250w HPS Club And Help Guide
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Wretched420
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is the other a female?? or still waiting?
Wretched420
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got any pix???
5 weeks is usually a decent vegg time but also depends on your growth..
what are you vegging under?
themink86
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a 250 watt MH and some high output CFL's on every now and then... i am starting a 20/4 light cycle tonight. my room is at extremely low humidity and i think that may be a reason why my plants are suffering.. pics soon for both questions. . how big will they be? (they are 3 weeks old today) and why are the leaves curling and turning yellow?(humidity is at about 13% average)
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Wretched420
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nah man i grow with low humidity all year long it shouldnt be your problem..
what are you feeding them and how much and schedule?
those girls if you keep them healthy they will be pretty big in 2 weeks i would start thinking about flowering then but it depends are you using the same light to flower??? if your using a 250w to flower your gonna wanna keep your plant short flower them at 3-6 veg weeks..let me know but your plants look really good and healthy.. your yellowness is probably your pH or nutes answer those questions above and ill be able to help you more..
themink86
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leaves are curling a lot more on my smaller on..i also pruned each plant in 1 or 2 places ..i nuted them with some 30-10-10 miracle grow at half strength one time so far...and everytime besides that i have watered...i am nuting them with the foxfarm schedule starting tomorrow.
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chitownsmoking
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you should be able to veg them for 8 weeks under a 250 mh your plant looks indica as hell and m/h keeps them squat. veg long!!!
Wretched420
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well you should veg probably 2 more weeks. then start thinking about flowering but that plant will stretch in flowering and those bud sites further from the light will not be as dense or quality as your buds closer to the light. 250w light penetration is not very high anything pass 12 inches is not worth a budsite IMO...
if you want to maximize you yield and let your plants grow longer i would look into some techniques such L.S.T OR SCROG right now would be great to start ethier of these techniques...
heres a LST link https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=category&id=110
heres SCROG link https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=category&id=71
check em out maybe you will want to try one.with these methods you can veg longer and increase you total yield in the end
hope this helps ...
Wretch
themink86
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can't veg for to long as i need to be harvested by may when i move to california for the summer!!well you should veg probably 2 more weeks. then start thinking about flowering but that plant will stretch in flowering and those bud sites further from the light will not be as dense or quality as your buds closer to the light. 250w light penetration is not very high anything pass 12 inches is not worth a budsite IMO...
if you want to maximize you yield and let your plants grow longer i would look into some techniques such L.S.T OR SCROG right now would be great to start ethier of these techniques...
heres a LST link https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=category&id=110
heres SCROG link https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=category&id=71
check em out maybe you will want to try one.with these methods you can veg longer and increase you total yield in the end
hope this helps ...
HomeGrownHairy
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Need some help here guys. I just got this 250 W and hung it over my grow. It's about 14" above the tops. The buds are whispy and I dont have/want to hassle a cool tube. I have a 6" fan blowing between the tops and the fan while the lights are on, How low can I hang this without burning the tops. I put my hand under it and I feel a little warmth, but nothing bad. Please help...thanks Hairy
Wretched420
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Need some help here guys. I just got this 250 W and hung it over my grow. It's about 14" above the tops. The buds are whispy and I dont have/want to hassle a cool tube. I have a 6" fan blowing between the tops and the fan while the lights are on, How low can I hang this without burning the tops. I put my hand under it and I feel a little warmth, but nothing bad. Please help...thanks Hairy
get that light down to the range of 5" - 12" as low as you can just run a fan blowing on your light and another blowing on the plants canopy you should be fine..
just put your hand right above the tops of your plant to see how hot it is you should tell/feel when its to hot or not...
i run my 250w HPS about 5"-10" anything over 12" from the light is not worth budding in my eyes they will be airy and not as quality as the closer buds... but whatever works for your light
i have a glass cover on mine so i assume that helps with my heat some what... but thats a good looking setup you got going there hope all goes well!!!!
hope this helps ya ...Wretch
Wretched420
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well i would start thinking about flowering in a couple weeks
depending on your genetics it could take awhile to flower
HomeGrownHairy
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You helped a bunch. I also has a 12" oscillating fan blowing across the tops so I'll try and move it a lot closer. Doesn't that glass cover really cut down on your light intensity?..thanks for the help.get that light down to the range of 5" - 12" as low as you can just run a fan blowing on your light and another blowing on the plants canopy you should be fine..
just put your hand right above the tops of your plant to see how hot it is you should tell/feel when its to hot or not...
i run my 250w HPS about 5"-10" anything over 12" from the light is not worth budding in my eyes they will be airy and not as quality as the closer buds... but whatever works for your light
hope this helps ya ...Wretch
Have one on me....
Wretched420
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You helped a bunch. I also has a 12" oscillating fan blowing across the tops so I'll try and move it a lot closer. Doesn't that glass cover really cut down on your light intensity?..thanks for the help.
Have one on me....
you know what i never thought about that wow!! ill look into that.. thanks lol
HomeGrownHairy
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Yeah, that's what I've read on several boards on here.you know what i never thought about that wow!! ill look into that.. thanks lol
I moved the light down to 10" from the tops and I have a 6" fan blowing between the tops & the hps and a 12" oscillating fan stroking the plant tops. I dont feel any heat on my hand to amount to so....fingers xx'd, they will be okay. Maybe I can move it even closer. It's a hang-up I have. I'm just paranoid I'll broil them.
Wretched420
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if your not feeling any heat l would put them closer ..Yeah, that's what I've read on several boards on here.
I moved the light down to 10" from the tops and I have a 6" fan blowing between the tops & the hps and a 12" oscillating fan stroking the plant tops. I dont feel any heat on my hand to amount to so....fingers xx'd, they will be okay. Maybe I can move it even closer. It's a hang-up I have. I'm just paranoid I'll broil them.
me and several other's run under 10" all through flowering and i even get some buds taller than others less than 6" from the bulb that dont burn.. so as long as your moving that heat in the air you should be fine
check out this other 250w thread has alot more people talking so you can see other peoples setups http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=22192&highlight=250w+users browse through it youll get some ideas at shit
HomeGrownHairy
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I noticed a growth spurt this morning when I topped the res. I'm going to read that other thread you posted right now. Thanks, your a great help...+rep.if your not feeling any heat l would put them closer ..
me and several other's run under 10" all through flowering and i even get some buds taller than others less than 6" from the bulb that dont burn.. so as long as your moving that heat in the air you should be fine
check out this other 250w thread has alot more people talking so you can see other peoples setups http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=22192&highlight=250w+users browse through it youll get some ideas at shit
