HPS For Veg

[SunnySativa]

Im ify on this and was wondering other opinons. I got a couple CFLs im using for veg, but this grow i think i sprouted more plants then the CFLs can handle so my question is instead of goin out to buy more CFLs and sockets, could i just use the HPS light for the rest of veg trhough flower?....i mean if the yeild difference isnt that much i was just gunna do that cuz im kinda broke......whaddaya think?

SunnySativa Reviewed by SunnySativa on 01-30-2008. HPS For Veg Im ify on this and was wondering other opinons. I got a couple CFLs im using for veg, but this grow i think i sprouted more plants then the CFLs can handle so my question is instead of goin out to buy more CFLs and sockets, could i just use the HPS light for the rest of veg trhough flower?....i mean if the yeild difference isnt that much i was just gunna do that cuz im kinda broke......whaddaya think? Rating: 5

[Pepper]

Hey sunny. Looks like a good start. What wattage HPS do you have and what strain are you growing?

[GaGrown]

I use a 400 HPS for veg and flowering. I use the 600 HPS when they are almost ready to switch to 12/12. Your gonna be fine! Pump up the volume (lumens)!

[basementbotany]

you better think about getting them 2 plants into seperate pots very soon. you don't want your roots to grow into each other. i would go ahead and get them into maybe 1 gal. pots. not a soil grower, but i would think this needs to be done before those plants decide to fight for supremsis. Also, i would go to 18/6, that allows for optimum root growth.

[SunnySativa]

Its a 400 or 450 watt i forget.....this is just seeds ive gotten from bags of weed....last ones i planted like that i got some REAL GOOD SHIT outta it. So im hoping for another good turn out. I figure some of these are gunna end up males like 3 of 5 on the last grow did. Im probably gunna go til they're about foot-foot1/2 then start flower...figured 4-5 more weeks

[Dutch Pimp]

After seedlings are about 2 weeks old, you can use HPS for the rest of the veg cycle. Many growers only use HPS lights.

[Mr. Clandestine]

I used nothing but HPS light for the longest time, and suffered few ill effects from using it during veg. With a MH, or sufficient blue spectrum light from fluorescents, the branches won't stretch quite as much...giving you shorter, stockier plants. Especially if you're growing a plant that's predominantly indica. But you can easily train or top most varieties to keep the stature squat and manageable.

[SunnySativa]

Well i plan on doin LST on these babies, and whats funny is my last grow, my plant that was next to a CFL opposed to the one next to it that wasnt [both were under the HPS tho] was branchy as hell as the one next to the CFL was one stem buds...lol might have been the strain but i thought it was funny....how bout ill use the HPS now since its been exactly 2 weeks, but ill leave the 2 CFLs in there [lower] so it gets bit of a bluer spectrum as well....would that be my best bet prob?

[Mr. Clandestine]

would that be my best bet prob?

It'll help to keep some of the stretch under control. Just make sure you keep your temps in a good range, and the plants should love the extra light.

[twoguysupnorth]

you sure can use only hps all of the way through.