Yo Kronic C,
i had master kush clones that were about 2 weeks old. i veged them for about a month and started flowering. with some clones you can go str8 to flowering after the roots are nice n healthy. the nice thing about doing indoor hydro is that you can force flower the plant. they will be shoter but stockier with poten nugs. ur airstone is fine. the roots cant get too much O2 especially if they are submerged in water. i decided to force flower mine due to size. the AG can only handle so much. it took me 12weeks for everything: 4 veg, 8 flower. it really depends on the strain of the plant though. your just going to have to experiment and make a journal so you can go back and refer to ur past harvest and compare the differences.
remeber, the plant doubles in size from the end point of vegitation. so if your plant is 7" tall and you start flowering, it will probably be close to a 1.5' plant. take into consideration that the AG lights are not that powerfull and taller plants wont be as bushy or potent. so keep the plants short, so start your flowering soon
to really increase your yields, ur gonna want a HPS light. if you dont have room or good vents go with LEDs. They seem to work ok and they are cheap. LEDWholesalers.com i think. check it out.
Pruning is not needed unless the leaves look really bad (brown leaves, shrivled, ugly , u get the point) and u can cut them right at the stock. if you prun dont go crazy and cut off all the dead leaves. cut a few a day so the plant has time to recover. when the plant is flowering, try to minimize the pruning so the plant can focus on producing juicy buds
yeah i read that same post about the allergic reaction and not flushing the nutes ha that sucks! i wonder what happend to him. anyways dont forget to flush the nutes!!! for hydro start feeding the plant regular distilled water for the last week-week and a half. this will flush the nutes and the herb will be nice and enjoyable.
hey next time try and get a clone. if you cant get that get seeds from a reliable source so you kno what your getting
i hope this helps and if anyone has different opinions or tips, please let me know. thanks and good luck!
ok i went ahead and got an airstone and pump but is kinda big about 4 inches in diameter and flat like a plate. can i overdue it with these things? how long was the timetable for your whole process? including cure and dry. the guy in hightimes said it took him 64 days with the lowrider seeds.When did you decide to flower? was is size or age? This is my first go so i have no idea what my seeds are or what my schedule should be. Im at 3 and a half weeks of 18/6 and about 5-7 inches tall. How can i increase my yields? What about pruning? Any tips or exp is appreciated.
I also read in another thread about a guy with the same nutes and got a severe allergic reaction when he smoked his bud. I heard that flushing your plants is necessary? Is this true and if so when and how long etc..