2nd vert run

Banana444

Banana444

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I have always entertained the idea of growing vert since i started growing, but it always seemed beyond my abilities, and for fear of having a fire using a bare bulb or heat issues not having air cooled hoods. About 3 months ago I took the plung and put away the reflector hoods and i will never grow using hid lamps in a horizontal setup. I never even broke .5g per watt using 600s in soil. First vert grow yielded 18oz of high bag appeal buds and about 3 more of popcorn using just a 4month old 600w hortilux super hps, 7 plants total. So just about 1g per watt. Heres a shot of the next round about 1 month into flower. Much love for those that came before me, vert is the only way to grow if you are using hid lamps.
 

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Nice! Well done sir. Have you considered putting the cage on the outside of the plants and tying back to it? May spread that plant out a little more and not get quite as much popcorn. Just throwing it out there. Either way, solid harvest.
 
The first cage a built was too small and ended up a big close to the light, some colas were about 6" from bulb at harvest. I made this cage bigger and in the last week, started tucking them thru the cage. I will def throw up some pics when they start packing on the size. Also i have plans of doing a rdwc vert run in the near future.
 
Over time you'll learn pruning techniques that maximize your setup. Identify popcorn before it becomes popcorn... and then remove it. The plant will boost the other branches. In return you'll get more from less.
In some cases it could be worth a longer veg time just to prep for a better/more flower sites with no popcorn.
 
Banana444 said:
The first cage a built was too small and ended up a big close to the light, some colas were about 6" from bulb at harvest. I made this cage bigger and in the last week, started tucking them thru the cage. I will def throw up some pics when they start packing on the size. Also i have plans of doing a rdwc vert run in the near future.
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Did you get light bleaching from the ones that were 6" from the bulb? the reason i suggested putting the cage on the outside is you would get a more uniform and larger canopy.
Also its hard to tell height in a pic, how tall was the plant from first set of branches to the top cola?
 
No i didnt get any light bleaching, but i was using rubber coated wire to hold the colas back. I dont have any pics, wish i woulda snapped one now. Its about 4' from first branches to top of plants.
 
Strain is godsbud x 3 and one clone from a cross i made from a hindu kush female and some bag seed from gsc (supposed to be the good cut from cali that was from a buddy that has mom) that produced a male and i made seeds. And thats what i ran for my first vert run. Super potent and rivaled my most potent strain i have run so far which was rd "the boss"
 

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A couple shots with the hps on. Just past 8 weeks from the flip to 12/12. Ill take some shots with lights off when i chop em.
 

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