Quote Originally Posted by agenttnk
hey this is my first grow and im using 6 30watt Cfl's 2600 lumens each. The seeds are from some pretty good bud i got a while ago. The cabinet is 2x1.5x3 feet and i used flat white paint on all the walls. I plan on vegging for about 3 weeks and then putting it into flower. I havent watered them since the first time i put them in the soil which is 4 days from now.. cause i read somehwere you want the roots to stretch to look for water. I might water a little tomorrow. Any advice is welcomed :rasta:
Hey agenttnk

When you grow from a seed, the plant won't flower until it is mature enough to do so. It's not mature enough until the nodes start to alternate. Node is just the name for the junction of the petioles (leaf stem) and the axial (main stem). Look at how the leaves are growing. They come out in pairs with each pair opposed roughly 90 degrees from the last pair. When it gets mature enough to flower the leaves won't be in pairs anymore they will grow out staggered like 1 on the left side then 1 on the right side (alternating) then 1 in the front and so on. When you see that then you can change the light timing to 12 on & 12 off so they reveal their sex. The females get buds and the males get moved out or mulched unless you want seeds. But unless they're mature 12 on & 12 off won't do anything but slow down the growth and make it take longer. Good growing with ya :thumbsup: