Quote Originally Posted by sharpestoner
^^^^ Nah the alternating nodes are a sign of maturity and have nothing to do with sex. After the plant gets to over a foot tall it usually begins to alternate its nodes and that's when you can start flowering her under lights. It's not like you have to wait until the nodes start to alternate, it's just for best results you want to have a mature plant to flower.
So anywhere from 1.5 months+ of vegetative growth and then you can start to flower her.
^^^ Good info...