switching from mh to hps

SkunkGuy

SkunkGuy

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hi all im querious to know about switching to hps as im in week 2 of vegging and im happy enough to switch them to hps what is the best way of doing this and do i have to think about my 12/12 cycle time as im thinking about doing 3am to 3pm any advice on this would be helpful as im still a noob at al this :leaf:
 
slim83

slim83

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if you are ready to bud switch to your hps whenever you feel like it and switch to 12/12 when you go to the hps your light cycle can be whenever you want just be sure it doesn't have any light leaks during the dark cycle
 
SkunkGuy

SkunkGuy

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Pureblood89 said:
I don't switch to hps til the 3rd week of flowering, this reduces the "stretch" significantly.
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thanks blood as i had taught of letting them go for 3 weeks but i was told to switch the now but i think il let them go another week or so cheers
 
spex420

spex420

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3 weeks? they won't flower regardless untill they mature like pureblood said you can expect em to grow almost twice thier size while flowering hps is gonna make them stretch anyways whats the rush?
 
SkunkGuy

SkunkGuy

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cheers spec420 there getting very tall as there are and there only 6 week from seed im being told to switch them at 12"tall is there any truth in this what i have been told
 
spex420

spex420

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when preflowers start to show you can flower whenever some people will veg for months so they get a 6ft tall tree i veg about about 6 weeks depending on hows shes looking im picky about my girls i like em well groomed and pruned before they go to bloom

haha that rhymed
 
jondamon

jondamon

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I agree with PURE, keep your MH lamp in until you start week3 of 12/12 this will help to reduce the stretch they go through during the transition phase.

Something else a lot of newbies tend to do is switch to bloom nutes too early. Keep using your veg nutes during the transition phase too.

I personally only veg for 4 weeks. BUT I'm hydro so the veg is a little quicker.





Good luck.




J
 
SkunkGuy

SkunkGuy

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jondamon said:
I agree with PURE, keep your MH lamp in until you start week3 of 12/12 this will help to reduce the stretch they go through during the transition phase.

Something else a lot of newbies tend to do is switch to bloom nutes too early. Keep using your veg nutes during the transition phase too.

I personally only veg for 4 weeks. BUT I'm hydro so the veg is a little quicker.





Good luck.




J
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cheers jondamon my girls are going into week 3 of vegging and i noticed you mentioned about using bloom nutes to early but i havnt even started using any nutes just yet i have grow&bloom here but not sure on when is the right time to start them off onit :?:
 
jondamon

jondamon

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Depending on your choice of soil will depend when and what to feed them.

If you have a good quality soil , You should have enough nutes til about now do 1/4 strength feed would be recommended.

If you chose a generic branded soil then the chances are its got time released nutes already in it so you don't want to add any to it yet.


What soil and nute brand do you have?




J
 
SkunkGuy

SkunkGuy

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my soil is bio-bizz all-mix and there only in it a 2 weeks today as i transplanted them into 11L and stated to use the bio-bizz there just been fed tap water that i leave on a air bubbler for 2 days before i water them heres a pic of my girls atm
 

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