Question

Hi,

Sure seems hard for me to tell the male from the female ... I am looking for the new shoots where the stem branches come together, trying to distinguish the single shoot with a tail (male) as compared to the double shoots protruding (female) ... however, at 6 to 8 weeks,  either it seems I have allot of males or some are still choosing sides ... any thoughts?

thanks

Answer

Plants usually show their sex at about two feet in height.

Female plants get single calixes that grow out where the branches of the plant come out and there is a split hair that grows out of them. As shown below.

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Male plants get these ball clusters that grow out in the same area that the calixes grow from and are deceiving as at first they look like calixes but soon grow more sacks and soon star to produce a yellow powder and that powder is male pollen.