400W HPS - LA Confidential/Headband!

could some experienced growers give me some input? specifically on transplanting...also considering starting LST. Probably too late in veg to start, but my shorter headband is just under a foot tall so i may try with her only.

Im still considering transplanting and starting LST on my shortest headband. Im just going to do both today if theres no other opinions out there.

Other than that no real problems...clipped off 2-3 dead leaves from the bottom foliage today. May water, think I'll save that til tomorrow.

pics...Front row is LA Conf, Back is Headband. Except the middle two, they were switched for rotating purposes. Front middle is my shortest headband, kinda worried about it. Hasnt changed height for two days stuck at 12".

All plants between 12"-18"

Gopher, whats up bud? Im doing some L.A. con too. Its my nicest looking plant.

You should line the walls with mylar, it will help alot with speading the light;)

Might also tie the down with a lil LST or they are gonna stretch on yea. Looks like they already are. Any ways , looks good. Im not sure about the yellowing leaves though, sorry.

Im gonna keep an eye on this one:rastasmoke:

Hey man pretty good, hows it goin? LA Conf looks really nice! I checked out your log too and yours are lookin pretty dank!

I definitely want to get mylar but im not too sure I know where it's sold. I heard some emergency blankets are lined with mylar and work equally as well, do you have an opinion on that?

And do you think I should do LST on all of them? Arent they all a bit too old and tall? I was gonna do it on my 12" headband cuz i felt it was still small enough, but Im not sure how all of that works Ive never done it before.

Oh, and not to overload you with questions...but when do you think I should transplant? I was considering doing it today cuz im switching it to flowering in less than two weeks.

Thanks for the comment dude! I appreciate the input. :rastasmoke:

GG :jointsmile:

:thumbsup:Go to the hardware store, ask about insulated mylar for your water heater.

TIE UM DOWN;)

Transplant them now, feed um and send um off to the lab:wtf:

Tie um down, youll be much more happier:rastasmoke:

You got holes in the bottom of those buckets?

Hey Gopher, sorry im late, but im pullin up a stool :stoned:

-The yellowing is almost always a sign of Nitrogen deficiency. However, since they came that way, im glad to read u didnt add anything, as ur soil probably had enough, and they were just recovering :thumbsup:

-I would say yes to transplanting into the bigger pots. If you let them dry up, the soil will stay more intact. Maybe wait until you usually are about to give your next watering to do so.

-As long as you are in veg, its ok the transplant and lst, as doing so in flower will really be the only time itl effect your bud amount.
-I would wait a couple days to a week after the transplant to begin LST.

- I would also recommend Lst since i dont see to many side branches, unles your going for the single cola, SOG style grow.
*Tie the top of your plant as far down to the soil as possible. This will tell Her that the side branches need to grow and compensate for a missing main top.
*If the stem is hard, you can slowly work the top down over several days. Be sure to easily work the point of bend 'back and forth, back and forth' first, to prevent it from snapping.

-Wait a week after all is said and done, or signs of new growth before flipping to 12/12

-If mylar is hard to find/expensive, Just paint all walls a Flat White Paint. This is what i use and works fine.

Good Luck Bro!

top thoghs bad girls you got the room

Stomper420: Im definitely gonna look into the mylar. My buddy next door said he has mylar emergency blankets and that I could have them, would that be worth getting?

Im going to transplant them into 5 gallon buckets today! Pretty excited to watch em shoot up with this fresh dirt they get to munch on! :D I'll give them about a week to recover from the stress and then ill start LST. Maybe sooner depending on how they react.

Yes, i do have quite a few holes in the buckets for drainage. Towels absorb it all.

Thank you very much for the input man! Much Appreciated! :rasta:

Smokemypiece: Today is my watering day, so im going to transplant them and water after. Thanks for the advice there, good fortune that theyre very dry today! :thumbsup: Ive been doing a lot of research into LST and im definitely going to start it on all 6 of em after they recover from the stress of the transfer. Thanks for the input dude, you and stomper really helped me out here. :jointsmile:

MadSativa: The more I see people top their plants the more uneasy I get about it. Just the idea of cutting a plant up scares me haha. Is it really worth it?

Thank you very much everyone!! :D

GG