Male, youd see pistils before calyxes would even have a chance to swell like that, atleast in my personal experience, id bet my last dollar its a male but if ud like just wait it out to make sure cuz im only human and could be wrong..
The plant will pre-flower only when its fully mature, and just my 2 cents id stack some dvd cases or something under the plant to raise it up a bit, u want cfls as close as possible without radiating too much heat to your plant, i keep mine about 1"-2" away
Depends on how much height u have to grow. Itll double possibly triple in size when u switch, just keep that in mind and decide when u think its a good time
Skunk auto under 6 23w 2700k and 3 42w 2700k. 30"x18"x36" mylar tent. Fox Farms Big bloom and Fox Farms Tiger bloom for nutes. In McEnroe organic potting mix with a 6" layer of recipe 420 "super soil" at the bottom of a 3gal, all mixed with about 40%perlite. Well water as my water source. The...
Cigarettes = No No. Cigarette smoke is straight poison to our ladies. Buy some plants thatll camouflage it well and idk if they have ozium where ur at but that shit works miracles.
Let that bitch get dry as fuck, water around the outer perimeter of the pot (away from the stalk) makes the roots expand for water. The bigger the roots the bigger the fruits.
Its a flushing technique some people use (mostly guerilla growers) who arent really able to flush their plants before harvest. By doing so the plant will not wilt and it will stay green and perky and continue to take up water, ive never done it so hopefully someone who has may b able to chime...