Female or male? First time growing

[Dragonlilly]

Thinking it is female? Any pointers

[insomniaczzz]

Congratulations, it's a girl!

[Dragonlilly]

Really? Ive waited so long to hear that!!

[Royal Nugs]

I concur. Congrats!

[Dragonlilly]

Pretty happy that its a girl considering its the first time trying and only planted one plant!!!

[Grower-Aaron]

Whew. Got lucky lol

[Dragonlilly]

I know hey !!!

[Royal Nugs]

You won the coin toss

[Dragonlilly]

Yes i did 😂 how long till it starts to produce? If thats a question you can answer.

[insomniaczzz]

Those little white hairs (pistils) is telling you that she is ready to produce. I am assuming it is not an auto, so if you are happy with the size of plant and have several good cola sites, like the one in the picture, switch her to the 12/12 light cycle and it won't take long until you start to see more and more of those tiny little budlets.

[insomniaczzz]

just be cautious of one main cola growing much taller than the rest. It will decrease your overall yield. Can you show us a picture of the entire plant? That would be helpful.

[Dragonlilly]

Im not sure what your talking about with "cola". Ive grown it outside but bring it in when it goes dark. I read somewhere that putting it on 12 to 12 from seed helps it bud faster? So thats what i did. And what did u mean by "an auto"?

[Grower-Aaron]

They still have some time that they have to grow vegetatively before they flower even if u start in 12/12. You'll get a larger plant and harvest if u do 18/6 for like the first 3 weeks

[Royal Nugs]

She's a cute little thing!

I hope you don't need a bigger pot. Since you're flowering you may be ok. Are you depending on the sun as your light source?

[Dragonlilly]

Yeah i was thinking about getting a bigger pot. That was my next question! And yes sunlight as my light source. We are getting plenty of that at the moment!

[Royal Nugs]

She's going to probably need at least 8 weeks to flower and ripen. Hope it's warm there for the next couple of months. Look into cfl bulbs if you need to move her inside. She may get smelly soon too. Be prepared!

[Dragonlilly]

Yes its going to be very warm here for the next couple of months. I will look into those blubs. Is there anyway to control the smell or cover it?

[Karlee]

Just plant some corn or some herbs distract the view and maybe plant a rose for the smell....Where did you get the seed? try some auto seeds for a quicker bloom.

Have fun thanks for sharing :-)

[Dragonlilly]

I got the seed from a friend of mine who has his own. Nothing special

[Royal Nugs]

Not much you can do about the smell outdoors. Inside you can use activated charcoal to "scrub" the air. It can be expensive to do this. Since she's a little thing, I wouldn't worry too much but I don't know your situation.