This is my first grow besides my test run of tomatoes. The plants are three feminized Northern Lights from seeds. I am running a 250W/400W variable HPS cooltube setup (set to 400W) inside a refitted refrigerator. I'm using very fine mist aeroponics and General Hydroponics FloraNova Bloom for nutrients. I have plenty of ventilation, although I do wish I had a fan to blow directly on the leaves and stems. I'm doing SCROG for vegetation management. Everything with the fridge is great, except for the height. I'm dealing with a total of 17" between the top of my aeroponics box and the bottom of my light's cooltube. I'm about 7 weeks into flowering. I'm probably a little behind, because I accidentally let my aeroponics reservoir go dry when I had injured my back. There was a LOT of wilt, but they're sprung back remarkably well.
I may do a bigger write up of my grow later, but, for now, I have a quick question. The plants are still stretching about an inch higher every day. This isn't too big a problem, except for the very center under the light (which is as far from the plants as I can set it). I'm getting the standard yellowing/canoeing that you see when your plants are too close to the lights (I know it's not nitrogen burn). It's not too bad, I don't have any dead leaves, but I worry that, if I don't do something, I will have some dead spots soon. I've tried to move buds out of this area as much as possible, but I don't want to keep adjusting my SCROG this late in the flowering phase.
Here's a general view of my canopy and setup.
This is the light damaged area.
Here's a bud in progress (not one of the light damaged ones).
Here's the underside of the canopy.
What are your thoughts on the light issue and the continued stretch?
Thanks,
Code Nerd.
I may do a bigger write up of my grow later, but, for now, I have a quick question. The plants are still stretching about an inch higher every day. This isn't too big a problem, except for the very center under the light (which is as far from the plants as I can set it). I'm getting the standard yellowing/canoeing that you see when your plants are too close to the lights (I know it's not nitrogen burn). It's not too bad, I don't have any dead leaves, but I worry that, if I don't do something, I will have some dead spots soon. I've tried to move buds out of this area as much as possible, but I don't want to keep adjusting my SCROG this late in the flowering phase.
Here's a general view of my canopy and setup. This is the light damaged area. Here's a bud in progress (not one of the light damaged ones). Here's the underside of the canopy.What are your thoughts on the light issue and the continued stretch?
Thanks,
Code Nerd.