3/3 Female!
These girls are looking beautiful right now!
They are all very small and compact but each looks pretty dense. I expect some significant stretch in the next week or two.
The main stems for all are thick and look very healthy, roots all look fantastic, I might have missed when I topped one of them. (as a reminder this is my first time topping)
The plant which forked itself looks pretty nice too, and just started to show female. I still think that plant is the most interesting since it grew that way on it's own.
I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I've fed these girls more than any other grow I've done (which to be fair is not many) but I think they might come out as my best harvest yet. I have a really good feeling about these.
Harvest should be right around X-Mas too!
This week is WEEDSGIVING! I think I'll try to make a mid week update to share some of the fun.
@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.