210W LED Big Bang 2 Grow

THT

THT

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Hey "Is That Weed", nice looking grow . Have you considered the benefits of low stress training to achieve a full and even canopy? In my experience with LEDs, this would be the best way to boost your overall efficiency.
 
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Is That Weed

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THT said:
Hey "Is That Weed", nice looking grow . Have you considered the benefits of low stress training to achieve a full and even canopy? In my experience with LEDs, this would be the best way to boost your overall efficiency.
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This being my first grow im a bit of a noob with these things. Can you explain how i would do this please?
 
THT

THT

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low stress training, or LST, is basically just bending the plants to maximize your canopy much in the way a screen is used to even the canopy. While the plants are young, they are more flexible and tolerant to bending. See the attached crudely drawn sketch of a method of LST.

On the left hand side you can see that a large portion of the plant does not receive enough light, while the top may even receive too much light. With my usual method of LST and my small cramped up grow space, a single bend is all they require, I usually begin bending between week 2 and 4 of veg, depending on the strain. The red band on the right just represents a string or zip tie, something along those lines. LST will allow you to lower your overall height and pack more plant matter into the ideal footprint of your lights.

Remember to be gentle with the plant, its easy to over do it, but even if you break a stalk, a little scotch tape and it will likely heal. It is important to use this method only where the stalk is still young, fleshy, and pliable. branches can be trained in the same way.

I always use this method of one bend and get a very even canopy with id say an average of 7-10 main buds at about the same height, getting the most out of every lumen.
 

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G00N

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Where did you buy big bang 2 seeds ive been looking for those supposebly 20% more yield than big bang1
 
FlatTopBud

FlatTopBud

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not bad bro. Mg deficiency for sure, but thats really easy to fix. Please go fix it so your yeild is awesome, CalMg 1 tsp every other feeding and the tips will get flush green once again. please understand i want you to have a great yeild, i really want to prove the power of led's before i buy.
 
skinitti666

skinitti666

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DSC00570.jpgmos def agree with the guy above me had the same problem a few days ago some of this should fix your problem
 
mattyferris

mattyferris

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I also purchased big bang 2 from the same site.... growing very slowly compared to my WW... Have you any up to date pics of flowering mine are around 19 days into flowering
 
Endur0xX

Endur0xX

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why every thread I read these days people are having cal-mag def ... as it always been like this... do they use to have more of it in commercial fert? I am growing organic right now , how can I give em cal-mag without buying cal-mag!? thanks
 
FlatTopBud

FlatTopBud

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Endur0xX said:
why every thread I read these days people are having cal-mag def ... as it always been like this... do they use to have more of it in commercial fert? I am growing organic right now , how can I give em cal-mag without buying cal-mag!? thanks
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This isnt the right spot for this, but to answer your question. Mg deff is the most common among indoor grows, mainly b/c it washes out of soil faster than other nutes. go buy the gen hydro orgainic version of cal mag. read the directions and use it, its not hard.
now back to the grow
 
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BlazedMonkey

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You can use epsom salts for Mg i believe.(grocery store or pharmacy usually) Just make sure it doesnt have additives.
 
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