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Determining sex with microscope

GermanGrows
GermanGrowsstarted grow question 4y ago
At what age can you first determine a plants sex with a microscope?
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4y ago
You will not need a microscope to determine plant gender, as once flower parts start appearing it is quite simple to identify males from females. I have posted pictures of both male and female primordia (pre-flowers) in week 7 in my diary "cannabis conundrums" if you are keen for an insight of what to look for. There are also pictures of hermaphrodite flowers and other strange cannabis growths too. Hope this helps, Organoman.
Papa_T
Papa_Tanswered grow question 4y ago
Yeah Tubington is on point. Shouldn’t need a microscope to check for a female. If you have a little ball at the base of the calyx it’s more than likely a male. If you find a white pistil behind the calyx then you have yourself a female. Should just be visible to the naked eye. The only real way to get the sex identified early is by having a leaf sample tested in a lab. Google has really great pictures that show side by side comparisons of male and female. Anyway good luck with your grow. 🤙
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Tubington9
Tubington9answered grow question 4y ago
You still going to need to wait until 4-6 weeks before your plant will start to show identifiable characteristics. Personally my last grow i was able to identify 2 males at 4.5-5 weeks
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