Club 600

[curious old fart]

My plants are growing too fast! Ones 19" tall others are 14-15" tall. I have them In 3L pots. Should I re-pot them? I plan of putting them outside in April, that would mean a 3d re-pot. I reallly want this grow to go well after my last fiasco with mites!

Definately repot-5 gal is not too large. Make sure that the plants are recieving the same number of light hours as the outdoors. A friend had been vegging at 20 hours and when they went out side the light was only 13 hours and they all starting flowering and then later tried to re-veg...it was a total loss.


cof

 

[ENDLSCYCLE]

never thought of that....good point cof

 

[Hotsause]

I changed from a hortilux to a sunmaster and the plants seem happier.


cof

I gotta say i love my Grow Bright Bulb with its added Blue

 

[PUKKA BUD]

Pic of my Barneys G13 haze under my 600w dual spec hps enjoy!!

 

[GNOME GROWN]

milking with the ladies!

 

[Dezracer]

milking with the ladies!

Love that piece! Cool pics too.

 

[Dezracer]

In the 600s I'm currently using a couple Sylvania bulbs and a Sunmaster. In the 1000 I'm using an Optilume but just recently put it in there to replace a Sylvania so cant really say if it's any better or not but the Sylvania was old I think and this new. I'll be changing the other 600s to either Sunmaster HPS, Growbright HPS or the Sunpulse MH bulbs in the next couple months though.

The Sunpulse are pricey but are supposed to work really well so I'd really like to try them but the Growbright and Sunmaster will best fit the budget since I'll be buying 2 or 3 of them.

 

[bassman999]

Big day today and getting an early start. Chopping down ten White Russians, cleaning their res and tray, potting up 25 chronic clones (they've been in a aerocloner for a month, they have roots like ZZ top has beards) and putting 15 of those straight into flower. They are huge clones, just the size I like. Then I have to kill and dismember all my chronic mothers which are all 5 feet tall and pushing up into the light. I wish I could flower them, but it would use up all my light resources and break my perpetual cycle. I need to keep my mothers smaller. and get down to 2 per strain.

I'll post the pr0n later today when the dust settles a bit.

Edit: I am mite free for now, probably til July. I've tried no-pest strips, but I think they must only work on mites in enclosed spaces, tents, small rooms, etc. The lethal ingredient maybe doesn't build up to sufficient concentrations in an open space?

Cheers, 600'ers!

Have you tried Bush Master to keep your mothers shorter? I have heard someone say bad stuff about them hormones in there. So if you decide to use it read it well. I can say that it stopped the vertical growth almost entirely though on my flowering girls last grow.

 

[bassman999]

Definately repot-5 gal is not too large. Make sure that the plants are recieving the same number of light hours as the outdoors. A friend had been vegging at 20 hours and when they went out side the light was only 13 hours and they all starting flowering and then later tried to re-veg...it was a total loss.


cof

8 plants in 5 gal's wont fit in my tub (I know shitty space).
I am vegging 19 hrs a day, I go to bed at 1 am and get up at 6 and so do they. I dont wanna have lights in there to on and off while they are asleep.
Thanx for this information. I will have to figure something out, maybe shorten the days, and lightproof (if possible) the shower area.
Is 5 gall big enough for a huge plant outdoors. At least I hope they get huge!!
I could light control them totally in my shed, but that is where I had that mite problem, and I never wanna have that again!!

I owe you reps as I have to wait, but thanx anyway for the insight. You saved me a harvest with that advice I bet!

 

[Dropastone]

Pic of my Barneys G13 haze under my 600w dual spec hps enjoy!!

Nice looking plant bro. How many weeks is that?

In the 600s I'm currently using a couple Sylvania bulbs and a Sunmaster. In the 1000 I'm using an Optilume but just recently put it in there to replace a Sylvania so cant really say if it's any better or not but the Sylvania was old I think and this new. I'll be changing the other 600s to either Sunmaster HPS, Growbright HPS or the Sunpulse MH bulbs in the next couple months though.

The Sunpulse are pricey but are supposed to work really well so I'd really like to try them but the Growbright and Sunmaster will best fit the budget since I'll be buying 2 or 3 of them.

I've got a 400 watt sunpulse that only has like 850 hours on it. I upgraded to the 600 and now I don't even use it any more. I bought the 3K bulb and I think it did a good job. It gives off light like a MH would and you can't see any red at all. It's more of an even balanced spectrum. The only thing I didn't like about the sunpulse is they suggest you use like 5 different bulbs throughout the whole grow but they also claim that you can use the 3k from start to finish.

 

[whodatnation]

Im using digilux bulbs on nextgen ballasts, I like the combo. There was a great thread on different 600 bulbs... I'll try and find it.

 

[bassman999]

Has anyone tried the plastic grow bags? I need something that I can reshape or that is really tall to fit 8 in my bathtub. I want 5 gal or bigger

 

[bajafox]

sounds like a good strain! i always thought attitude was a seed distributer not a seed breeder. i dont know how well you will be able to completly get rid of the mites with out cleaning out your grow room entirely but i wish you the best. i let mine get out control before and they started making mite chains from the leaves haha! only got rid of them by stopping growing. hope you have better luck!

Thanks man. Attitude is a seed distributor, guess what I meant is their description on their website says it's 45 - 55 days...

I'm going to be doing the pest strips and shutting down for 24 hours in the near future, from what I understand that's almost a sure way of getting rid of them.

 

[jigfresh]

Have you tried Bush Master to keep your mothers shorter? I have heard someone say bad stuff about them hormones in there. So if you decide to use it read it well. I can say that it stopped the vertical growth almost entirely though on my flowering girls last grow.

Bushmaster stops the vertical growth because it forces the plants into flower mode... I don't think it would be good to give to mother plants. It works best to fine tune the height of plants you are about to throw into 12/12... just veg them to the perfect height, put in the BM and boom that's how tall they will remain. Plus you start seeing preflowers in the next day or two. Cut's at least a few days off total 12/12 time becuase of this.

 

[bassman999]

Thanx Jig for clearing that up.
I didnt realize it promoted flowering. I used it during flower, so that would explain my ignorance.

 

[mcpurple]

ive used grow bags and they only get wider when dirt is put in them, IMO if you have money get a reg planter the bags rip easy when trying to move a plant some times they will sit side ways and take wierd odd shapes

 

[littlegrower2004]

baja- sounds good man! everyone here really supports those pest strips, kind of wish i could use them for my gnats but my grow is in my room with the exhaust going into it.

bassman- ive used the grow bags and they do work well to mold to your area. i dont think you need to repot again and especially if there only that big. you need to top them and take the top growth off that is getting to large and this will cause them to bush out. if you do it enough you can reach a nice even canopy with plenty of tops and a small height plant ready to go out in april. i have restricted height for my veg area and have for many of my past grows and the previous way of height management proved to be the best.

 

[bassman999]

ive used grow bags and they only get wider when dirt is put in them, IMO if you have money get a reg planter the bags rip easy when trying to move a plant some times they will sit side ways and take wierd odd shapes

Thanx purple. I think I decided on HD or Lowes 5 gal buckets or maybe the air pots. I wish the air pots were cheaper, there would be no decision to make then.

 

[bassman999]

baja- sounds good man! everyone here really supports those pest strips, kind of wish i could use them for my gnats but my grow is in my room with the exhaust going into it.

bassman- ive used the grow bags and they do work well to mold to your area. i dont think you need to repot again and especially if there only that big. you need to top them and take the top growth off that is getting to large and this will cause them to bush out. if you do it enough you can reach a nice even canopy with plenty of tops and a small height plant ready to go out in april. i have restricted height for my veg area and have for many of my past grows and the previous way of height management proved to be the best.

Littlegrower I didnt see your reply, Can grow bags be moved easily in your opinion?
I have never topped b4, and know I should. I guess I am scared....lol. I dont wanna mess em up!

 

[Hotsause]

Littlegrower I didnt see your reply, Can grow bags be moved easily in your opinion?
I have never topped b4, and know I should. I guess I am scared....lol. I dont wanna mess em up!

I know what you mean i was scared to Top my plants at first but im glad i did You will see at least another Cola just like your main one. This next run im not sure if i wanna Top, LST, Both, or experiment with Scrog SO MANY CHOICES.....