🌱 How can you tell the sex of your plants?

Cannabis is dioecious – that means there are male and female plants. Sounds banal at first, but it’s crucial in growing: only the female plants produce the coveted flowers. The males, on the other hand, produce pollen and cause unwanted seed formation in your buds.
👉 Means for you: Get the males out before the party starts!

👨♂️ The male plants

You can recognize males by the nodes – where the leaf and stem meet.

• Small round balls form that look like tiny buds.
• These develop into pollen sacs.
• When they burst open, they release pollen, which pollinates your females.

Result: lots of seeds, but hardly any potent flowers. That’s exactly what you want to avoid.

👩♀️ The female plants

Females show a different sign in the same places:

• Small, hair-like pistils (styles) that sprout from the nodes as fine white hairs.
• They serve to capture pollen – but without males they remain virgin and concentrate their energy on flower production.

👉 As soon as you see the first hairs, you can rejoice: this is the starting signal for your future buds.

Source: https://www.hanfgartenshop.de/magazin/cannabis-vorbluete-tipps-merkmale-pflege

🥀 Sort out weak plants

In addition to the males, you should also get rid of weak plants. Why?

• They show yellowing, pale leaves or deformed growth forms.
• Their stems are thin and growth is puny.
• They consume water, light and nutrients but do not provide a satisfactory end product
• Worse still, they are often more susceptible to pests and diseases, putting your entire grow box at risk.

👉 In short: it’s better to have fewer plants, but strong and healthy ones.

🧾 Brief summary

You can recognize males by their round pollen sacs and females by their fine white hairs. Weak plants only cost energy and increase the risk of pests – it’s better to rely on a few strong ladies for maximum harvest quality.