Older growth is actually what your plant will be relying on for energy, especially during the later stages of flowering, so try not to prune any more than is absolutely necessary. A better alternative, in my opinion, is LST. You're a bit too far into your grow to make a good 90 degree angle bend to the main stem, but you can easily tie strings to keep the bud sites separated and in direct light.

Sometimes preflowers won't show for quite a while, where others strains will begin to show as soon as they're mature enough to do so. If you want to force sex, you may think about trying the cloning method I mentioned earlier. If you do this, I'd recommend taking two cuttings from each plant... that way if one dies, you'll still have a backup.

Or, you could just go ahead and flower them. These plants can easily triple in size during flowering, so if space is going to be an issue, that's something you'll want to keep in mind.
Mr. Clandestine Reviewed by Mr. Clandestine on . Noob grower.. This is my first shot at this so basically I'm stepping into a new area. I have experience with growing fungus so I dont think this can be a great deal harder, as with anything it just comes with its own new set of challenges.. Anyhow I just took some pics but it says at this time I cannot upload them I guess? or perhaps I will have to upload to another site but I'm just looking for some general advice and such.. Been trying to determine sex for a couple weeks now to no avail.. Not sure if Rating: 5