Sex...Opposing or Alternating?

Generally speaking, you can determine sex once your plant has matured. A good way to tell if your plant is mature enough to be checking for it's sex is whether the growth nodes are opposed (growing across from one another on the main stem) or alternating (staggered up the main stem).
The first pic is a somewhat lanky Pineapple Express started from seed about 38 days ago. She's still a baby; as you can see the nodes oppose one another.

The second pic is a Critical + clone taken about 28 days ago. Since the donor was mature, this plant was mature as soon as she rooted. Her nodes alternate up the main stem.

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I've never heard of staggered growth influencing sex. So far all of my plants have had staggered growth, its just something that happens as a plant progresses in life.

What point were you trying to get across here?

Rentaldog said:

I've never heard of staggered growth influencing sex. So far all of my plants have had staggered growth, its just something that happens as a plant progresses in life.

What point were you trying to get across here?

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uh..staggered growth influencing sex? lol where'd that come from?

You may have noticed a few post's asking "is this a boy or a girl?" The point to my post, then, is that until your plant is mature you aren't going to tell if it's boy, girl, or martian. And this being a forum for new growers, some may appreciate knowing how to detrmine if a plant is mature enough to sex.

And to clear up any confusion; No, staggered nodes do not influence sex.

Staggered growth does not influence sex - it simply indicates that the plant is sexually mature.
You guys need to Grow/Read more:

Ref: MJ Horticulture/growers bible by Jorge Cervantes
Pg 72
"Phyllotaxy - Branching changes when a seedling enters the flowering stage. The vegetative plant has symmetrical branching. Branching changes to asymmetrical when plants enter the flowering growth stage."

fair enough. super low on sleep >.< misread your OP. sorry bro!