help please!!!!!!!!!!!!

[denni]

indoor growing you need to keep the nodes as tight as possible the will fall over if they ever flower good luck

[bejay]

would probably go ahead and flower them and they should show sex usually within a couple of weeks while it is possible to sex the plants in veg stage and generally they will show when they are 4-7 weeks old but in your case your plants are stretched and look way under developed for their age probably due to bad lighting for the first 3-4 weeks of their life so wouldn't expect to much from them, flouros are ok for starting seedlings under for a few weeks if kept close but when its time to flower you would be better off with a hps light which im sure you will find out, while some use flouros and really cram alot of lights to attempt to adequetly light the sides and the top of the plant for flowering a hid will always out perform them.

[mrburns2001]

Was thinking about buying one of these http://www.ace-electrics.com/compactfluro/specs.htm will that solve the problem you mention or shuld i just give up?

[BONG0]

switch to floro's. you can put the light right on top of em and stop that stretch immediately!

ge makes a flo called daylight (6500k, 40w t12, 3050 lumens ea) these bulbs are awesome! my plants are 30 days today and 10 times the size of yours, and an indica strain at that.

im using the same kind of floros two 4 footers. mine are 2 weeks 5 days and giants with a huge canopy and side growth. :thumbsup:

[bejay]

have you looked at any hps lights if you are going to continue to grow would go ahead and invest in a decent light to flower with.
as per fixing these plants well you cant really fix them at best you could keep the new growth more compact the old growth is going to always look stretched which is why you should probably go ahead and flower them if you are going to, if you start more seeds and keep them close to the flouros instead of leaving them in the window for 3-4 weeks they would look alot better they would be alot more compact with a shorter distance in between internodes. while that light you linked to would probably work ok for a scrog or as one out of a 3-4 lights system if you have no other option and have to use flouros instead of getting a hid you can cover more area with more bulbs even if they were less wattage using 4 25 watt cfl bulbs is going to allow you to position them close to the plant like one at the top and and a few along the sides. its true all lights will lose intensity the further away they are but atleast hids give you a little bit more range to work with.

[mrburns2001]

a while since i posted but here are some more pics of my two plants. Are they looking ok. Im assuming they are bith females am i right? Sorry bout the pic quality.

[mrburns2001]

some more pics

[bejay]

they appear to be females how long have you been in flowering?
your have some issues with your leaves curling down may be overfertilized or might check the temps maybe to hot.

[mrburns2001]

been 12/12 for about 4/5 weeks now. dont think ive been over feeding them. only feed them once every few weeks. The temp is usually around 25-28 checked reguarly to keep at right temp

[gunge9]

The lights i have have are 2 20w flourescent tubes and 2 30w ones. Went to my local garden centre today and bought some bigger pots and new soil. Have just finished potting them and will add some photos later today when i can bothered. Cheers all and further guidance always appreciated......

Dude if you got them tubes at B&Q then i fear they are warm white and no good vor vegging.