Got a 1000w hps light, with 5 plants

[Williebooze]

I dont have any ventilation set up yet, and the plants are like 2-3 feet away from the lights. A friend of mine told me that I am using too much light, and that I will burn the plants, but I havent seen any signs of them being burned. I am using that floranova stuff, and am using foxfarm soil. I am not filtering my water for ph, and the plants ph is around 7. temperature is at about 60-80. I will post pics soon, maybe. first post here. It is like a 6 by 6 area, with about 10 feet for the heighth. The strains are GDP, afghan kush, lemon og kush, and snocap

[Williebooze]

I just topped pretty much all of them, and they all seem to be doing great. not like excellent but really good. no prob really cept that I havent got the exhaust hooked up yet. Im gonna clean this shed up, and probably use the other half as a veg room, with it all closed off an everything. that might be my next grow though. What I want is a scrog grow with aeroponics, but that costs more money lol.

wait, how do you post pics? lol i cant yet aw shit

[canniwhatsis]

Need more posts to post pics,....

6x6 is perfect for a 1000w, your canopy should be about 18-24" from the light, so drop the light a little your not using too much ;)


Good luck, and do a SCROG in dirt,.... It's a great method and worth the effort! :rastasmoke:

[Williebooze]

Ok i topped off all of the plants, and while i did that(that day) the leaves got to like a lighter shade of green, and the tips of some of the older leaves burnt off. i think it is like a yellowish grey at the tips. That happened maybe 48 hours ago. I stopped giving it nutrients, only water now, i stopped spraying the leaves(?), and raised the light from like 20 inches to about 3 feet. Things are already looking better, and i am getting mad sprouts around where i topped the plant. I tried not to worry too much about it, and not let it get to me, and it all worked out fine. gasp of releif.

[Williebooze]

Babies are looking real good now. perfect shade of green, and growing super fast

[Williebooze]

things are going great now. just got 5 gallon buckets from home depot, and some of that reflective shit for the walls. almost got some ducting for the exhaust, but didnt. you can get 6 inch ducting, 25 feet of it, for like 21 dollars. another two fans from like lowes or something is about 50 bucks. thats like a 70 or 80 dollar complete exhaust system.