Hello, I just started growing and have 2 plants that are about 2 and 1/2 months old. Ive just been watering them and putting a few drops of Superthrive in with it. They were doing ok but ever since i went from fluorescent to hps (400watt) lights they have been going the other way. Temps do get a bit high in the grow area 93 highest, So i started leaving the door open. Still they seem lacking something . Both are close to 33 inches tall, but one has stopped veging almost. Lots of yellowing lower leaves. What I need to know is whats the best Nuts i can use and for what stages. This is my first grow so any and all help is appreciated. And when should a adjust the time and make them flower (normally) when they are healthy. Im thinking of going back to just fluorescent T5 lights becoz they were doing much better then. The room is a closet about 5 x 3 ft. thanks all.
Um well 93 degrees is way too hot. plants really dont like anything over 85.
Closets: bad for air circulation, try to leave the doors open, i flower in closets, and that helps a lot
Lower leaves turning yellow: lack of nitrogen (usually)
remember, the bigger they are the more water they need.
and when to switch to flower? thats up to you, but before they have reached half the height of the closet - height of light + a few inches. What do i mean? i mean say your closet is 100 inches (i dunno, im just picking a nice round number). then say your light system is about 10 inches from top to bottom, and your need space between the light + plants, for HID lamps, probably a foot? so that means your down to 78 inches for plant + container. say the pot is 1 foot tall, thats 68 inches left. so.... the MAX height of the plant BEFORE going into flower can be 34 inches (expecting a double in size with flowering) keep in mind, they can triple in size. they can also not stretch more than 5 inches or so if the change of lighting is slow (24/0 -> 20/4 -> 16/8 -> 12/12), and you also have LST available. personally, mine used to triple in size, now i take more time going from 24/0->12/12 and i tie them down like...i dunno, i dont tie anything down really (other then my gf, but thats a dif story). either way, now i get them to around 4ft, and when i switch them to flower, they end up around 6ft. so it really depends how ya do it
@dannyboy602, @brownie360, Thanks! who knew with a big nug and lots of boredom, i could write/start this thread? i still read the first 2 posts often when i forget what this is or that is so i made sure to include as much detail as possible =)