Newb Closet Coco Grow, 400w MH+HPS

TetraHyC said:

All that money on tuition, down the drain, Mared gonna make six figs. growing the kind.
I'm starting to think your a sand-bagger.

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Ain't it the truth.

Mared's going to see how easy it is to flower, then kick himself in the ass for not getting the 1Kw. Nice pickup on the lumatek, by the way Mared. You'll be cranking out mass herbage soon.

If THC can do that with 4" pots, I guess 2 gallons would be good.

I don't want to go over five feet, four would probably be even better. I have the CFLs for side lights but at five feet that still won't be enough light for the lower leaves I'm sure. My biggest three plants are about 26" now so I need to act fast I guess (Even though they're probably the males). It would be so much easier to plan if I knew how many females I had. I forgot the cloning gel when I went to the store yesterday but will get some this week for sure. Word on the street is that they messed up and waited too long with the security clearances at my internship so it won't start for another month. My last final is Wednesday and then my full-time job will be gardening for a month. So the only two things I'm wondering right now are will those 2 gallon bags sustain a 5 foot plant and when do I switch to the bloom nutes? Thanks.

UserFriendly said:

Ain't it the truth.

Mared's going to see how easy it is to flower, then kick himself in the ass for not getting the 1Kw. Nice pickup on the lumatek, by the way Mared. You'll be cranking out mass herbage soon.

If THC can do that with 4" pots, I guess 2 gallons would be good.

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Oh, I did it again - writing my post before reading all the responses. You think I would be alright with that kind of wattage in a two bedroom apartment? How about if I got that other 400 watt ballast running for a total of 800? I mean my plasma tv runs 0.34 watts/sq.in = 318 total watts. I think I should be .

I've had a four foot plant in a 6" x 6" x 6" rockwool cube. I know 2 gallons will do a 5 foot plant easily.

800w...... no problem.

6 down, 3 to go.

There may be a little drywall dust on there, but I promise most of that is resin.

So I am extremely amped right now. I'm pretty sure I have at least one female here and possibly one more. Most other plants have little nubs that could turn into either it looks like.

Pic 1: plant I'm sure is female

Pic 2: same plant further up

Pic 3: second plant I suspect is female

Pic 4: another plant, can't tell

Pic 5: fifth plant, can't tell either

So let me know whether to continue my ampedness. Thanks.

Alright, its a girl.

First two pics look good, next two can't say, last pic, don't hold you breath.

All you need is one good mother.

Continue dancing.

Hallelujah! I'm still confused about the whole mother process. How do you keep her a manageable size? Strategic cutting of clones?

Mared, How much time and money have you spent on textbooks.

Heres your next purchase $24.95 + tax CHEAP.

I have spent 0 min and 0 dollars. Just RIU and ICmag. I did watch the entire Jorge Cevantes Ultimate Grow DVD on YouTube. I've found step by step instructions for cloning but they don't really have any details on the mother and how to care for her. Where can I get that book? Amazon?

Its not the best book.

Hey, User, Whats the best grow book.

TetraHyC said:

Its not the best book.

Hey, User, Whats the best grow book.

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RIU, ICMag, & the backissues section at Cannabis Culture. Cannabis Culture: Library

mared juwan said:

So I am extremely amped right now. I'm pretty sure I have at least one female here and possibly one more. Most other plants have little nubs that could turn into either it looks like.

Pic 1: plant I'm sure is female

Pic 2: same plant further up

Pic 3: second plant I suspect is female

Pic 4: another plant, can't tell

Pic 5: fifth plant, can't tell either

So let me know whether to continue my ampedness. Thanks.

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4 & 5 look like males.

mared juwan said:

Hallelujah! I'm still confused about the whole mother process. How do you keep her a manageable size? Strategic cutting of clones?

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Topping, supper-cropping, and clones of clones. You can do bonsai if you don't mind watering every day.

UserFriendly said:

4 & 5 look like males.

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Uh oh, most of my plants look like that. I don't even want to look at them again until tomorrow. I'll go crazy from the speculation. I'll post better pics then. Maybe my dogs will eat the males for me. They've munched two plants already and love to eat strawberries. When I have strawberries that get too ripe and mushy for me to eat, my dogs scarf em down!

COCO is the shiiiit!!! PERIOD!!!! look at my plants!

I've been studying the plant that is definitely a girl very closely, especially the hairs that are newly forming so I can compare with the other plants. I know these pics are shitty but I can just make out tiny white hairs when I look at it in person. The two close shots are different plants. No definite signs of ballsacks on any yet but I can't be that lucky. The rest of the pics are just wide shots because any pics I take of the naughty parts can't give you enough detail to see what I'm seeing.

dak1b said:

COCO is the shiiiit!!! PERIOD!!!! look at my plants!

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Dude, your plants rock!

Just a heads up; you may want to save two of the best males. If you can make a bunch of seeds for the next round (or later), you will have a good chance of finding that elite plant. I'm certainly not saying the girls you have now won't be the bomb, but you never know what will happen in the future. I am still kicking myself in the ass for not saving any boys.