Winter is Coming...

1. I found a way to cull the horde. BS3 started showing male anatomy and had to be removed. I didn't know that they could show their sex that early, but I checked and rechecked the growth to make sure it was male. I provided a picture, but I don't know if it will be detailed enough. 2. Plants 1-2 are showing long, finger-like leaves and longer branching. I'm guessing Sativa or Sativa hybrid. They are much easier to train. 4. Plants 4-5 are both showing short, fat leaves. They are more difficult to train because the branches are thicker and shorter. 5. All plants have been topped at the 3rd node. Currently I have 6 tops on each side. I'm keeping node 1, but I'm unsure about node 2. I might keep it because I topped at node 3 instead of node 4-5. That will give me 12 tops instead of 8. 4. I'll continue training all bud sites out to the sides of the pot. I might start attaching ribbon to the sides of the pots to help train them out. The method I'm using now could be more effective. 5. Once all bud sites have grown to the 3rd node, I'll prune/defoliate them completely. Once they have recovered, I'll flip them to flower. That will bring out the rest of the males. I'm hoping to lose 2 plants. I think my 3x3 tent is the perfect size for 4 heavily trained plants.