Hey Joos, thought I'd drop it and sub to your journal finally lol.Trimmed a bit
how big is your box?
I have a box of 31.5 in (80cm) hight, 24in (60cm) wide, and 12in (30cm) depth an i want to install a 250hps but i'm worried about the heat.
And your babies are looking great![]()
MH is nice if you can take the heat, if you can't T5 w/ Daylight spectrum bulbs work REALLY well. Honestly with all variables considered, I prefer the T5 to MH. Don't get me wrong MH is great, but T5's are easier to manage in my opinion. Duct tape and zip ties work wonders for a temp fix for cords.Meaty is a great way to describe it; especially if we're comparing this plant to the several I grew with CFLs. Though I was pleased with the results of the light fixture I built for my first grow, I'm ecstatic, to say the least, about the leap in power the 250w bulb makes over the CFLs. I plan to try an MH bulb for veg on the next grow in order to compare the results of an all-HPS run with those of a mixed lighting schedule.
Some time ago, I think you advised me to get my cords up from the floor, and I intend to take that advice before too long. For now, however, I've been doing my watering in the bathtub. Once the plant is reaching the upper screen (ending my bathtub watering), I figure on drilling a hole near the top and adding a box on the outside through which I can route the cords.
I concur, keep those fan leaves on Joos. Imagine that those big fan leaves are like solar panels for a solar powered house. No panels, no power. In the sense of a plant it is killing your plants energy/food to grow properly. Another thing to consider is stress, stress like that can cause hermies for sure. Stop picking those fan leaves off, especially since you're now in flower. You should notice a lot more growth after leaving the leaves alone, the big fan leaves will fall off when they need to. The only trimming that needs to be done is about 2-4 inches on the bottom of the meristem/main stem, to allow proper air flow (If needed). Do this in Veg, not Bloom.Looking good man, try nd keep fan leaves on when she's small as the plant doesnt hav a lot of green surface area when its young, the fan leaves account for over 50% of the plants photosynthesis ability at this stage i reckon. Once uve grown sets of leaves to replace any ur thinking of cutting, do so then. This way u keep energy produced high