Day 21 since put into ebb and flow as seedlings. The Moonshine Cookies is curling up on some of the fan leaves, not sure why. All seeds are from Premium Cultivators.
All are under Bestva 450w lights except Gator Breath #2 is under HLG 633w light.
They all look about ready to top. I typically cut above the 3rd node, removing the growth at the 1st. This leaves 4 branches (2nd and 3rd nodes) that you can tie or stake down horizontally, until you are ready for the to grow completely vertical. Over the weeks, you remove growth here and there, leaving the desired amount of branches that will form colas.
Well with that said, I’m hoping it’s the fan, I have 10 speed fans, almost one for every plant. I will turn the speed down, and adjust the angle slightly and see if it helps.
Thank you
You can veg them for a couple/few weeks. You continuously lay the 4 branches over time, and new growth will continue to appear at the secondary nodes, or the nodes on each of those branches.
If you top the way I do, I wouldn’t use one of the 4 mains themselves as the close. I’d veg and keep them horizontal a few weeks. Take the secondary branches, or the branches that sprout from one or more of the 4 mains.
Thank you, this part is all new to me, but I will wait a few more days, then remove the 1st node, and cut off above the 3rd or 4th node.
Might be a little tricky as I’m leaving the 1st for Alaska and won’t be back until the 18th. I will have a friend taking care of the ladies while I’m gone, but he knows nothing at all about this. I’m leaving him detailed instructions about the res and adding nutes, but that will be the extent of his knowledge.
My goal is quality and quantity, I’ve always gotten the quality but never both. I’ve changed my lights out this time around, my scrog tent has 2 spider farmer SE 7000’s and 1 HLG 600w, for 5 plants. My other tent has 6 plants, 1 Bestva 450w for each plant (1 light per plant) for 5 of them, and the other plant has a Green Beams 480w light. I have a small army of 100w and 200w lights I don’t use anymore, as I think that’s why I have not achieved quantity yet. Both tents have 10 speed fans, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners.
My scrog tent I’m running a 60 gallon res with FloraNova 1 part nutes, Silica & Hydrogaurd.
My other tent I’m running GH 3 part nutes, also with silica and Hydrogaurd.
Next week or so I will be adding Diamond Nectar to both res’s
I should have mentioned, the more nodes you leave, the more mains, 2 nodes makes 4 mains, 3 makes 6. If you’re going for clones, leave 4 nodes of growth, just top it and leave the bottom growth for a couple weeks, you can take the very bottom 2 as clones. It’s kinda growers choice.
I would just have him feed, no trimming or training. Leave detailed instructions and show him a few times if you can. My cousin wrecked almost my entire grow last year.
You’ve definitely got the lighting. Proper training, a good, steady feeding regimen, plenty airflow. I’m not familiar with your nutes, I’ve never ran hydro. I do coco and Jack’s, and a soil grow here and there for outside.
With your lights, you should be able to open your plants close about 3x3 each. Training them horizontally, taking secondary branches here and there, you can pull some really fat, dense nugs, and a ton of them.
I’m gonna bother the lighting guru @dbrn32 for some advice here. My grow is way smaller than what you have. I currently have 3 in a 3x3.5 closet with an HLG 350r and an auto outside.
I have fans, humidifiers and A/C in each. Each has a 60 gallon reservoir with a water cooler for the ebb & flow.
The A C Infinity came with hookups for different things but I did t but all the options. The intake blower and outtake w/carbon filter is AC Infinity but not plugged into the control board, as I’m not using it due to not having all the correct parts, or the knowledge to set it all up.
How much are you getting vs what you’re looking for?
Scrolling from top and checking out your setup it all looks reasonable. I would be interested to see if you have any pictures from previous grows in late flower?
I don’t have pics from previous grows. I have upgraded and improved from each grow.
My expectations are about 8 to 16 ozs per plant. This will be my first grow with the better lights, 3rd grow over all. My goal is to have 8 to 12 #’s per grow per 12 plants.