Hmm nep, maybe get a switchable ballast. One that you can turn to Metal Halide. That way when they are vegging , the MH will boost and do alot better than pure hps. Only problem is the money. But I know of a couple cats that do the switchable ballast deal and have a MH bulb backing up the HPS for just that reason .
But there are 1 400HPS and 1 600 HPS in the room. Stationary and not cooled special or anything. The plants get moved around instead of light movers. lights on temps 76-82. lights off temps 61-75 depending on what time of year. Winter low, summer high ect.
Perpetual system, meaning each week 2-4 plants are started in 12/12. perpetually 2-4 plants are mature each week.
Calendar with room to write on is important to remember what started and when they are due to mature. Can you imagine trying to remember everything when you get as high as we do? lol it would be a nightmare.
Gallon jugs are made at 650-700 ppm for the flowering ho's. Some get custom made gallons milder or hotter depending if its a real special clone. Like some prefer milder than 700 if you can dig that? A few could use a bit hotter than 700 but rarely get what they want. You can tell cause they turn yellow early in 12/12.
Cause of high numbers and low space. Clones grow to a certain size and 1 cut is taken. It's responsible to carry on the strain. We have a 100% clone survival rate. Soak a 4x4 rockwool cube, take a strong cutting and dip the stem in water , then into some supernatural rooting powder. Then stick into presoaked cube. Only presoaked for a minute. Just be sure its heavy and full. A small individual dome is placed over the cube and they usually root within 10-14 days. Some longer, some faster... But they always survive. (knocks on wood) Once in awile if a cube gets too light and no roots have shown yet, its important to tease the bottom of the cube with some water to get the root to sneak out. But normally the root comes bursting out no problem.
Consistency is the most important part of horticulture in my op. Once you find what works best keep it consistent. Also always K.I.S.S keep it simple stupid ahaha. No offence meant by that. It's just a figure of speech.
There y'all go, kind of a small tutorial of what we do to pimp some ho. Seems to work real well. It took a few years to figure out wich method worked best for our setup. I know that sounds like a long time. But when you get as old as me it seems like yesterday was christmas...Patience is also super important when it comes to this. Stealth, security and lots of common sense and good luck always helps.
But there are 1 400HPS and 1 600 HPS in the room. Stationary and not cooled special or anything. The plants get moved around instead of light movers. lights on temps 76-82. lights off temps 61-75 depending on what time of year. Winter low, summer high ect.
Perpetual system, meaning each week 2-4 plants are started in 12/12. perpetually 2-4 plants are mature each week.
Calendar with room to write on is important to remember what started and when they are due to mature. Can you imagine trying to remember everything when you get as high as we do? lol it would be a nightmare.
Gallon jugs are made at 650-700 ppm for the flowering ho's. Some get custom made gallons milder or hotter depending if its a real special clone. Like some prefer milder than 700 if you can dig that? A few could use a bit hotter than 700 but rarely get what they want. You can tell cause they turn yellow early in 12/12.
Cause of high numbers and low space. Clones grow to a certain size and 1 cut is taken. It's responsible to carry on the strain. We have a 100% clone survival rate. Soak a 4x4 rockwool cube, take a strong cutting and dip the stem in water , then into some supernatural rooting powder. Then stick into presoaked cube. Only presoaked for a minute. Just be sure its heavy and full. A small individual dome is placed over the cube and they usually root within 10-14 days. Some longer, some faster... But they always survive. (knocks on wood) Once in awile if a cube gets too light and no roots have shown yet, its important to tease the bottom of the cube with some water to get the root to sneak out. But normally the root comes bursting out no problem.
Consistency is the most important part of horticulture in my op. Once you find what works best keep it consistent. Also always K.I.S.S keep it simple stupid ahaha. No offence meant by that. It's just a figure of speech.
There y'all go, kind of a small tutorial of what we do to pimp some ho. Seems to work real well. It took a few years to figure out wich method worked best for our setup. I know that sounds like a long time. But when you get as old as me it seems like yesterday was christmas...Patience is also super important when it comes to this. Stealth, security and lots of common sense and good luck always helps.
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Looking close to harvest time - gonna be a nice haul 
I'm also curious to see and hear more about rhe Dabney Blueberry, It's crossed my fingers a few times but I have not grabbed her yet... though I did pickup a Trainwreck yesterday, hope she is the same as yours.. love those TW nugs you got goin' brothaman! peace out
I'll grab some more shots later and post .
