I'd be topping, or probably FIMing with serious training with that setup to get as many budsites as possible to that 150W..

I HAVE to flower Friday. I've been told it's to late for me trim or fim Anyone know how I can expose more bud sites without bending the main stalk like I've seen in most LST guides?

tying back larger fan leaves works i hear. just bend back the soft baby stems and tie off to main stem. (haven't tried only read about it)

also trimming leaves, not removing them, but snipping back the length of each leaf on a fan leaf to allow more light penetration (again only heard never tried)

you flowering with an awesome light, and i already see what appears to be two tops. you should expect a good harvest all things considered i would venture to guess.

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Thanks, I will look in to the tying of the leaves like you mentioned and hopefully find some pics. Since you mentioned my light, what do you think about adding another 150w hps to flower? I have another one available in a box that I was planning to use in a veg/mother cabinet. Would it be overkill?

im really inexperienced with HID.. im a CFL man.. i would venture to guess... with only plant a single 150 HPS would do it.

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Sounds good to me. If it ain't broke why fix it.

I need some help fellas. Below is my 1 month old plant. I woke up this morning and noticed maybe 2-3 top leaves (from the new shoots) yellowing at the tip and curling down. I've been reading up on it for the past hour and I still can't find a concrete answer. I've come across all sorts of answers. N & MG deficiency, PH issue, Heat, over watering. Another thing I found was this chart http://www.greenmanspage.com/guides/tables.html which states that I have an Over Fert issue OR Sulfur & Iron issue.

Here's the low down on my plant. Watered with plain water when I first planted the seed, ph balanced of course. 2 weeks later I checked with a moisture meter and I got a dry reading. This time I used 1/4 strength nutes (FF trio following the online chart) I knew I was going to have some slight nute burn due to the PPM reading it gave me on the run off water. A couple of days later I noticed some nute burn spots here and there on the old leaves. I figured, no big deal I'll just water with distilled water next time. Now I wake up and see this and my plant still has enough water in the soil for maybe another week. My room conditions are perfect now. I have a steady temp between 72-78 degrees during the day and a 10 degree drop when lights are off (nothing under 60 degrees). I haven't done anything to my plant yet, I want to make sure I have the correct diagnosis first. Thanks in advance.

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Looks like thwy want a tad bit of potassium.. What is the pH of runoff compared to initial watering?? K is often locked out rather than deficient..

I failed to check the PH after watering but doesn't a potassium issue affect the bottom leaves?

Typically, but its the only thing I've known to bleach tips like that.. Thats why I mentioned lockout..