I'm currently at day 22 into flowering in my grow space which measures roughly 8 ft long by 4 ft wide by 3 feet high. This is my first grow, I'm using RDWC and a 600w HPS in a cool tube w/ an adjustawing reflector and super spreader. Heat has not been an issue whatsoever, thank god.
Being my first grow, I've made some mistakes. I waited much too long to switch to 12/12. I let them veg for 4 weeks, I know, I know....
They've continued to stretch and continue to grow to this day. I have been tying and bending and and pinching non-stop, literally everyday. I've pruned minimally so as to let nature take it's course. I'm having bigtime issues with the height though. The biggest problem I'm having is the area within an inch around the cooltube.... anything that touches the tube obviously burns... but they keep growing!!!
What is the lesser of 2 evils: cut some branches that are "crowding" my space, continue tying the best I can, or should I let it it grow as it wants? I want as much yield as possible obviously. The room ventilates once every 15-20 seconds so humidity / mold is not an issue, there's plenty of airflow.
What should I do??
Being my first grow, I've made some mistakes. I waited much too long to switch to 12/12. I let them veg for 4 weeks, I know, I know....
They've continued to stretch and continue to grow to this day. I have been tying and bending and and pinching non-stop, literally everyday. I've pruned minimally so as to let nature take it's course. I'm having bigtime issues with the height though. The biggest problem I'm having is the area within an inch around the cooltube.... anything that touches the tube obviously burns... but they keep growing!!!
What is the lesser of 2 evils: cut some branches that are "crowding" my space, continue tying the best I can, or should I let it it grow as it wants? I want as much yield as possible obviously. The room ventilates once every 15-20 seconds so humidity / mold is not an issue, there's plenty of airflow.
What should I do??