250w HPS Club And Help Guide
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. never mind the mess just my grow room
Kalebaiden
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I wish I had side lighting, but I'm only able to do tops.
Dr. Kundilini
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Added 2 flouro "shoplights" hanging from the top bar on each end. That made an extra 160W. two bulbs each of 2700K and 6500K. I got a lot of s-t-r-e-c-h with the 250W HPS, so just trying to balance out the spectrum a little, and get some light under the top canopy. Removed the last male today(fingers crossed), but I will be vigilant in looking each day for the dreaded balls in the node crotch.
Good on SOS/Nirvana...9 days from order to delivery and super stealthy.
Good on SOS/Nirvana...9 days from order to delivery and super stealthy.
10acjed
Active Member
12/12 HPS stretch when swithing from floro's was brutal for me.
I got my nirvana wonder woman through attitude, def choose stealth from them, otherwise they come in a white envelope with the pack inside...
My other order is in transit, hoping to see them this week. Used Herbies and super stealth.. My luck the envelope makes it and super stealth doesnt lol...
I moved my fan, tied upside down right next tot he light, trying to keep them cooler and get more airflow to the back plant... Also raised the light so its 6 - 8" off the tops.
Kalebaiden
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I jut transplanted my Jamaican Bud into a 3 gallon pot. It's 1.5 weeks into flower so i'll start looking for it's stretch in 2 weeks.
Kaya Gold is losing her lower leaves, looks to be she was pulling the nitrogen out of them so i gave her a 20/20/20 quick fix shot and she stopped vampiring herself.
I only have 1 B-52 left, I'm scared to even look at it sideways for fear of it popping balls out. I want to transplant her into a bigger pot but I'm thinking that i'm not going to be able without stressing her to pop balls. Now that my other long pot is free, I was considering cutting the bottom off the pot that the lone B-52 is in and stacking it on another long pot full of just soil. I wouldn't have to move the B-52 much and she would effectively have another 6 inches of depth.
What are your thoughts and ideas on this.
Kaya Gold is losing her lower leaves, looks to be she was pulling the nitrogen out of them so i gave her a 20/20/20 quick fix shot and she stopped vampiring herself.
I only have 1 B-52 left, I'm scared to even look at it sideways for fear of it popping balls out. I want to transplant her into a bigger pot but I'm thinking that i'm not going to be able without stressing her to pop balls. Now that my other long pot is free, I was considering cutting the bottom off the pot that the lone B-52 is in and stacking it on another long pot full of just soil. I wouldn't have to move the B-52 much and she would effectively have another 6 inches of depth.
What are your thoughts and ideas on this.
georgyboy
Active Member
Kalebaiden, that could be a good idea, or a bad one. How far are you into flower? Roots stop growing at some point in flower, my guess is after the stretch stops. If your early in flower, go for it the roots will be happy for some extra room, but late in flower and your risking stressing the plant and the roots won't be growing into the new soil anyway.
10acjed
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Well I need to pick up a scope this week. One of my girls is starting to look closer to finished than the other two. At least I think so, will do a few pics some time this week for comparison. But starting to see more orange hairs then the other two. All three seeds literally came from the same bud, so it must be a variation in the strain or I am jumping the gun.
Either way I am still a few weeks out, but want to be prepared. Im going away for a few days over labor day, and figuring that week will be time to start flushing, or at least weighing the pros and cons of flushing.
Even after all the stress I have put them through they seem to be doing well, the one that looks more matured is also the most stressed. Alot of yellow on her now, luckily it seems to be clearing up tho, just seeing the damage done.
On a bright note, my recent order from herbies is on its way after a week at check in...
Either way I am still a few weeks out, but want to be prepared. Im going away for a few days over labor day, and figuring that week will be time to start flushing, or at least weighing the pros and cons of flushing.
Even after all the stress I have put them through they seem to be doing well, the one that looks more matured is also the most stressed. Alot of yellow on her now, luckily it seems to be clearing up tho, just seeing the damage done.
On a bright note, my recent order from herbies is on its way after a week at check in...
Dr. Kundilini
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Pretty girls and some serious colas developing....*sniff*...smelling good too!
The stretch on my girls is awful. There must be 5-6 inches between the internodes. It was much slower developement with Floro's but the node space was very tight. The HPS has them jumping about 1.5-2" a day. They didn't seem to slow down when I topped them...had to raise the light again this morning. On the positive side, I am seeing those lovely white hairs developing on each one...no more males!!
I also hung a fan to blow right across the light and reflector, and have a 6" inline venting out near the top. The third fan blows across the bottom for circulation. My temps range from 74 to 87 F by the end of the day. The humidity creeps up cause they are using lots of water, but is still not bad at 50-58%.
The stretch on my girls is awful. There must be 5-6 inches between the internodes. It was much slower developement with Floro's but the node space was very tight. The HPS has them jumping about 1.5-2" a day. They didn't seem to slow down when I topped them...had to raise the light again this morning. On the positive side, I am seeing those lovely white hairs developing on each one...no more males!!
I also hung a fan to blow right across the light and reflector, and have a 6" inline venting out near the top. The third fan blows across the bottom for circulation. My temps range from 74 to 87 F by the end of the day. The humidity creeps up cause they are using lots of water, but is still not bad at 50-58%.
RCgrowerman
Active Member
Im just waiting on the top calyxes to swell up and It's choppin time! Got a little amber but mostly cloudy right now maybe 1-2 more weeks.
10acjed
Active Member
Sounds like what I went through.... You see my growth now above, when I switched to 12/12 they were literally barely above the top of the pot, tied down and topped... Now they are 18"+ and I had a few weeks of the 2" a day growth as well... Have a decent spread between my tops and the next few nodes. But not too bad.
Best advice I can give is do the best you can keeping it all one level and dont worry about the little lower growth... Keep pulling down stretching branches until you have 5 or so at the same level then let them go.
My lower growth is filling in, have a few nice small kolas hidden below the surface now.
stoneslacker
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Been 7 days since I transplanted these 2. U1 is getting big and I am doing some serious bondage on her trying to train her and slow her down a bit so U2 can catch up some. Both are yellowing a bit, with U1 yellowing more as she eats herself to grow. Both appear to have put their roots down so the feeding I gave them should be better utilized by the root system this time.
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stoneslacker
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Yep each screen is made of some small diameter rod I got from the local hardware and some coat hangars. I just duct taped em to the side of the buckets and works real well. Makes it easy to water and lets me move em around and spread out the light coverage.
StarDestroyer
Member
Hello sluts. I need your help.
Which light would be better?
I am looking for a beneficial yet cost effective
MH bulb and have come across two 250's at very
different prices.
Is the 2300 kelvin difference really that different?
View attachment 2302738then (price 14 dollar something)
this http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-AgroMax-%20250w-Metal-Halide---6500K-Ultra-Blue-Daylight-Spectrum-Bulb.asp
Price: $59.95
Which light would be better?
I am looking for a beneficial yet cost effective
MH bulb and have come across two 250's at very
different prices.
Is the 2300 kelvin difference really that different?
View attachment 2302738then (price 14 dollar something)
this http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-AgroMax-%20250w-Metal-Halide---6500K-Ultra-Blue-Daylight-Spectrum-Bulb.asp
Price: $59.95
Dr. Kundilini
Well-Known Member
10, I think you nailed. I need to bend the leggy branches down and tie them off. Sometimes I have to be hit over the head before I understand something. I have the HPS jacked up as far as it can go, so bending and tieing is the only option since it already topped them. It is time for LST.
