Seeds can be expensive or hard to obtain, plants take weeks to nurture to maturity, and indoor gardens are limited in size. Getting males when females are desired can be inconvenient, and sometimes, even disastrous for a small garden!
For this reason, 'feminizing' flowers to produce only female seeds is popular in many circles. I've used (and liked) feminized seeds before, but generally I prefer growing au naturelle, as I'm doing now. There are pros and cons, but in this case, I lucked out: My biggest and happiest plant "S3" is showing early flower parts, and they're female!
That's one or two nodes down from the top.
Also, S3's top 'nug' is just beginning to form, with pistils (aka "white hairs") mixed into the green growth:
Here's a look at this beautiful young lady from the side:
And from a higher angle:
And lastly, looking down on her canopy from above:
I'm glad I transplanted the way I did, now. I had thought she was going to end up male, but luckily she ended up getting one of the big pots anyway. She's ready for some extra nutrients (worm castings) and 11 hour darkness routine, for some serious bud production.
Still uncertain are the other 6 plants, which are S1, S2, S4, M1, M2, and M3.
I'm excited to see which ones have 'hit puberty' overnight, when the lights go on in the morning! Finalizing the 4 (hopefully!) adult females will be fun, and then it's the home stretch. :)
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