first off thank you both for the helpful info!. i am goiong to look at better lighting thursday when i get paid again (is a 400w HPS ok for veg as well as flower?). this plant is not showing sex yet. it is 15 in tall ut only has 3 sets of 2leaves stemming off, not counting the tiny leaves that are first to pop out of the ground at the bottom of the plant. and is shooting up another 2 leaves from the very top and shooting out at the base of the stem of the other 2 leaf branches where they meet the main stem. im thinking this strain is def a sativa since its got so tall without bushing out yet. if my girlfriend can find her usb cable to her digi camera i will take pics and post my whole setup. thanks again all info is greatly appreciated! my girlfriend thought growing would be scary but she and i have found out this is alot of fun! even if its only a few bowls of yield the satisfaction of smoking my 1st grow be worth it!!!