blooming question

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stevesmokesweed

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hi
was wondering how far should i keep my light from the top of my plants in the blooming stage.
i am using a 400w son t
at the moment ive got it about 4in away from the top, and on 1 of them the crown leaves are starting to curl and what looks like starting to die.
is the light to close ??? :joint: :peace:

any help would be great and appreciated thanx in advance
 
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slamdfullsize

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yes... its too close.

for HID system, it needs to be way farther up so u dont burn ur plants... something around like a foot or so it belive
 
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stevesmokesweed

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well we was keeping it to 10 ins off the tops but they looked like they was reaching for the light,
they where 14 ins high by 6 ins wide thats why we put the light closer or does that sound wright for the height of the plant( shall i go back to 10 ins ?)

heres a pic of them before we put them to bloom


any comments ?
 
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nongreenthumb

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I think 10 inches is still to close. The way I test if its too close is to put my hand underneath the light, if it feels too hot to keep my hand there for a minute its too hot for the plant. Once you get that distance attach a marker by string that hangs down from the reflector at the same distance you just worked out by burning your hand that way your plant shouldnt get burnt.
 
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stevesmokesweed

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heres a couple of pics of my ladies ( i hope)
i did try and take some pics of the white hairs but they didnt turn out very well, i take it they are female not sure this is our first grow so any help on sexing them would be good
we are 10 days into the flowering stage
 

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stevesmokesweed

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they still look like they are reaching for the light but i have done what i was advised todo and i have raised the light back to 10 ins (done the hand test )
 
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FallenHero

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yeah if you think they are stretching cuz they are getting taller.. your wrong. they will grow rapidly, also white hairs = female and yours look it from the pics too. and they look great, stop worrying! your doing just fine!
 
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stevesmokesweed

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well thanks the for the help and reassurance so far everybody
will keep updating so you know how things are goinig(anybody whos insterested)
will need help when it comes to harvesting :)
thanks all
 
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stevesmokesweed

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we are now into 2nd week of flowering
so far things are going real well
but.....
i was just reading a post on here, and a fellow grower was into his 4th week of flowering and has pruned, or as he put it butcherd them to permote undergrowth,
should you do this because i thought that you shouldnt because it will put the lady into shock and will slow things down.
am i wrong or is he?
and when should i do it if you should do it lol
hope you understand lol
 
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cheif head

Active Member
hi
ok i got a question im new at growing nd i dont want to mess wit all the lights and chemicals im growing my plans in my cloet and i was wonering how logn does it take for the plant to bud our and when can i harvest my plant is about a week old
 
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FallenHero

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Pruning should be done pre-flowering, in veg stage especially topping it (that promotes undergrowth the most.). During flowering is very bad idea, espcially at the wrong times. if you must prune during flowering only prune a few leaves - and the ones that shade the flower sites would be the prime targets.

in my opinion. my ladies look good, no? i did no pruning really except a few leaves in veg and 1 clone off each, the other day i exposed like 10 more bud sites from clipping off a few leaves.

check them out
https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-pics/index.php?n=1578
 
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stevesmokesweed

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hi all
hope you all had a good xmas

heres my question....
when we was 10 days into flowering our ladies started to smell ( which is good), about 4 days later they stop smelling,
now we are 26 days in still no smell
is this normal or has something gone wrong ?

thanxs in advance from a panicing noob :? :confused:

also on 4 of the leaves there are some small brownish spots starting to appear, what is it lacking in ?
 
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FallenHero

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Not smelling is a good thing, no? Mine don't.. or atleast i dont think they do, i got a ghetto carbon filter and a cold. so i cant smell too good.
 
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stevesmokesweed

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i dont no if they should or shouldnt
they did but they have stopped now
we need all the help we can get
this is our first grow ( well second but wont go into the first one), and we dont no shit only what we have read on here
 
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