Quote Originally Posted by lotusanm
i know the grow set up isn't very sophisticated and there isnt a lot of light but i don't expect them all to be females so at least one of them will be gone by the time theyre all sexed.
I understand you want to sex them before getting a better setup, but still if you keep making them stretch like this you'll end up with a really tall plant that can't hold the weight of the buds.

Quote Originally Posted by elskeetro
yow! that is a lot of stretch. I like to have less than an inch between nodes. It's ok for now.

It looks like you are using 6 CFLs? Get them as close to the plants as possible, about 1 inch away.

Is that 5 headed light adjustable? if so i would try positioning the lights directly over the tops of the plants so they are all fully covered and getting blasted with light. get the plants as close together as possible (i would put them in a triangle , pots touching) and use those 5 lights to the max. You could then stick that long skinny light vertically into the middle of the three plants to supplement the under growth.

you could also benefit from some reflection. Build a box Out of cardboard or foam-core, paint the inside flat white or use mylar. You need to use as much light as possible.

Are you planning on upgrading the setup at all? more/better lighting? I know you are probably growing 3 to increase your chance of females. Hopefully you get one. One plant surrounded by those 6 lights would probably do pretty well.

We'll stop there for now. Others will have more info to add.
Skeet
I'm with Skeet on the light setup, if you can't add more light over them, try at least to get them closer...