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SUBJECT: Spotting Male Plants
FROM: Lil’ Puff
just planted a bunch of seeds indoors, and I need to know what the male ones look like. I was told I have to get rid of them soon.
Dear Puff,
If your seedlings are indoors under at least 18 hours of light per day, you’ve got some time. They won’t begin to truly show their flowers until after you switch the timer on your light so that they get 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness per day. Then, within two to three weeks, you’ll see clear signs of sex.
Females will emerge as a teardrop-shaped calyx with a white hair sticking out. This first starts happening at the nodes where the leaves meet the branches. The males will look more like sharp spikes and are noticeably less rounded. As they mature, the spikes will form into what looks like a tiny bunch of green bananas. Get rid of
