How is my plant doing?

okay, so its been about two months of lights 24/7. how does my plant look? i want to know what im doing wrong and what i can do to make it better, but dont be mean about it. its my 2nd time. and the first time ended horribly. also when should i start the 12/12 cycle. the plant is about 15 inches tall.

what kind of light are you using?

cfl 24 watt i believe
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It is way to skinny and stretched and has very few leaves indicating it has not had enough light. IMO there is very little you can do for a stretched plant apart from topping to reduce further stretch and height.

Another problem is there a very few nodes and to flower i.e. 12/12 you will need about 5 sets of nodes.

looks a bit stretched
u need more light,and u need to put it closer
^^^^^^and like he said it s not mature enough to flower

what are nodes?

Testicleese said:

cfl 24 watt i believe
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One 24 watt cfl is not going to be enough to veg or flower I'm afraid. You will need about 6 2700k 23 watt CFL's min just to flower. When using CFL's to grow, it is best to keep the bulb as close to the foliage as possible (maybe 8"-2" inches in distance).

Are you using any nutrients?

Testicleese said:

what are nodes?

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research my friend

Testicleese said:

what are nodes?

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New Branch...i.e. the below example:

oh okay. no i am not using any nutrience. just miracle grow soil. and i need six just to flower? so there is no hope for my plant?

Testicleese said:

and i need six just to flower?

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it need to be sexually mature....which is when the nodes alternate,and the fingers of the leaves will also decrease in numbers

what do you mean they will alternate. how will i know what that looks like?

socaliboy/moash are right: you need more light. your plant is stretched (but looks healthy.) IMHO i'd add as many 2700k CFL's as possible.

Testicleese said:

oh okay. no i am not using any nutrience. just miracle grow soil. and i need six just to flower? so there is no hope for my plant?

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okay i got the thing with the nodes now.

Testicleese said:

what do you mean they will alternate. how will i know what that looks like?

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right now they r opposite,having two leaves...aka decussate
when mature they will alternate,having one leaf per node instead of two

Testicleese said:

cfl 24 watt i believe
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That explains the skinniness. You want to read some threads on lights. You typically want 50 watts per square foot of HID light. If you're using CFLs, you have to increase that and get creative with the placement. Just check out some light threads and you'll figure it out quick

thank you guys so much. very helpful.

CFL are actually pretty cheap to get