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  1. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    Plant Height Variation When growing multiple plants you will often find a sizable variation in height of your plant. To maximize light exposure and therefore yield, it is ideal to flower plants of uniform height. Several methods can be used to help create an even canopy of tops before you switch...
  2. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    Growing Style Your growing style is a big factor in determining when to begin flowering. You may have heard terms like Sea of Green (SOG), Screen of Green (SCROG), Lollipopping, Super Cropping etc. I will go over these very briefly to point out how growing styles affect when to begin flowering...
  3. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    Strains The strains your are growing plays a huge part in how tall to grow your plants before switching to the 12/12 flowering light cycle. Find out as much about the genetics and typical growth characteristics of your strains as possible. Indica and sativa dominant strains often display very...
  4. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    Grow Rooms Size Restricts Maximum Plant Height The size and style of your grow room will ultimately determine the tallest possible plant height. From this you can deduce the tallest height to begin flowering. Most rooms in a residential home have 8 foot ceilings but many growers use attics...
  5. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    Seeds Plants grown from seeds make the measure of age in vegetative weeks a lot more confusing. Some growers refer to a plants 1st week of veg as when it emerges from the soil, some say it is when it produces its first set of true leaves. Still other growers will refer to week 1 as beginning...
  6. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    Timing is everything, and knowing when to start flowering marijuana plants can make or break an indoor harvest. This may seem remedial for many experienced growers, then again, I’ve seen plenty of “pro growers” with burnt plants growing into their lights. First, let me say that there is no easy...
  7. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    do not over do it with nutrient ,,,,look at the best feeds on the market there not that hot Vegg= 7-5-5 Flower= 3-10-10 The NPK ratio is basically a measure of the concentration of 3 key nutrients—nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium—that can be found in fertilizers. There really is no ideal...
  8. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    Bit of advice ,,I made a small mobile tent I use for vegging,,I used a clothes rack or wardrobe on wheels,,the top bar raises up and down,,I use 4 foot shop lights 3 of them,,,,,,, I used 2 ,,2x2's one on either end and screwed the lights to the boards,,,,,it hangs from the top bar where cloths...
  9. drewby

    T8 grow harvests??

    I like my T8's full spectrum Sour diesel just hit 4 foot and put it into 12/12 I like florescent
  10. drewby

    New grower all help welcome and much appreciated

    I use 4 foot florescent and love them they do great you can grow with CFL's be sure to get Full Spectrum bulbs ,,Full spectrum bulbs are the same type of lighting professional studio's and photographers use is closest to natural light as you can get ,,,my plants are 4 foot tall I had 50 sent...
  11. drewby

    Nutrients for soil grows

    I feed mine milk at a 50/50 ratio or 25/75 when crop is young and again bout flower time,,is loaded with vi tams ,,iron ,calcium,,,which most plants need during rapid veg growth,,,,,,, as calcium is the most common deficiency,,if you see rust spots on your leaves probably calcium ,,and if it...
  12. drewby

    T8 7700k good for vegg ?

    You will love the results from your florescent,,I will suggest that you use full spectrum day light bulbs ,,,these are what photographers use ,,and are used in film industry is closest to natural light ,,,, Full spectrum has all the color spectrum's,,,you will have bushy plants very happy and...
  13. drewby

    250*Watt CFLs OG Kush (1st Timer Need Info)

    Save your self some trouble and go soil,,coco is a little more advanced,,,soil is perfect for your first few grows get dialed in and familiar with your plants and how they grow,,,& later if you choose try coco or hydro ,,I like soil is how they grow natural so is a bit easier in my eyes,,wish...
  14. drewby

    Maximizing Grow Space/Yield

    In my grow room I have my lights hung from pulley's,,,I have boat cleet's mounted on the wall and it allows me to drop the lighting down to optimum height for plants ,,it helps keep plants from growing tall to fast as they will generally only take big upward or vertical growth when I raise the...
  15. drewby

    Maximizing Grow Space/Yield

    I made my own tent for starting baby's ,,it is 5 foot long 24 inches wide,,,,, is on wheels and I find it very helpful that booth my tent and my room I made the lights adjustable,,I can lower or raise the lights,,helps booth for better growth ,,,and for the ability to go in and water and move...
  16. drewby

    Maximizing Grow Space/Yield

    measure your plant from the dirt or medium to top of plant,,can not count the pot,,,,for indica ,,plant,,,say you had a 12 inch plant when you start to flower him,,,you would take that 12 height and times it buy 1.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,so 12 x 1.5= 18 inches tall when done flowering,,,,,if the plant...
  17. drewby

    Good info for any indoor grower

    Rotating Plants Even with light movers the plants directly under the the lights will tend to grow the tallest and most robust. Rotating your plants each week from the outside edges of the grow area to better lit areas directly under the lights will help to create an even canopy. This only works...
  18. drewby

    Good info for any indoor grower

    Growing Style Your growing style is a big factor in determining when to begin flowering. You may have heard terms like Sea of Green (SOG), Screen of Green (SCROG), Lollipopping, Super Cropping etc. I will go over these very briefly to point out how growing styles affect when to begin flowering...
  19. drewby

    Good info for any indoor grower

    Strains The strains your are growing plays a huge part in how tall to grow your plants before switching to the 12/12 flowering light cycle. Find out as much about the genetics and typical growth characteristics of your strains as possible. Indica and sativa dominant strains often display very...
  20. drewby

    Good info for any indoor grower

    Grow Rooms Size Restricts Maximum Plant Height The size and style of your grow room will ultimately determine the tallest possible plant height. From this you can deduce the tallest height to begin flowering. Most rooms in a residential home have 8 foot ceilings but many growers use attics...
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