250w HPS Club And Help Guide

Grazzmon

Grazzmon

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Sure, I will be adding to it in the Journal. I think I'm going to set up a camera for the next grow and try to get daily pics.. sort of a time lapse thing.


 
Doobieus

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Grazzmon said:
Sure, I will be adding to it in the Journal. I think I'm going to set up a camera for the next grow and try to get daily pics.. sort of a time lapse thing.

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Nice time lapses are bad ass I had a time lapse from day to day, for about 2-3 weeks on one grow. It was really cool, I want someone to do a trichome time lapse. Now THAT would be bad ass, hmmm maybe I'll invest in a good microscope or macro lens.
 
asafk

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Hey everybody! I grow 4 plants under 250w in DR80 grow tent, they are all 28 days young and look niccccccccccccccce(feminized Silver Bubble). They were all transplanted twice 0.5L->1.75L->6.5L.I think i should have move them to 11L pots, but im not sure. i just transplanted to 6.5L 2 days ago!. so will 6.5 will do for flowering? should i keep clones from feminized seeds? should i wait for preflower with them? i use metal halide for VEG

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albsure

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I'm curious about your method of growing. Is your medium just expanded clay pellets or are they only on the top? Are you hand watering and feeding or using hydro.?
asafk said:
Hey everybody! I grow 4 plants under 250w in DR80 grow tent, they are all 28 days young and look niccccccccccccccce(feminized Silver Bubble). They were all transplanted twice 0.5L->1.75L->6.5L.I think i should have move them to 11L pots, but im not sure. i just transplanted to 6.5L 2 days ago!. so will 6.5 will do for flowering? should i keep clones from feminized seeds? should i wait for preflower with them? i use metal halide for VEG

Thank you!
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asafk

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I use soil(something like biobizz light mix). I put hydroton balls at the bottom for drainage and a thin layer on top. I hand water with adjusted PH mineral water(Tap water here is horrible!) with Biobizz nutes.
 
Doobieus

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asafk said:
Hey everybody! I grow 4 plants under 250w in DR80 grow tent, they are all 28 days young and look niccccccccccccccce(feminized Silver Bubble). They were all transplanted twice 0.5L->1.75L->6.5L.I think i should have move them to 11L pots, but im not sure. i just transplanted to 6.5L 2 days ago!. so will 6.5 will do for flowering? should i keep clones from feminized seeds? should i wait for preflower with them? i use metal halide for VEG

Thank you!
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Welcome to the club, you want to upgrade to the 11L pots when you hit flower. 11L pots should support about a 3 ft plant, you want to bloom them around 1 ft to get to around 3 ft after stretching. Since they are feminized there shouldn't be a need to wait for pre-flowers, you usually wait for pre-flowers with regulars. MH for veg and HPS for bloom, looks good.
 
asafk

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thanks on the reply Doobieus! dont you think 4 plants(3 feet tall) is alot for 250HPS? this is why i wanted to flower them ASAP in their new homes(6.5L) i'm afraid to train them because of hermies, same for clones
 
Doobieus

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asafk said:
thanks on the reply Doobieus! dont you think 4 plants(3 feet tall) is alot for 250HPS? this is why i wanted to flower them ASAP in their new homes(6.5L) i'm afraid to train them because of hermies, same for clones
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The best training is LST by far, I have tried every single method and this one proves best to me for performance/low stress. I have done a lot more than 4 plants with my 250 and didn't have too many issues. 4 would be the max I'd push it though, knowing what I know now. You can flower sooner but you're still going to need the 11L which is just under 3 gallons, a general rule of thumb is 1 gallon of soil per foot of growth (You can convert it to metric, I'm being lazy at the moment lol). Another rule of thumb to keep in mind as well is, expect 1.5 to 3 times the stretch after switching to 12/12 (bloom). This should give you a round about at what you're looking at as far as size. Amount of plants does matter, but light penetration is more important in my opinion. Another thing to help you out, a 250 can cover a 3ft x 3ft to 4ft x 4ft area and penetrate up to 3-4 ft.
 
Grazzmon

Grazzmon

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asafk said:
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I read that feminized seeds tent to hermie if stressed. do you know something about that?
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I can tell you from experience that heat stress will hermie them female bean plants, but LST (Low Stress Training) won't cause enough stress to make them Hermie. I was lucky enough to find LST on my first grow and I'll never do it any other way.

Grazz
 
Doobieus

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asafk said:
As i said i just transplanted them 3 days ago, they were vegging in smaller pots and i thouhgt it ok. check this: http://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/archive/index.php/t-37310.html
I read that feminized seeds tent to hermie if stressed. do you know something about that?
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Any plants will hermie if stressed not just feminized, some strains tend to be more sensitive to that, some not. Things that will cause a hermie, ph issues, over/under nutes, over/under watering, heat, cold, too much dark or too much light with too high of an intensity in the dark period. Basically anything that stresses a plant, if done too much will hermie a plant. Again always remember that when talking about hermies, that not only does strain play a role but setup/grow variables do as well.

How tall are they now? You'd be surprised how much the root system grows and how big it gets. If you figure out what you're working with as far as how tall you want your plants, etc. Then it will be easier to determine the rest. If you have the room, I'd say to start flower around 10-12 inches, this will get you right around 3 ft come harvest time. You could flower them in smaller pots, but your yield will not be a nice and you'd need to pay attention to them more. In my experience it's better to start them off in a larger pot and let them grow. This way the plant establishes a very strong and healthy root system. I have tried many different ways of planting/pot sizes etc, and this has proven to be the best result thus far for me for soil.
 
Grazzmon

Grazzmon

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Doobieus said:
Lol damn Grazz you're looking as packed in as me, our grows are gonna be nuts man. Can't wait to start posting some really nice bud shots.
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Won't be long now.. my clones are still kicking too, well 3 are doing good and one is a dwarf that I don't kinow if it will make it.

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