600w HPS 2ft from the top & 2ft from the bottomOk you experienced people, during stretch I know to keep the HPS where the base of the lamp is just below the tops of the plants. But when they have finished stretch, say at day 20 to 25 where should I place the lamp. I know you lower it but how far below the tops of the plant. I am only running one lamp so need to make the best of it.
Thanks
GR
I am running a 400W but I was thinking about 30 inches from the base of the plant. I have a cheapo light meter that my hydro store guy gave me will check it with that. I know there is a dead zone above and below the light.600w HPS 2ft from the top & 2ft from the bottom
VG
Thanks, looked at your grow but not a lot of info there, how did it turn out?Nice haircut, keep kicking that ass.
gr, not a vert grower for sure but if those are 4 ft tall, you need to stack 2 hps/lec/mh vertically. put 2 in a cool tube if you have to.It's time for another question. My Critical Kush #2 is about two inches from the top of the screen, so that makes it 44" to 46 " tall. I am only at day 13 of flower. They are all still stretching. I want to keep the light just above the other 4 plants to get them to continue to stretch. My question is should I drop the light to just above the other 4 plants? I am thinking if I do this it will slow the stretch of CK2 while allowing the other four plant to continue to stretch.
What are everyone thoughts on this. I had thought that either do this or do some LST or supercropping, though I have remember reading you should not supercrop a vert grow.
GR
Looking at the pic, which was taken on Saturday, the base is about 12" to the screen and the screen is 40" tall. As I said this was Sat, and now the plant is to the top of the screen. If you look at the post from 8/20 the group picture it is the one second from the left.
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Wish I could do a stack, but not this grow.gr, not a vert grower for sure but if those are 4 ft tall, you need to stack 2 hps/lec/mh vertically. put 2 in a cool tube if you have to.
blast those bitches and you'll have fat buds from top to bottom, no popcorn at all.
you still heading this way? i'm gonna be in denver 17/18 sept for sure.
what part of CO are in located. Hell I would like to see your op also.I'm in Colorado too...
El Nortewhat part of CO are in located. Hell I would like to see your op also.
GR
No complaints, my favorite phenotype that has a berry candy aroma was just about done when we got four days of high temps in the low 90s and it basically stopped functioning and fell over so she got chopped. There was one phenotype that just refused to mature, the pistils didn't develop color after at least four or five weeks into flower. She was culled and I wonder what would have happened if I just let her run and test the smoke but oh well! Picked up some rabbit shit from a local gardener today and plan on running an amended, water mostly if not water only mix. That should help with the aroma and flavor of the final product. In hindsight the one thing that I would have changed is flushing the medium out occasionally to prevent a build up of salts, they were getting 1/4 strength feedings of dyna-gro 9-3-6 from start to finish with very little runoff, It's kind of funny because there are so many people who give others shit for flushing their soil/medium on the forum but I hear about professionals in the industry doing a pre-harvest flush..Thanks, looked at your grow but not a lot of info there, how did it turn out?
GR
My bottle of Flora Kleen recommends the same for soil or soilless media a pre harvest flush. I am starting to toy with a flush before flipping to flower myself to see how it goes.No complaints, my favorite phenotype that has a berry candy aroma was just about done when we got four days of high temps in the low 90s and it basically stopped functioning and fell over so she got chopped. There was one phenotype that just refused to mature, the pistils didn't develop color after at least four or five weeks into flower. She was culled and I wonder what would have happened if I just let her run and test the smoke but oh well! Picked up some rabbit shit from a local gardener today and plan on running an amended, water mostly if not water only mix. That should help with the aroma and flavor of the final product. In hindsight the one thing that I would have changed is flushing the medium out occasionally to prevent a build up of salts, they were getting 1/4 strength feedings of dyna-gro 9-3-6 from start to finish with very little runoff, It's kind of funny because there are so many people who give others shit for flushing their soil/medium on the forum but I hear about professionals in the industry doing a pre-harvest flush..
Huh, wasn't aware that they made a product specifically for removing salts. You should do a side by side with the same strain and see if it makes any difference between that and water.My bottle of Flora Kleen recommends the same for soil or soilless media a pre harvest flush. I am starting to toy with a flush before flipping to flower myself to see how it goes.
Not a bad idea. I'm in coco now but still gonna use it. My auto will be getting in the next day or so. This round of veg still has a bit of time but I can flush one plant with water prior to flip and the rest with the Flora Kleen and we can see what happens.Huh, wasn't aware that they made a product specifically for removing salts. You should do a side by side with the same strain and see if it makes any difference between that and water.