hush's 2x2 400w tent, after all

[Keif]

This is turning out awesome, nice job man.

 

[shagdawg420]

 

[TheMachinist]

Very nice man.

 

[seeingthings]

Any updates ?? It's been a while!

 

[hush]

It has. Sorry guys, life got in the way. Things are still trucking along, but this garden got away from me a bit, lol. I was unable to continue training after the branches all grew upward, so now things are a little unruly in here. Lol. Anyway, here we are on day 17 of flowering:

Stacked Kush bud:

Lemon Skunk bud:

 

[seeingthings]

Hush- Looks like the plants in the front are a bit lower in height? Maybe prop them up on another bucket or milk crate to get the canopy at the same height as the others?

Lookin good!

 

[unregistered190]

Looking great Hush.....you do great work in small spaces for sure.

 

[hush]

Thanks guys. Seeingthings, you are so right. That's one of the things I have on my list for today or tomorrow. I just need to figure out what I have that I can prop'em up on. I think I have a spice rack I could use, that would fit both of those plants. I'm surprised that the Stacked Kush got that tall, but I've never grown a "OG Kush" hybrid before now...

 

[hush]

I propped up the Lemon Skunks and now the canopy is more even:

 

[hush]

Day 23 of flowering:

 

[Mister_D]

Looks dank

 

[seeingthings]

Looking great! If only I could smell them from here!

Man those fan leaves are so wide and thin. Cool to look at!

 

[merrblah]

Looks good! I love seeing a 400w in a such a small space!! Well done!

 

[JointCommission]

Awesome work, man! I'm really digging the small, tidy set-up.

 

[hush]

I totally just posted in the wrong journal... Sorry to anyone who saw those pictures and thought they belonged to this garden... That must have been thoroughly confusing.

Oops.

 

[merrblah]

You're bringing back fond memories for me. Although I really wish I would of had a mini cool tube back then…



Have you ever used CMHs?

 

[hush]

Right on, nice garden there!

No, I've never used cmh bulbs before. I've considered it, but I don't have any more magnetic ballasts, as I've gone all digital. Do they make 400w bulbs that work with digital ballasts now? I like the idea of giving the plants blue light during flowering, which is why I'm using MH all the way through this grow. But I'm only just experimenting, to see what strains like it. I'm starting to think that orange light is highly overrated, and it's possible I might not ever buy an hps bulb again. Still on the fence about it.

I learned a long time ago that fluorescent gardens always did better under all 6500k light, and I haven't bought a "bloom" lamp in over a decade. Now I'm starting to think the same applies to hid lighting, too.

 

[merrblah]

Yeah, I ran a magnetic 400W ballast back then -- pretty sure that's still you're only option for CMH operation. Honestly I got the bulb for heat reduction, but fell in love with the output. I'm back to HPS but only because I've moved up in wattages (to the best of my knowledge Phillips only produces a 250W and a 400W CMH). I do miss working under that clear, white light.

 

[seeingthings]

Hush-

Check out these from Solis Tek!

All available in 400w. Designed for use in digital ballasts.

I just ordered a 600W HPS. I was thinking of running one if their MH bulbs sometime when the budget allows another purchase.

Happy new year man!

 

[hush]

Thanks man, happy new year to you too! And thanks for those links, that's awesome. I will have to give cmh a whirl one of these days.

Okay, here are some pics from day 28:

Stacked Kush:

Lemon Skunk: