This is my first grow , and the plant is 4 weeks into flowering and have small buds and leaves are turning yellow and dying. The plant is from bag seed and the dirt is from my garden and am using rabbit poop as fertilizer . And have 180 watts of CFL.
This is your first grow like you said.. It's a learning experience! For future reference I would look in to cropping your plants and manipulating them to produce more flowers. There is PLENTY of information on this topic, just do some research!
Plant is stretched to hell. Not enough light properly concentrated on the plant. My guess is you didn't use reflectors and are using one of those big 150w "equivalent" cfls or something. If you are going to grow with CFL it has to be done correctly or it won't be enough light. That means alot of reflective surfaces to keep the light on the plant. Also it sounds like your nutrient program leaves alot to be desired.