Hi guys, I´m an absolute beginner, this is my first post. By the way, just for you to know, English is not my first language (I apologize for my misspells). I´m from Costa Rica, planting %100 sativas using pots with soil. I started planting outdoors, on my little patio. But direct light hitting my plants wasn´t enough, just about 5 hours daily. So I builded up a small grow cabinet. My plan is to work with something like a hybrid outdoor/indoor. In compensation of my lack of direct sun's light. I want to go in a light cycle of 18/6 during VEG, for about 8 weeks and also training using mailing technique. The LED lights I bought are not specially design for indoor growing. So I would appreciate very much your thoughts and advices. I have 2 lamps with these specs each: 18 WATTS White Light 6000K 1250 Lumens And also another 2 lamps with these specs each: 30 WATTS White Light 5000K 2180 Lumens
You can not veg for 8 weeks in there they will be Monsters. Also when you goto flower plants 2-3x their sizes. IMO you need to learn about scroggin and do 1-2 very small plants. You also should do cfl imo what is the box? I think led will be too close and bleach you. But any thing will out grow that box pretty fast, even more if you are adding sunlight.
Well as a former florist, I grew one plant. From my experience, i believe using led lights will give you more CONTROL how you raise your plants. It needs light 24/7 to grow tall THEN you put it in the flowering cycle. If you use natural sunlight to raise your plants, chances are they'll start the flowering stage a bit to early. That happened by allowing the plant to receive 12hrs of sun and 12hrs of the moon that's the flowering stage. But don't start flowering until your plants reach a decent height. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Hi Diatt, I´m following your advice to use a scrog. I just want to know wich technique is better in your opinion. Top or FIM??
Topping. This will make her bush out more. Looks nice, do you plan to flower in there? I think you said last time you wanted to flower outside?
Yeah few things to keep in mind. Remember they will 2-3x their size. For you it will be a learning curve. I top and lower that cage. Then you more or less keep it growing side ways along and keep tucking. They have a micro grow section on theses forums best to look at them. I never grown small before. This was helpful to me when I was learning. LBH's Famous ScrOG Tutorial | Grow Weed Easy Introduction to ScrOG (Screen of Green) | Grow Weed Easy
My plants are at week 8 and i couldnt fit one in that box and i have bushy shrubs the container you will need to put the plant in for veg of 8 weeks will be a foot tall. Bigger box thats a tough first grox box.
Here is another update. I´m in week 8 vegetative (18/6). I had some problems because the leafs were getting yellowish. So I had to add some nitrogen and magnesium. It looks they are getting better now. I think I´ll wait until all of the branches reach the screen before changing the light schedules to 12/12.