12/12 tips?

Cookie_rookie

Cookie_rookie

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Anyone have any tips or tricks
They do before or right after going 12/12?

I'm currently in veg a 600watt mh

Gonna go 12-12 soon

Was wondering if I should just start out with the 1k hps or work my way into it...

If I should start the flowering off with the MH for the first couple days?

Any info tips or tricks is great thanks guys image.jpg
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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Personally if I was you, I would supercrop each one and bend them right over and tie them down.

Whenever you do flip. Just go straight into the 1k lamp. I do and have never had an issue so long as your temps are good.
 
astronautrob

astronautrob

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I use MH through the first 1-2 weeks of flower then switch to HPS. If you have 1000w I'd just throw it in there I don't think switching from 600w to 1000w is going to do any but good things for your girls.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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always a good idea to double check to make sure there isn't any stray light in your tent during dark cycle. small LEDs on power strips, leak in tent etc.
 
Icannabis

Icannabis

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Astro is right...don't switch bulbs till 2 weeks in this will help with stretching...I cut all the lower little leafs off now about 2 inches up it will save you later. Good growing
 
Cookie_rookie

Cookie_rookie

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image.jpgGsc and animal cookies

All about 12inches tall
I think I have 17or18

3gal

Pots

Thinking about flipping
Around the 1st


Should I give em transition nutes now?
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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how big is your tent? and how good is your cooling system?

depending on how you answer both questions, if you could run the MH and HPS at the same time for all of flower would be awesome! would give you plenty of red for flowering but also the blues and uv to create a full spectrum.


if you can't, i'd stay with veg nutes and MH for stretch (first 2 weeks roughly), then switch over to bloom nutes and the HPS
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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Man, if you got a 6ft tent, don't flower for another solid good 2 weeks. They're still quit small. Some people incrementally get to 12-12 like starring at 18-6, 3 days 16-8, 3 days 14-10, then finally into the 12-12. I think it's best to just go to 12-12 right off thiugh. Helps it realize it needs to get goin!
 
Cookie_rookie

Cookie_rookie

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It's a 4x4


I just wanna make sure they're healthy before flowering


The stems are very purple

Idk


It's all gsc or animal cookies
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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Cookie_rookie said:
It's a 4x4


I just wanna make sure they're healthy before flowering


The stems are very purple

Idk


It's all gsc or animal cookies
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What are you temps lights on?
Lights off?
What are you feeding and how much/how often?

I'll bet your too cold - at least at night. I see minor signals pointing to cold related problems

DO NOT start any "bloom" food till week 3 after the lighting time change! You'll avoid coming back and asking why your plants are yellowing from the bottom up. Hell, wait till the start of week 4!

The close up pics say that your light is too far away. I might get that right and wait 10 days to flip.

The differing power of MH to HPS for actual growth rates = go to the 1k HPS and don't worry about the stretch. You have plenty of room...
 
Cookie_rookie

Cookie_rookie

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I run 24 light

Temps 69-75 are
In the tent at canopy


3ft too far for a 600 watt?


Should I get it closer?
And if so all at once or slowlyimage.jpgthe plants have only had the veg nutes
Twice
Very small amounts
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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Cookie_rookie said:
I run 24 light

Temps 69-75 are
In the tent at canopy


3ft too far for a 600 watt?


Should I get it closer?
And if so all at once or slowlyView attachment 3591822the plants have only had the veg nutes
Twice
Very small amounts
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Temps not bad.....I'll bet on a bigger swing at night though.

3 ft is way to far.....on that 600, I would be at 12 inch's and adjust to stay there as needed - same for bloom.

I would feed with that veg only. Every other watering - start that now.
NO new P&K till the start of week 3 after the time flip!
Then I would use the transition and the veg combined for bloom......Same thing, every other watering for 2 weeks then go to the transition and the bloom formula combined- dropping the veg. Again for 3 weeks and drop the transition and run her out to harvest with just the bloom.

That is how I would use that nutrient line in soil. The only thing I would do along with that would be to watch for possible Ca/Mg needs

I have to ask. What soil? This may adjust my feeding sched. a bit.
 
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