Oaksterdam t-5 veg 600w hps flower

[Drella]

true i was just thinkin on adding in some of your stuff maybe, like put a 1/2 tbl spn of botanicare and FF who knows what ill try next time. i deff know that putt a few tbl spns of fish emulsion on the hole before u transplant is created a huge differnce on them 3 plants

whatever works! just know that if you mix nutes, like feeding FF and BC and you get nute burn, you won't know from what. but im sure if you step it up, (1/4 strength up) it might give you chill results, who knows! experments are fun!

 

[chrisg420]

haha im always expierementing. everyone says dont trim to aggresive. i been trimming mine every 2-3 days and there loving it

 

[Drella]

yeah, but the best way to meter is when you have two plants, same strain, and you do diff things to them. if you have the extra, it helps you fine tune your knowledge of that strain. this grow i'm gonna experiment just keeping the canopy even, keeping every plant as tall as the smallest. when time for flower, they're all on their own, no trimming after first two weeks.

 

[chrisg420]

yeah im only trimming the first 2 weeks into flower

 

[Drella]

oh man, got some amazing advice from Golden Ganga about t5's. I was noticing a little leaf bleaching on new growth of some leaves, this was due to the light being too close, that's right. the power of t5. moved the light 15" away and presto, the new growth coming out is evergreen. im so happy with the 24/0 lighting. very fast/dense growth. i will never consider MH for veg. the t5's are making me think of my clones all day, because every time i check on them there's new growth!

 

[Yaboii]

Looking good! Ill be watching t5's may be my next move...

 

[chrisg420]

man looking good, next time try this for me if u wanna see explosive growth. u plant the clones into a small square pot. let it get rootbound, then plant it. trust me big difference

 

[Someguy15]

man looking good, next time try this for me if u wanna see explosive growth. u plant the clones into a small square pot. let it get rootbound, then plant it. trust me big difference

Letting your plants get rootbound doesn't help in the long run. You might see a boost after transplanting but at what cost... and I bet if u compared side by side, plants that were never rootbound should be better off. Just think nature... rootbound doesn't happen.

Drella, sorry I advised you to put the lights too close! Total noob mistake, I forgot u had t5's, I was thinking t12... sorry, sorry!

 

[chrisg420]

no its proven by letting your indoor plants that transplanting them multiple times if done correctly will create almost no stress and make for better plants growers bible man

 

[BooMeR242]

weellll brotha i am glad to be pullin up a chair just in time for this show to hit the road. from beginning to finish im stoked hope i can be of sum assitance. very similar setup i use so should be good.
i agree FFOF runs hot. i used it my outdoor grow didnt have issues it worked great with my whitewidow but it feeds for about a month then u gotta start feeding. transplanting clones u do need to watch for burn but i didnt add nutes during veg i let them feed off the FF only. so maybe just be conservative and sparing with the nutes if at all. good choice on the sunshine #4 mix as well tho i just got the same for my new indoor as im sure u saw. i PM u about the training methods hope that cleared shit up and u decide wat u mite like to use if at all. every strain is diff and responds diff so its def an experiment. let us know wat ure considering using and im sure well all b happy to discuss
scribed and rep for the setup

 

[Drella]

Looking good! Ill be watching t5's may be my next move...

only way to go, trust me! not even in the sam category as cfl's. t5's are like self cooled MH at a fraction of the price! to me there like veg angels! giving you vigourous dense growth every time, for $5 a month in electricity!

 

[Drella]

Letting your plants get rootbound doesn't help in the long run. You might see a boost after transplanting but at what cost... and I bet if u compared side by side, plants that were never rootbound should be better off. Just think nature... rootbound doesn't happen.

Drella, sorry I advised you to put the lights too close! Total noob mistake, I forgot u had t5's, I was thinking t12... sorry, sorry!

don't worry about the light advice, i though a t5 was similar to a t12 a week ago, just one was stronger. only till recently when i moved it 20" away did i realize the "pot"ential! fricken growth like crazy!
i feel you on the transplanting, personally from 10 yrs of gardening experience, i just don't like any stress on a plant at all. granted some plants even like topping, they can bounce back like crazy. but i personally only introduce stress when needed, (like topping or fim to even out canopy, tying plant down when box is topped out and plant is too tall). but hey, to each his own, that's the beauty of growing and this site. we all have are own methods. that's what makes it fun. hell yeah!

 

[Drella]

weellll brotha i am glad to be pullin up a chair just in time for this show to hit the road. from beginning to finish im stoked hope i can be of sum assitance. very similar setup i use so should be good.
i agree FFOF runs hot. i used it my outdoor grow didnt have issues it worked great with my whitewidow but it feeds for about a month then u gotta start feeding. transplanting clones u do need to watch for burn but i didnt add nutes during veg i let them feed off the FF only. so maybe just be conservative and sparing with the nutes if at all. good choice on the sunshine #4 mix as well tho i just got the same for my new indoor as im sure u saw. i PM u about the training methods hope that cleared shit up and u decide wat u mite like to use if at all. every strain is diff and responds diff so its def an experiment. let us know wat ure considering using and im sure well all b happy to discuss
scribed and rep for the setup

yeah man, funny to check out ur journal today and see ur using sunshine 4, great minds think alike! for now gonna use topping or fimm.

Veg day 11, dude, moved the light like 20" away and even more growth! feeling way confident because they aint stretching at all. it's just scary to move them farther away at first because of all the preconcieved cfl info out there. but here they are day 11 from peat pellet transplant. the hindu skunk is my dense indica favorite, thinking of throwing this one in the bloom room in a week or two once i can get some clones off of her. quirkel is the third pic, girl grows i wierd direstions, but man is she growing. OGKGC is the last clone. notice the swelled main stem. she's growing like crazy! i would lst, or fimm the tallest four clones in the back, but they are all of the same height. for this grow i plan on throwing the four tallest in the bloom room in a week or two, once i can get clones of of them. i guess you can call this sog, because they will be under 1'. but really the method is grow them till you can clone em, and keep the canopy even. thanks for any feedback!

 

[BooMeR242]

looks good ya the diff between cfl and t5 is def dif i see peeps argue all kinds of diff points. but wat i use works

 

[Drella]

yeah man, the only thing id change is add more t5's in me veg room!

 

[chrisg420]

hey drell check out the log big updates

 

[Drella]

ok, might fimm the four tallest. they're 6". last minute change of plans. gonna fimm to bush the plants out more and spread the canopy. updates tomoroow.

 

[BooMeR242]

ok, might fimm the four tallest. they're 6". last minute change of plans. gonna fimm to bush the plants out more and spread the canopy. updates tomoroow.

it is tomorrow... and im still up prepin for my 7am final....

lol so maybe ill stay up and wait for this update and toke up lol

 

[chrisg420]

lol ill toke with ya man

 

[Drella]

lol ill toke with ya man

ha! gonna fim them right now, post pics soon!