I could use some opinions!!

First im going to start out by saying this is my first grow and i am a newb. with that being said i am pretty pleased with what ive got so far with what i have. what i have is- dwc hydro, stealth hydro nutes(not what i really want to be using but it came with the system) and a 42 watt cfl(150watt equiv.) i know the light is small but it was all i could afford and put together with the money i had. im growin special kush #1 and i was wondering why mines not as bushy as others ii see on the internet. shes 27in tall she vegged fo 5 weeks and is currently on day 15 of flowering. so any opinions, advice, or really anything would be appreciated.. thanks

Looks good, no advice though..
Haven't a clue about DWC.

its struggling for light unfortunately, thats why the nodes are so far appart.

It looks really stretched...42 watts isn't really enough you should try to get at least 100 once you can but i would try to LST it if its not too late to bend the stem over a lil bit, then get the light directly over the plant close... like 3 inches. It is not going to produce much of anything if you leave it like that(not to be discouraging) but good luck with whatever you do.

Lights light.
Its still going to bud.
Let him have his fun guys.

yeah def more lights the more the better

alright thanks ill try to LST then. its growing an inch a day by time i harvest itll be giant. my next grow ill most definitly be upgrading my light and even thinkin of putting together my own grow cabinet for more of stealth reasons.

go to the hardware store and grab your self a splitter for your lamp put in another bulb and you have just doubled your light output. or get a bunch of them and she may just catch up yet

splitter or just get a real 200 watt grow light bulb and while yer at it make it in 2700k and 1 6500k( 1 for veg and 1 for flowering ).then go to "Uncle Bens topping teq" its here @the site somewhere.And youll be off to a good 2nd grow!! good luck bro ,and you will learn alot from first grow and have a bud to smoke ta boot ,.She does look healthy and that very important!!have fun peace and bong hits for all...hawiian snow under a 200 watt cfl

And i have tried growing with multipul 100 watt cfl's but now where near as good as 1 FELIZ 200 W 8U bulb.Any question justask ive been growing CFL for years now,and still getting great grows with same bulb(but i did buy a new 1).And a bit of bud porn, ...this plant same as one in my avitar,100 grams dry of wonderful SLEESKUNK..under 1 ,200w and 1,300w (the 300 flowering bulb you can get at home depot for 15.00$)

allen bud said:

And i have tried growing with multipul 100 watt cfl's but now where near as good as 1 FELIZ 200 W 8U bulb.Any question justask ive been growing CFL for years now,and still getting great grows with same bulb(but i did buy a new 1).View attachment 2193401View attachment 2193403And a bit of bud porn, ...this plant same as one in my avitar,100 grams dry of wonderful SLEESKUNK..under 1 ,200w and 1,300w (the 300 flowering bulb you can get at home depot for 15.00$)

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they look real good and i am all for CFLs it has been the only thing i have ever used but 200< watts and less. You are using 500 watts, if you were to buy a 400 or 600 watt hps you could yield a pound of bud for the same wattage. Cfl grows are alot more efficient for small or stealth grows in my opinion....

Allen really I read that the bulbs diminish in effectivity as time passes

Thanks for the advice Allen and any questions I'll be sure to ask ya. I really hope mynext grow comes out similar to yours