Starting first DWC Need help
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TitoM
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thanx peble but wat do u mean by "wated plant energy"
i well take all the help i can getkiss-ass thanx agian everyone take a look at my albums n tell me what u think n how can imperve next grow
i have a clone that i took from this plant that is starting to root im going to try n make it my first mother plant oh yea it my first clone ever
i well take all the help i can getkiss-ass thanx agian everyone take a look at my albums n tell me what u think n how can imperve next grow i have a clone that i took from this plant that is starting to root im going to try n make it my first mother plant oh yea it my first clone ever
SnOoPXIV
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i can already see a problem with your res's they are not light proof try wrapping them up in black duct tape and keep the res temps between 60-68f> Everybody does the same mistake their first time other than that u did pretty well o and another thing try getting either some more cfls or hps lamp thats y ure plants are looking droopy not enough light. Dont trimm em just keep it like that and see what you come out with you dont want to stress them even more
thanx pwizzle she is getting big a lot more then i expeted
TitoM
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i have 3 68w n 2 42w so from wat i have read in a few theard that should be enough i do have a frozen water bottle in the rez to keep it cool i will diff do some thing about the rez not being light proof o yea they look dropy cuz they were dark when i took the pics. thanks 4 the help snoopxiv ill keep everyone updated.
i do have a frozen water bottle in the rez to keep it cool i will diff do some thing about the rez not being light proof o yea they look dropy cuz they were dark when i took the pics. thanks 4 the help snoopxiv ill keep everyone updated.
Concord Dawn
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looking good there tito.
Flo Grow
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Looking nice and healthy, Tito !
Wasted energy means that the plant will be putting time and energy into lower buds, that will end up "popcorn" buds.
Reason is, they are too far away from "usable" light.
For instance, if a person is using a 400W HPS, anything 24 inches below the light bulb is NOT getting an adequate light supply for dense, fat buds.
It's called The Inverse Square Law..............check it out:
The law states light intensity changes in inverse proportion to the SQUARE of the distance
I=L/D2
Intensity = Light Output / Distance 2(squared)
400W HPS at 50,000 lumen:
50,000 lumen = 50,000/1 or 1 foot away from bulb
12,500 lumen = 50,000/4 or 2 feet away from bulb
5,555 lumen = 50,000/9 or 3 feet away from bulb
3,571 lumen = 50,000/16 or 4 feet from bulb
As you can see, anything more than 2 feet MAX, is a waste of time and energy
The Sun gives off 10,000 lumen per square foot on a normal day, so why give your plants less than that too
For a 600W, it means beyond 3 feet is a waste
For a 1000W, it means beyond 4 feet is a waste
Now there are ppl that go beyond these limits with some success
But if they follow the Inverse Square Law, they will reap MORE BIGGER BUDS AS COLAS w/ NO POPCORN BUDS BELOW
Wasted energy means that the plant will be putting time and energy into lower buds, that will end up "popcorn" buds.
Reason is, they are too far away from "usable" light.
For instance, if a person is using a 400W HPS, anything 24 inches below the light bulb is NOT getting an adequate light supply for dense, fat buds.
It's called The Inverse Square Law..............check it out:
The law states light intensity changes in inverse proportion to the SQUARE of the distance
I=L/D2
Intensity = Light Output / Distance 2(squared)
400W HPS at 50,000 lumen:
50,000 lumen = 50,000/1 or 1 foot away from bulb
12,500 lumen = 50,000/4 or 2 feet away from bulb
5,555 lumen = 50,000/9 or 3 feet away from bulb
3,571 lumen = 50,000/16 or 4 feet from bulb
As you can see, anything more than 2 feet MAX, is a waste of time and energy
The Sun gives off 10,000 lumen per square foot on a normal day, so why give your plants less than that too
For a 600W, it means beyond 3 feet is a waste
For a 1000W, it means beyond 4 feet is a waste
Now there are ppl that go beyond these limits with some success
But if they follow the Inverse Square Law, they will reap MORE BIGGER BUDS AS COLAS w/ NO POPCORN BUDS BELOW
Flo Grow
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As long as you don't trim TOO MUCH at one time, stress won't be an issue.
You do have a lot down below. Might slow it down for a day or 2 at most.
You can also use those lower limbs for clones since you have to cut them off anyways.
That's what I use them for when I trim back.
Flo Grow
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I have always done mine within the first 2hrs of lights on. That includes feeding them, when I run soilless.thanx brokiss-ass ill do some trimming very soon sorry to bug with so many
When lights are off,they are "asleep" and NOT feeding. Which is why you harvest in the dark, because you dont want MORE nutes in you stems and buds.
At lights on they begin to feed from the soil and photosynthesis begins.
And you want to flush really good, 2 - 3 days prior to taking clones because excess Nitrogen slows down the process of rooting. You need more Phosphorous when cloning.
TitoM
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thanx bro i did some trimming last nite 3hrs before the lights came on
it didnt seem to slow my girl down at all she is still growing normal as far as i can tell i think ill do a little more trimming in the next few days ill let her heal first i did some clones but they all have flowers i was going to clip them off wat do u think
TitoM
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TitoM
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here is an update i did a little of lst to try i have an evan canapy
i didnt know this untill i did my weekly water change that one of my lower cola was bent
(i actually think i did it during the water change
) but she looked fing in the morning 
she is starting 2faten up a little hell yea 
i will uploud some pic in my album let me now what u think
i didnt know this untill i did my weekly water change that one of my lower cola was bent (i actually think i did it during the water change) but she looked fing in the morning she is starting 2faten up a little hell yea i will uploud some pic in my album let me now what u think