Irish man's first grow.

[ae86 grower]

yeah they can take off alright, and get tall... always when you don`t want aswell, thats nature for you hahahahahaa...

 

[kushhound187]

Its the stetch... You can combat it slightly by leaving mh on for the first 3 weeks of flower. they wont shoot as much.

other than that, scrog, lst and topping are the only things you can do to control height.

plants who get hps all the way thru life strech like a bitch, plus i like how the mh light looks. if i have a choice i will take only mh over hps.

howrver, theres no need to make that choice. hps ballasts will run both hps and mh. however i have switchable digital dimms. best money spent

mh ballasts dont rum hps.

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

I've got an anti stretch campaign going on in my cupboard just now, Ive done what you just said Kush and left the 250W MH in for now. They are still 2 foot from ground to top of the plants, so we'll see how that goes. Anyway I digress, how are things now that the dust has settled cloudy ?, autos still going well ?

 

[Cloudiology]

the autos are doing quite well! pistils everywhere. still very short though. the top dawg recovered pretty much straight away from the pruning. and the budsites are develloping nicely. i'll definitly have some good photos this coming sunday. no other problems have arose! they're about 4 feet tall. hoping they'll settle around that!

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

Glad to hear things are still going ahead, when you think about it, if you even get an ounce from your first grow you deserve a pat on the back. My first grow was Northern Lights in a bucket of dirt from the garden under a 250W MH in the attic, I ended up with an ounce and a half and thought I was Jorg Cervantes.

 

[Cloudiology]

i know right! an ounce is the hopeful target! anything above will just be a bonus!

 

[Cloudiology]

Just a quick update... so freaking excited!
first is one of my auto cheeses, looks like it's flailingly growing! quite aggressive!

Second of course is one of my Top Dawg.. looking great!

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

Well thats a definite bud, and if I may say so, a very nice defined pic as well.

 

[Cloudiology]

cheers bilbo...

 

[KushCanuck]

Love it Cloudi! You keep taking bud shots like that and this thread`s going to become a top priority for me . Cheese flowers are among some of the wierdest (but most fascinating) you`ll see. Looking forward to your updates mate

KC

 

[Cloudiology]

awesome KC! i'll be posting my normal full pics on sundays and i'm thinking of doing bud shots every 3-4 days! and then eventually string them all together!

 

[kushhound187]

I've got an anti stretch campaign going on in my cupboard just now, Ive done what you just said Kush and left the 250W MH in for now. They are still 2 foot from ground to top of the plants, so we'll see how that goes. Anyway I digress, how are things now that the dust has settled cloudy ?, autos still going well ?

Mh will help. mh light grows compact internodes.

ive experimented with hps in veg and mh. hps veg plants are always much more stretched. and leaving mh in until buds actually start apearing helps reduce stature.

also, ensure your light is the proper distance. to far adds to stretching.

and dont add bloom nutes until after the stretch. otherwise, it will add to your height problem

 

[kushhound187]

And im almost done breakfast. then im going to lounge around town for a bit. phone signals great here and this joint is right in the mountains. its pretty sweet here

 

[kushhound187]

Triple post time lol. i hath sinned again...

Anyway, its a jewish holliday today. shavuot. no work shall be done. not unless i absolutly have to, like a pipe bursting.

i hardly observe jewish hollidays, but outside of the city its much eazier to not work on our hollidays. jobs in towns always force me to work em

 

[stoneslacker]

Lookin right nice Cloud. She is stacking flowers and soon to be swelling away man. Peace

 

[ae86 grower]

you finding that they are drinking alot more now there in full flower? how much and when are they getting it cloudy?

 

[Cloudiology]

you finding that they are drinking alot more now there in full flower? how much and when are they getting it cloudy?

i've actually watered them 2 twice with only a day in between. one with nutes. one without. total new territory for me so i'm not exactly sure on how to approach this

 

[Cloudiology]

using pure ingenuity! *COUGH!* i've totally rearranged my two top dawgs and the cfls and am happy to report i somehow managed to get muuuch better light coverage and the foliage isn't so clumped up together anymore!

 

[Cloudiology]

damn this wardrobe though! damn it to heeeellll! LOL

 

[ae86 grower]

why`s that cloudy??? on account of it being a sliderobe kind not haveing doors?

kangs idea is a good one about the fan, he`s been in the wardrobe ages and has it down...