I think I read it even gets more complicated than that with a couple other transitional stages. As I said, I’m still trying to get life stages to click in my brain, which is usually pretty fogged 😉. Patience leads to your harvest… ---
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/8 "2016-12-21T19:39:58Z")
thanks for the replies… I’ll try to be patient… There’s no way around it, when the plant is ready to show me its sex, I’ll be watching every day ---
**Author:** ![anon95356110](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@anon95356110](https://ilgmforum.com/u/anon95356110)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/9 "2016-12-21T22:27:55Z")
Had the same problem with my first grow plant looked great and all the makings of a female but bam pollen sacs over night but lucky 1 girl amongst the 4 I had. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/5/e/5e2f23c7b410f116fe2e31fb8be5b6a7e233da43.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/10 "2016-12-21T23:10:20Z")
it must suck investing all the TLC to yur plant, and then bam comes a male… I know I’m gonna be heart broken if it turns out to be a male… ohh well it’s just bag seed, but still ---
**Author:** ![anon95356110](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@anon95356110](https://ilgmforum.com/u/anon95356110)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/11 "2016-12-21T23:37:07Z")
Positive vibes your way mate hope shes a female.Yhea this 1 in the photo ended in being the male from a mixed bag of seeds . ---
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/12 "2016-12-22T18:35:44Z")
I’m screwed… so I got a male… what do I do, just throw it away?.. he was right next to my female… at this early in its stage. there’s no way it could have pollinated my female plant, right? ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/5/c/5c465b83bb9478bf07e3160f69bd778185ffa633.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![FloridaSon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/floridason/32/113795_2.png) [@FloridaSon](https://ilgmforum.com/u/FloridaSon)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/13 "2016-12-22T18:57:07Z")
It doesn’t look like any of the flower pods have opened. You could cut the pods, place in a sealed bag and then into a sealed glass jar to be safe. My brother in law seems to think the pollen would still be viable in case you decide to attempt breeding later. Personally, I would pull him and toss his stupid a$$ in a fire!!!👿 Glad you caught it before anything opened. Almost spoiled your crop! ---
**Author:** ![FloridaSon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/floridason/32/113795_2.png) [@FloridaSon](https://ilgmforum.com/u/FloridaSon)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/14 "2016-12-22T18:58:28Z")
BTW…KILL IT NOW!!! 😵 ---
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/15 "2016-12-22T19:22:54Z")
thanks Florida, I’ll just butcher him into a trash can ---
**Author:** ![FloridaSon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/floridason/32/113795_2.png) [@FloridaSon](https://ilgmforum.com/u/FloridaSon)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/16 "2016-12-22T19:29:14Z")
I would still seal the plant somehow unless you are immediately removing the can. Maybe I’m just paranoid, but I don’t trust they wouldn’t open in a last ditch effort to propagate. ---
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/17 "2016-12-22T20:02:26Z")
I already removed it and found a buddy that said he wants it… so that’s good for me I guess ---
**Author:** ![Oldstoner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldstoner/32/508347_2.png) [@Oldstoner](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldstoner)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/18 "2016-12-22T20:05:53Z")
Get 20 seeds back from him sprout them all and you will probably end up with 2 or 3 females from it ---
**Author:** ![Edward7983](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/edward7983/32/24474_2.png) [@Edward7983](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Edward7983)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/19 "2016-12-22T21:44:03Z")
I’ll let my friend. grow it out and I’ll ask him for seeds… too bad I was really hoping it would be a female, even though it was bag seed, it was pretty good regular stuff ---
**Author:** ![FloridaSon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/floridason/32/113795_2.png) [@FloridaSon](https://ilgmforum.com/u/FloridaSon)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253/20 "2016-12-22T21:56:32Z")
I’ve always grown from bag seed. Anytime I came across something with a good taste or buzz, I would put back the seeds knowing I could get a better product. This past year, I found a couple seeds in some known strains. Berry White and The Flav. What I didn’t know was they were autos. I learned about them the hard way. This will be my first time growing something that I know all I need to know. I’m psyched!! From some regular bag or the good stuff, you can always make it better. My opinion anyway. Good luck with the rest… [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/is-this-female-plant/8253.md?page=2)