JonnyCloss
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ok sounds goood i will make sure to not mist them
Ya I will keep a close eye on it. I make it a habit to clean and mix a new nutrient solution in my res every sunday. Is that often enough/too often ?not bad, just make sure your careful watching for nuteburn for a bit just in case.
As to when to switch to flower....that depends. I read a lot of posts that say you switch when the plant shows sex with preflowers. I have also read that if you are using tubes you switch when the plant is between 5 and 8 nodes. These two factors seem somewhat contradictory since when it is that small it probably will not have preflowers. That being said i have seen, as i'm sure that u have also, those 12/12 from seed grows get more yield than the first plant i harvested. All i know for sure is that fluorescent lighting will produce good bud, at least on the top of the plant but it will be noticeably fluffier towards the bottom, so my goal as displayed by my over topped clones would be to keep the plant short through some method of topping or lst to get more light to the most budsites.When would you recommend I switch to flower ? and also would it be worth the money to purchase a 150 watt hps for flowering and if so then what spectrum light
Thank you for the input I cant wait to see them flower
I'm gonna give my girls another veg week and see how they look, if they still look as healthy as they do now then I will pick up a 150w hps and throw them into flower. During all of this I will buy some rooting compound and start four new clones under my t5 fixture that I have now.As to when to switch to flower....that depends. I read a lot of posts that say you switch when the plant shows sex with preflowers. I have also read that if you are using tubes you switch when the plant is between 5 and 8 nodes. These two factors seem somewhat contradictory since when it is that small it probably will not have preflowers. That being said i have seen, as i'm sure that u have also, those 12/12 from seed grows get more yield than the first plant i harvested. All i know for sure is that fluorescent lighting will produce good bud, at least on the top of the plant but it will be noticeably fluffier towards the bottom, so my goal as displayed by my over topped clones would be to keep the plant short through some method of topping or lst to get more light to the most budsites.
I have not used hps lighting yet but i know i really want to from seeing others results so if you have the money i'm sure you would only benefit from it and then you could use your t5's for side lighting, clones, or starting more seedlings. Also, i believe that most hps are either 3000k or have an enhanced spectrum...all which would be great for flowering.
ya they have the best prices around ... decided to go with a 400 watt hps and im going to order two more hydrofarm t5 lights and add them to the three i already have and use that as my clones veg light when these two go into flowervery nice. looking good. htgsupplies.com has some really good grow kit packages. i'll find a link for you.
http://www.htgsupply.com/products.asp?categoryID=16&subcategoryID=124
also have them for like 120 for just the light by itself.
AN one? explainwell given the same environment the one on the left is takin off, that the AN one?