LST on plants of unknown gender.. worth it?

[transcend]

I have 2 bagseed seedlings going that I'm hoping are ladies (first grow, I'm a noob with growing bud but have general gardening experience).
They're currently at 4 nodes, the plan is to grow out to 6 nodes, top to the 3rd and either flux/ manifold one and use the second as a mother.

Is it worth doing when the gender is unknown? I figure if one/both turn out male I'll toss 'em, and in only out some veg nutes and a bit of time and electricity, but if they turn out female it'll be game on.

I've got a 30x loupe coming in the mail to keep an eye out for preflowers and thought they might be easier to spot if I'm already underway with the LST?

 

[Gingerbeard]

Absolutely keep them going transcend ! The worst thing that can happen is you get some good experience with training. Also, identifying males.
A lot of us started with bagseed from an old head, closet grower person who has since disappeared somewhere in the Dominican Republic. The best thing that can happen is you get lovely things.
It's worth the effort.

 

[transcend]

Thanks Gingerbeard, that's a good way to look at it :laugh:​​​​​​

 

[Rwise]

For now I would keep them growing, where did the bud the bag seed was in come from? IF it came from a despo, it is likely feminized and they had a hermie that polluted their grow. In this case the seed would be female however you will need to watch for hermies, they dont have to but the chances are increased. Something that could toss a tire tool into the gears is they could have had a real male. A grow near me had 1000 white widow males from a batch of seed. IF it was from wild grown then its 50/50 for male/female. Genetics is the real deal here, you (may) know what the mother was but who was the daddy? Quality can be a toss up but hey the seed was free (kinda).
When I started growing all there was were bag seed.

 

[Ckbrew]

This being your first grow, you need the experience of growing. Keep them. Grow them out and manifold them how you like. Only delete them if they are male and you have female that you want to save. Regardless of how it turns out, nothing beats practical knowledge.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Sure that's a great way to learn and get the feel of training. For sure keep a very good eye on the sex of the plant :shock:

 

[transcend]

I haven't a clue on the genetics, was in some bud I got off a pal and I just kept the seeds as it was a really good buzz for playing guitar on 😄

 

[transcend]

Thanks guys, yeah I do want the experience of training so it'll be a win either way. Reminds me of an old saying: the only true failure is one you learn nothing from

 

[transcend]

So the LST was a success... I think lol I'm looking at switching to 12/12 in a week or so.

I'd like to flower in a 5gal bag (currently in 2s), is it possible to repot during early flowering (once I know for sure the gender)? Some say the stress of it can cause hermies, others say it's fine.
I'd just like to avoid wasting resources on a male/s if possible.