fantastic idea lads i just upgraded from cfls to a 250w hps.got one lady with 3 weeks left still showing no signs of the pistils changing colour which they did at this stage under cfls...and i got 2 other girls in there 2 weeks into flower,both have stretched and are just showing pistils and looking great.....got the light about 10-12 inches above using hand underneath light method...got a small desk fan pointing up and at the light sending warm air up towards the extractor fan...temps are 79 on average which isnt harming them just watering regular but little ammounts but enough to keep them happy...using tomorite nutes for flowering....want to get into compost tea...heard it does wonders any info on that.....cheers lads..
Sounds good, Strange and welcome!!
Plants will exhibit differences, even though it's all the same strain. The physical growth patterns, smell, taste and potency can differ depending on phenotype. Or it could just be a different strain, are you working with a strain or bagseed?
The only suggestion I have is to get those temps lower (Measure temp around 4-6 inches under the light), because at 5 inches you're around 50k lumens, at 10 inches you're around 12k lumens, and at 12 inches you're just under 9k lumens. If you get your temps down you can put your light closer and get better results, performance and production out of your light. You're robbing yourself of lumens, and with a 250 lumens are a very precious thing, due to the 250's small range of light penetration.
Are you looking to make your own compost tea or wanting information on an already made compost tea you can buy? I'm not sure on marketed compost tea, I think Frank, GPC or AWnox are using it (I can't remember which one). Making your own though, guano, water and an air stone and that's pretty much the basics. There are many different recipes out there, I'd read up on some of those recipes and figure out which you like or build off of it.
Hope this helps and again welcome.
