Ive done it. You will need to set up a way to do water changes because once that plant is tied into the screen, its not moving much. I did this on my 8 site rDWC so I didnt really need to lift the bucket lids much other than to peek at the roots.
This is really dependent on your space available and how big of a light you run. A 2x2 screen can be just right as long as your plant is the appropriate size and veg'ed the correct amount of time. Or your plant can massively overgrow it. Its really strain dependent, but generally plants will almost double in size going to flower.
The grow space is 3x3 with about 8ft height. Im going to be using ch9 seeds pow33 x critical mass33. Im vegging with a 250w blue cfl. For flower im undecided on 400w hps (air cooled) or 2x 300w cfls.
That is enough height to work with the 400 HPS. Absolutely better choice than the cfls, assuming you can control your temps. HID's get hot. Move your ballast out of your grow room if possible. Keep all wires off the floor, electricity and water dont mix very well, atleast in your favor
Thanks a lot ibex mateThat is enough height to work with the 400 HPS. Absolutely better choice than the cfls, assuming you can control your temps. HID's get hot. Move your ballast out of your grow room if possible. Keep all wires off the floor, electricity and water dont mix very well, atleast in your favor
Veg time is going to be dependent on many factors unique to your room. The cfls will give you a slower veg speed and thus require more time than say a MH. Digital ballasts can power both bulbs. Some magnetics can as well. If youre starting from seed then youre going to be veg'in for atleast 3 weeks. I go even longer when I am starting from clones, but our gardens are different. Next cycle run clones if you can. Cuts veg time down and you know exactly what youre in for stretch, yield, even color traits, which most of these things influence your question about veg time. If I was growing my sativa in your scenario, its veg and screen fill time is very different than my kush indica.
Yeah thats the right track. Its really whatever works for you. I top my plants in veg without a screen and then they get moved into a flower room and tied into a screen using plant velcro. Really cheap and really convenient.
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Do you hatch your own Prey Mantis? Its a lot of fun and becomes a battle royal of who eats who to survive! lolAppologies FMILY, if my comment came off abrasive and contrary. Not intentional.
Organic comes with life!, the catapiller nah, the butterfly can stay. And the lady bugs. And the baby mantis. The python... (I don't do cats
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I was considering building a net attached to the lids but I feel like it would hurt my yield over a standstill screen. What is your opinion? Thinking about using a Gatorade cooler for easy changing. Sounds like it could work?
When they start growing out of the screen, tuck them back under and spread them out, just keep in mind how much does your plant stretch in the first 3 weeks. That will determine how much tucking you want to do. Also I have no knowledge of how LEDs are in regards to stretching. Knowing what your strain does does help when SCRoG'n. Looks good man! Keep us posted, you are doing fine!Hello everybody!
I've been reading the post, but I'm still in page 30 or so. Lots of useful info. After reading so much here and there this method has become my favorite one.
My girls are a pair of Kalashnikova from GHS. I had some problems at the beginning with rootbounding but I transplanted to a 30 liters container and they loved it. I'm growing with two Dragon Plus LEd panels in a 0.5m2 room. The substrate is All mix. Still vegging.
Today I finished building a screen and placed it on top of my plants. However, in this moment Im kind of lost. What should I do now? Any advice, comments or appreciations are welcomed. I'll leave u some pics with lights on/off.
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You r on the right path bro, now I never grew with LEDs so I dont know if it will make a difference when its stretching time.Thanks F.M.I.L.Y, I needed to read that I'm on the right path
"Flowering time is 8 weeks and the structure is very branchy. The Kalashnikova performs very well both indoors and outdoors, branches out very well" it says on the GHS site.
