About to scrap my grow op.

[420_Weedman]

Hi there. I have not posted much but read this forum every day practically. Let me get down the important stuff:

First, I am including pictures of an experimental grow i did with 4 bagseeds. It is probably somewhere between day 60-75. I am thinking of scrapping this project because I don't think they are in good condition. I have started 12/12 on them about 4 days ago to see if anything happens (experimental, remember). I guess the reason I post the pictures is to see if anyone has any opinions on what looks good and/or bad. This is my first grow so I need all the pointers I can get. I know they stretched because I am using LED's and I had them like 2 ft. away.

Second, here is a little more about my grow environment from what you can't see in the pictures. The space is 34"(L) x 15"(D) x 37"(H). I am thinking of putting 8 42w CFL's in there and replace the LED's I have nailed to the roof of this enclosure. The white nailed to the sides to have added light on the sides, though not much.

Basically from the dimensions, how many plants you think I can grow there, starting from seed, only clones eventually?

Is the future lighting good enough? More or less watts?

Thank you for the time to help me.

420_Weedman Reviewed by 420_Weedman on 06-17-2008. About to scrap my grow op. Hi there. I have not posted much but read this forum every day practically. Let me get down the important stuff: First, I am including pictures of an experimental grow i did with 4 bagseeds. It is probably somewhere between day 60-75. I am thinking of scrapping this project because I don't think they are in good condition. I have started 12/12 on them about 4 days ago to see if anything happens (experimental, remember). I guess the reason I post the pictures is to see if anyone has any Rating: 5

[420_Weedman]

More pics

[stinkyattic]

OH NOES!!
Don't scrap it. The plants look healthy, considering their distance from the light. There is NO reason to think that you can't get a crop off them.
Keep the LED lights, which actually look not to be all that bad! ADD a few CFLs in there, re-pot soon into SLIGHTLY larger containers of fresh, light soil, with good drainage holes in the pots (a gallon pot, or one that is about 8" across by 10" deep, would be ideal).
With those lights, and some more, if you flipped to 12/12 within the next couple weeks, I'd say you'll be able to finish flowering in that space. Actually, I'd flip sooner, and just cross your fingers and hope that smaller one has a growth spurt.
From seed, I'd assume you could finish 2-4 plants in there flowered at ~8". If growing from non-feminized seed, start 8-10 and keep the 4 healthiest females to finish.

[420_Weedman]

thank you for your feedback. I had another question. When people say a height to begin to flower, in this case 8", you do mean from the soil to the top of the plant right.

[justanotherbozo]

yeah, i'm sure she means from the soil to the top of the plant

[pudder]

yes they do mean from base of plant to the tip of the plant. just use approximate. don't have to be totally accurate. If you were to use the size of the pot then plus the plant you would be off and never be very accurate. Pots come in many shapes and sizes and using the pot to measure would send you numbers off. always from the base to the top of the plant. remember that you plants can grow to 3Xs there size during flowing. So make sure the space you have them in can hold the plant times 3 for flowering.

[jabezus]

I recognize the panels, but what are the other lights? Where did you get them and how much?

[killerweed420]

Thats a good little grow room. You should be able to do 3 maybe 4 plants in there. Those look like they're sativa dominate plants so they may get a little tall for the room. I think I would take the taller one and tie it off and try and move your led's down. Maybe take those white ones out and put some cfl's in there. But really its looking pretty good. Just have patience.:jointsmile:

[Revanche21]

are they about to flower? It looks like the stem pattern is not together anymore (anyone know the actual term for this?) they are one on top of the other.

[killfrenzi]

dont scrap it, jus go out and by like 6-8, 1700 lume cfl's, set those up. bring em as close to the plant as possibel wthout burning them. watch temps. repot, and start on 1/4 strength nutes.

good luck to ya:thumbsup:

p.s. mine are jus bag seed too. 5 weeks. goin on 6, 12" topped. bouts to go to flower in a week or so. maybe a lil longer. under 250w hps

i would post pics but... "page has errors". ill try later


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