banging weed around me in the northeast is about 4000-4800 a lb. i know one guy who claimed to have white widow and was selling it for $25/gram with no discounts for bulk. id never pay that much but he sold out 2lbs worth in a week
as fdd said outdoors you really have no control over the light unless you cover the plants or bring them inside for the night. as summer turns to fall the sun shines less and less which will force your plant to flower on its own
yea i hate how the mailmen just throw shit that's clearly marked fragile. happened to me when i bought a 1000W mh light system: the bulb was shattered into thousands of pieces and even the reflector was bent and dinged up.
yes you can grow solely with an hps light. like many have already said though, the color spectrum of hps is not the perfect one for vegetative growth whereas a mh light emits light in the optimal spectrum for growth. you probably wont notice a huge difference though either way.
i think also by going 16 off and 8 on your plants buds wouldn't be as dense either. you might get light fluffy nugs instead of dense ones. listen to smoke and coke. just tie down the longer branches and colas to help with height restrictions
most hps lights cannot produce much light above the 4500K line or so. that being said they do sell hps bulbs with what they call an enhanced spectrum which offers up to ~60% more light in the upper kelvin range. if you really want light in that range either go with an enhanced spectrum bulb or a...
in typical sog most people recommend putting one plant per sq ft. if your grow area is 4'x5' you could fit about 20 plants in there. if you have your growing technique down and have a decent yielding strain, you can get an oz or more per plant. that come out to 1.25lbs.
mh has a better color spectrum for vegetative growth than hps but you can use an hps light from start to finish if you want. there are people on here who do just that with fantastic results. i owuldnt be too worried if i were you
yea some strains require more than a week to show sex. just be patient and give it time. also try to get some closer shots because i couldn't make out much in that pic in terms of sex.
there are several ways to germinate. you could toss them in a cup of water and wait til the seedling cracks open or soak a paper towel with water and then put the seeds in the paper towel and fold it.
those plants look great and healthy. they dont look behind at all especially considering you still got a solid month or so left of flowering. the one thing that concerns me is the temps with the lights on. i would try and drop it just a hair, about 5deg. try to get it around 80 or a lil below if...