[CFL] TV GROW BOX [CFL] Second Grow [regular nutrients / soil]

Foolet

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Yea it totally missed us. :D I was worried about losing power from it also. We always get hit by hurricanes. I have a 7000w generator to power my stuff if the power goes out.

Hope it wont be to bad by the time it makes it to you.
Kind of sucks... I always love a good hammering storm but being worried about the plants... As long as I continue to flower there shouldn't be any problems right...?
 

HighLife4Me

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I think, as long as you dont let any light in your box during a power outage, it will be fine, let it stay dark so theres less chance of herming, then continue to 12/12
 

Penyajo

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Yeah man no worries. I have seen plants go 2 days in complete darkness and come back fine. It happened to my and my friend years back when we got smashed by a hurricane. Any ways you will be fine. Shit looks good keep it up. Nice LST. REP+. STAY HIGH!!
 

Foolet

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Yeah man no worries. I have seen plants go 2 days in complete darkness and come back fine. It happened to my and my friend years back when we got smashed by a hurricane. Any ways you will be fine. Shit looks good keep it up. Nice LST. REP+. STAY HIGH!!
So you believe I could continue vegging or you recommend go into flower?
 

Penyajo

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So you believe I could continue vegging or you recommend go into flower?
Matters.. How big is your area. I am sure you know they are going to stretch a bit when you switch them to flower. I can tell she is mature enough for the transition. You can tell by the lime green on the bud sites. It is really up to you but she is ready to be switched when you are. Like I said keep it up
 

Foolet

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My fast bud is now 25 days old I guess I will let it veg as long as possible! I got 5 gallon bin so it has plenty of root space and has plenty of height. I wonder why the fast bud genetics are so unstable. 2/3 of my fast bud's haven't "auto" flowered unless I fucked with there lighting for 1 day.
 

pimkins

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sorry to hear about you being in the hurricanes path. my parents and sister both live in nj and are having to evacuate. hopefully the darkness isnt too long and good luck
 

borbor

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Hey man, is most of your concern regarding getting a hps price or heat or wattage? I've seen a lot of 400s and 600s the same price, which is probably more than a 150 but maybe not by too much. The efficiency is probably much lower comparing lumens to wattage, but I'm sure they have much less heat as well. I was reading online earlier today and saw a few people saying paying for an hps doesn't really get "worth it" unless you get up to 400.
 

Foolet

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a 400 or 600 would raise my electric bill by a lot.... I'd rather stick with cfl's and 150w hps for a few more grows. I'm going to my smoke shop if the storm doesn't break by like 4 pm, picking up some sweet shit :)
 

HighLife4Me

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Yes, you need a hps :D.. My 150w is doing fine. It gets most of the box. I just have to add cfls for the clones. :leaf:
 

Foolet

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I'm not getting the HPS today. I won't be getting it until I harvest at least 1 oz out of a single plant. I don't think I will have problems doing that with my fast bud which seems to be having a shit load of fun. I am LST'ing EVERY SINGLE branch that is not a bud spot and it is working great! I might even just lay this rack above my plant so I can scrog it for maximum yield. Let's think though :
~5 gallon bucket
~92w 6500k - veg
~160w+ 2700k - flower (on this individual fast bud)
~30+ days of veg
~Plenty of grow room
~LST
~Over 5 "main" colas (from LST)
I would say I shouldn't have any problem yielding over an oz. Anyone else got any thoughts or things to add in I'd really appreciate it. I am down to my last 6-7g :( Going to be a long wait until this thing is ready for harvest.
 

HighLife4Me

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They look great:D. I want some fastbud seeds bad. I would love to grow 5 of those in my bin. I am going to have to order some seeds soon. Cost a lot though. I will have to go with attitude seeds. Going to be at least $50-$60 for like 5 seeds. Have you ordered from attitude before? If you have, how did you get them shipped, packaged, carrier (ups/fedx/usps)? I was going to buy a shirt or something, it supposed to hide the seeds better idk. very good chance ill order some next week. :leaf:
 

C.Indica

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I can hardly tell how you LST from pictures, but the results look great.
You're doing it just find.

How about you explain your LST process step by step in clear detail, and I'll see if there's anything I'd change.
But for the most part looks like you studied.
Just remember, the higher up you get on the plant altitude-wise, the more auxins, vertical growth hormones, are distributed to the branch-site.
If you have a regular plant with 4 branches, each branch gets stronger towards the top.

How's the Sativas? All I see is a little Indica-Bush.
Also I hear you're growing an autoflower,
Autoflowers should never be induced to a lighting schedule below 18/6.
Most growers recommend 20/4, I would do 21/3 just because it's me, and some people do 24/0.
But I hear 20/4 and 18/6 get the best results.
Also remember that every individual plant, even the same phenotypes, will require slightly different conditions.
You know where to find me if you need anything man.

Best of luck man, happy gardening:leaf:
 

Foolet

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They look great:D. I want some fastbud seeds bad. I would love to grow 5 of those in my bin. I am going to have to order some seeds soon. Cost a lot though. I will have to go with attitude seeds. Going to be at least $50-$60 for like 5 seeds. Have you ordered from attitude before? If you have, how did you get them shipped, packaged, carrier (ups/fedx/usps)? I was going to buy a shirt or something, it supposed to hide the seeds better idk. very good chance ill order some next week. :leaf:
1. Total was : $52.7299
2. I got 5 fast bud and 1 free ufo
3. Ordered from attitude
4. Used 420 coupon code
5. USPS I believe, I ordered a tshirt for more stealth but I'd recommend not using the tshirt. IT is pretty much useless and a waste of $11. If your order get's taken by customs you can just get more for free.
 

Foolet

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I can hardly tell how you LST from pictures, but the results look great.
You're doing it just find.

How about you explain your LST process step by step in clear detail, and I'll see if there's anything I'd change.
But for the most part looks like you studied.
Just remember, the higher up you get on the plant altitude-wise, the more auxins, vertical growth hormones, are distributed to the branch-site.
If you have a regular plant with 4 branches, each branch gets stronger towards the top.

How's the Sativas? All I see is a little Indica-Bush.
Also I hear you're growing an autoflower,
Autoflowers should never be induced to a lighting schedule below 18/6.
Most growers recommend 20/4, I would do 21/3 just because it's me, and some people do 24/0.
But I hear 20/4 and 18/6 get the best results.
Also remember that every individual plant, even the same phenotypes, will require slightly different conditions.
You know where to find me if you need anything man.

Best of luck man, happy gardening:leaf:
Here is how I LST'd
1. I took the main stem and I hooked it flat onto the soil with paper clips
2. I continued hooking the main stem as it grew longer and longer
3. When it started to grow bud spots I hooked them down going to the side
4. When branches started to form from the side stems I hooked them down so basically the only thing able to grow up is the bud spot itself (no side leaves)
I am kind of iffy about how I kept the stem flat on the ground instead of letting it grow about an inch above the soil then hooking down but it seems to be working.
The 5th, 6th, and 8th picture are the sativas. I can see the change in genetics how one has huge fan leaves, the other is medium. I don't want to make my fast bud do 12-12 but I have so many photoperiod plants and I can't keep them vegging for the whole time my fast bud is alive so..... not left with many options.
 

HighLife4Me

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1. Total was : $52.7299
2. I got 5 fast bud and 1 free ufo
3. Ordered from attitude
4. Used 420 coupon code
5. USPS I believe, I ordered a tshirt for more stealth but I'd recommend not using the tshirt. IT is pretty much useless and a waste of $11. If your order get's taken by customs you can just get more for free.
Awesome. Thanks for the heads up man. :eyesmoke:bongsmilie
 

Foolet

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Decided I am going to scrog but not in a serious manner, I am going to lay something like this
(the image on the left that small shelf piece) then have the individual bud spots separated from each other for maximum lighting. The plant has almost grown above the bucket so I can put this scrog into place. I'll put up pictures soon, tons of white hairs at each bud spot going to switch to 2700k bulbs soon but I want more stem growth.
 
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