First time grow (headband) can i get an opinion

[Gingergrow]

Hey guys this is my first grow, I started my headband from seeds with cfls, then I got a sun system 150w hps, they seem to be growing short and bushy, they have fat leaves on them, I had to transplant them again cuz they were getting root bound. So I transplanted them into five gallon buckets, they seem a lil droopy still, is that cuz of how big the leaves are?

 

[Gingergrow]

 

[Gingergrow]

 

[budman111]

Nothing much to worry about here, looks good to me, Headband AKA Sour Kush when grown right is one of my all time Favorite strains, good luck.

 

[Silence 208]

How old are they and are you using a hps light I would SERIOUSLY recommend a MH it's a way better spectrum for veg growth

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

plants usually droop for a little while after transplanting, till they get settled in.
hps can be used for veg, but they're traditionally for flower, and MH is used for veg, the spectrum it emits is better. that light will do ok for veg, but you're going to need something bigger to flower under, or at least something to supplement your hps,

 

[Gingergrow]

They are 26 days old from seed, I'm using 150w hps and some cfls

 

[Gingergrow]

Should I fim or top them in a week or two, or should I just let them grow, I really don't want to mess something up

 

[Gingergrow]

I'm still debating when I want to start flowering, I have plenty of space to grow big plants, but I would be happy with atleast a few oz for this first grow

 

[Gingergrow]

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[Silence 208]

Wow ya I feel and this is just me but when starting from seed it's ALWAYS better to start from seed in the final pot the plant will be in transplanting is a total waste of time and can seriously stunt growth production look at my plants they are 31 days old from seed today under a 250w MH 8" above my plants I move up every 3 days

 

[Gingergrow]

Wow ya I feel and this is just me but when starting from seed it's ALWAYS better to start from seed in the final pot the plant will be in transplanting is a total waste of time and can seriously stunt growth production look at my plants they are 31 days old from seed today under a 250w MH 8" above my plants I move up every 3 days View attachment 3810479

They looking good bud, mine look weird compared to urs ,mine a bushy as hell

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

i like to top the 7th set of leaves, but thats a personal preference.

up potting photo plants is always a good idea, if the guy above had up potted at least once his plants would be substantially bigger, most people don't veg for much more than 3 weeks and have 24-30 inch plants by then. if you put a tiny plant in a huge pot, you have to be very careful about watering till it grows into it, and the roots have to spend a long time growing in before the canopy will do anything.

 

[Gingergrow]

Wow ya I feel and this is just me but when starting from seed it's ALWAYS better to start from seed in the final pot the plant will be in transplanting is a total waste of time and can seriously stunt growth production look at my plants they are 31 days old from seed today under a 250w MH 8" above my plants I move up every 3 days View attachment 3810479

Mine are about the same height as urs, I just buried most of the stem

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

They looking good bud, mine look weird compared to urs ,mine a bushy as hell

yours are bushy because your light isn't strong enough, they won't grow up if theres not enough light

 

[Silence 208]

Should I fim or top them in a week or two, or should I just let them grow, I really don't want to mess something up

I topped mine at 5 nodes high just go to the middle new growth fan open the center you will see the main shoot growing from the center VERY easy just take the tip of your finger and push it to the side till you hear it pop then the other way pull off then its topped I will FIM the new side branching as soon as they reach the top of the plant is will usually make 16-30 tops per plant

 

[Gingergrow]

How long should I let them recover from transplant before I can flower

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

as to when to flower, plants usually...usually stretch to close to twice the height they are when you put them into 12/12, so if you put an 18 inch plant into flower, it will usually get around 3 feet tall. there are some differences in breeds and even phenos within the same breed, but thats the rule of thumb

 

[Gingergrow]

yours are bushy because your light isn't strong enough, they won't grow up if theres not enough light

Headband is a bushy strain

 

[Gingergrow]

I been having then on 24hrs of light, before I go to flower should I change the lights to 18/6 for a week or so?