You can veg as long as you want but once mine was 10 inches tall i threw them into flowering and you have seen the result! T44 is a very rapid bloomer and Though i used 18/6 for a couple of weeks that was only classed as seedling time really. in reality they got about 5 days veg in which they grew an inch or so and then when i put them in 12/12 i saw about an inch or 2 growth per day for the first 2 weeks!

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I'm hoping to veg until Mid/early April then Flower after that, so that will be a solid 30 days of Vegging since seed. After that itll be about 44 days of flowering I've been reading up on other Top 44 grows and the plant gets HUGE, especially during flowering phase. Height should not be a problem though I have a lot of space. The biggest thing I'm worried about is heat once I flip on my HPS light...

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If i was you i would use the HPS all the way through. I cant see any positives in denying your plants it in favour of flouros! Yeah my plants were only really seedlings and then straight into flower at 5 or 6 nodes. I had them for about 30 days from seed before flowering.

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The problem with using HPS all the way through is I wouldn't get any of the blue spectrum which they need for vegging...HPS is around 3200k and the T5 Flouros i have are 6500k. Mind you I also am using 4 flouro's and they put out a shit ton of lumens. I also have two 100w CFL's at 6500k for side lighting

I would consider using an MH conversion bulb in my HPS ballast next time because I know it will put out a shit ton more light, but one of my main problems is heat and using HPS or MH is gonna emit 5x more heat then the flouro's I have.

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Alright, finally some PICS!

The plants look to be doing good. No signs of any stress or anything. My temps have been averaging 77-85 with the lights on, and 70-74 with the lights off. This is going to be an issue when I switch to flowering but I'm thinking Im going to run some duct from my A/C to the in-fan into my closet...but ill cross that bridge when I get there.

Today I picked up some supplies to create CO2 from yeast. I've been reading that if you have higher temps, the plants can take it easier (and will grow better) if you use CO2. Buying a tank and all that looked to pricey so I found some DIY instructions for using yeast, sugar, and water inside a 2L bottle to create CO2...here's a link to the site

I've been watering every 2 days now since it looks like theyve hit the res. One plant is MUCH bigger than the other as you can see...no idea whats up with that but I'll let it do it's thing since it seems to be healthy.

Nutes have been around 400ppm, PH is around 5.8-6.5
I'm really hoping their girls...not sure when I'll be able to tell sex...any ideas?

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How close should I have my lights? My flouros emit virtually no heat, so is it best to have them close? I would like my plants to get taller so I'm not sure if pulling the light higher will force them to grow taller?

Any input?

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Flouros should be within a few inches or so depending on heat. pulling them up higher will just reduce the light penetration. If you want them to stretch put them under the hps for 3/4 days with the light 2' away to start. Get a few inches closer everyday with it. Then... go back to flouro if you want to.

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Thanks for the info. Yeah I want them to get tall, not sure if I'll switch to HPS just yet. So what i'm thing is I could put in my HPS at 18/6 a few days before flowering then switch it to 12/12 to get them to flower. That way they will have some veg time under the HPS and can stretch out before I throw eminto flowering.

Thanks again. Fun to experiment with this stuff since its my first grow.

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they dont look like their ready to be flowered i would wait till there at least 12" tall....i mean its up to u but thats wat i would do that way u want be wasting ur time and get a crappy yield.....my scrog is my first grow i just did a lot of steps to get where im at...u can keep it simple since its ur first grow.....but i wouldnt rush into flower......

ohh yea and if there from seed u have to wait till there 12" to flower....cause if u dont they wont be mature enough....just wait till u can see some preflowers at least...

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Yeah I was just saying when I get to the point of flowering Ill switch over to my HPS for a few days at 18/6, then switch it to 12/12. I'm not planning to flower until mid april. I really want them to stretch and i have atleast 15 more days of vegging, hope they get big, and I hope theyre female....

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