i have a question regarding early sexing. By next season i will have the equipment to sex my plants before i plant outside. I was wondering what photoperiod i should grow them at until i plant outside so as not to induce early flowering when i put them outside. I know a few indoor growers and they couldnt help me out because they can keep them at 24 hrs until they want flowering, and i am pretty sure if i grow them indoors on a 24 hr photoperiod, that they will preflower when i put them outside in a much shorter one at the end of may. I also know that i can stop preflowering when they start with a flash from a camera, but I am going guerilla with ~ 50 plants spread out over a few acres, so doing that would take me forever... I have a special place for my males where they cant possibly pollinate the females, but i still want to grow a few to maturity so i can selectivly pollinate so i dont have to pick up more seeds.. but at the same time I dont really have a use for thousands of seeds, with barely any weed.
any light shed on this issue will be greatly appreciated. I havelooked through the guerilla farming section, and only got thru the first page when i looked up early sexing, so if anyone has a link to another topic where it is discussed, that would be appreciated too.
Thanks
-Richard
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If you bring them on under 18 hours of light per 24 hour period they should show sex at about 4-5weeks.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Bu.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Bu.
Does this help, don't know how to link to another thread so did it this clumsy way.
QUOTE(Genefinder @ Aug 1 2004, 06:58 AM)
High whizz, it's good to grow them until they are mature enough to flower, if you want to show sex early and still carry on vegging them, then you put them into flower for 2 days(for the Swazi). it's usually 3 days depending on the maturation times of the strain) and then revert back to 18/6, this allows you to see a few preflowers without the plant going into flower or reducing the leaflet number, usually you can see sex 5 days after going back to 18/6. wait until they are around 4 weeks old or have three actively growing internodes before doing this, you then have the choice to use the seedlings as mothers without the risk of having males or just to give you more space for the remaining females. I have grown this strain for years and it's a big yielder, with large bracts and a sweet aniseed taste.hope this helps. peace Genefinder
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think that helps 
thx for the info guys... really helped out, thx.
you can always find a bag that is light prufe and put it over one of the growing tips like a condom for 12 hrs a day.. this will flower only one of tghe growing tips and wont stress your plant too much 
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