Newbie: Should i Flower ?????????

[brooks501]

Hi to you all

have been looking on here for quiet a while now and thanks to all of you for the knowledge i`ve gained.

This is my first grow and so far allâ??s looking well, my set up is quiet a simple one, i got some cuttings from a friend who grows outside in the summer months.
I put the girls into some good grow bags and have been giving them just water for the last 4 weeks and to be honest i`m surprised how big they have got in such a short time, there seems to be a big size difference between mine and the pics i`ve seen on here of plants the same age. The light i`m using is a 600w, not sure what type as it was a gift.

Any way the qestion is should i start to flower ?????. they stand at 2 1/2ft tall and 1 1/2ft wide and have been on 18/6. i`ve put some pics up for all to see. Any advice would be great.

Cheers

[mattmao]

flower straight away mate.you could of done that about 2 weeks ago.as they start to flower remove lower branches as you will want the tops to get as much energy as possible. and i hope you have lots of headroom as it looks like they will be big plants.if need be pinch the centre stem to try to stunt growth for a little while

[brooks501]

Thanks mattmao
head room not to much of a problem, have another 4ft to go, although i am a little worried about the heat from the lamp when they get closer. so far have given them no extra food, what should i give them when flowering and when ??.

[rood32]

be careful mate those plants will double in size if not triple dure in flower you may have to top them good luck anyway :thumbsup:

[orangeman]

Yes you should flower. Those plants look more than ready to throw you their flowers :D.

[Tom Green Thumb]

Your plants look good and should be flowered very soon. If you plan on flowering in a week or so I wouldn't clip anything, but I would give it a fair dose of nitrogen rich nutrients just before you trigger them to bud. They seem a little light although it is hard to tell with an HPS because of it's colour. If you don't give nitrogen since you have not given any yet and trigger you will probably have premature yellowing of your leaves which will ultimately stunt bud growth. One good dose of high nitrogen veg and then switch to bud the rest of the way (make sure it has micronutrients). You should get a nice yeild off those babies. Great work for a first grow! Your a born grower.
TGT

[brooks501]

Thanks Tom Green Thumb for the info and every one else, as for "Born Grower", i normally kill the house plants.

Have decided to go 12/12 tomorrow, so am looking forward to the next faze, i have to say its very satisfying so far, so looking forward to the smoke.....have an update on the bulb, it’s a Osram Vialox 400w, thought it was a 600w, also i have a Phillips Son-Targo 400w, have not tried this one yet so not sure if the same type or not.....any idea’s

Thanks ALL, will keep updated on progress, if any one interested?