250w HPS Club And Help Guide

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Wretched420

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Cyproz said:
its a 6 foot by 2 foot by 8 foot closet with mylar all around it. but im doing straight 12/12 from seed to harvest to save electricity . and alot of the lower branchs are gonna be chopped off so it will be many main colas. i was thinking like 9-12
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oright depending on your pot size i would say around 9 -12 plants with 12/12 from seed/cutting you may not have to lollipop but it does help in some cases if your looking for thick single cola plants lollipop will most likely be in your agenda..
9 - 1 gallon pots would be my suggestion but this is a setup i like. 9 or 12 is what i would do but this IMO hope this helps!!:joint:
 
Cyproz

Cyproz

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Wretched420 said:
oright depending on your pot size i would say around 9 -12 plants with 12/12 from seed/cutting you may not have to lollipop but it does help in some cases if your looking for thick single cola plants lollipop will most likely be in your agenda..
9 - 1 gallon pots would be my suggestion but this is a setup i like. 9 or 12 is what i would do but this IMO hope this helps!!:joint:
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ok thanks, thats what im looking for. ill do the 9 1 gallon pots. thats sounds great. ill have pics up soon
 
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Wretched420

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Cyproz said:
ok thanks, thats what im looking for. ill do the 9 1 gallon pots. thats sounds great. ill have pics up soon
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yea im positive that will work try an look for tall pots instead of short wide ones they sell these grow bags at grow stores that work great lots of sizes something to look into if you havent.. keep us posted man:hump::joint::joint:
 
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GMAN00700

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hi im new to hps but i have a 250 watt hps coming tomorrow and right now i have my plant under a couple fluorescent grow lights, its doing ok but i know it would be better under hps so i thought i'd invest a little in this hobbie, but i was thinking i might scrog it with a couple other plants in my 3x3 grow room, but i was gonna also ask how do you harvest after a scrog grow?
 
AlteredBeast

AlteredBeast

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GMAN00700 said:
hi im new to hps but i have a 250 watt hps coming tomorrow and right now i have my plant under a couple fluorescent grow lights, its doing ok but i know it would be better under hps so i thought i'd invest a little in this hobbie, but i was thinking i might scrog it with a couple other plants in my 3x3 grow room, but i was gonna also ask how do you harvest after a scrog grow?
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You'll want to discuss scrog with Doobieus. SHE is on this thread pretty much everyday and is IMO an expert. Just give her some time, I'm sure she'll help you.
 
AlteredBeast

AlteredBeast

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Hey clubbers, I need your opinions please. I've included a pic of my cabinet. As you can see my set up has been traditional with a clone, veg, and a flower chamber. I keep the mother in the clone chamber. I've been brainstorming on how to yield more since my last harvest was only a bit over 3oz. This is what I'm thinking. NO veg chamber. Use the existing veg chamber for flower. Right now my cycle is cut clones, veg for 8 weeks while flowering finishes of previous grow, then move to flower. Basically harvesting every 8 weeks. What I'm thinking of doing now is lollipopping. Cut clones, straight to flower after rooting. This way I can harvest every 4 weeks. Now you can see that what I veg with now. 8 x 26w cfl's which work like a charm keeping the node spacing at a minimum. Lets now call the veg chamber the cfl flower chamber. And the existing flower chamber, with the 250w hps and led panels, lets call it the hps flower chamber. So if I cut clones and root them in clone chamber then move straight to flower what would be the best way?



A: move rooted clones to cfl flower chamber, and in 4 weeks when, hps flower chamber is harvested, move them to that chamber to let them finish under the hps


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B: move rooted clones to cfl flower chamber or hps flower chamber, whichever is open, and let them finish there, basically the harvest every 4 weeks will alternate like this, hps flowered complete, then cfl flowered complete and so on.




So clubbers, I hope all this crap makes sense. I need your opinions. If you see any holes in my plan let me know. If you don't think this will increase my yield let me know. This is a big decision so please help talk me thru it.

OK its time to :joint:
 

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AlteredBeast

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handyman00 said:
let me know if u see them now if not tell me how 2 post them
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No pics yet. Click reply now, then scroll down a bit til you see manage attachments on the left. Click manage attachments. A window will pop up. At the top of that window you'll see 4 slots and browse buttons beside them. Click browse then find your pic on your pc, click it once then click open. Then to the right of the browse buttons you'll see upload. Click it and let it do its thing. After a minute or two you'll see its done. Do not just x out of this window, scroll down to the bottom and click close this window. I've found that when I just x out it doesn't load my pics. Hope this helps. Ok now its really time to :joint:
 
MostlyCrazy

MostlyCrazy

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AB,
Actually not a bad plan (since it's like mine I'm predetermined to agree). I don't have a seperate chamber for clone growth. I do that in my office here at home so I can keep an eye on them and have something to mess with in the we hours of the morning! LOL! How are you set for ventalation and what are you going to divide the room with. You really need to make sure the flower is light tight for 12/12. I get them growing in my "office" and when I am sure they have rooted or if using seeds popped and grown 2 sets of leaves, off they go to the veg part of my closet. They veg there until I see alternating leaves and then after I take clones it's off to the flower room to finish. Then I take the clones and make sure they have roots and repeat the process. I know my strain doubles it's veg height and plan accordingly. I get a grow of 3-4 stong plants that get 3oz each at havest every 8 weeks. Don't like going to 12/12 from seed/clone unless you plant twice as many plants. I like to let them grow up into women before I . . well you know.
 
AlteredBeast

AlteredBeast

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MostlyCrazy said:
AB,
Actually not a bad plan (since it's like mine I'm predetermined to agree). I don't have a seperate chamber for clone growth. I do that in my office here at home so I can keep an eye on them and have something to mess with in the we hours of the morning! LOL! How are you set for ventalation and what are you going to divide the room with. You really need to make sure the flower is light tight for 12/12. I get them growing in my "office" and when I am sure they have rooted or if using seeds popped and grown 2 sets of leaves, off they go to the veg part of my closet. They veg there until I see alternating leaves and then after I take clones it's off to the flower room to finish. Then I take the clones and make sure they have roots and repeat the process. I know my strain doubles it's veg height and plan accordingly. I get a grow of 3-4 stong plants that get 3oz each at havest every 8 weeks. Don't like going to 12/12 from seed/clone unless you plant twice as many plants. I like to let them grow up into women before I . . well you know.
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Oh yeah I know. The ventilation is golden and all the chambers are already separated from light and air leaks. All I need to do is stop vegging my clones. And instead of 4 plants I'll be able to fit 8 in there in 1 gal square pots. I'm thinking this will get me quite a bit more yield over a period of time. Maybe even double what I've been getting. Thanks for the input Crazy.
 
MostlyCrazy

MostlyCrazy

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I'm about 9 oz ahead of need with another crop on the way in a month with two heavy smokers in the house so I'd agree with you're production estimates and then double that!
 
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