My very first grow

[Hydroponic Cabbage]

Thanks....I'm using some bagseed so I'm not sure about the strain

[Opie Yutts]

105 could be putting a strain on your plants. Also the leaf curl looks like it could be over watering. You want your medium to dry out almost completely between waterings. You need to get more ventilation to your plants. Try a fan in the middle of the floor blowing straight up at your lights, and put another fan at the top of your closet blowing the hot air out. This will make a huge difference in temps and probably solve your problem. Otherwise you'll need to invest in a cool tube or sealed hood and some ducting, or use a smaller light. HID lighting requires ventilation or things will be much too hot, like in your situation.

[smokedaddy]

nice plants cabbage !!!!!:thumbsup: smokedaddy:rastasmoke:

[Hydroponic Cabbage]

Thanks for the tips and complements guys...I already have a fan blowing the heat out, so I'm going to add one blowing directly on the light to see if i can get the temp down

[Hydroponic Cabbage]

Help! Part of my MH bulb broke when I was away, and the exposed part burnt my two largest plants a little. I switched to my HPS light, but not sure if the plants can recover???

[partcleguy]

Hard to tell how they're doing under that light, but they look pretty good. Next time, or if you're transplanting, fill the pot up to the top with soil. When they're deep in the pot like that, the air in the pot will stagnate and is not good for them unless you got like a fan blowing straight down on them...

[Opie Yutts]

Your plants will be fine. They may look like they are not growing for a week or so, while they recover from the sun burn, but they should take off nicely. I must disagree with partcleguy in that since you have heat problems, you definately don't want the fan blowing down on the plants. This will move more hot air down to the plants instead of away from them. If you have a fan at the bottom as I suggested, and have it blowing up onto your light, this will not only cool the light, but it will move hot air up and away from the plants and also keep the air from stagnating. It can even be a fairly small fan, so the precious middle area where light is the most intense can still be mostly taken up with weed. You just need a small hole in the center of your grow for the air to flow up to the light, maybe 3" diameter.

[Hydroponic Cabbage]

I now have a light blowing directly on the light, and that has helped my temp out a great deal; so thanks Opie Yutts. I Just started the 12/12 flowering cycle today, so i will update with pics soon

[Opie Yutts]

I'm very glad that did the trick. A simple fix to a horrible situation. I'm sure you mean that you have a fan blowing on the light. Looking forward to seeing pictures of those nugs.

As far as when to induce flowering, I noticed that you picked a time that seemed to be when most people do it. There is not a certain time for you to begin flowering. It depends entirely on your space available and other things, but mostly space. Some people skip flowering completely, some flower for several months. You can veg indefinitely, and and up with huge plants before you flower, thus also ending up with a much bigger yield than if you vegged a couple weeks. Just remember that they can double or triple in size once flowering starts, so plan accordingly.

[Hydroponic Cabbage]

I'm about a week into the 12/12 cycle. I hope all continues to go well.