250w HPS Club And Help Guide

Hi, im currently growing Madness by world of seeds, apparantly a 50/50 indica -sativa hybrid of thunderfuck and cinderella99, 250w dual spec hps, 125w cfl at the side, soil and using ionic nutes, around 6 weeks flowering, heres a few pics26jan 026.jpg26jan 027.jpg26jan 028.jpg26jan 029.jpg
 
okay... so i'm right line in with the average size tent.

Does everybody just do one plant at a time? Or are some of us putting in 2, 3, or 4 plants in our tents at once?
 
PersonalJesus said:
okay... so i'm right line in with the average size tent.

Does everybody just do one plant at a time? Or are some of us putting in 2, 3, or 4 plants in our tents at once?
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I'm not going to disclose how many plants I have but I do know it's possible to do at least 6 in a 2x3x5 ;)
 
hypothetically speaking, of course...

I tried to fit 4 in a tent once. You could tell they wanted more room and I'm almost positive it killed my yeild
 
MFLB + New batteries= pics.. :D

Jamaican Bagseeds.. I managed to bring a few seeds back from my last vacation in Jamaica. Out of the 5 that sprouted 2 never took, I have cloned them and confirmed one male and one female and the other probably a male. Here are pics of the two I know for sure..

balls...
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no balls...
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I'm kinda bummed about the male (right).. much better growth than the girl (left) but I haven't been pushing them at all. Keeping them with my clones under a few CFL's with very mild nutes. I'll be cloning her soon, let her recover and then flower her, if it's good I'll keep a clone for a mother. I was thinkong of putting the male into bloom (not in the same zipcode.. ;)) and collecting some pollen. How long can you keep pollen?

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Grazz

(SOG pics coming right up)
 
SOG\LST Pics.. 6 weeks and keeping a smile on my face :D

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Moms @ 7 weeks. I noticed too many leaves seemed to be yellowing and did a real good flush a few days ago,
there was a noticeable difference in just a few days.

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Grazz
 
PersonalJesus said:
stored in a cool dry place... I believe Subcool said 6 months or so... But he could be wrong and so can I
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That would be plenty of time.. but I could be wrong too..lol
I'm surprised no one has a pollen bank, but I guess the short shelf life might be the reason why.. :(

Grazz
 
mongcheese said:
Hi, im currently growing Madness by world of seeds, apparantly a 50/50 indica -sativa hybrid of thunderfuck and cinderella99, 250w dual spec hps, 125w cfl at the side, soil and using ionic nutes, around 6 weeks flowering, heres a few picsView attachment 2497049View attachment 2497050View attachment 2497051View attachment 2497052
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mongcheese said:
Hi Ace, Its only 5 feet tall x3. any smaller would be too small i think.
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You should look into low stress training, (possibly topping), and definitely SCROG. To get a better idea of how to train that lady. You could utilize that space much better. Also, in that 3x3 size you could certainly utilize a 400w as long as you have decent circulation and AC.

Because that main cola is so tall, it causes you to raise your light so you don't burn the main cola. By raising your light away from the rest of the plant, your cutting off the light intensity to the rest of the plant. So only like 6 inches of your main cola is getting optimum light intensity. If you trained and did SCROG (like my picture below) then you would have most of your tops getting optimal light, and most of your tops would be experiencing optimal growth. Also look up Lollypopping when you get into using SCROG. It's all about knowing what growth won't get anywhere, and removing the growth that is lacking EARLY right before the 12/12 flip, and right after the flip. This lets your plants focus energy on only the tops that will get good light, which results in larger healthier tops.

this is 2'7x2'7x5'11. Two plants, topped, trained, and screened. 400w HPS. 200w floro veg.





PersonalJesus said:
NICE...

Ace... you raise a great question: What size tent is everybody using with their 250's?
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I used the GL60. 2x2 area. Great for the 250w, just enough lumens for dense nuggets.

PersonalJesus said:
okay... so i'm right line in with the average size tent.

Does everybody just do one plant at a time? Or are some of us putting in 2, 3, or 4 plants in our tents at once?
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I did two plants in a 2x2, two plants in a 2'7x2'7.. and four in a 4'11x4'11. I just veg a while though, and do a lot of training to maximize the amount of tops I can have per plant. I'm well under my legal limit and still have enough medicine for me and a few other patients I help out.
 
Mong - it's all relative to the size of your plants. When i first got my 250, i put 4 plants in, and flowered them pretty small, at 10" or, and they got to 20-24" by the end. BUt i still had space and threw a couple of small clones in 500ml pots in the spaces to soak up any extra light and give me a little more smoke. I currently have 2 larger plants, at 18", which I flipped today, and I hope won't go much over 24", or i'm dead out of space (must take some pics tomorrow, been too long). I have contemplated doing 9 plants in 2 litre pots , about 18" finishing height, with one main cola each and some nuggets...sure it would work well but never tried it. It's a case of suck it and see I guess. Verde has a good point, some form of training is key with the 250, as the light doesn't penetrate too far.

One thing i will say though, more plants equal more plant matter and soil, so moisture is increased and you need to have better circulation and extraction
 
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