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400w cmh grow

NorCalFor20

NorCalFor20

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sorry it took so long,

sorry it took so long,

heres the new pics i watered them with epsom salts it seemed like they had some kind of MG def.












this one i topped and the new growth died on one side but a bunch of fan leaves turned into new growth











how do they look? any adice on the spotting on those leaves you can see in some of the pics... otherwise to me IMO they are doing good- went to the grow shop yesterday and ordered a hydro habitat tent 3x3 and a 4" can fan and can filter for the stank to come- I also transplanted from the 8" plastic wal mart pots into 10" clay pots I heard the plastic ones sucked anyway. last transplant will be into 5 gallon grow bags in FFOF soil now that I have a place to get it locally, still watering every 3rd time with the Grow Big and Big bloom at 2 teaspoon grow big and 1 tablespoon big bloom and a tad bit of fish emulsion for bacteria and nitrogen THAT SHIT STINKS! Occasionally I use superthrive too i think I've used it 3x since i got it and it also STINKS...

For flowering I am going to nute with FF Tiger bloom and use the open sesame , beasty blooms, and cha ching- what is your reccomendation on that?

Also my ph is high- i just got a gh ph up and down with testing bottle, id assume anyway because my tap water is over 8.5 and so is my brita water so i am now nuting at 6.5 to drop ph a bit for better nute availibality.

As soon as my tent gets here I will transplant into 5 gallon grow bags and re pot with FFOF veg another week or 2 and start flower with an additional 400w cmh. Temps now are 82 degrees is that too hot? Its a lot better than the current 100 degrees outside and my out door plants are doing good i have one that goes up to my waist already, it will probably be a male lol

Also, do they look sativa or indica ?

Has anyone used Gravity? The guy at the grow shop said I should try it when I flower with the cha ching, beasty bloomz, and open sesame and tiger bloom. Also my grandma has some grandmas blackstrap molasses,imagine that. I am going to get some from her and start using it when I water too.

let me know what u guys think i need info this is my first grow!
 
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asher1er

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they sure are growing NorCal:joint: :joint: ..hows your temp in there? some of them look like they got some heat stress maybe?
 
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asher1er

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NorCalFor20 said:
temps are 83 lights on and 76 with lights off i might need to raise the light some more
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IMO, you day time temp is to high try and bring it down some, 76 will be lovely for you day time temp. You have some with the leaf edges sticking up thats usually from heat stress. are you extracting your heat from there?
 
Jacksparrow

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NorCalFor20 said:
temps are 83 lights on and 76 with lights off i might need to raise the light some more
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Did you ever get your A/C issues worked out? Or come up with an alternative that would work better for you? (Last I remember you took your AC unit back....i think:confused:)

I agree with Asher, your daytime temp is a tad high:hotbounce ,imho. I get nervous anytime I'm pushing 80+ , pests love warmth and moisture. I tend to run as cold as I possibly can 73-76 with lights on , 63-70 with lights off.

I try to avoid swings of over 10 degress between day and night ,also:cool:.

Keep it up mang, They've grown a heap since last I saw:woohoo::smoker:

Have Fun
 
NorCalFor20

NorCalFor20

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with the ac its just sitting there doing nothing im gonna take it back because i don't really have a way i can use it.... nothing I can really do now about heat I have one oscliating fan blowing in the room and one osc fan blowing out the closet. Soon Ill have my grow tent and my can fan and filter so ill be cutting to 12/12 then...

thanks for looking!
 
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Microwido

First thing I would advise would be to build a frame out of PVC or wood, and hang Mylar blankets around the buds to reflect all of the light back at them. So essentially, build movable reflector walls/panels.

I would say there is a lot of light energy being wasted, and if you reflect it back at them it will make a big difference for the lower colas. The more light you can reflect directly at the plants, the better.

Maybe it would be best to relocate so your in the corner of the room and just cover the walls in mylar, that would be more practical.
 
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Microwido

Second thing I would advise would be to LST the plants so that there will be more bud sites and a more even canopy. Example

















OK, see on this one I tied the plants in the middle's tops to a 5lb weigh and pull them away from the center. This will allow for more light to hit lower and the buds will form a more even canopy.


 
Hawk

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I've tried before to get clear shots of how the stems/stalks go but I was never really satisfied with my pictures. Seemed like there was always too many leaves in the way. I'll try again tomorrow. They're bigger than when I last tried and that will aid the pictures, I think. Regardless, I should be able to get something that will be good enough to show what I did.
 
NorCalFor20

NorCalFor20

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here are some new pics this is day 3 of 12/12...






When will the buds start forming?

some of the lower leaves are yellowing but the new growth is very green and healthy

what should I do about odor I have a ozone generator i was gonna put in there but i don't want my buds to be odorless come time to smoke them... I have heard ozone takes all the smell out of the buds...Also was thinking about a 4" can fan and can 100 just attach the fan on top of the filter and use with no ducting ... would that clean the air in my closet? I don't want my whole house to smell like weed plants. Also found it strange I got all females with bagseed with the execption of the feminized grape ape i knew it was gonna be female.I am stil wating for the grow shop to get the damn 5 gallon bags so i can transplant in to fox farm ocean forest but maybe i shouldn't transplant in flower what do you think?
 
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Jayoharejee

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after a week for me i noticed buds starting to form. Im now a month into flowering and im wondering when these buds or more so how they look when they start fattening up. Seems like my stems slowly filled up with bud sites and got hairy now im in a real slow period watching everything fill up. I am just running a 150wHPS

this was mine at about a week or two into flowering






and i got 2 12/12 seeds that are girls. Kinda fun to watch
 
NorCalFor20

NorCalFor20

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2 were topped and i pinched below where i topped. i don't have room to scrog plus its already 5 days flower but i defiantly will next time.
 
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