First HPS Grow - 600w - Multiple Strains - Closest

So got some stuff earlier then expected today. I finally got real seeds, no more bagseed for a long time if ever lol. Ended up with five 8ball kush fem, two sleetstack x skunk #1 reg, one black domina x super skunk fem, one black domina x bubblegum fem, one auto purple fem, and one auto blackberry x sweettooth fem. Can't wait to start popping these. I also got my ppm meter, bottle of fish emulsion, and my cloning box. The box is nice, kind of small, but has nice things on the top to control humidity. Still waiting on my veg lights, the floramicro, and 3g smart pots.

Some nice Freebies they got now.
The Sleestack x skunk1 will be a very very light colored green,Do not take this as a N Deff.
Mine was lime green and a very fast grower,to bad it hermied on me!!My fault tho,was having a issue with a
ballast,not firing.
Worked fine for days then,it jsut started not firing and messed up the light cycle.
Had a mind of its own,work fine for days then just not light,needed a new bulb.
Beech

SOMEBEECH said:

Some nice Freebies they got now.
The Sleestack x skunk1 will be a very very light colored green,Do not take this as a N Deff.
Mine was lime green and a very fast grower,to bad it hermied on me!!My fault tho,was having a issue with a
ballast,not firing.
Worked fine for days then,it jsut started not firing and messed up the light cycle.
Had a mind of its own,work fine for days then just not light,needed a new bulb.
Beech

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Alright, I'll make sure to keep that noted, hoping to get at least one female out of those 2. Yeah I'm excited about the freebies, hoping to find a real gem. Damn that's a bummer, at least you got it figured out. Quick question about the autos, would they be better off under the 600w HPS 12/12, or the 96w T5 fixture at 18/6?

AllDayToker said:

Alright, I'll make sure to keep that noted, hoping to get at least one female out of those 2. Yeah I'm excited about the freebies, hoping to find a real gem. Damn that's a bummer, at least you got it figured out. Quick question about the autos, would they be better off under the 600w HPS 12/12, or the 96w T5 fixture at 18/6?

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Asking the wrong person,I dont do Autos,I gift em to my friends around here in my town tht have MS,Makes it alittle easier for them to grow.
I help out 3 ppl tht have MS.
​Beech

AllDayToker said:

Alright, I'll make sure to keep that noted, hoping to get at least one female out of those 2. Yeah I'm excited about the freebies, hoping to find a real gem. Damn that's a bummer, at least you got it figured out. Quick question about the autos, would they be better off under the 600w HPS 12/12, or the 96w T5 fixture at 18/6?

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Thats a good question, is your lighting schedule such that you could do 12 hours under the 12/12 600W and 12 hours under the T5?

No need to run 12/12. you can use the 600 if you want to. but 12/12 is not necessary. auto's should be fine with 18-24 hours of light a day throughout the life. usually 8-10 weeks. total from germ.

EDIT: hbbum has the best answer for you.. lol

I was assuming the 600 is on 12/12 and the t5 is under 18/6 for other plants correct? Might be a PITA to move them, but I would think that would get you the most out of your autos.

SOMEBEECH said:

Asking the wrong person,I dont do Autos,I gift em to my friends around here in my town tht have MS,Makes it alittle easier for them to grow.
I help out 3 ppl tht have MS.
​Beech

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Alright buddy. Yeah I bet that would make it hell of a lot easier for them to deal with then a big ole plant.

hbbum said:

I was assuming the 600 is on 12/12 and the t5 is under 18/6 for other plants correct? Might be a PITA to move them, but I would think that would get you the most out of your autos.

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Yeah that's correct. So you're thinking it'd be best just to use both?

SxIstew said:

No need to run 12/12. you can use the 600 if you want to. but 12/12 is not necessary. auto's should be fine with 18-24 hours of light a day throughout the life. usually 8-10 weeks. total from germ.

EDIT: hbbum has the best answer for you.. lol

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Lol yeah. I'd be flowering under the 600 but it would always be in 12/12 for ladies, getting a 96w T5 fixture for vegging this week so I figured I'd see what would work best.

You'll get larger nugs with the 600 so if you CAN use both I would.

Yeah I think I will just put it in the veg box at nights, and when I wake up I can move it to the flower closest. Not too much of a hassle, and if it's going to add weight I'm willing haha. Thanks hbbum. (You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to hbbum again.)

AllDayToker said:

Yeah I think I will just put it in the veg box at nights, and when I wake up I can move it to the flower closest. Not too much of a hassle, and if it's going to add weight I'm willing haha. Thanks hbbum. (You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to hbbum again.)

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Oh dammit, and just when I thought...

Dont do this and loose em.
Beech

Lol. Yeah as soon as I got them I put them in empty pill bottles and labeled them.

Ive learned over my yrs to pick 1 spot to hide things,That way you know where there at, all the time.
Made mistake of hiding chit,then I dont remember where,Till i did the ABOVE.
Beech

Note to self: Tested clone chamber to see if I could control the humidity, easy. Might try cloning in the next few days to see if I can do it with the stuff I have, might have to get something different later on if rock wool doesn't work. First feeding for all six plants today, the 4 younger platos will just get fish emulsion, the two older plants will get fish emulsion and 300ppm of micro (if the micro comes today.) Topping went smoothly on the younger plato I tried it on, getting two new tops. The one I'm LSTing is also growing great, plan on having a ton of tops on that one. Waiting to plant the Autos and 8Ball Kush beans until veg light comes (says Tuesday but I hoping it will be early.) EDIT: Only watered three of the four younger platos with the fish emulsion water, the more stretchy one wasn't in need of water. The three took 1/3-1/2 gallon each. Waiting for Micro to water the older Plato plant, going to wait to water the other older plant, she won't need watering for a few days still. And they weren't kidding about how bad fish emulsion smells. ADD: Family shot before starting fed. EDIT #2: Micro came today so I fed the older Plato with a gallon of water with Micro, forgot to add fish emulsion too -face palm-. The water tested 280ppm before hand and it was 560-580ppm after so about 300ppm feed. Start small and then add.

Question about Autos: So I plan on running my Autos mostly under the HPS, it will be 5 hours T5HO, and 13 hours HPS. Would a 3g Smart Pot be too much, or would a 2g Smart Pot do fine? Also, when running nutes, you just start with your flowering nutes like 2 weeks after it pops right? Low dose and working up?

AllDayToker said:

Question about Autos: So I plan on running my Autos mostly under the HPS, it will be 5 hours T5HO, and 13 hours HPS. Would a 3g Smart Pot be too much, or would a 2g Smart Pot do fine? Also, when running nutes, you just start with your flowering nutes like 2 weeks after it pops right? Low dose and working up?

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Go with the 3 gallons. I use 3gal for my autos and at harvest time roots are just starting to go around the bottom of the pot.

LoRd MeGaTR0N31 said:

Go with the 3 gallons. I use 3gal for my autos and at harvest time roots are just starting to go around the bottom of the pot.

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Alright cool thanks. What kind of setup you running?