400Watt HPS..1st attemp..unknown/known seeds

They are already starting to point toward the light.
Is there a big difference in using a string or metal hooks when using LST?

i would used string to minimize possible injury .... i tired mine up last nite .. cant wait to see what she did over nite

yea 'supercropping' the main stem and branches IS always a good thing.. its just very important that you do it right.. a small pinch and twist is all that is needed to promote tissue regrowth (veins inside the branches).. best time to do this is right before you redo the nutes (add extra nitrogen than u normally would so it has ample amount to rebuild).. also, after u do that it will droop down for a while.. just make sure that you tie it up temporarily so that the leaves extending from the site where u 'supercropped' still faces the light.. then once it has rebuilt itself and is strong, untie it from its anchor.. I use dental floss connected to bamboo shoot .. but hooks are fine too.. cant think of any difference except that generally the more nuetral the material is the better for the plant.. u dont want to use some material that will leak something on the plant or cut into it or damage it in some way... good luck

I just moved the lights 1' away from the foliage. Hopefully they use the extra light

I'll post pics tomorrow

Here are some pics.. Three are LST and the other 3 aren't yet.
Check it out

The other 3 that weren't LST'd, are now!

I'll post pics tomorrow..

Advice and suggestions welcome

tHEY SHOULD BE STARTIN TO STINK RIGHT ABOUT NOW HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude they already have..not bad, but they have lol not as bad as when I bud them up

I just hope out of my 6 at least 2 females.

And at least 2 ounces per plant...Hmmm that would have to be like 7 ounces wet right?

Something like that.

Great looking plants, you're off to a real good start.
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Thanks man, welcome aboard

Im watering plain water tomorrow(5days without water) or Tues(6days without water).. I wont be giving them any nutes because I did before, but when I do I'm going to up the strength on them.

nice, healthy plants dude... rock on.. they look nice and bushy for their age which shows the lighting is at a perfect height.. did u already supercrop the main stem or any branches?

I doubt I'll be doing any high stress training (supercropping, topping, fim), just because it leads to a longer veg. They really have shot up though, I just hope they dont get out of control.

I'll water them tomorrow, and lst some more.

Mystery101 said:

I doubt I'll be doing any high stress training (supercropping, topping, fim), just because it leads to a longer veg. They really have shot up though, I just hope they dont get out of control.

I'll water them tomorrow, and lst some more.

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i have to disagree with you there. i got the best even growth fiming. out of the 3 plants that i veged for 24 days, the one i fimmed was the best one to flower

How long did it stunt the growth though?

it didnt really stunt the growth, it just started focusing on the sides more and the middle grew slower

about 28 day veg .. just starting 3rd wk of 12/12



this is what it looked like from the side 1.5 wk ago

That looks awesome! Nice job on LSTing too.. Just one question..
Why didnt you tie down the main stem?

it was too late to try that , becides this bitch is mad short as it is

nice grow so far. i just got a 400watt hps for my plants. they are 3 days old growing under a 65watt cfl untill i can get a 400 watt MH for veg. then i will switch back to the hps. how far away is your light from the tops of your plants? i got a stealth dresser thats only 27" in hight so i hope i can still use this light

There like 10" from the tops of them.. I have a cool tube on there though..

wow I JUST GOT FUCKING PERMISSION TO USE SOME OF THE BASEMENT FOR MY NEXT GROWWW IF EVERYTHING GOES GOOD WITH THIS!!!