When should I go to 12/12??

I have my plants set up in a 5 plant hydroponic tote and they are growing fast as hell. Overall i want them to be about 2ft when i harvest them. Theyre only 2 weeks old right now and growing under aboit 400w of cfls . I was planning on getting a 600 or 1000w hps light at 5 weeks and switching them then but i might have to do it sooner if these plants keep growing so fast. What do you guys think?
 

roseypeach

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I have my plants set up in a 5 plant hydroponic tote and they are growing fast as hell. Overall i want them to be about 2ft when i harvest them. Theyre only 2 weeks old right now and growing under aboit 400w of cfls . I was planning on getting a 600 or 1000w hps light at 5 weeks and switching them then but i might have to do it sooner if these plants keep growing so fast. What do you guys think?
How many weeks is the strain supposed to go or are you using bag seed? Typically speaking, if say you have a 9-10 week time frame, you should flip somewhere between weeks 3 and 4. How tall are they now? pics please...;)
 
How many weeks is the strain supposed to go or are you using bag seed? Typically speaking, if say you have a 9-10 week time frame, you should flip somewhere between weeks 3 and 4. How tall are they now? pics please...;)
Yea this is my first grow and when i first started tjis adventure i didnt think they would grow nearly as fast. I thought at 5 weeks theyd be about the size they are now. But im growing in a 8 foot closet and ill post pics in a minute
 

waterdawg

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They will double and then some lol. I only veg for 20-30 days and have some that have exceeded 5'. My White Russian will triple in height.
 

roseypeach

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Heres a pic of what im currently working with. The big 2 are a little ovee 2 weeks while the one in the bottom right and left are a few days younger (bottom right is a droopling and the top right is a down syndrome planr that ill be removing after i change my res)
I'd say go another week and a half, then flip. That should keep you close to 2'. ;)
 

waterdawg

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Yes 4-5 weeks. The Strains that I have grown all behave differently. White Russian being do stretchy I veg for 20 days, Critical goes a bit longer. Also dont forget the space for the light and heat. If it gets to tall u just need to start tying it down.
 

amgprb

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the average is 1 gram per watt, so if you are running 400 watts, 400 grams. IMO Cfls's do not produce a true gram per watt.
You also have to consider other factors as well ;)
Damn Rosey, dont go raising the poor kids expectations. First grow, unknown genetics. He wont be hitting 1 gram per watt, maybe a half gram if lucky.
 

roseypeach

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Damn Rosey, dont go raising the poor kids expectations. First grow, unknown genetics. He wont be hitting 1 gram per watt, maybe a half gram if lucky.
I did mention that there are many factors to determining yield and cfl's are a bit dicey... ;)
guess I've been hanging with the big dawgs too long :D
 
I think I'm doing pretty good for my first grow . I'm not trying to go crazy on my expectations just maybe 3 oz per each good plant . I'm using cfls for vegging but I think I'm going to switch to 1000w hps. Either that or two lights 400w and 600w just depends on the deals I get and what lights are available within my range
 

waterdawg

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I hit a gram per watt on my first grow and haven't done it since lol. They went through hell and back lol.
 
I hit a gram per watt on my first grow and haven't done it since lol. They went through hell and back lol.
Thats what every grower i kno says. People are so carrful on their first grow and adter that u feel like the shit n just think your plabts will perfectize themselves
 
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