veg to 3 ft...
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Steadmanclan
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if it's a full 3 feet right now before you start flowering, you could easily expect a 5 foot plant when shes done flowering. even a pure indica will stretch considerably during the first 3 or so weeks of flower.
Bubba Kushman
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They usually at least double in size! Sometimes more.
Staygreen42
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i topped my plant's (indica's) @ 3' when they were in vegg, then when i put them on 12/12 they stretched and now they are at 4.5' and still growing! that's using a 400 hps.
robert 14617
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sounds like your indica has a little sativa in her genes...could use LST....lots of how too in grow FAQ....would love to see pictures....good luck
Steadmanclan
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clone or seed? soil or hydro?
panhead
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You'd better get a plan together for some serious side lighting if you have 6 three foor indicas,they're gonna get every bit of 5 ft tall & seeing that you let them get as large as they allready are i'd bet they are bushy as all hell.
If i were in your shoes i'd start training them to be tied down twords the pot over the next two weeks & round up some good side lighting & get it in place before you start flowering,even if its some cheap ass T-12 shop lights from home depot because your going to need alot more light,by the time the plants stop their growth spurt your light will be right at the ceiling & will not be enough light past about half way down.
Ive done monster plants like yours before,it wasnt an easy task either.
If i were in your shoes i'd start training them to be tied down twords the pot over the next two weeks & round up some good side lighting & get it in place before you start flowering,even if its some cheap ass T-12 shop lights from home depot because your going to need alot more light,by the time the plants stop their growth spurt your light will be right at the ceiling & will not be enough light past about half way down.
Ive done monster plants like yours before,it wasnt an easy task either.
hahaha i love you... thanks for the suggestions =) they are indeed bushy as fuck and i was going to clone the bottom 1/3 of each of em so they wouldnt have to worry about the lower branches so much. but im hoping this panda film is enough reflection for the lower buds =/
panhead
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I'd bet it will not be anywhere near enough,reflective light will be very low,i had to scramble at the last minute to get lighting for the lower half of my monsters.
Good luck,makes me want to grow some indoor monsters again,they look cool as hell right before you chop them for harvest.
tom__420
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Couldn't you just throw up some 42 watt 2700K CFL's to light up the lower portions of the plants? They are pretty bright and if you can control the heat for 1000 watt than I wouldn't think the CFL's would be too much of a hassle to cool. Good luck and don't forget the pictures haha 
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Hairy Bob
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It's when you trim back any nodes (branches) that are more than about an inch long so the plant just grows into one big cola. It's a popular method with sog growers since you can fit more plants into the same space and don't need to worry about small buds on the lower branches not getting enough light.