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cruzer101 · #91 10-27-2009, 03:13 AM

Sure man.

When you grow like that it is refered to as LST Low Stress Training.

The great part about it is that it dosent matter how many plants you have. If you only have a couple then just veg them longer, being tied down keeps the main stalk level and the side shoots produce more side shoots. Kinda like SCROG without the screen

There is another pruning techinic called super cropping. All it is is bending the stak untill it folds over. It takes a couple days for it to straighten up again and durring that time the lower growth catches up. If you do it and tie it, the plant will grow an elbow and now your growing horizontal.

DenseBuds · #92 10-27-2009, 10:42 AM

Ya, we've done LST in the past. Was hoping SCROG would be less work.

DenseBuds · #93 10-29-2009, 12:28 AM

Did some light proofing tonight. We started down the path of using cardboard to affix Mylar to, which went so-so. It was a bit of a hassle and we realized that if we covered up the walls, it'd be a pain to hang side lights and to make any adjustments during the grow. So in the end, we opted to cover up the slots on the back with Black Gorilla tape. Shit is really thick and strong. Bettert than duct tape I think. Also covered up the bigger holes on the tops of each corner. That got rid of 95% of the light issues. There is still light which bounces out some of the door cracks which is visible if you have the cabinet running in a pitch black room, but I don't think it's enough to cause any problems for the plants. None of it is direct an it's minimal.

We may revisit reflecting light at a later point. Probably by painting the inside white. For now, I'm going to leave it as is.

I threw my two flowering Avalanches in there tonight to see how things go. Will post a pic or two later.

DenseBuds · #94 10-29-2009, 01:17 AM

At this point, I think I'm going to move the cabinet to it's position in the room this weekend. As I mentioned, I threw two Avalanche in this evening as a test run before I start fresh with seeds around the 9th of next month. Will post some pics of the cabinet in its final position and then a link to grow log once I get started.

Here are a few pics from tonight. The cabinet running in the dark room (so you can see what remains of the light... I may get some lightweight foam to help) and the two plants I've got in there.

DenseBuds · #95 10-29-2009, 10:52 PM

Used some weatherstripping foam in the door cracks to finish off the light proofing in the front and some Black Gorilla Tape to take care of the back panels. That shit is amazing. Replacement watering tub arrives tomorrow.

DenseBuds · #96 10-31-2009, 02:12 AM

Here's what I've done tonight:

Moved the cabinet to it's final location in the room. Fits like a glove.
Set the replacement full size watering tub under the wire shelf
Re-did the exhaust with a much smaller reducer.. check the difference in the pics!
Made a first attempt at side/vacation-lighting. Definitely open to any suggestions. Do you think the T5's alone will be enough to get plants through 3-7 days w/o the 400watt?

cruzer101 · #97 10-31-2009, 03:09 AM

Well its true there are cloudy days and all but why would you want to just run T5?

DenseBuds · #98 10-31-2009, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cruzer101

Well its true there are cloudy days and all but why would you want to just run T5?

This would only be while I'm away for multiple days. On vacation for example. Don't feel completely comfortable with the HPS running all by itself for that long. I'm hoping the decreased light won't be much of a problem for up to a week as long as I keep the same 12/12 schedule.

cruzer101 · #99 10-31-2009, 05:23 PM

I dont think its a good idea really. I run mine when I am on vacation, what can happen inside a metal cabinet? Thats one of the reasons I went with a metal cabinet. Its fire retardent. The reason I wouldnt want to do it is without proper lighting I believe the plants will stretch. Its up to you. To answer your question, yea, they will survive on the side lighting but will probably not do well and stretch some.

DenseBuds · #**100** 10-31-2009, 06:57 PM

You make a good point about the metal cabinet. I guess the worst that would happen is the fan would stop working but the light keeps working. They're on the same circuit so the fan would have to break itself. If that happened, then the bulb might bust but that's inside the cool tube and then to your point, inside a metal cabinet without anything flamable nearby. I'll give it some thought and bounce it off the wife. Thx

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