My CFL Hydro Grow

My roots just came through my bucket today. When is the best time to start LST?

Also, At what point, if any do you remove the ties?

3-4 nodes of growth is a good point to start LST, if you remove the ties she's gonna try and stand back up. :D


I've used a screen to vege, Just keep training new growth back under the Screen,.... no ties needed. It's not practical in my newer grow, but I'm still using SCROG method for flowering on about 1/2 of my girls,... once I get my full groove going it'll probably be 100% SCROG.

Here are some updated pics. The roots have came through the mesh pot and the plant has grown 2in since yesterday. Time to LST

http://imgur.com/pdiVW.jpg

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http://imgur.com/tcZ8R.jpg

http://imgur.com/92SwA.jpg

Beautiful. Make sure you water it before you bend it, I find that it makes it a bit more flexible. I'd also like to recommend putting the side lights closer to the plant it self so that it receives more light.

I like your light reflectors, very innovative.

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Originally Posted by WeayLay

I'd also like to recommend putting the side lights closer to the plant it self so that it receives more light.

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Yeah I'm going to work on that this weekend.

I'm still trying to get my pH down. I can't get it below 7. I put like 15 drops of pH down in and it didn't do much. Any suggestions?

How are you testing your pH levels, and if you can't get your pH lower than 7, I'd look into replacing the fish water with normal water and slowly add in the fish water.

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Originally Posted by jnewcs

Yeah I'm going to work on that this weekend.

I'm still trying to get my pH down. I can't get it below 7. I put like 15 drops of pH down in and it didn't do much. Any suggestions?

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15 drops of down per what? I find here that about 20-25 drops per gallon settles it down to about 6-6.2 but tap is 8.1-8.5.

Invest in a PH Pen and buffers to keep it calibrated. I don't know how your testing your PH, but drop's and strips can be skewed by solid's (fish manure) or dies (from the hydro nutes)

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Originally Posted by WeayLay

How are you testing your pH levels, and if you can't get your pH lower than 7, I'd look into replacing the fish water with normal water and slowly add in the fish water.

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Yeah I think I'm going to do away with the fish water when I do my next water change on Saturday, I am testing my pH with a pH test kit for fish tanks.

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Originally Posted by canniwhatsis

15 drops of down per what? I find here that about 20-25 drops per gallon settles it down to about 6-6.2 but tap is 8.1-8.5.

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Oh really? The back of the bottle says to add a couple drops. Ill keep dropping some in there and see. I'm running a DWC in a 3gal bucket.

I just topped her and put my first tie on for LST. I will post some more pics tonight.