Smokey_mc_pot
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What if I let my clone grow to 12" then tie it down and flip it to 12/12 ?
Is it a good idea to put a teen clone directly into flower?
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Smokey_mc_pot
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I can't use it for that i paid good money and can't buy a another box so i got to make it work
Enigma
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ANC
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Depends. I do 20/4 light schedule, My plants are big a and bulky and way over 6 weeks but still juvenile veggers with symmetrical shoots.
Enigma
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He has 36" height, total.
10.5" + 12" + 12" = 34.5"
The first dimension is the pot, the second is the distance from the pot to the screen, the last is growth from the screen plus airspace between the light and plant.
It is going to be tight.
My thoughts are, if he keeps the light output low for the first two to three weeks (initial stretch) using predominantly blue spectrum he may be able to keep the nodes tight enough to tie it all down. When the stretch stops he could up the light to fatten the buds while slowly defoliating from start to finish.
I just read that he is using a 200w CFL. Hmm, that really makes it tricky. Those are usually internally ballasted which presents a possible heat issue in such a tight space, it helps because you can keep the light just inches from the canopy.
Slow defoliation would be necessary since CFL's lack in intensity, it can be done without defoliating but the yield would suffer.
The only other issue is the size of the light and if he is using a reflector, those will eat up vertical space fast.
Soil + limited vertical grow space + CFL = far less than 450 grams per square meter
Still, very doable.
10.5" + 12" + 12" = 34.5"
The first dimension is the pot, the second is the distance from the pot to the screen, the last is growth from the screen plus airspace between the light and plant.
It is going to be tight.
My thoughts are, if he keeps the light output low for the first two to three weeks (initial stretch) using predominantly blue spectrum he may be able to keep the nodes tight enough to tie it all down. When the stretch stops he could up the light to fatten the buds while slowly defoliating from start to finish.
I just read that he is using a 200w CFL. Hmm, that really makes it tricky. Those are usually internally ballasted which presents a possible heat issue in such a tight space, it helps because you can keep the light just inches from the canopy.
Slow defoliation would be necessary since CFL's lack in intensity, it can be done without defoliating but the yield would suffer.
The only other issue is the size of the light and if he is using a reflector, those will eat up vertical space fast.
Soil + limited vertical grow space + CFL = far less than 450 grams per square meter
Still, very doable.
Enigma
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However, he could build an array of CFL's (hot) and ventilate the cab well. That way he could have light on the top, sides and bottom.
If I'm not mistaken, there is a book called 8 oz. in 80 days written by a member on GrassCity. That book has to be more than a decade old.
If I'm not mistaken, there is a book called 8 oz. in 80 days written by a member on GrassCity. That book has to be more than a decade old.
Smokey_mc_pot
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I haven't chose a strain yet but i heard sativa doninates are best for small boxes.
mr sunshine
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Hardly any strains are pure indica, fucken noob.....
Smokey_mc_pot
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200 watt cfl
Smokey_mc_pot
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Heat is not an issue at this point, i bought a 14000 btus portable ac unit .I'm using 200 w cfl light that came with the box and planting the clones in 5 gallon smart pots. Just the space is the issue but sog just seems like it would be too less of a yield so ima let the clones grow about 12" tie them down and flip to 12/12.
Enigma
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Someone lied to you, bold-faced.
Sativa can reach twenty feet outdoors, indica is what you want.
You can cross reference that.
