Platinum Kush MH/HPS

This is going to be my fifth or so grow. Going pretty well so far. Was under a 300w Viparspectra LED light for the first 30 days, now is under the MH 750w. Using manifold and low stress training. Just one plant this time instead of four so I really gotta do well with the topping and LST.

The nutrients are all GH; MaxiGrow and MaxiBloom powder, Liquid Koolbloom, Foralicious plus and CaliMagic. I may pick up one or two more supplemental nutes but I also have a bunch of fox farm nutes still. Let me know what supplemental GH nutes you think I should pickup.

I'm also using this awesome automatic watering device, highly recommend. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0743F4532/
I put the nute water into a 5 gallon jug and its good to go for the week, no fresh water, only nute water. I may flush with fresh water during transition to flower.

Pictures are after 36 hours, 15 days, and 30 days.

You have plenty of light.

Good luck with your grow.

xtsho said:

You have plenty of light.

Good luck with your grow.

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Do you not think I should switch my dimmable digital ballast from 750w to 1000w for flower? I can keep temps low as I have a box fan on it.

mobone said:

Do you not think I should switch my dimmable digital ballast from 750w to 1000w for flower? I can keep temps low as I have a box fan on it.

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You are fine with 750w for one plant. That's good for the entire grow with one plant of that size. More is better and if you want to go to 1000w later on then do it. For now 750 is more than you need.

Keep doing what you're doing. Plant looks good.

You're going to want to switch to an HPS bulb instead of the MH.

Still looking good. Lots of budding sites. Going to be topping four stems one more time I think. I learned that I topped the main stem too low to the intersection and now its splitting, but it seems to be fine. I also broke a lower branch doing training, but again the branch is doing fine.

Cloning and topping day! Hopefully I get at least one to take so I can have a mother. And no I didn't use the clippers in the picture, I used a razor. I've had moderate to pretty good success with clones previously. Will keep you posted. The plant looks rather sad now but in a few day's she'll be good as new.

It's been a week since the last update. The clones are looking great, all are still standing up straight for the most part. No roots yet though. And the plant bounced back in no time, as expected.

Alright mark the calendars, switching to flower today. The power went out at my house and it apparently blew my Vivosun 1000 watt digital ballast. I've had it for a little over two years and it has a three year warranty, so I'm going through customer service to get it replaced. Luckily I have an extra 1000 watt LED I can use in the interim. The clones are all looking good, doing well. Three are showing roots so I put them in soil, waiting on the others to show roots.

Two weeks into flower, looking real good, at least 27 bud sites.