27 days of flowering .. Need feedback!

[ketzlicka]

Hey guys, I started flowering 12 girls on september 10th. My girls have been flowering for 27 days under 1000 watt hps and now I am wondering if the buds should be bigger than they are right now. I know they are only 1/2 way through flowering but it seems that this time around ( my second grow), that the buds are a lot smaller. My first grow I used 400 watt hps with Miracle Grow Potting soil and I was pulling 4 oz. a month. Now I upgraded to a 1000 watt hps and I am using the same soil and the same clones ( unidentified clones) and the buds seem smaller, though I can't remember exactly how big they were my first grow at 30 days... Also my 400 watt hps seems brighter than my 1000 watt. My 1000 watt has a brand new h/o bulb and my ballast is an Agrostar and only about 6 months old. I figured I'd be pulling close to 8 oz's a month

High Tech Garden Supply (http://htgsupply.com/growlights.asp?categoryID=1&subcategoryID=155&typeID=55) <----- 400 watt hps setup is way brighter

High Tech Garden Supply (http://htgsupply.com/growlights.asp?categoryID=1&subcategoryID=100&typeID=51) <----- 1000 watt hps setup seems a lot less brighter than my 400 hps



Temperatures in the room at 82F. Plants seem pretty healthy.. Just added 4-10-0 bone meal today.
PLEASE ANY INPUT WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!! Thanks guys and catch yall later!!

[jasonlouisiana]

sept 10????that was like 2 mths ago almost...

[FlyGuyOU]

if you are flowering you want a high number for the third part of your ferts X-X-Y (the Y)
using 4-10-0 is for veg. find something 0-5-10ish that'll help

[ketzlicka]

Sorry I meant october 10th lol, sorry i just burned one.

[marijuanaisgr8]

lol.. keep on burning brother. Ok.. October 10th. Well like my friend up top said you want to have fert. that are rich in phosphorus AND potassium. You might want to supplement the bone meal with something else. And also when did you start the grow overall. If you waited to long to start flowering.. and the plants were very tall and lanky when you finally did then that can explain why the buds are small.

[ketzlicka]

hey guys, I veged the clones for about 1 1/2 month under floros and they were about 16" tall when I started flowering. The were pretty lanky I think from the floros. Should I start flowering when they are smaller? I also topped alot before flowering (3-4 times) cause I was trying to keep them short and bushy, but the node lengths are so far apart it seems now.

[ketzlicka]

oh i forgot to ask, what would you recommend for a fert. I'm not too picky right now for organic or non-organic. Any ferts I can get from home depot would be the easiest because I have no garden shop here in town. I do have vigro 15-30-15, 10-10-10, a 2-5-2 and a 5-7-5 if any of those would work. Thanks again!

[marijuanaisgr8]

the 15-30-15 and the 10-10-10 are no goes as they are to high in nitrogen for the flowering stage. Go with with the 2-5-2 and the 5-7-5 if thats all you have. If you can look for Bloom Boosters that are high in phosphorus and potassium. You vegged for the right amount of time it was probably the floros... you have the HPS now so they should be ok.