Update on my First CFL Grow

So started germinating the seeds around September 5th and planted them in cups around the 7th.
It's been about 1 month now since they've been planted and im suprised how well they're growing under CFL's
The only issue i have is a pest problem. There's a few Fruit Fly like bugs flying around the soil in the pot, but im gonna try some organic solutions i read about to hopefully fix that issue.

Here's some pics.
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It's been a bumpy month for these plants but if i can conquer the minor issues ive dealt with so far, im sure i'll have no problems getting these babies to bud .

Currently im using :

Miracle grow Organic Potting Soil Mixed with regular soil from the mountains. ( The outdoor soil has been heat treated )
Nutes : Water + Time released nutes in the soil.
Lighting : 3,400 Lumens. 2x 23 watt ( 100w equivalent ) CFL Bulbs. 1 6500k bulb, and 1 2700k Bulb.
I'm trying a little experiment with them and their lighting.
For the first 2 weeks they were at 24/0 Lighting, then switched to 12/12 Lighting once their 2nd sets of leaves began to show.
For the first 6 hours of the day, i switch out the 2700k for another 6500k, then switch them back later in the day.
Since they are still pretty much vegging, i let them get some good pure blue light from the 6500k bulbs.

I have more lights on the way. I bought bigger bulbs and some more lighting sockets aswell, once it's all added in i'll be running 18,000 Lumens.

id let each plant have her own place to grow

Yea, Im perfectly aware of what will happen with them sharing 1 space, But that's okay. I don't want them to get too big, i only have limited space indoors.
Also, it's still unclear as to which are males and females, no pollen sacks or calyxes have grown yet. So once i figure out which ones are males and which are females i will cut clones from the females and plant those in their own 5gal pots once they develop roots

So far though, im very suprised how cost effective this grow has been. I think i've spent maybe a total of 100$ for everything, including all my lights ( even the ones that arent here yet ) Soil, lighting fixtures, everything

CFL's are definitely the way to go if your trying to grow stealthily or small scale, also they arent a big hit in the wallet which is a major plus.

Put them under a 20/4 light schedule and put the lights close that will give u a small bushy plant ye digz

Will do! Thanks for the tip friend!