Branches grow out of the main stem and support fan leaves and buds. Growers often train a cannabis plant by topping branches to create more bud sites. A node is a point at which a branch grows off of the main stem, or one branch from another branch. Fan leaves and buds can grow on some nodes, but not necessarily all. When determining the sex of a cannabis plant, pre-flowers, or the beginnings of male and female sex organs, will appear at the nodes. Fan leaves are the large, iconic leaves of the cannabis plant.
They capture light for the plant and typically have little-to-no resin and are usually discarded when trimming. Sugar leaves are the small, resin-coated leaves that buds form around. They contain the cannabinoids and terpenes that get you high or offer health benefits. Flowers only grow on female cannabis plants and must be dried before consumption.
While smaller colas occur along the budding sites of lower branches, the main cola—sometimes called the apical bud—forms at the top of the plant. The pistil contains the reproductive parts of a flower, and the vibrant, hair-like strands of the pistil are called stigmas.
Stigmas serve to collect pollen from males. This resin is secreted through translucent, mushroom-shaped glands on the leaves, stems, and calyxes. Plants originally developed trichomes to protect against predators and the elements.
The basis of hash production depends on these trichomes and their potent sugar-like resin. Cannabis is a dioecious plant, meaning it can be male or female, and the male and female reproductive organs appear on different plants. Female plants produce the resin-secreting flower that is trimmed down into the buds you smoke, and males produce pollen sacs near the base of the leaves.
Dried cannabis flower is the cola. Sugar Leaves. Sugar leaves are small leaves that grow during the flowering stage out of the cannabis buds. These leaves are usually covered in sparkly THC-filled trichomes that look like a dusting of sugar. Fan Leaves. Fan leaves grow in pairs off of the main stem and branches. Fan leaves help to differentiate sativa versus indica plants: sativas have light green and slender leaves while indicas have dark green, wide leaves. Fan leaves soak up light and transport energy throughout the plant via the phloem.
The main stem of a cannabis plant emerges from the roots and allows the plant to grow vertically. Note: Individual results may vary. Explore some more? Select a topic below. Cannabis Strains. Important Factors. Are you 21 years of age or older or an otherwise qualified patient? Shop Tinctures Select your store menu. Shop Concentrates Select your store menu. Shop Pre-Roll Select your store menu. Shop Vapes Select your store menu. Shop Flower Select your store menu.
Shop Accessories Select your store menu. Shop Topicals Select your store menu. I hope this helps! Have a nice day! Great substance regarding the topic. I was very happy to learn so much in just a few minutes. Would the genetics push it towards being hermaphrodite? Also if I want to keep growing the male how long can it be left with my other plants? Both male and hermaphrodite plants produce pollen sacs that open within a few weeks and start pollinating the females and the hermies as well.
Thanks and have a nice day! Iam growing Taomatic from last years seeds. I want to get rid of males early. I like to send you a pic for your opinion. Happy growing! Hi Jane! Also a first time grower and not sure if the following method should or not be done?
I have 4 plants in containers outside to grow. They are about 4 weeks old and are in small pots. Is it alright to transfer to 5 gallon pots now? Is it taking longer because of weather changes? Another question; Is it OK to move the pots around the perimeter of my house following the sun?
Thanks n. Hi Vic! Sorry for de delayed response! Yes, repoting your plants will help them to grow more vigorously and strongly. The bigger the pot, the taller the plant. Some strains take more time to show sex than others and some environmental factors can delay that too.
Are they showing preflowers now? I hope you find the article useful. Thanks for reading and commenting. Thanx for all info, im growing mobi dick, and lemon diesel, big plants is south africa, how do i now when to top or prune. Hi Dniel! You are welcome and thanks for reading! A healthy plant 30 days into the vegetative stage may be ready for topping. I suggest starting topping only after your plant has developed between 4—5 nodes.
Hello Jane, My plant is in flower phase and something tragic happened, it appears to be falling and dead suddenly. Can you help me please? Hello, watering requirements change along the stages and as the plant grows. If the pot is too small for the plant it may experience root problems, check if your plant needs repoting. Also, for a flowering plant, I do not recommend spraying it with water, as it may cause mold and fungi to grow on the buds. Use a watering can instead to water only the soil.
The amount of water depends on the size of the pot and the environmental conditions. Water until a little water runs off the drainage holes. Let the first inch of the soil dry before watering again.
If your plant is already flowering, make sure to stick to a nutrient schedule for flowering. Is this true? Hello, this is not true. Just get rid of the whole plant if you are not planning on harvesting seeds or pollen. Hello This is my first time growing. I have plants in their second week of flowering, about 8 weeks since germination.
I am seeing small balls on several locations. They are pointy on the top. Just wondering how long I should wait before seeing white hairs?
And how long might I have before they would be able to pollinate if they were males or hermie. If they turn out to be male or hermie preflowers, pollen sacs may open and pollinate female plants within a week or two. Check every day for a week, but no more than that.
Where you trying to share one? Hello, I have a plant in flower , week 6. I noticed a cpl of buds are growing seeds. Looks like she may have been pollinated by a plant from the previous harvest. Will this plant produce pollen and pollinate others in my grow room? Hello James! If your plant is a female plant that has been pollinated by a male or hermie plant it will produce seeds along with the buds.
Pollen only comes from pollen sacs, which are found exclusively in male and hermaphrodite plants. Female plants grow seeds because they receive pollen grains in their female organs, but cannot produce pollen on their own as they lack pollen sacs. I hope this is clarifying. Question: at what point in the growth cycle can the females be pollinated? I have some males for a seed project so I want to be sure to keep them away from the females but I need to know how long I have with out danger of pollination.
Hello Liz! Be extra careful if you are growing male plants near them, better keep them separated to avoid accidents. Have a great grow and congratulations on your seed project! A friend of mine have me a plant as a present not knowing if it was going to be a male or female. Hello Barbara! A male plant can pollinate any female plants 5 km more than 3 miles around.
Cannabis pollen is disseminated by wind mainly, but you can also carry it in your clothes same for your friends visiting. It also may cause allergies as other types of airborne pollen. I hope you have another chance of growing this wonderful plant at home. I was told years ago that a way to sex your plants early was as follows… Female plants will have their branches alternating off the main stalk. Male plants will have their branches going directly opposite each other off the stalk.
My clone has alternating branches. Every one of my plants from seeds, have their branches directly opposite each other. I am finding it very hard to tell the sex by the ball, and hair method. Any help would be appreciated. That statement is not true. When plants are early in the veg stage, leaves and branches grow opposite to each other.
Those plants growing branches directly opposite to each other are not ready to show, so wait a few more days and start looking for preflowers in the nodes again. A clone taken from a female plant will be female as well. Thank you Alicia, for your reply. Love your site. Hi Jane. I have a very big plant almost a tree that I think is male. Can I send a picture to [email protected] for an opinion? Hi Dan! Yes, you can!
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