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That depends on how much vertical space you have. In the first 2-3 weeks of flowering they will stretch quite a bit, then they will return to an average growth rate as they flower. if you've got the space you can let them veg a longer. If you want to get them going for some bud then that's cool...

In my experience FF Ocean Forrest out-of-the-bag is a little too hot for seedlings (but awesome otherwise, especially as a base for a mix).

Not at all, looks fine to me.

Depending on the size of the pots/plants you can give them a generous watering and clip a 100 watt compact florescent over your grow. That will keep them in veg and keep the heat down while you're away. Don't forget to reduce air flow as that causes them to loose moisture as well.

I don’t totally agree with that. I have had some pretty successful grows from start to finish with plain old HPS. I also have a friend that has grown for years with MH only. Sure It helps to optimize your lighting but it isn’t necessarily a limiting factor IMO.

Nice rig Bongulator

There are probably a hundred different opinions on this but I will offer mine. I grow one plant at a time so my approach may be different than when you use a larger screen with multiple plants. I typically top the plant to get more major stems. This keeps the length of the stems more...

I think you may have oversized the light for that small a space. 400 watts produces over 1300 BTU's, enough to heat a small room. Not sure there is a solution other than increasing the airflow in the bottom cab. What is the exhaust temp from the cool tube?

.. Scratch Nice job looks great. I'm amazed that you could get the branches through those small holes. You may find it easier if you had a larger grid. Here is an alternative to pre-made screen material. Build a frame. It must be relatively strong to support the tension of the line. I used...

The screen supports the branches but more importantly it holds the branches in place allowing you to train the plant by spreading out the branches out horizontally. This gives most of the branches equal opportunity to the light and helps control the height so you can grow in much less vertical...

The thing to keep in mind is not the wattage but the lumens. It has also been my experience that you are typically better off with one light with a lot of lumens as opposed to multiple lights with the same total lumens. But cost is always an issue so do whatever you can and start growing! Best...

Just about 1/2 lb of buds wet. Should dry to about 3-4 oz's. Not bad off 1 plant through an 18" square screen. that's over 2 oz's a sq foot, which is a good yield no matter how you're growing.

I use Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom and Ocean Forrest potting soil. I find them to work well and I especially like the soil, good stuff! the soil can be a bit "hot" for new plants so may want to blend it with inorganics for that purpose.

My don't we all play nice together .... The last time I checked we were growing pot to get high not trying to cure cancer. So bickering over scientific vs. empirical evidence seems a bit ludicrous to me. MaryJaneDoe I would appreciate if you would elaborate on the process you use to make...

Thanks to all for the kudos I just harvested a couple of days ago after about 10 weeks of flowering. A few years back an old friend of mine sent me some seeds, he lives in Seattle. They are predominantly Indica, or so I thought. But the last time I took some cuttings off the mom one of them...

Nice Grow jman Waiting until all of the pistils turn color may result in a late harvest. Some say 50%-80% is a good sign. However, in my opinion the clarity of the trichomes is really the best indicator. I use a small pocket microscope that I picked up at RS. I check every 2-3 days when the...

That ought to keep things cool. Best of luck. Thanks for the kudos

400 watts generates a lot of heat so you need space and ventilation for it. In my case it would turn my box into an oven :fire:

You could always get yourself a 150 watt HPS security light from the depot for about 60-70 bucks and wire an extension cord to it. that is how I started out. HPS is perfectly fine for veg and flowering.

Here is the end of my latest SCROG grow in a small cabinet under a 150 watt light (MH for veg then HPS to flower). I'll get about 3 - 3 1/2 oz's dried off this lovely lady. So for you first timers you don't need big lights to get started. Happy Growing! AM