I am a first time grower with these statistics - My whole chamber combined is 5 foot X 3 foot on a table top, that is divided in 1/2. Everything is covered in reflective material and one chamber is 18/6 and the other is 12/12. Each Chamber is a 125 watt CFL with reflective covers. Have the 12/12 basically sealed shut so no light comes in. I am using the FoxFarm ingredients and feeding according to the schedule. I started 7 plants on May 9th and they have progressed wonderfully into the 12/12 schedule as of June 13. I have 95% identified 2 as male and 3 female with 2 unable to know yet. This being my first time I am still iffy on my identification of male/female yet. I still have all 7 plants in their original 3 inch X 3 inch containers and realize that I need to transplant them to bigger pots as soon as possible. I never expected to really truly get this far my first time and have such great plants. Here are my questions or I guess I want someone with some knowledge to tell me my thinking is correct.

1) I bought 9 inch round planters to replant them in - my thinking was that 9 will fit very nicely in the 12/12 chamber and I am unsure now if that is the correct size to transplant them in? Any help or thoughts?

2) Since I am 95% sure that 2 are males, I need to remove them obviously. Of the 5 remaining should I transplant them before I actually know the sex and then get them out if the turn out to be male or should I wait until I am certain of the sex before I transplant them?

3) Is it too late to top them and try to keep them shorter so I don't have to move them to the floor? Or should I have done that prior to moving them to 12/12 ?

This newbie appreciate any and all help or advice. I have been planning this for over 2 years reading up on everything I could and now I am fearful of the details and have no self confidence yet.

Thanks
Littlenut

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