Newbie questions [pic]

how long does a plant need to be in the vegetative state before you can start flowering? and generally how tall would a plant outside, with adequate sunlight grow? Also, when do plants generally grow more nodes, SWIMs plants were 8 days old when they looked like this, and are still on the first, top node

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also, one of SWIMs plant's stems have seemed to break, it is bent downward, and generally has no support whatsoever, while still very young, does this plant have any chance of survival, also, would it be safe to transplant them outside at this point (chance of last frost seems to have ended)

SWIM is pretty sure the plants are indica, due to his location and it being some bagseed he grew it from, unsure of whether or not this information helps, but it is presented anyway.

pic of plant with fucked up stem
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the stem has been fucked up more since, it now is almost at a completely 90 degree angle, also, what are the chances of the plant devoloping a clone if one were to seperate the plant where the break is present, then submerge the top half in some wet dirt, making sure it is sturdy and in light?

is the stem broken or just bend over like that? if its broken just take some duct tape to it..if its growing like that just leave it..and contiune LST on the plant...plants seem to grow taller outside..obviously there is no way to say how tall it will get ...depends on the strain..but they stretch more outside reaching for the sun..if your growing outside the plant will take longer to go into flowering mode and also have to wait longer for the finished product...you can put plants into flowering 12/12 whenever you feel is best for you