is this normal

hi there everyone, so this maybe a real stupid newbie question but I've gotta ask so please forgive me. I'm growing 60 day wonder under CFL 150w and they're on about day 60 now. in bog standard soil, no fancy nutrients, in a little home box xs. my question is about the really dark leaves on the plants that are flowering. is this normal and just a sign that the plant is finishing as the ones without buds are a healthy green colour or am i doing something wrong. the first photo is self explanatory and the second is a comparison with a plant that just starting to flower. I'm hoping the first one will be ready in a week or two but any advice gladly taken. if I've missed out anything crucial sorry, just tell me.

thanks folks

you have some extremely weak looking leafs structure. i have 9 pointed leafs and there like 1/4 of the size. what kind of light are you using?? you may not have enough light? but i dunno for sure.

i agree theyre not great on the leaf front, but i messed up to start with. i grew them outdoors (i live in a hot place) for the first 2-3wks but soon realised that 14hrs light wasn't enough. so i bought a tent and they revived nicely (at two weeks they were max 10cm high). I've got 5 plants under a dual 150W CFL. ill also admit to nicking a leaf or two as things got desperate.. well you live and learn.

sideshowbob said:

i agree theyre not great on the leaf front, but i messed up to start with. i grew them outdoors (i live in a hot place) for the first 2-3wks but soon realised that 14hrs light wasn't enough. so i bought a tent and they revived nicely (at two weeks they were max 10cm high). I've got 5 plants under a dual 150W CFL. ill also admit to nicking a leaf or two as things got desperate.. well you live and learn.

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There is your problem the plant is confused and cant decide what to do, it is not a sign of weakness. You need light at least 16 hours to get normal vegetative growth. 12/12 for flower. In between like 14 hours and things get a little weird. The plant will be just fine just treat it like normal and don't worry about those single leaves it will normalize eventually with a typical light schedule 18/6 or 12/12.

Those single leaves are only supposed to be there during early sprouting, and deep into flower. Your plant will still make bud just fine though. Ive seen plants like that before for the same reason.

they're on 18/6 now as I've seedlings in the tent too. yeah i definitely messed her up by the looks of it. thanks for the advice though everyone, at least by the sounds of it i'll still get smoke out of it. thats always good news.