Six plants in a 4 x 2 tent

[Stone Age]

I don't know if I can make this work all the way to harvest, but I'm going to try.



These are all autos in 3 gallon pots. Left to right, front to back: FastBuds Green Crack (19 days from sprout), FastBuds LSD-25 (32 days from sprout), FastBuds Jack Herer (29 days from sprout), MSNL Girl Scout Cookies (40 days from sprout), ILGM ZKittlez (40 days from sprout), ILGM Northern Lights (40 days from sprout). Light is HLG 260 at 100%, 24/0.

I learned a lot between the back row and the front row; note that the ones in the front don't look like crap. I haven't done any training on any of them, partly because I didn't want them to get too large horizontally. Being my first grow, I'm not overly concerned with yield, just trying to learn.

If I have to, I'll break down and get another tent and light; I think I'm probably going to do that for the next grow anyway.

BTW, the pic isn't crooked... the light is tilted to try to accommodate the different plant heights.

 

[farmingfisherman]

Looks like fun.. What kind of boards in the HLG? Lots of light..

 

[GregoryB]

Dude level ur light out and just put something under the shorter plants to raise their height

 

[Stone Age]

Looks like fun.. What kind of boards in the HLG? Lots of light..

QB288. It's this one.

 

[farmingfisherman]

Dude level ur light out and just put something under the shorter plants to raise their height

This is the guys first grow.. Maybe not come across so harshly..

 

[farmingfisherman]

QB288. It's this one.

Nice boards. That is gonna be a lot of light.. Do the plants look like they are trying to shrink away?

 

[Stone Age]

This is the guys first grow.. Maybe not come across so harshly..

Thanks, but it's OK, the comment didn't bother me. And he's right. I may try to get that done tomorrow.

 

[Stone Age]

Nice boards. That is gonna be a lot of light.. Do the plants look like they are trying to shrink away?

I don't think so, but I'm not running it as closely as I did for the first three.

 

[farmingfisherman]

I don't think so, but I'm not running it as closely as I did for the first three.

How high are you running it at?

 

[farmingfisherman]

Saucers and plant risers are a good idea when using fabric pots.

 

[Stone Age]

How high are you running it at?

About 21" from the shortest one, and only about 15" from the tallest one. The NL is stretching like crazy. I wouldn't be surprised if it grew an inch today.

 

[GregoryB]

My bad, sorry guys. It's looking good tho

 

[farmingfisherman]

About 21" from the shortest one, and only about 15" from the tallest one. The NL is stretching like crazy. I wouldn't be surprised if it grew an inch today.

Crazy stuff happens when the plants are happy.

 

[farmingfisherman]

Crazy stuff happens when the plants are happy.

How tall is the tent you are using?

 

[Cvntcrusher]

Plants can only absorb so much light. After about 18hrs you're wasting light and slowing growth. They have to use up all that energy they store throughout the day when lights are off. I know they're autos but they're still plants. I think you will have better results and happier plants if you do 18/6

 

[Stone Age]

How tall is the tent you are using?

72"

 

[farmingfisherman]

72"

You have a filter and fan above the light?

 

[Stone Age]

You have a filter and fan above the light?

Nope. I just open the vent at the bottom and leave the top partially open, and let the convection remove the heat. It doesn't seem to get too hot in there, as long as I don't close the top too much.

There's very little odor so far, and I'm not concerned about that anyway, so I don't think I need a filter. I have a tower fan blowing on them (on the left in the pic). Do you think I still need an exhaust fan?

 

[farmingfisherman]

So you don't have any kind of fan? Nothing for circulation?

 

[Stone Age]

Plants can only absorb so much light. After about 18hrs you're wasting light and slowing growth. They have to use up all that energy they store throughout the day when lights are off. I know they're autos but they're still plants. I think you will have better results and happier plants if you do 18/6

I'm still on the fence about that... I've read a lot of conflicting opinions. The 3 plants that I didn't fuck up seem to be growing well, so I've been hesitant to change the light cycle. But I have been thinking about going to either 20/4 or 18/6 for my next grow to see if I notice a difference.