1st time grower just looking for input

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deeznutz00

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I have a 10x10 room 7ft cieling. Currently running 2 1000w HPS being cooled by 8inch inline fan mounted on carbon filter. Have 17 ladies all in straight rockwool. Been using general hydroponics veg food and bloom (currently in flower so veg food no more)...used big bud by AN for weeks 2-4 now using bud candy as my additive thinking of using blackstrap molasses dont know if necessary...I am 5 weeks into flower my day temp is around 73 my night temp is now 68ish ( been real cold here temps in room got down to 53 i think some leaves purpled put heater in to fix it...thinking about letting it get real cold at end to get some nice color?) my RH has been steady around 48 but now with snow and bringing in cold dry air it sits about 38-40 (bad?) did a bunch of fiming and have been practicing defoliation (did once before flip and about week 4 flower) ladies seemed to have slowed a tiny bit but bounced back nice all interior bud sites and lower look just as nice as some tops. Just looking for some input what people think of what i got going on.....andddd i know im gonna get some negative feedback for this but yield too (i posted alllll my info cut my some slack)

thanks in advance
 
SavageSurg

SavageSurg

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Being your first grow and not being able to see your plants, I'd guess that you could get around .5 grams per watt that wouldn't be a bad harvest for a first time grow. 2 months veg is a long time though so lets say you get .5-.75 grams per watt ( which is achievable) and you have 2000 watts that would put you somewhere around 1000-1500gr or 35-53 oz. that would be around 2-3 oz per plant for 3 foot tall plants isnt bad at all. You really never know for sure and I could tell you that you will get xxxx amount but I could be way off. If it was just an estimate that you want then I would say 2-3 pounds dry. Hope that helps ya!:bigjoint:
 
SavageSurg

SavageSurg

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As far as your set up it sounds like you know what your doing, i've never used mollasses but have heard people have gotten good results with it. Your RH is great at 38-40% know that you are getting late into flowering even letting it get down in the low 30s would be fine. Ive had it get in the 20s late in flowering and the plants responded by packing on the crystals the last 2 weeks.
 
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deeznutz00

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Ill try and get some pics up thanks for the feedback....if i let it get down in low 50s maybe lower will i get purple in my nugs or is that all genetics
 
lilrob1887

lilrob1887

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the purple in ur nugs doesnt necessarily mean its genetics...it could be a mild deficiency nothing at all to worry about unless u start seeing other problems.....also ive used molasses 1 tsp per gallon of water u dont wanna over do it could result in root rot but when used correctly it IMO def fattens up the buds.....u dont wanna keep soil wet while using it this is what results in the root rot... let soil dry...its safe to use with other nutes and use with every watering jus remember not to overdose the water mixture
 
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deeznutz00

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The camera made them look more purple then they actually are....its week 5 and they seem to have stalled out is this normal should i expect the nugs to get fatter soon
 
fatboyOGOF

fatboyOGOF

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sounds like you have things under control. they are looking real good.
a lesson for others who don't bother to learn any more than get a light, some pots and some seeds. all the rest they figure will be answered for them.

i wouldn't mix the bud candy and molasses. one or the other.



the humidity in flower can be lower than in veg but that's still pretty low. i'd bump it up to around 50% (i see recommendations run from 40 to 60%).
 
lilrob1887

lilrob1887

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deeznutz00 said:
The camera made them look more purple then they actually are....its week 5 and they seem to have stalled out is this normal should i expect the nugs to get fatter soon
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u will see some swell in the buds but dont expect much change until like week 8-10 the last week or 2 is when u will defiantly notice the biggest swell...and yes for ur 1st grow id say pretty damn good....keep doin what ur doin its working well
 
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