250w HPS Club And Help Guide

Wretched420 · Dec 9, 2008

hey man welcome!! lol 50 watts wont hurt haha...plus i run some CFL's on the side sometimes

jpalms27 · Dec 10, 2008

haha, man i dunno what to do i wanna flower but i dont want to do it to early

Wretched420 · Dec 10, 2008

yea i know how it is dont want to small of plants if you can go bigger!! i would let em go 1-2 weeks more

bikeskill · Dec 10, 2008

I would let them go 4-5 months more..............................................................

Wretched420 · Dec 10, 2008

yea ok..................................................

bikeskill said:
I would let them go 4-5 months more..............................................................

bikeskill · Dec 11, 2008

Im glad you took me seriously lol

sakeser · Dec 11, 2008

This is my first 250W club post.
I have 2 AK47s under a 250W HPS.

Here are some pics of them after 6 weeks of flowering. ( I believe they are under developed for 6 weeks). The first two are from lady#1 and the other two are lady#2.

Wretched420 · Dec 11, 2008

Looking great man!!!!! i love seeing what different strains can do under a 250w keep us updated those girls look awesome!!!
i have never grown ak47 so i couldnt tell you what they should be looking like this far along but looks good to me man

Interdope · Dec 13, 2008

Been setting all my stuff up on a pretty tight budget and I want to do it as best I can. Not started growing yet as I'm going away for christmas so wont be able to tend to them!

Currently got a 2ft x 2ft x 4ft grow tent, 250w HPS, 1 small fan (soon to be 2) and a digital hygrometer. Will get pots, seeds, nutrients, etc after xmas.

Not very interesting without the actual product (will definately be posting pictures and a hell of a lot of questions once i'm growing) but oh well heres some pictures of my current setup.

Question, what is the optimum humidity for growing, or does it matter at all?

Wretched420 · Dec 13, 2008

let me start off by saying nice grow tent i wish i had one of those..that space is perfect for a 250w HID. what strains have you thought about growing?
i keep my humidity around 40%...but some would say different
Lower humidity levels help the plant transpire CO2...

here i found this it might help..

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Relative Humidity[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The humidity will decrease because of the ventilation in the grow room. To measure the
humidity , you need a hygrometer. A high relative humidity is very important for the
seedlings in the beginning of the cycle (between 60% and 75%). At the end it is
important to keep the RH low (40% to 50%) because it could cause the buds to rot. If
the humidity is too high, you need to exhaust more air. If the humidity is too low you
could first try to increase it by hanging some wet (clean!) towels or sheets in the room
and by often spraying the underside of the leaves (normal tap water). If this is not
sufficient you might consider buying a humidifier.[/FONT]

Interdope · Dec 13, 2008

Im going to start out with big bang, as its for beginners, its got a high yield and the seeds are cheap to buy from my local shop.

I must say I do love my tent, keeps it all neat and tidy!

As for the humidity, I think I will have to go for the damp towels to raise mine at the start, I cant afford to turn my fan/s off otherwise its gonna get to damn hot!

and another, how long does bud stay good after harvest? whats the best way to keep it?

Wretched420 · Dec 13, 2008

as long as the buds are dried properly the wont create mildew and can be stored in anything air tight to be cured as long as you want containers like mason jars would work best..

big bang thats gonna be a good yielder hope all goes well

have you read any guides to drying and curing your buds if you havent you should

Interdope · Dec 13, 2008

I will post up some pictures from start to finish, beginning after xmas.

Yeh ive read one guide but not seen anything about how long i can keep it.

While you're here I might aswell just grab all the knowledge I can!

From the start (when the seed first enters my tent), how close should my lights be?

Is it ok to start in the pot I plan on finishing in or should I really increase the pot size with the plant?

How important are all these special nutrients, I dont want to cut major corners, but can I just go with miracle grow and still get a pretty decent crop?

Wretched420 · Dec 13, 2008

Interdope said:
I will post up some pictures from start to finish, beginning after xmas.

Yeh ive read one guide but not seen anything about how long i can keep it.

While you're here I might aswell just grab all the knowledge I can!

From the start (when the seed first enters my tent), how close should my lights be?

Is it ok to start in the pot I plan on finishing in or should I really increase the pot size with the plant?

How important are all these special nutrients, I dont want to cut major corners, but can I just go with miracle grow and still get a pretty decent crop?

cant wait to see how this goes!!!
are you using the HPS to vegg under???
i dont use a hps all the way through i use cfl's to vegg and hps to flower..
but i would start seedling off at prolly 12 inches from the light depending on heat move them down gradually as they grow.. then move it down to a minimum of 5 inches from tops when your flowering...

i would start off in small pots and then transfer once to its main pot but it doesnt really matter...

as for nutrients i would go with the better ones!!! MG nutes would be ok to use i have used before in my first grow didnt like the taste it gave my plants .. also after that grow i used tiger bloom for flowering and saw that good nutes do help increase your yields.. so its all about your pocket and what you want to do...

Interdope · Dec 14, 2008

Well apparently my light is suitable for both stages, so I was just going to go with that, but im guessing MH is a much more efficient way for vegg?

Thanks for all the answers! Theres alot more questions to come after xmas!

Wretched420 · Dec 14, 2008

HPS is not as efficient as MH or CFL's for vegg.. but you can use it its your pocket...

hope all goes well

baggins1986 · Dec 14, 2008

This is my first time grow. i chose to use the strain euphoria from dutch passion, under a 250w bulb. i had them under the veg light for about 2.5months, but i stunted them slightly when i didnt repot the plants until reli late. u can c how late i was by looking at the picture of theic roots. when i came to flower them they had outgrown my current cupboard so i was forced to make a new one in my attic. however this came with a new problem of reduced height so the most recent pictures will show the plants been trained with string. please feel free to leave comments or suggestions on my grow. thanks alot, only 5 weeks to go before harvesting, i will post more pics throughout the rest of flowering.

paddy510 · Dec 23, 2008

g'day guys,
hows the grows goin now
heres couple new pics of mine, been flowering just over 6wks now
:mrgreen:

ThE sAtIvA hIgH · Dec 26, 2008

hey guys if you wanna see what a 250 is capable of ,you gotta check this out ...http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=22192&page=1&pp=15&highlight=250+hps

Wretched420 · Dec 26, 2008

lol right on man this is an old thread icmag is good forum too.. mostly international users... keep in mind most of those 250 grows are in hydro...
but its good inspiration...

ThE sAtIvA hIgH said:
hey guys if you wanna see what a 250 is capable of ,you gotta check this out ...http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=22192&page=1&pp=15&highlight=250+hps

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