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First serious try. Planning to LST, come comment!

Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by UnderMe, Sep 20, 2011.

  1. #1 UnderMe, Sep 20, 2011
    Hello GC!

    Here i go with my first try
    this is my set up

    1 600W MH (gonna swtich for a HPS for flowering) - no cool reflector, but hopefully soon
    Water ph 6.4 only adding Superthrive to it for now
    2 fans
    Homemade CO2 (sugar and yeast)
    Dimensions: 4 x 4x6' 7'' height
    Temps varying from 78-85. If it ever goes higher than 85 i just raise the light a bit or put AC colder

    Here we go:

    5 White girls whose husband died :B
    Today completes 7 days (for the tallest 3...6 days for the little ones)

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    Other comments:

    I know two of them are slightly burned and some a very tall. The reason why is because at first I had the lights hanging very high. When i noticed it was too high i was lowering lowering until one day i woke up and two were a bit toasted. This is my first time ever using a MH bulb and now i understand why people say they are vicious and hot. Well either way, i learner my mistake and now im trying a few different heights in order to find a good one.


    Questions:

    LST or Topping/Trimming?
    I know this is a question made by most people, but from what i researched I dont like the topping or trimming options very much because the way I see it is that I will be cutting a leaf that could potentionally be producing energy for my plant. I understand the benefits can be good but so are the ones I've read from LSTing, so I am pretty much decided to LST.
    But so if I start training them early will the other branches simply start growing thinking that it is the top? I dont have to top or trim it at all? And how early should i start the training? 4th fan leaf? Im just afraid of starting it now because they are so thin and seem like would break easily but I pretend to until the end of the week

    How should my pots be for flowering and when should I transfer them?
    I am using 1 gallon pots right now but I also have about 5 feet of height to work with so how big of pots should I be looking for my flowering stage?


    Humidity:

    I have a humidifier but I am having trouble closing the tent for now because of the heat since I dont have a cool tube and my exhaust is almost useless if it turn it on right now, but I have a plan for all that. The problem is that it will take me about a week so i can start closing the tent and turn the humidifier on. Right now the humidity is on the 20%s only and that will probably be what it is staying on until i am able to close the tent. Until then what are my risks for having such low humidity? Are there any cheap techniques to raise humidity quick? If i turn on the humidifier right now all the humidity just escapes the tent and it wont go much above the 20s


    Sorry I wrote so much I just felt like I needed to put all my concerns out there in the hope that some kind experienced minds will come here give me their insight

    Hope to Hear comments

    Peace :smoke:
     
  2. #2 UnderMe, Sep 21, 2011
    Anybody?
    Could you at least look at the pictures and tell me if they look healthy?
    I really would like some opinion :///
     
  3. #3 mrgoodsmoke, Sep 21, 2011
    Looks good man keep those pics coming. I wanna watch these things turn into a room full of dank.
     
  4. #4 UnderMe, Sep 21, 2011
    thanks man i hope I can fill that room too!!! That's why im hoping to start LSTing them soon to use as much space as possible(without taking out the air flow)

    I'll wait a few days and post a new one soon
     
  5. #5 Thadrought, Sep 21, 2011
    Oh yeah looking good.
     
  6. #6 mrgoodsmoke, Sep 21, 2011
    You know that the further the light is, it loses lumens exponentially. Like let's say it's 50000 lumens at a foot, then you move it 2 feet away, it doesn't go to 25000 lumens, but even less than that.

    If I were to make a single suggestion, it'd be to get a coolable reflector. Your temps in the room are already ok, but that light is a long way off man. If you could get it within a foot or so of those plants and maintain those temps by cooling the reflector, you'd be seeing alot more growth alot faster.
     
  7. #7 UnderMe, Sep 21, 2011
    Ohh thanks mrgoodsmoke! I knew the cool reflector would be very beneficial, but I hadn't thought about the fact that I am loosing lumens by putting it farther! I will look into a cool reflector soon and I will get back with the results. I also have an exhaust with air duct so that should be easy!

    Thanks again man!
     
  8. #8 mrgoodsmoke, Sep 21, 2011
    I originally had that same reflector that you have there, and during winter, in my old uninsulated apartment it was just fine. Then when summer came, it was running like 100+ degrees in the tent, (but my tent is also a bit smaller). Got just a cooltube and moved my socket onto it and bam it was all good. I'll keep checking in man. I love watching plants grow.
     
  9. #9 UnderMe, Oct 30, 2011

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