dwc 40 day veg, flip or nah?

numbredheart

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Plants are in a 1600w hps dwc system. They are about 40 days from seed. I was thinking of letting them go 60 days to achieve that 5oz+. What do you guys think. Are these plants big enough already to achieve 5 oz/plant? I have a lot of height and im lst'in so space is absolutely no issue? Your eXperia need please
 

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What strain is that? That factors a lot into it.. Also light only penetrates so deep into the canopy so height isnt everything.. Once your grow space is about half full is when I flip.., honestly I grow from seed and flip at the end of week 5 from putting seed in paper towel.. Mine critical kush like to stretch almost double.. I end up with 4 foot monsters.. And pull close to 10oz from each plant... but like i said a lot of it depends on the strain.. So whatcha growing man?
 
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Sgt.niceguy said:
What strain is that? That factors a lot into it.. Also light only penetrates so deep into the canopy so height isnt everything.. Once your grow space is about half full is when I flip.., honestly I grow from seed and flip at the end of week 5 from putting seed in paper towel.. Mine critical kush like to stretch almost double.. I end up with 4 foot monsters.. And pull close to 10oz from each plant... but like i said a lot of it depends on the strain.. So whatcha growing man?
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Thanks for that info. I am growing Sour Diesel, Blueberry OG, cr+, Afghan kush, Green love potion, and chemdog. I have them lst'd and light is hitting the bottom nodes. Are your plants bigger than this when you flip or smaller?
 
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My plants look to be about that size when I flipp.. Usually around a foot and a half.. How much space do you have? 6x6? From what I can see in your pics I'd do my last training and give them a week to recover them throw them into flower... Your gonna have some big girls.. Also what nutes are you running and what ppm?is this your first grow? Or first grow with this set up/ strain
 
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Sgt.niceguy said:
My plants look to be about that size when I flipp.. Usually around a foot and a half.. How much space do you have? 6x6? From what I can see in your pics I'd do my last training and give them a week to recover them throw them into flower... Your gonna have some big girls.. Also what nutes are you running and what ppm?is this your first grow? Or first grow with this set up/ strain
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I'm in the basment so i have about a 12 x 12 space. Nutes are sensi A and B, seakelp, silica, and a few drops of thrive. this is my first photoperiod grow. I ran autos in the past , and these are all new strains. So ur plants put off 10oz at 4 feet high?
 
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Yes.. Barneys farm critical kush is the shit! It usually varies between 8 and 10 per plant with 6 plants under 2000w.. I run advanced nutes 3 part grow micro bloom ph perfect.. No boosters.. Just make sure your environmental factors are dialed in and you'll be surprised at what your ladies can do.. I honestly don't believe in stressin them out with to much training.. I top each one right b4 i flip to 12/12 and it lets the side branches catchup.. However I am running 18 gal totes with 2 plants per tote.. I'm not a big fan of the 5 gal buckets cause really they only hold like 3.5gallons and then by end of flower your looking at room for 3gallons. The roots need a little more room.. But for what your shooting for you reach it as long as you don't have any major unforeseen problems or pest.. Also do you have 2 threads up about this? I think I just ran into the other one.. Be wary of advice though cause a lot of growers here are in soil and i'm sorry but dwc blows soil out of the water.. What I would suggest though for your next grow is to decide wether you want quality or quanity.. I've found that barneys farm critical kush is a nice mix of both.. Very potent with a great yield..
 
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Sgt.niceguy said:
Yes.. Barneys farm critical kush is the shit! It usually varies between 8 and 10 per plant with 6 plants under 2000w.. I run advanced nutes 3 part grow micro bloom ph perfect.. No boosters.. Just make sure your environmental factors are dialed in and you'll be surprised at what your ladies can do.. I honestly don't believe in stressin them out with to much training.. I top each one right b4 i flip to 12/12 and it lets the side branches catchup.. However I am running 18 gal totes with 2 plants per tote.. I'm not a big fan of the 5 gal buckets cause really they only hold like 3.5gallons and then by end of flower your looking at room for 3gallons. The roots need a little more room.. But for what your shooting for you reach it as long as you don't have any major unforeseen problems or pest.. Also do you have 2 threads up about this? I think I just ran into the other one.. Be wary of advice though cause a lot of growers here are in soil and i'm sorry but dwc blows soil out of the water.. What I would suggest though for your next grow is to decide wether you want quality or quanity.. I've found that barneys farm critical kush is a nice mix of both.. Very potent with a great yield..
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Nice. I'm gonna have to try that ck on my next go round. And yea i have this thread up somewhere else to get answers quicker..lol. I'm wondering should I top them now and let them go for another 2 weeks?
 
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I definantly suggest trying it! And yes I'd top nowandgive then 1 week then flip to 12/12.. It takes about 7- 10 days before you'll see pre flowers and then start counting down the days.. You wanna make sure not to count flower from the day you flip or you'll chop them down early.. Those last few weeks is when they really stack on the weight
 
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Sgt.niceguy said:
I definantly suggest trying it! And yes I'd top nowandgive then 1 week then flip to 12/12.. It takes about 7- 10 days before you'll see pre flowers and then start counting down the days.. You wanna make sure not to count flower from the day you flip or you'll chop them down early.. Those last few weeks is when they really stack on the weight
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Awesome advice. Thank you. I've never topped before but I have looked up tons of videos on it. Any advice on topping before I start going at them within the next few minutes? AND I'm glad u cleared up the flowering time for me because I was gonna start day 1 flower at flip. U save me lol
 
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Honestly it's gonna hurt you way more than its gonna hurt them! I remember the first time I topped my ladies.. I was like you gotta be fuckng kidding me.. I'm not hurting them. But it does so much good... Since your just going for weight and you got the room.. Have you read about fim? ( fuck I missed?) it's topping gone wrong but in a way it's a little better if you've got the space sideways
 
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Yea instead of cutting the whole top off and have 2 top bud sites. You take off 80-90% of the top node and then it allows the lower 2 to catch up kinda making 4 tops instead of two.. I'd suggest trying it out.. Top 3 and fim 3.. But I'd suggest topping that critical plus.. It's gonna be one of the bigger plants.. Anything with critical in it is a beast! What's your temp and humidity ? How often are you having to add/ change your water do you change the whole res or just keep adding? Are you planing to tie these up somehow..
 
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numbredheart

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Sgt.niceguy said:
Yea instead of cutting the whole top off and have 2 top bud sites. You take off 80-90% of the top node and then it allows the lower 2 to catch up kinda making 4 tops instead of two.. I'd suggest trying it out.. Top 3 and fim 3.. But I'd suggest topping that critical plus.. It's gonna be one of the bigger plants.. Anything with critical in it is a beast! What's your temp and humidity ? How often are you having to add/ change your water do you change the whole res or just keep adding? Are you planing to tie these up somehow..
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Haha critical is a monster plant I see that already. My temp is 77 and humidity is 54%. I change out the res completely once every 10 days. My ph stays at 5.5-5.6 and my ppm is about 630ppm. I am topping and fimming as we speak..did I do it right..??
 

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