is there a figure or a guess to tell how much bigger plants will get while flowering

growpimp

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i was wondering if anyone can tell me how height to grow my plants before flowering my plants and use the space i got. ive got a dwc with drip emitters co2 400 watt mh/hps cool tube with digital ballast and the strains are blue venom and white russain. ive got about 5feet to 5 1/2 height and its 3.5 wide and 2.5 deep i real dont know what way i should grow them sog,scrog,or just let them grow up.and if any one has any suggestion on how to trim them so i use the space and get the most yeild. also someone told me that the higher the plant grows the more buds and it bets any other way of growing.thanks any help would be helpful thanks
 

potpimp

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Are you going from seed, or are you going from clones? If you're going from clones, as soon as the roots are established you can throw them right into flower. They will probably get between 4' & 5' - more if you veg them. Going from seed, you will need to veg them just long enough for them to get going, maybe 5-6 nodes, then throw them into flower. Prune the bottom 1/3 of the canopy as it gets bigger and starts to bush out. This is a good time to take clones from those cuttings. SOG or either SCROG would be good. Shoot for plants with *one big cola*, not a bunch of branches that are 99% wood and leaves and 1% bud; popcorn bud is a PIA to trim and is not nearly as fun as trimming a big ole honkin cola.
 

growpimp

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im starting from seed so after the fifth or six nod go into flower. how tall u think they will get from seed. and will i get more by just trimming them and goin straight up or the sog,scrog.
 

potpimp

Sector 5 Moderator
Yeah, I think 5 or 6 nodes then into flower. Probably 4' or so. Unless you want to deal with an extra 2-3 days of trimming popcorn bud to get maybe an extra oz, lollipopping is the way to go. Trimming the lower branches allows better air circulation, keeps the flowers up closer to the lights, and makes under canopy maintenance easier. If you have a 600w light 2' from the tops of your plants, in effect it is a 200w light because the efficiency of the light halves with each foot. If you can keep the colas close to the light, you'll get a lot more bang for your buck.
 

growpimp

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thanks alot one more qeustion my rh with my seedlings just spreouting is up and down trying to keep it around 50 is that good or what should the rh be
 

potpimp

Sector 5 Moderator
50 is great!! When it gets over 70 you should start to worry. Just keep them watered and they will be fine; these are very hardy plants.
 

growpimp

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cool i think i have to water them i put a couple extra rw in there to see how the feel weight wise they seem lite and the tops are just gettin dry. should i spray them or dump water all over sorry for all the ? newto rw
 
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