Newb in needs of help

Hello everyone i have 1 plant that is about 8 weeks old (vegged for 4 weeks then switched to 12/12 for size reasons) but i only have it under 1 26w cfl warm white and 1 14w cfl warm white. its been about 3 weeks of flowering and i still see no signs of sexing at all? i feel like the growth of the buds are going to be a slow process because of the low amounts of lighting. im legally growing this but my parents HATE it. trying to keep it stealth as possible or i would have more lighting. ive been watering it with 1 t-spoon of 15-30-15 kgro i found at my house mixed with a gallon of water. water about every 3 days, with kgro, every other watering. so i guess my question is.. is the lighting the problem with the sex showing? keep in mind this is my first grow. try to keep things simple and easy to understand haha.

Hiding sheiot from parents, never a good idea...breaking the law... not good when you live at home... parents will find....
Depends on your strain, yes it could take longer for buds to show with that little light...
Or it could be you are growing a male, and then you are growing and hiding for a very stupid male plant...
That even if it goes female, you will get less than 7-8 grams from, and then ....you spend 12 weeks growing , and you get a joint and a half...
Re-think what you are doing, and bring up the idea of growing with your DAD! IDK....Maybe he can help...

mite as well just chop it now if your not gonna add light its just gonna be a waste

Yes you dont not have nearly enough light. The general rule of thumb is 100 actual watts of light per plant. You have 40, which is starving a 2 month old plant. You need to add 4 warm (2700k) and 4 cool (5000k) bulbs. That would be about 200 actual watts of cfl. Bulbs need to be placed close 1-2 inches from plant.

Is about 1 1/2 feet tall the leaves are dark green, looks healthy and im alright with getting about 4-12 grams from it. just a first little grow. Btw i have talked to my dad about this and he is a bit butthurt about it. Mom on the other hand would pull it and rip it to shreds as she is a non-smoker.

Smokenpassout said:

Yes you dont not have nearly enough light. The general rule of thumb is 100 actual watts of light per plant. You have 40, which is starving a 2 month old plant. You need to add 4 warm (2700k) and 4 cool (5000k) bulbs. That would be about 200 actual watts of cfl. Bulbs need to be placed close 1-2 inches from plant.

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Ahh thx. i can drive up to the store and switch the 14w and 26 with 2 30w is the best i can do..

SourSam said:

Hello everyone i have 1 plant that is about 8 weeks old (vegged for 4 weeks then switched to 12/12 for size reasons) but i only have it under 1 26w cfl warm white and 1 14w cfl warm white. its been about 3 weeks of flowering and i still see no signs of sexing at all? i feel like the growth of the buds are going to be a slow process because of the low amounts of lighting. im legally growing this but my parents HATE it. trying to keep it stealth as possible or i would have more lighting. ive been watering it with 1 t-spoon of 15-30-15 kgro i found at my house mixed with a gallon of water. water about every 3 days, with kgro, every other watering. so i guess my question is.. is the lighting the problem with the sex showing? keep in mind this is my first grow. try to keep things simple and easy to understand haha.

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Sand4x105 said:

Hiding sheiot from parents, never a good idea...breaking the law... not good when you live at home... parents will find....
Depends on your strain, yes it could take longer for buds to show with that little light...
Or it could be you are growing a male, and then you are growing and hiding for a very stupid male plant...
That even if it goes female, you will get less than 7-8 grams from, and then ....you spend 12 weeks growing , and you get a joint and a half...
Re-think what you are doing, and bring up the idea of growing with your DAD! IDK....Maybe he can help...

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can ya read brah?

Your plants will not produce colas with that low light. You will get barely any bud. Add three more 23w bulbs and you might pull a 1/2.

yeah, what you need to do is make a DIY hood so you can direct as much of the little lighting you have towards the plant. a turkey pan or something similar will work. get creative!! your losing alot of light to the cieling without some type of reflective hood above the lights to bounce the light back down onto the plant....even aluminum collar would work well.

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Flaming Pie said:

Your plants will not produce colas with that low light. You will get barely any bud. Add three more 23w bulbs and you might pull a 1/2.

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actually they will produce buds with a nightlight on them it will just take 6 months and the buds will be airy as hell.

oh and stop feeding it every 3 days, it dosent have enough light to process all that fertilizer. a good flush would probabally do you good since you prob have excess salt build up and this will cause issues later on.

Not too worried about the mom problem its been almost 2 months haha but alright ill be patient.

take it out side and plant it some wheres and hope for the best and go buy weed till your out of the nest

A friend with weed is a friend indeed

SourSam said:

Ahh thx. i can drive up to the store and switch the 14w and 26 with 2 30w is the best i can do..

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60 watts of cfl isnt going to flower your plant well. You need more like 100-200 to get even fair results. Cfl's need to be in very close (within 1-3 inches) and surrounding the plant. I suggest you get at least four 23 watt warm (2700k) cfl plus four cool (5000k) bulbs. Flood her with light, and she will reward you

SourSam said:

Hello everyone i have 1 plant that is about 8 weeks old (vegged for 4 weeks then switched to 12/12 for size reasons) but i only have it under 1 26w cfl warm white and 1 14w cfl warm white. its been about 3 weeks of flowering and i still see no signs of sexing at all?

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I wonder why?

Wasting your time guys, he is not gonna put any more dollars into this grow.

Prob cus he is on a tight allowance.

SourSam said:

Ahh thx. i can drive up to the store and switch the 14w and 26 with 2 30w is the best i can do..

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That would be a good start, along with some reflection.