Got Some Q's Looking For A's

TshirtNinja

Well-Known Member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #21

thats where its gonna get tricky. your best bet is to go ahead and start transplanting now. the more you wait the worse the situation gets. think of it like a tree that grows right next to a house. ever seen the roots rip up concrete? those roots will basically make a huge fighting root knot if not taken out. if you transplant be ready to see your plants go into some form of shock. with the lighting not being proper, they are already stressing (hence the stretching). Your plants talk to you if you listen to the signs. those puppies are begging for light and honestly your soil looks like clay. These conditions are going to lead down a bumpy road. All these factors can and will lead to either root rot or just very poor growth/yield.

 

zem

Well-Known Member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #22

man dont overthink it, simply, theres no way you're getting anything from them in these cups or under this light. and you need intake exhaust too. going 12/12 now is not the best idea, transplanting into bigger pots now IS, and buying a flowering light and exhaust fan.

 

darkdestruction420

Well-Known Member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #23

Wizzle420 said:

well Im growing with my roommates and I suggested it but they're saying to leave the lights where they are throughout the whole process.
majority rules 2-1 on the votes so the lights stay for now.
heres pics, what do you guys think....?

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i'd say get em closer. as close as possible w/o burning the plants, and since your using tubes thats probally about 1/2 an inch away or less. i can touch my tubes myself, but i try not to let the plants.

 

Wizzle420

Active Member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #24

darkdestruction420 said:

i'd say get em closer. as close as possible w/o burning the plants, and since your using tubes thats probally about 1/2 an inch away or less. i can touch my tubes myself, but i try not to let the plants.

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yeah we moved the light down we'll post pics to show everyone the difference once it starts to show

 

Wizzle420

Active Member

• Mar 10, 2011

• #25

Hey again.
its been a little while.
thought I'd show you our progress from the past couple weeks and see what you think
down to 4 plants now.
2 of them are on 12/12 now
but the other 2 are ones from the cups that we transplanted into the bigger pots
heres pics
any input

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zem

Well-Known Member

• Mar 10, 2011

• #26

looking healthy

 

darkdestruction420

Well-Known Member

• Mar 10, 2011

• #27

yep, looking healthy.

 

Wizzle420

Active Member

• Mar 11, 2011

• #28

just finished with the other grow cabinet for the 2 smaller plants.
wondering about nutrients, plant food, stuff like that... any thoughts?
..anything else I should be doing? or anything Im doing wrong?

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Spicy8305

Active Member

• Mar 11, 2011

• #29

your plants are looking a whole lot better then in the beginning, might I recommend topping off the soil. and actually that t8 from lights of america you have will work fine, maybe get a few more... flouro's may not be as fast as Metal Halides, but they're proven to grow your plants (cfl's are more concentrated versions) For my scrog I felt that the 4' t8's would spread the light out better for my setup




the light has been on a 24/0 cycle for 7 weeks and my plants have plenty of branches

I only use organic ormi V soil w/ worm casings, superthrive, and MG organic bloodmeal.(tiny tiny bit of pearlite)
most of my supplies are available at walmart/ home depot.
check out my grow and let me know if you have any questions

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/412407-1000w-jillybean-scrog-budget.html#post5374256

my total monthly bill went up $10 with the 5- 2lamp t-8 fixtures for a total of 320 watts and 27500 lumens for my veg tent.

 

R

rictor

Well-Known Member

• Mar 15, 2011

• #30

looking tons better, good work.

 

Wizzle420

Active Member

• Mar 15, 2011

• #31

looks good. Ive heard of doing that light cycle before. what makes it different?

 

Spicy8305

Active Member

• Mar 16, 2011

• #32

promotes more growth during the veg cycle, I only do it for part of the cycle, then after 6- 7 weeks I switched to 16/8 to ease into the 12/12 flower cycle.