Is Hemp the male or female plant?
Is Hemp the male or female plant?
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wordsmith
Some people believe that the hemp plant is male, while marijuana is the female plant, but this is just a myth. Hemp can either be male or female as well as marijuana. Although they look nearly identical, male and female plants have differences. Male hemp forms small round pollen sacs while small pear-shaped nodes begin to form in female hemp’s internodes.
Interestedinhemp
There is a lot of misinformation about Hemp plants being only a certain sex. There are actually both male and female Hemp plants. The female Hemp plants are the ones that grow and go on to be harvested and used in many products at the end of the season. The male Hemp plants actually die off allowing the female plants to flourish.
Cleverclogs
Hemp plants can be both male or female. However, because female plants live longer than their male counterparts; it is often the female plants that are harvested.
wavess
Male hemp plants typically die off much earlier than the female plants, which are what we grow and harvest.
CrayM
No, this is a common misconception among new hemp or marijuana growers thinking male is hemp and weed is the female version of the cannabis plant. The male plants usually die off quickly after pollination, leaving the female plant of each to grow and be cultivated for various purposes.