What the hell?

[Gaytimegrower]

Hey guys, I had a mongrel plant come up from seed. When it was about 14" high, I brought it inside and put it on 12/12. It took about 12 days to tell me that it was a male so outside it went again. Now, it is covered with buds. Wxcuse my ignorance but is this usual?

I have attached a pic but it is a bit blurry

[Gaytimegrower]

Here is another one

[Gaytimegrower]

The whole bush is covered in these flowers, all along the stalks. Some small ball like flowers are still visible and some of them are open.

[Gaytimegrower]

The rogue bush in question

[Guest Wilderbud]

Sometimes a plant can revert their sex.

 

Are you sure you seen male flowers? A new branch tip can sometimes fool you if [mirage sort of thing].

 

Nice bush!!!

 

Do you know what strain that is? Looks like a winner from here.

Edited December 8, 2003 by Wilderbud

[Gaytimegrower]

I have no idea what strain it is. I had a big pot outside and was given some very suspect looking seeds. I threw about 10 of them in and really didnt worry too much from then on. Later, I noticed one had sprouted so began watering it. Later, a mate stuffed around with it and pruned the top. I got into it and gave it a severe leaf tri.

When I got my shed set up, I put it on 12/12 to sex it. Small balls began to foerm at the base of the leaf nodes so I threw it outside and didnt take any notice of it for a week. When I had a closer look, some of the small flowers had opened but the whole plant is covered with these buds that look like female ones.

I cant remember from my past growing years ever seeing a male with buds like this.

Should i put it back under 12/12 or just let it go. It seems to be budding really well even tho it is outside getting lots of hours of light.

[Guest Wilderbud]

Pull it inside - its not the right time of year to flower outdoors. BUT it might pollinate other plants if it has male flowers still.

 

I wouldnt care if it started vegging again as its a good time to clone a plant.

 

Can you see any seeds [look for swollen calyxes with no pistil]?

 

Choices...

[Luke Skywalker]

Sounds more like you never had balls to start with... Are you sure they were male flowers? Sounds like you've just panicked at first sight of a calyx forming at the node branches and it's just flowering normally...

 

But still, you sound like you know what you're talking about... A little tip for getting better photos mate, try using a magnifying glass held right in front of the lens on the digicam, you should be able to get much more crisp macro shots that way.

 

It does look like a rather healthy plant mate, if it's budding now you may as well stick her inside, but only if you are sure there are no male flowers or pollen on the plant, otherwise you'll just ferilise everything else in your g-room too... But like I said before, I can't say I see male flowers in those pictures... too fuzzy man, but she looks like a healthy girl to me...

[Gaytimegrower]

Can you see the flower oin the RHS of this pic?

It is a male flower isnt it ?

[SweetJane]

I was reading a breeders forum on another board and on one of the threads there he mentioned that some strains of plants will show male flowers if you switch them to 12/12 before they have had a proper chance to veg, then turn female later on. (He explained it a lot more eloquently than me sorry )