Smelly Purple Stems

Hi guys,

I have 3 month old plants that are about 18 inches tall, out of the 9 plants that I am growing 4 of them have got smelly (as in skunk) purple stems, is this ok?
The breed is BIG BUD.

Secondly, how much longer have I got to wait until I can tell whether the plants are gonna be male or female?

Finally, how long do I have before any male plants can effect the female plants.

Yes, this is my first time and no the seeds are not feminised.

Thanks in advance.

Pearce -

You came to the right place, however these type of questions have been asked over and over and over. Rather than answer yours for the one millionth time, I can point you out to the resources you need to become an informed grower.

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Welcome to Roll It Up and good luck growing.

Thanks for the advice dude.