[deefirl]

!st timer needing help

Hi guys eres a pic of my northern lights, "few there in gallery"
Thing is Im just wonderin when to place under the BIG LIGHT, time 20 hours on and 4 hours off ? Is this correct ?

[junglistni]

ive had mine under a 400w hps light for 24 hours for the first few days then switched 2 18/6 mainly 2 save a bit on electricity! but then i am also on my first grow so i wouldnt take that as advice

[deefirl]

how big are they. also how old, You can see from my gallery my plants, also how big a pot should I transplant them into when puttin them under big light

[junglistni]

mine are at almost exactly the same stage as ur's. i started germinatin just before xmas. and once they broke soil i put em under 24.cus i didnt have a timer. that was about 28th of dec. about 3 days ago i put em on 18/6.
i personally dont believe 24hr is good for plants, from the very basic things i remember from school about how plants respire at night. plus i think mother nature knows better than me.
wut sort of light are u using? i made the mistake of misreading info on many different sites about the height of the lights from the plants. everywhere was saying 2 keep them about 2 inches above the plants. but i failed 2 notice that this was for fluorescent lights. so i had a 400w hps light about 6 inches from the soil lol. lost a few from that heheh.now i have it as high as it will go and im still havin trouble keepin the temp down.
another error i made was the pot size. i started mine in pots a bit 2 large, im not exactly sure of the implications, but it makes watering and feeding more difficult.
if i wher u, id keep them in those pots for a while longer. they look big enough for now. i suppose it depends on how big u want the plants to be as 2 how big a pot u put it in, ive read a few places sayin 2 have about a gallon for every foot of growth.
again i am also new 2 this so dont take anything i say as good advice, jus throwin in my 2 cents. u should put a post up in 1 of the main forums wher experienced growers can give u some decent advice!
im lookin forward 2 watchin ur plants grow cus ur on almost exactly the same schedule as me im gona try and get some pics uploaded soon.

how big is your big light? and yes 20 hrs on 4 hrs off untill the plant is half the size you want it to be...then you switch to 12 on 12 off

Originally Posted by deefirl

!st timer needing help

Hi guys eres a pic of my northern lights, "few there in gallery"
Thing is Im just wonderin when to place under the BIG LIGHT, time 20 hours on and 4 hours off ? Is this correct ?

[anthonyblunt]

RE transplanting. Let those plants grow for a week or two until you get about four leaf internodes, and then lift the plant out of the pot and have a look at what stage the roots are at. If the sides of the soil have a good filigree of roots, then it's time to change up to a bigger pot.

I use 5", 7" and 10" round pots. I generally have them into the 10" ones by the time I switch to 12/12.

[deefirl]

cool lads thanks again for all the info, I have up dated my gallery wit a a few more pics of plants and set up including my 250 light... & reflecter

[junglistni]

how big is that cab man? its hard 2 tell from ur pics but it looks a bit small for a 250. as i said i got a 400w hps in a full length built in closet, with a big ish fan, and im havin some trouble keepin the temps down.
could be alright thou.
u got exactly the same reflector as me

[deefirl]

Its a meter sq. 1 meter sq ? think its ok as you can see from the pics I got a goo strong fan there to, A well time will soon tell. lol