the leaves are actually dark lush green, i was messin with my camera to get a good setting that came out good when i went close up. and yeah this grow went from being stealth ( hence the topping ) to not giving a shit and just giving it it's own spot in my room. so i do regret the topping but hey, whats done is done right? i was going to transplant her into a bigger pot, but again it was already flowering and sexed in the small and i dont wanna put too much stress on it. im not too concerned right now with yield just because this grow is just rreally so i can get my technique down. I figured out nutes, lighting, feeding, pretty much it all from this grow. yes i am approching the middle of week 2 of the flower. ( day 18 ) the soil im using is one that i grow my tomatoes in outside.ph of 6.6. its soil, some sand, pearlite, actually i use some peat moss in the bottom which i found helps a lot. nothin too fancy here, jus tryin to get everything in lin for my next grow which will be the real deal. i have 2 cfl i am growing under. 2 26 watters. i was under the impression that it wouldnt work, but again this was more of an experimental grow than anything else. im kinda impressed with how small the spoil pot is and lighting conditions but still is growin pretty quick and solid!