I like to put the paper towel in a sand which bag and place it in a dark and warm area. Preferably on top of a cable box or modem box or behind a tv that is on frequently.
You definitely have some trichomes as I can see from the pic, some white crystal like buds that is just shining from afar. But yeah northern lights is that not-so-smelly strain. If you want more trichomes and smell, spray or water some chitosan or some Bud factor X. It tricks the plant into...
You can cut the male sacs off but they would just continue to grow at nice rate; you would have to pluck em out maybe once a week. If you really wanna keep a hermie, you’re just going to have to spray the sacs with pure water to prevent the pollen from dusting the pistils while plucking sacs...
Hey man to me, this is completely normal. Looks like week 3 of flower, you'll want to see some leaves turning yellow as this is a sign of maturity and nearing end stage of the plant. But, the leaves definitely look a little too light green; id bump up the ppms.
Chitosan actually prevents mold, bacteria, and viruses if used as a foliar spray, but i would personally not spray the buds if only you had less than 3 weeks left before harvest.
This comes from Tidal Vision who makes bottled/liquid chitosan "The similarity of chitosan to natural plant sugars...
Too early too tell. The male pollen sacs will be easily visible once time comes around. You'll definitely notice it. Also, focus around the new growth areas to determine sex. Good luck.
For an experiment, I once watered my male plant in coco for a whole 3 weeks with just pure tap water at almost 8.0 pH (since it was going to get chopped anyways) and nothing really changed besides it not growing much at all. Unfortunately, the pollen sacs started to mature faster than I can get...
Sensi Grow is off top all you need honestly. You should be good to go, maybe add some cal mag only for a 2nd feeding as a flush. Also, silica is a good addition to bulk up your stems and overall have a rigid structure. For flower switch up to Sensi Bloom and add a bloom booster such as Big bud...