...think its about 5 weeks old and a few leaves are going yellow and dry at the bottom also no balls or buds are appearing yet...is that ok?....please advise folks as i'm so proud of my first little plant...cheers!
It looks to me like you could use a bigger pot and maybe you've been over watering a touch. Plants usually reach natural maturity at 8-10 weeks and will show you some pre-flower sex in full veg. or usually within 2 weeks of 12/12 flip.
When my plant started to show similar signs it was from over watering. I also agree with JT, it wouldnt hurt to put it in a bigger pot. Are you using any nutes? what soil?