freakin confused...... help lol

i have a cabinet thats about 6 ft tall and about 2 ft wide and i turned it on its side.....i have 4 40w cool white flo runnin 24/7....... two sets of tru leaves showing, 1 1/2 in tall...... also have a sour d clone that idk if its a male or female..... so you see im restricted with space..... and obviously with knowledge.... tryin to get the fastest and biggest yield...... oh and the babies are all bag seeds (fire)

was thinkin about the lollipop method or maybe topping...... please help!

Bigger space and more light is a bigger yield.

With what you have..I would just be happy with the learning experience involved. When ever you get a chance, get a bigger grow room and buy a HID light. Thats the way to go. Because with what your doing now, You can expect no big yield and growth will be slow.

If getting a bigger room is not an option, I would 12/12 from seeds and SOG that cabinet to the max.

i have a whole big ass house to myself...... all i have is the flo for now.... i have more then whats runnin right now....so are you tellin me that im doin all this for basically nothing but knowledge? and when you say 12/12 right from seeds you mean wait till i see how many sets of tru leaves before going 12/12 or right from the day that i see it break ground?

If the cabinet is six feet tall, why not utilize it for height? Veg a few to about 3 1/2 or 4 feet tall, then flower. Your yield should be much more that way I would think. And if you're shooting for fastest and biggest right out of the gate, you're most likely in for a disappointment. growing takes knowledge and more importantly, patience. Greed should not be a factor.

12/12 from seed - no vegetation. goes straight into flowering when mature. get a few 42w cfls 2700k spectrum.

you can top sour d plants but if you are limited on space dont use cfl's or HIDs you need to go get a T5 setup for sure. You can run at least 3 plants under a single T5 bulb ($40) until the are probably 12" or so. Anything more than that you will want a dual or quad bulb setup. Duals are about $80 and the big quad bulb setup is about $179 but you may not have enough space for that in that little cabinet. Lets see, 6ft long maybe 2 single bulb setups is the way to go that way you can give them plenty of space. The one I have is a 2footer but im only running a single bulb/ single plant. Started at 20/4 but i just started yesterday on a 24/0 cycle and she just exploded overnight. You can get the lights within an inch or 2 of the plant without ever causing any damage. They run very cool and really make a difference. Next grow its something to look into for yourself.
Best of all they are making "bloom bulbs" for the T5's now that are only like $15 that you just swap into the hood when you start flowering. Super cheap and no HPS necessary. For blooming i would go with the dual setup though. still, you are saving a fortune on an HPS setup!

I guess another way to go if you use the bloom bulbs would be to just mount a single bulb setup, 1 on each side of the plant.

daganjah420 said:

i have a cabinet thats about 6 ft tall and about 2 ft wide and i turned it on its side.....i have 4 40w cool white flo runnin 24/7....... two sets of tru leaves showing, 1 1/2 in tall...... also have a sour d clone that idk if its a male or female..... so you see im restricted with space..... and obviously with knowledge.... tryin to get the fastest and biggest yield...... oh and the babies are all bag seeds (fire)

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