Hello everyone,

I'm a first time grower and learning on the fly. My plants are in their fifth week of growth so I'm keeping an eye out for sex i.d. I read where at this time there should be some spike like growths on the 4th or 5th node and whether they grow close or together, or away from each other, determines their sex. The males spikes will cross and grow toward each other and the female "spikes" will grow apart. I just checked my plants and can clearly see these "spikes" but some are growing straight up, neither toward or away from one another, so what would that mean, if anything? How reliable of a visual clue to their sex, does anyone know? If it is, I only have one fem out of 8 plants...highly unlikely with my good growing conditions. Also, are thesse spike things a sign of maturity? Should I begin flowering now or wait?

the stipules are not an indication of flowering. folklore says what you stated but it is just that, folklore. the only 100% positive way is to induce sexing by changing your light schedule to 12/12.

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So should I begin flowering now? The plants are only five weeks old, and span in height from 10-13".

What he said and yes you can flower now and get up to 3 footers.

yes, induce flowering now if you want to keep your trees height under control. i start mine after 4 weeks as the plant is already at its highest maturity level for producing buds. you can veg for longer for more yield, but I go for 4 weeks to keep a decent plant height and yield.

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