will my plants get any bigger??

pablo3264

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i just got my 150w hps from sun system today :)

but i was wondering if my plants would get any thicker and bigger if i switched it to the hps right now and kept vegging under 24/0 of light.
theyve been vegging under 4 cfls and its almost been a month and theyre only about 4 inches tall with lots of leaves..i started vegging under 12/12 from seed but i wasnt liking the results so i switched to 24/0 after 2 and a half weeks and now theyre starting to grow a lil better but too great.

also if i switched it straight up from cfl's to the hps right now, wuld it shock my plants or stress them in any form?
 

KuLong

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I know this doesn't really answer your question...but I think it is worth mentioning...

theyve been vegging under 4 cfls and its almost been a month and theyre only about 4 inches tall with lots of leaves..i started vegging under 12/12 from seed but i wasnt liking the results so i switched to 24/0 after 2 and a half weeks and now theyre starting to grow a lil better but too great.
I have never been in your situation because all of my personal research and experience in growing I have learned to never change the light cycles (and the dawn times) during a grow. Except of course, when switching from a veg light cycle to a flower one.

For me with a non-auto strain, I always go 24/0 from seed through veg and switch to 12/12 for flowering. As lighting goes, if anything is changed, I just add more light but do not touch the light cycle...ever.
 

KuLong

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Adding more light will not shock your plants. Never did with any of mine.

However, I think the question is irrelevant in your case because you have already changed the light cycle which is never good for your plants. This will be the second time you switch light cycles and very possibly changing the dawn time twice. This is a bad thing.

Again, never change the light cycle unless going from veg to flower. Example:18/6 to12/12 or 24/0 to 12/12. <---the light cycles I use unless they are auto which I am doing a 24/7 until veg then going to a 20/4 through veg and flower.
 

fabfun

New Member
why did u do 12/12 from seed if u do 12/12 from seed they started to flower then when u switched them to 24/0 u reverted them back to veg
so basicaly u stunted them and thats why they r only 4" tall
if it was me i would run all the lights i can so they can grow
and how many plants u got
and are you giving them nutes and if so what npk

i just got my 150w hps from sun system today :)

but i was wondering if my plants would get any thicker and bigger if i switched it to the hps right now and kept vegging under 24/0 of light.
theyve been vegging under 4 cfls and its almost been a month and theyre only about 4 inches tall with lots of leaves..i started vegging under 12/12 from seed but i wasnt liking the results so i switched to 24/0 after 2 and a half weeks and now theyre starting to grow a lil better but too great.

also if i switched it straight up from cfl's to the hps right now, wuld it shock my plants or stress them in any form?
 

pablo3264

Well-Known Member
i started out the first 2 and a half weeks at 12/12 then just switched it not to long ago, i did notice more growth, but ur probably right they got stunted, im only doing a 2 plant grow right now in a closet and i just set up the 150w hps in there.. im only using Grow Big right now to veg which is ok right? or should i add another thing to help veg?

but yea u think all is lost for these 2 lil plants? or do you think i will notice improvement with the hps and theyll grow bigger?
 

fabfun

New Member
well it is up to u to grow them out or start over but they could hermie on u with all the stress.There is no reason to go 12/12 from seed unless u plan to stay on 12/12.
by switching they stop focusing on flowering and transfer energy to veg growth
as far as not adding new light if it was me i would add it because u already stress them and they been on veg for a few weeks to adjust i would hit them with whatever i could
because u got some catching up to do.

I f it was me and i wasnt dying for the meds i would not kill them i would grow them out if for nothing else but the experience. then u will be better prepared next go around.
the grow big i think is a hydro product but should be ok



i started out the first 2 and a half weeks at 12/12 then just switched it not to long ago, i did notice more growth, but ur probably right they got stunted, im only doing a 2 plant grow right now in a closet and i just set up the 150w hps in there.. im only using Grow Big right now to veg which is ok right? or should i add another thing to help veg?

but yea u think all is lost for these 2 lil plants? or do you think i will notice improvement with the hps and theyll grow bigger?
 
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