^^exactly wut i was thinkin...
i was wonderin how long did u let them veg b4 u flowered? what are the inside dimensions of that contraption and how tall r they now n how tall r u gonna let em get?

They were in veg. just over 4 weeks - it was a little slow getting started (newbie mistakes!) but they eventually took off - had some stretching and slow root development. I was waiting for alternating nodes before moving them into flowering and they got pretty tall in the process. Only one of them had it by the time I moved them. I guess they are going to get as tall as they are gonna get until I have some good bud action going, maybe have to top them, don't know yet.

The Bloombox manual says to move them when they are only 8 inches or so but I waited a bit longer. And now they are very tall - a little too tall at this point! Gonna have to do some serious bending I'm sure. There's probably only 3 feet or so inside.

For those interested, the box has been great. It's not perfect but you learn these things along the way - my next grow will be much easier during vegging. The timers are awesome and it's pretty good stealth, though the cabinet is big - if you have an extra room or basement or garage it's great. I keep it in an office building and it seems pretty huge. For my first grow I'm glad I got this far but will definitely know a lot more for the next time.

Since 9:00 AM yesterday my PH went up from 5.7 to 6.3 and my PPM stayed the same at 820. Everything looked the same on the plants - didn't notice anything new.

I got bold and decided to bump up the PPM level 150 PPMs more to see what happens: it's now at 970 and my PH is balanced at 5.7. I'll monitor the levels tomorrow night (24 hours later) and see how the plants react if there is any...

Plants took a real turn for the better in the last couple days. Things are looking up. They just showed their sex:
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Had to ditch the third plant, it was a male - sorry to see him go but he was just big and cumbersome.

My plants are in much better shape now. I guess they liked the clean water and the mild nutes. ppm 530. The roots are more bountiful as well.

Lean mean, fighting machines:
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The lower leaves and stems on the really damaged plant came right off. The newer leaves and top growth much cleaner, almost no damage now. Looking pretty good I think... Hope I'm bending enough...maybe I'll get a little more ballsy in the next couple days.

hi dejm1, ive got mine growing in a closet, its about 3 to 4 week old and about 6.5 inch tall maybe a little bigger, just wondered when you recommended flowering? how tall before should it be?

Hey Grape,
I'm kinda new at this myself but I would say (from my own little experience) don't let them get too tall before going into flowering - they are supposed to show alterating nodes but mine only had 1 with alt. nodes before I moved them. I let mine get quite tall before moving them, just over 4 weeks in veg. and now they might be too tall and overgrow the box. I need to do some bending, which you can see in the pics. The problem with boxes and closets is that you don't have the option to move the lights if they get very tall.

My Bloombox says when it reaches 8 inches to go into flowering - mine were probably twice that...

thanks mate, that's helped me out a bit.......

p.s like what you have done with the weights lol

Things are still moving along here. Here are some recent pics:

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Boy, these things grow fast.

Still going strong here...

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dejm1,

You and I are right currently growing within a week of each other.. How long are you planning on letting your plants flower?... I was planning on letting mine grow for around 60 days and I am currently on day 29 of flowering... I am only asking because I have six plants growing from bagseed, and I would like to see the difference in how much bud we get from each plant... I would also like to know what spectrum of light you are using and how many watts? Will Keep in touch... keep GROWING GREEN!!!

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