Northern Lights Help!

geo123

Member
Alright guys, first time grower here, iv chosedn to grow northern lights in soil.. Iv got a few questions. What is the smallest pot i can get away with using? and can i shorten the veg time to keep the height of them down? if so what sorta shcedule do you suggest? thanks appreciate the help!!!:bigjoint:
 

monyman

Member
i bent mine to keep height down the buds grew off the stick huge bending works best if you have the room for it
 

geo123

Member
cheers guys for the help do you mean i can have the norhter lights plants in a 2 gallon pot until i harvest?:D and also are you talking bout lst?? if so you know of any links to guides on it on here?:D

peace
 

monyman

Member
cheers guys for the help do you mean i can have the norhter lights plants in a 2 gallon pot until i harvest?:D and also are you talking bout lst?? if so you know of any links to guides on it on here?:D

peace
cant help you on the pot size i run aeroponics so i use a 2" basket lol lst?? whats lst
 

oregon024

Active Member
They should have a gallon of soil.For every month they will be in pot.3 months 3 gallon.For best results!
 

sweetsmoker

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low stress training,, look into it m8, put it in th esearch tab or look through the faq , its all in there ,, u will learn better if ya read it yaself,,,
 

geo123

Member
Thanks so if i was gonna veg the northern lights for a month and then flower for like 2 months i should use a 3 gallon pot?? would a 400 watt hps/mh ballast cover 5 sq feet.? lol im guessing its too much but i wanna use 400 watt..:d anyone know if northern lights smells a lot during growing or if it smells at all??
 

EdGreyfox

Well-Known Member
Are you just growing a single plant? A 400w will easily cover 5 sq ft, so it's almost overkill to use it for just one plant. Some of the people that use the SOG or scrog methods talk about growing 10-12 plants under a single 400w, but if your growing tall plants I'd say 3-4 is about the limit unless you want to add some supplementary lighting.

You also need to consider the size of your grow space. A 400w might not be the most powerful light out there, but it still puts out a fair amount of heat. It can easily raise the temperature in a closet space by 10 degrees, and you may have trouble keeping it high enough above the plants to keep them from burning once they get over 5 ft unless you have a high ceiling.
 

geo123

Member
thanks for the advice.. my plan was to grow 10 lowryder #2 pants under the 400 watt just so i can pay of te cost of my equipment .. then i amgonna grow northen lights for my own stash hahha..:D
will the 400 watt mh/hps be sufficient?
 

valjean

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low pot size just increases the frequency with which they need food and water, i have two nl #5 that vegged for three months in one gallon pots a month into flowering. rootbind is a myth.
 
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