Question about lighting during flowering and then some. Need good advice.

Gr33nBean

Member
I got one huge plant about a month into flowering with a lot of bud sites but only the top seems to be getting dense. Using a couple cfl at 2700k around 150 watts, but this plant is big its hard to get inner lighting. the bottom leaves are droopy but it doesn't seem to affect anything or be a deficiency so I'm sure its lighting, that and my closet door kinda cramps them at night when i close it. I was hoping for a two month flowering because I'm using dwc but it like it's taking it's time to make inner buds dense. So i had this 4100k fluo tube light and i know its the wrong spectrum for flowering but will it hurt to add that in? It gives me 80 more watts? Any advice on getting my buds thicker and how long flowering time is regular for a big plant, maybe like 3 months? Its over 5 Feet tall and 4 ft wide. Also i was about to use molasses until everyone here at RIU said it gunks up in the reservoir, but i heard sucanat is pretty much the same but works good with dwc, one tsp per gallon, and to mix it with a little hot water on the stove before dumping it in? Any advice or tips, tricks, etc would greatly be appreciated. This is my first serious grow so I want to maximize it with good info not the stoner myths. Thank to every who will reply and for some good info ill give you a rep!
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Gr33nBean

Member
Oh ya Ive got two small bottom branches that are weak and falling over to the side. would it be better to cut them, or let it do its thing, there the first two branches and very small and weak, hardly any leaves but a few pistils on the top.
 

reggaerican

Well-Known Member
i would cut all growth at the bottom that isnt getting much light then all plant energy will be focussed on the good buds.. next i would try to get that light closer and more even
 

Rollbluntz

Well-Known Member
Man buy you a couple more cfl and put a few lower around the plant. It would make your lower buds dense also.
 

Islander5000

Active Member
Flower time depends on strain, in a general sense 9-11 weeks. Wait til close to the very end of the flower cycle and cut at the last minute for a heavier hit, be patient. Molasses and steady, quality nutes will get you nice buds but....not without enough light. Get more cfls for the bottom and and double using the lamp adapters pictured, search amazon.

 
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