need some advice

bigjayb · Jul 12, 2011

hello people my plant will be 4 weeks old soon she is a beautiful mango strain very smelly just wondering if you think i could put her into flowering soon im looking to get about an oz anything else after will be a bonus if i put her into flowering when shes 4 weeks will i get my target

Many Thanks
BigJayB

bigjayb · Jul 12, 2011

any ansews ?

wbd · Jul 12, 2011

Go ahead and start flowering, but your yield will depend more on the lighting and how you care for the plant moving forward. It looks lanky, as if perhaps you don't have enough light. If that's the case, cannot guarantee an oz on that thing.

But feel free to start 12/12 anytime.

bigjayb · Jul 12, 2011

its under a 400w hps mate maybe i should leave for a few more weeks ?

Vindicated · Jul 12, 2011

If I remember correctly, Fdd2Blk veg's for one month and he produces very impressive yields. I believe Subcool said he veg's for 60 days. I veg until they don't fit in my grow space anymore. Sometimes I go a month, other times I'll go two or three. Fwiw, I'm a soil guy and I finish outdoors.

wbd · Jul 12, 2011

bigjayb said:
its under a 400w hps mate maybe i should leave for a few more weeks ?

Has it been under the 400W HPS this whole time? Maybe it's genetics, I dunno man it look scrawny to me... something's up. Is mango 100% sativa?

Optimum distance from bulb to plant for 400W HPS is 6" but don't burn it. You can do the metric conversion mate.

I think you'll get your Z under the 400 even if you start now, but it's your call. Another week or 2 can't hurt if you have the vertical distance.

KoTToNMoUf216 · Jul 12, 2011

bigjayb said:
its under a 400w hps mate maybe i should leave for a few more weeks ?

i use a 400w for flowering 4-6, y 1 plant under 400w? kind of waste of light if u ask me. the longer u veg the more u will get,i would veg mayby 2 more week. u mite want to get a fan blowin on her to fatten up those stems in that time( gently ) . good luck

bigjayb · Jul 12, 2011

thanks for the reply guys ill see what she looks like after week see if i decide to take the plunge or not hmmm how big do you think she will get if i flowered her she is around 12 inch tall atm and starting to get bushy

bigjayb · Jul 12, 2011

got fan blowing on her but i got her given to me at 2 weeks old just to start me off when shes done im looking to do about 4-6 ill bring her closer to the light aswel

KoTToNMoUf216 · Jul 12, 2011

bigjayb said:
thanks for the reply guys ill see what she looks like after week see if i decide to take the plunge or not hmmm how big do you think she will get if i flowered her she is around 12 inch tall atm and starting to get bushy

depends, probably double that mayby 30 inches,

KoTToNMoUf216 · Jul 12, 2011

bigjayb said:
got fan blowing on her but i got her given to me at 2 weeks old just to start me off when shes done im looking to do about 4-6 ill bring her closer to the light aswel

yea the hps will stretch do u have a mh/hps switchable ballast? the mh is awesome for veg(little stretch)mayby a CMH(red and blue spectrum )if u cn put it in ur ballast would work good 4 both stages

bigjayb · Jul 12, 2011

just moved her closer to the light there's 7inch separating her from the light now the fan is blowing on her she's swaying about like there's a breeze but not a strong one think ill veg her for 2 more weeks then put her to flowering

i think she will be good till the 25th then ill update you's thanks for the help

Many Thanks
BigJayB

ULMResearch · Jul 12, 2011

It truly is amazing how short and bushy a close MH will make plants. I've got fan leaves bigger than my hand on 9" plants with 3-4" shoots at every node (which come spaced about 1/2" apart).

KoTToNMoUf216 · Jul 12, 2011

ULMResearch said:
It truly is amazing how short and bushy a close MH will make plants. I've got fan leaves bigger than my hand on 9" plants with 3-4" shoots at every node (which come spaced about 1/2" apart).

yea nuthin like a mh for veg my indica fan leaves are huge got the nine leaves comin in now sum nodes are even a 1/4 inch apart

wbd · Jul 12, 2011

Excited, I get to use my Hortilux blue 250 MH for the first time in a couple of weeks!

Korner420Garden · Jul 12, 2011

i would suggest, for the future, vegging under CFLs and only using that HPS for flowering if you dont have a conversion ballast. Thats why your plant looks to frail and lanky, too much red spectrum.

ULMResearch · Jul 12, 2011

KoTToNMoUf216 said:
yea nuthin like a mh for veg my indica fan leaves are huge got the nine leaves comin in now sum nodes are even a 1/4 inch apart

Just measured and I have 7 nodes in under 3 inches, starting from where the cotes sprouted to the newest growth. Indicas are so cuuuuute!

The sativas are like 1" apart, which for a sativa isn't terrible indoors. I've had them with 3-4" nodes under floros.

dannyboy602 · Jul 12, 2011

Prune off that bottom stuff. Looks like you'll get two main colas ands if you want a z veg it a little longer. Or not. It will still beef up when u flip it. CO2? No? Don't worry about it. It does look leggy but clones often do.

KoTToNMoUf216 · Jul 12, 2011

ULMResearch said:
Just measured and I have 7 nodes in under 3 inches, starting from where the cotes sprouted to the newest growth. Indicas are so cuuuuute!

The sativas are like 1" apart, which for a sativa isn't terrible indoors. I've had them with 3-4" nodes under floros.

hell yea my sativas are deffinately alot more stretchy n super thin

bigjayb · Jul 13, 2011

thanks for the reply guys i am thinking of investing in a mh iv moved her closer and already i can see lots n lots of leaves coming out she seems to be growing alot faster since shes closer temps are stable at around 82 can rise to 87-89s but she seems to love it added an extra fan aswel

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