I got two females! (Third hasn't shown)
Maybe my luck has changed since my Durban Poisons all being males.
Both the larger plants in the bigger buckets showed the first signs of being female with the small white hairs.
(You can see in the two close up pics)
I also suspect that one plant is sativa dominant while the other may be indica. I took a great side by side at twilight showing how one is preppy and tall soaking in the light, while the other is turning in for bed early already drooping for the night. If that has any correlation to how a plant might make you feel, I'm really hopeful.
Started transitioning to bloom formula after I saw the hairs.
I'll be decreasing Grow concentrations while keeping bloom at a few ml/L I think. Then slowly increase bloom. This girls will look nice by Weedsmas, maybe even look presentable for Weedsgiving!
@KratkyGrow, good observation. I'll keep this in mind next time that I'll pop seeds. Was actually thinking about starting the new lot in one set and pick survivors for individual nursing.
Again, good to know. Thanks for sharing.
@Med_in_Tropic,
I know! That was pretty disappointing.
In that batch I don't think I had any stressor conditions that would have made them more likely to be males. (I've read that red light, high heat, fluxing heat, or nutrient overload can all lead to higher rates of males)
I did plant them all out of one tote bin, so the roots got all tangled, not sure if that would do anything or not. But that did help me learn when 7 of the 8 get pulled, and the roots are too tangled to seperate, they just rotted in the bin and created extra worry on my end for the one female. I also think the female developed slowest, and was the smallest plant, maybe because her roots were getting choked out by the males. I wouldn't try planting more than one in a single tote again unless I knew they were all females.
Low vpd - humid low temp - There will be less transpiration. I agree with you that more leaves are better for the plants . Then the can pump more water and nutrients to grow.