How early on can you determine the sex of a plant??? when do the pistils or the ball start droppin??...lol.."balls"
As the nights get longer, around mid-late Aug. the plants will indicate sex. Males indicate first, by growing "balls" (pollen sacs). The females begin to develop buds a week or 2 later. You can't go wrong if you immediently rip up any plants that grows balls. You have a few days between the time they are first noticable and when they open and start shedding pollen, so don't delay. Check your plants often during Aug.
Rangerdanger its been raining a lot the last few days and my outdoor pots are sodden is it ok to cover the top of the plant pots to prevent the soil getting any wetter.
Yes. Just remember, when the soil is covered the water already in the soil can't evoparate. This will either cause root rot (which can kill a plant) or retard it's growth. My suggestion is to insure excellent drainage and cover only when it's raining. When the rain stops, uncover.
Thanks rangerdanger, unfortunately I cannot always get to the plants when it rains. Maybee i should try raising the pot of the ground a little to help with drainage. Its my first attempt at outdoors after some initial trouble with slugs the plants seem to be ok, there about 18 inches tall . Didn't plant out untill 10th june.
buffoonman? whaere you got your outdoor plants growin? in a greenhouse or garden? its durben right that you a growin? dam slugs! i don't see why they need to be on this earth for accept for eating things that they shouldn't like your weed plants grrr!
how the hell are you gonna hide them? they don't exactly blend in do they cause they big plants lol hope you've got them well stashed cause someone else may tair them up and smoke them
