Ah, thank you very much. I thought the alternating nodes were the branches coming off of the main stem but I guess they can be off the main branches as well. Still very new to this. Thank you for clearing that up for me.

Into their new homes they go. I already have that exact microscope from radio shack. I have seen many posts about that microscope so I figured I should get one.

Thank you for your help. Good growing.
BetterThanBeer Reviewed by BetterThanBeer on . Can I flower yet? (space issue) I have 4 plants that have been in veg now for 4.5 weeks (since plant broke soil) and they are currently 9-11 inches tall (3 are 9 inches, 1 is 11 inches). They are not yet alternating nodes so I guess they are not yet mature. I know that you usually wait for alternating nodes to induce flowering but I am worried about space as from what I previously read they will grow quite a bit once put into flower. I cannot yet see preflowers either so I have no idea if they are male or female. They are Rating: 5