Take the back of your hand and place it at canopy level. If its hot, the light is too close, if its warm you can get away with having there, but you would get the best results when it is like 85degrees at the most at canopy level.
I'll try a little closer, worried about heat-blower removes heat only and I have a reguler fan blowing at floor ?gold[ATTACH=CONFIG said:1197305[/ATTACH]dog;4736983]It looks like you have an Air Cooled Hood. If you do, you can lower your light to about 4-6 inches from the top of the canopy.
I do, Good Luck
There I moved them up and we shal see Thanx4Help!View attachment 1197306 I'll try a little closer, worried about heat-blower removesheat only and I have a reguler fan blowing at floor ?View attachment 1197302
That looks good. In the next day or so I'll post a picture of my 6 Ladies (5 Blue dream & 1 Bubba Kush) at 9 weeks of flower, with my 400 watt right down on them.
Here is my 400 watt - close to the canopy
Very cool ! We are on the same page. I like the tomato cage idea, do to the fact of what a FAT set of bud's can do to a small plant. I will pick mine up today while plant's are small. I'm going to buy my indoor grow room this week (just smaller then a standard closet) and is compatable with my blower and 400 W light assy. ? I am a first time grower of "Medical" MJ and when should I cut the light's to 12 on 12 off to start the flowering ? and aprox. time to pick and dry? Thanx 4 hlp, more picture's after I up grade.Here is my 400 watt - close to the canopy
That's 5 Blue Dreams 9 week (going for 12) and 1 Bubba Kush in the middle.
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The tomato cages are 33 inches high, I use them to keep everything from falling over. I then SuperCrop them to keep the canopy at about 4 feet.
The reason for keeping the light 4 inches from the top, is the penetration of a 400 watt only reaches down so far. I want maximum light on the buds.
If your lights are 13 inches from the top, you are only getting another 12 inches or so of penetration.
Good Luck
Looks good! I will pick up cage's today and my indoor grow room later this week, send pics later after upgrades thanx4helpHere is my 400 watt - close to the canopy
That's 5 Blue Dreams 9 week (going for 12) and 1 Bubba Kush in the middle.
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The tomato cages are 33 inches high, I use them to keep everything from falling over. I then SuperCrop them to keep the canopy at about 4 feet.
The reason for keeping the light 4 inches from the top, is the penetration of a 400 watt only reaches down so far. I want maximum light on the buds.
If your lights are 13 inches from the top, you are only getting another 12 inches or so of penetration.
Good Luck
When you should cut over to 12/12 depends on the strain. What is it you are growing?
I have 1 sour diesel @ 30" , 1 Blueberry @ 17.5" , 2 Hindu Skunk @ 17" each and 1 (They called Mass critt Skunk ,I call Mystery Skunk? ) @ 14". My first time growing and sure i'll be happy with any buds I can get and then inprove my likes and dislikes, amount to grow etc... this is for my personal medical use only. I can say it is a blast watching grow so well and fast too! Thanx4help.
What is SuperCropping? It is used to control the height of your plants. Instead of topping (cutting off the top) you pinch the stem where you want to bend it. You pinch it hard enough to collapse the stem without breaking it. Look up SuperCropping on this site there are some tutorials.
Ok I need to do more home work! #$%^& I'll get back 2 u. Thanx4hlp.What is SuperCropping? It is used to control the height of your plants. Instead of topping (cutting off the top) you pinch the stem where you want to bend it. You pinch it hard enough to collapse the stem without breaking it. Look up SuperCropping on this site there are some tutorials.
What is indica? There are 2 main types of MJ plants "indica" and "sativa" and hybrids which are a cross of the 2 types. (Also look this up, it's something you want to know)
Indica has the broad leaf structure and if grown correctly is a real stoner high. they don't grow to fast and usually flower for 8-9 weeks.
Sativa is longer and thinner, gives the cerebral high, grows like a weed and finishes flower 9-12 weeks.
Hybrids - a cross between the 2. Usually grown for high yields and specific highs. usually reported like 60/40 Sativa/Indica.
So.... You could google the different strains you have going and see what they are and how they grow, or check it out on this site.
I'm back The Sour Diesel = Sativa 90%+Indica 10%... Bluberry= Indica 80%+Sativa 20%... Hindu Skunk= Sativa 30% + Indica 70%....... I guess i'll let the short ones grow up some more to catch up to the 30" Sour Diesel ?? I will look up SuperCropping next as an option on the Sour Diesel to manipulate untill the shortie's catch up. They all are growing so well i'm sure something will bud up by X-MASS. I should have grow room set up some time next week. THNX4HLP.
I did it ! I watched a PWT Tutorial on SuperCroping. Well i'm talked out 4 now.I'll be back in a couple of day's to up date/pictures too. If you have anything to add , please do! THNX4HLP
It's Friday morning and I am very happy to report that my first attempt at "Supercropping" is working well on my Sour Diedel ! All 6 branches I did yesterday afternoon have shown signs of recovery they have started to turnup and look strong, Woo Hoo ! THNX4HP.
Latist pictures, super crop after 24H's, and vent into/outof , Tent will b in 2marow. THNX$HLP : )It's Friday morning and I am very happy to report that my first attempt at "Supercropping" is working well on my Sour Diedel ! All 6 branches I did yesterday afternoon have shown signs of recovery they have started to turnup
and look strong, Woo Hoo ! THNX4HP.
Good start ? have battery smoke and heat alarm's a MUST good luck TNX$HLP
its been a couple of days, got tent up, easy and nice.Now just wait and TLC. THNX$HLP
