250 Watt MH Grow with *PICS*

[tom__420]

I'm all indoors man, the plants that are inside were started from seed and never been outside. They have the same chance of getting bugs as the other plants have which is basically zero percent. Thanks for stopping by scared

 

[tom__420]

Bump Pics from earlier today are on the last page let me know what you all think!

 

[kevin]

hey tom, nice looking grow. have you thought about square pots? it helped me out on my room issues. what kind of seed are you growing?

 

[tom__420]

Just some bagseed at the moment.. haven't ordered any seeds yet. All the plants in the flowering pots are the same strain though. Thanks for commenting dude

 

[Mammath]

Hey Tom, just chiming in.
Buds are looking good mate. So do all your other friuts and veg'.
All the best for ya grow.

+ rep for combining your edibles with ya smokables.

 

[tom__420]

Hello RIU

I just got done building a cool tube for my 70 watt HPS. I decided to make one because I saw the perfect glass tube today at michael's. It was a hurricane candle pillar I think it was called. I added a 26 watt CFL to the mix to get some of the shaded parts a little more light. The temps are at 78 degrees with the light much closer to my veg plant. I use this box for other plants but of course my main focus is the marijuana haha. Here's some pics to show you what I did. It looks a little sloppy but it def gets the job done in my eyes. I hope you all enjoy! I'm going to have some pics later after I update the flowering box a little bit with some things to hold the door closed better. Happy smoking guys

 

[tom__420]

I just planted four germinated bagseeds into peat pucks. The peat pucks were soaked in 6.0 pH water. I have more germinated seeds but I didn't realize I only had 4 pucks left I haven't taken pics of the flowering plants yet but will get around to it at some point tonight.

 

[kevin]

that a cool looking diy cool tube, nice work

 

[tom__420]

I just took some pics of the flowering plants. I took them all out and lined them side by side in front of the flower box. The two big ones look a little stretchy but I think that this strain just does that in flowering. They all look pretty healthy. Plant #1 is getting some brown and orange hairs. I will check her trichomes in the next couple days to see where she is at. I put up some roller catches to keep the door sealed better. It's hard to get a pic of them so here is a link to them: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=233955-53458-RC60400-NP&lpage=none

Okay so I tried uploading the pics and it said that they were invalid links so I am just going to wait until I upload them all just to find they don't work. I will try periodically throughout tonight and tomorrow until I am sure they will show up. Check back in a little bit guys

 

[lilmafia513]

I just took some pics of the flowering plants. I took them all out and lined them side by side in front of the flower box. The two big ones look a little stretchy but I think that this strain just does that in flowering. They all look pretty healthy. Plant #1 is getting some brown and orange hairs. I will check her trichomes in the next couple days to see where she is at. I put up some roller catches to keep the door sealed better. It's hard to get a pic of them so here is a link to them: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=233955-53458-RC60400-NP&lpage=none

Okay so I tried uploading the pics and it said that they were invalid links so I am just going to wait until I upload them all just to find they don't work. I will try periodically throughout tonight and tomorrow until I am sure they will show up. Check back in a little bit guys

Good luck Tom,
Grow looks nice, are those pea plants?

 

[tom__420]

I actually don't have any pea plants. All I have in the veg box is two different kinds of cosmo flowers, jalapeno peppers, catnip, grapefruit, one MJ plant, and another kind of flowers I cannot think of

 

[tom__420]

Flowering Plants:

Plant #1:

Plant #2:

Plant #3:

Plant #3 and it's rooted LST'd clone:

LST'd clone (veg):

Cantaloupes:

 

[lilmafia513]

yum, all kinds of healthy plants!! Looks good!

 

[winkdogg420]

Hey tom they look great as usual! Quick ? Do you think you could have kept the nodes closer together if the lights were closer or does the mh just give'em that strech??

 

[tom__420]

I only used the mh on one of the plants that I still have. Can you tell its plant #1? LOL using the metal halide most def kept the stretching down and the nodes closer. I vegged the two other plants in the veg box under the 70 watt HPS. The plants weren't nearly as stretched out in veg though, they really lanked out in flower. I want to upgrade to a 150 watt metal halide in my grow box and house it in the cool tube I built today. I will start looking for rebuildable ballasts in the next couple weeks.

 

[lilmafia513]

Hey tom they look great as usual! Quick ? Do you think you could have kept the nodes closer together if the lights were closer or does the mh just give'em that strech??

I dont know about tom, but my MH doesn't cause any stretching issues.

 

[winkdogg420]

thanks guys i have been doing alot of research on the mh flowering most say a slightly lower yeild but better quality! im hooked up with the 400 watt mh for $50 so im using them all the way through next time!! i didnt think they caused strech i will just keep them really cool so i can keep them close!

ps all the "older dudes" say mh is great for flowering ,who has the best nuggs???old heads, they know what they are doing! i would be fine giving up an oz or two for higher quality!~

 

[tom__420]

Does anyone have any experience with UVB lights? I have a few fish stores near me with these type lights and have been wondering if they made a difference in thrichome production? Let me know if anyone knows anything on the subject

 

[winkdogg420]

thats what ive heard lots of trich production but the bulbs have very little effective range so you need a bunch of them or you could move it around alot??

 

[tom__420]

I was thinking of just getting a couple bulbs and using it over one plant and not the other. An experiment to see if they do make a reasonable difference. Actually I just checked out the prices for the bulbs and they are ridiculous! 25 dollars for a little 25 watt bulb... yeah right that is rip off.