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my ladies are about 1 week into flowering. ive been hearing the term "super cropping" where as pinching the main stem to promote the lower branches to kick in to high gear and begin to reach the same level as the main cola or close to it. any advice out there about this practice??

stare and talk to them. im sure a little Co2 couldnt hurt. my wife says im full of hot air might as well put it to good use

im looking to make this ladies a bit fuller. id like to do some topping. i know what happens basicly after topping. but not quite sure which part of the new grow to top. i could uderstand topping the grow right in the middle of 2 parallel leaves the strains i have seem to stagger. hard to judge...

mauricelm. so the HPS provdes enough blue for veggn

thanks all.. i agree about ventalation but right know its a budget thing.. think ill go for the 6500 k flos for know just to avoid having to deal with the heat from the HID. again thanks folks for the advice

just got introduced to Kelvin.. found out im running 4 4'ers @4100 K. needless to say things are going a bit slow.was my intension to run the 5s and switch over to a 1k HPS. so im @a crossroad, should i just step up to a 1K MH for veg ( and what should the K be ). i wasnt quite ready for the...

thanks for the link..i think im going to switch out my t5s and start up a MH. i was trying to avoid the heat and cost on the HID but i think im going to get better results. the T5s are slow.so with the MH im going to want like a 10k Kelvin ( using a switchable 1k ballast )? thanks for any advice

so what about the Kelvin level. ive seen lower wattage blubs but with,say a 6700 k rating and visa-versa. isnt it the K (blue) that you'd be after for vegging. confused on wattage vs. Kelvin

hey there MMJ...seems like a great site. lot of knowledge here

got them thanks tring to figure this posting...threading shit out..appreciate your tring to help..my bad

not only newbie to growing but also struggle a bit with this internet. heres what im doing. picked up some clones got them under a 4 x 4 T5. using some store bought water for now but im going to be switching over to tap. ill decant for a few days for removal of Cl.i have a 1k hps when it comes...

didnt intend on not responding..shit happens. thanks for the advice. not in the position on running an RO due to water meter, not able to due the 3:1 ratio of water lost but agree on its quality. going to use a air stone to decant off Cl in tap water. clones were already rooted and i have them...

sorry , didnt mean to piss ya off..getting the hang of the posting thing and have replied. thanks for the support

finally got it going...didnt mean to sound like a school girl....clones are in still working on the ventalation.. thinking about using some bloodmeal for veg also got ahold ofsome worm castings. any thoughs? and thanks for replying..i have nobody around me that i can talk to that has any...

getting the hang of it..have gotten some good advice so far thanks folks... clones are in ventalation is not...making due though..any thoughts about worm castings and blood meal for its high N