ttystikk

ttystikk

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  • Red1966
    tystikk, I think you might be the one to ask this. Two questions: 1) How large a diameter should I make the screen that I will place between the VERTICAL light and the plants? 2) Should I use MH in veg or use HPS to encourage taller growth instead of wider growth? 2x600w HID lights in 48" cooltube
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    This is gonna be a nice run- I think you'll be good with a four foot diameter by either four or five feet high. That's fifty to sixty five square feet. I'd try running four plants first and see how that works out. Definitely to the plants once early in veg to produce 4 meristems of the main one.
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    I am currently running an HPS thouie in my final pre trellis veg, specifically to give lots of penetration to keep the entire plant healthy from to to bottom- and to encourage some lankiness and stretch so it jumps onto the trellis better. No more MH bulbs, they're shit. Use CDM instead for bloom, see my thread.
    Red1966
    The JR Peters girl laughed when I told her I was growing cannabis. She said I should only use the 10-30-30 for two weeks to start bloom, then go back to the 5-12-26. Does that sound like a good plan?
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    I don't think that makes a lot of sense, but it will get you a crop. You might get a better crop with better ratios and save your money on 10-30-30 altogether.
    Bubbagineer
    Hey bro, not sure if this is the PM function with this new website..... anyway, I'm buying an 860w Phillips CDM and a vertical air cooled hood. I'm not familiar with HID lights having previously been LED grower. What magnetic ballast would you suggest? If this light works out it may help me scale up in near future. I'm going to need to supplement lighting in some greenhouses....
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    This is publicly viewable on my profile, but it is a great question. These bulbs want a magnetic ballast, ask thousand watt MH compatible magnetic ballast will work. Must run below 175Hz, mag runs at 50/60Hz.
    GreenThumbsMcgee
    hey, I saw one of yr posts, about vertical growing, and you told the guy to check yr thread...I am sorta new here, how do I find that thread?
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