sorry, I meant have at least 4 inches of soil straight down for the tap root to penetrate; it's more likely to be female cuz it will think it's taken root in a good spot and it won't be forced to be a male, which comes up in less than ideal conditions cause all its job is is to release pollen, not to survive and develop a seed. I say this because it looked in the pics like the soil wasn't too deep, unless I'm mistaken.