The reason the stem grew out so long is because you either didn't have enough light, or the light wasn't close enough to the plant. You also need a fan blowing on the plants at all times to help grow a thicker stem.
And Miracle Grow isn't the best soil to use, but plants will still grow fine...
Here is one of my plants. I'm pretty sure it's a male but I want to get other opinions before I throw it out. Let me know what you guys think.
Sorry the pictures aren't the best. They are the best I could get with this camera though.
I added a 300 watt standard light bulb (outputting 6120 lumens) to my plants. Within 3 hours, the plants were completely fried. The light was about a foot away from the plants and had fans blowing on everything.
What caused this and what should I do differently next time?
Okay, just wondering because I'm 4 days into the Flowering cycle and so far there is no signs of sex. I check them multiple times throughout the day, because I'm afraid of getting a male to fuck up my any females.
To treduece: I think my plants were growing these stipules while they were still...
Ok, thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if they were pre-flowers or not.
While we're on the subject though, how long into the flowering cycle does it take (on average) so begin showing signs of sex? I know some people say their plants show sex by the end of their veg cycle, but I'm trying to...