Looks female to me. I live in Maine and the days get really short here. I think the biggest problem growing outdoors in the NE USA is that once the light goes to 12-12 the tempratures are too cool to get much growth. Clones do well outside but generaly stuff grown from seed has a hard time in this climate. You will get buds, don't worry about that, just not monsters like you would see in warmer states.