Fastest way to know is it male or female plant with regs.

[CannaT]

Hi I will share my hack of sexing.
I grow mostly regs so this is my way of sexing.
Through the years I find out that when plants are planted close together they show gender very fast.

On pictures are white widow on left and orange hill special on right.
I planted 9WW in one pot and 10 OHS.
Under a month all plants show their sex properly.

 

[Creeperpark]

Its seems like males show their stuff fast when planted close together. I had some plants show sex on the 4th node from the seed.

 

[CannaT]

Its seems like males show their stuff fast when planted close together. I had some plants show sex on the 4th node from the seed.

Those plants are also like that 4th node some of them 3d.
Just they are fighting for light and nutes and they grow more prolongated.
Females also showed few white hairs will post pictures here.
Even sativas like haze hybrids show sex fast in that way.

I dont know in scientific way why it happen.
Maybe its something with roots but I dont know.

 

[Creeperpark]

When I start my plants I try to give them plenty of space and not let any leaves touch one another until I see a sex. The reason is I seem to get more females following that rule.

 

[CannaT]

I was doing before that way.
Or when I grow fems today I also put 1 seed per pot.

With regs I like this way.
Mostly I get 50/50 f 2 m ratio.

 

[bimblebrains_1]

hi guys,

I like to veg them on the gas lantern technique,they show really early that way and if not literally within 2 days after flipping from that.
Or i just wait til i can get 2 cuts,root them,toss the seed plant,flower one cut til shows sex and keep the other if female,that way you know if they a keeper when you run them the first time

bimble

 

[EExtinct]

This is a great tip!

 

[bimblebrains_1]

just wanted to add that after using the gas lantern technique for a while i.e the 12 and 1 light cycle,i found the plants to be growing a bit whispy for my liking so,i increased the 1 hour in the middle of the dark phase to 2 hours and you get much more bushy branchy growth,just like the trad 18/6..so yer i like a 12 and 2 cycle...saves tonnes of electric and as mentioned before they show sex way quicker....sorry for the ramble..you'll get used to it haha

 

[Douglas.Curtis]

As soon as a plant has a healthy cutting, you can float it in a pan of water under 12/12 lighting.

 

[bimblebrains_1]

As soon as a plant has a healthy cutting, you can float it in a pan of water under 12/12 lighting.

and save on potting soil,great tip Douglas!!! i like it