CFL Closet Growbox.

[GeddaLiddleHI]

k, time for another update on their growth. i haven't done the CO2 bottle thing in awhile (been workin third shift, kinda messes up my scheduling for...everything, hahaha) so the growth isn't quite as dramatic as it has been, but they're def still bigger. I'm kinda worried about the skunk, it seems a little too stretched, but i know it's not because the light's too far away. it actually got too tall too fast at one point and bumped into the light, which is where the burn marks on the closest leaf in that pic came from (d'oh!) soooo...i dunno, hopefully it doesn't topple over. As you can probly tell, i added my supplemental 5500k lights back in to the box as well. should help stimulate side growth and my temps still don't breach 80, since the weather's getting cooler and i got air circulating through the box much better now. It looks like the lights really close to the White Widow in that pic, but it's really not, that's just due to the angle of the picture, you can get a better idea of how it's oriented from looking at the Power Skunk's picture. anyways, here they are; WW left, PS right:

[GeddaLiddleHI]

so, like the title says, i did the final transplant into the biggest size pots they're gonna get. i also started the late LST on the Power Skunk. Mostly because it's height was significantly higher than the White Widow and i had to move the lights farther up than i'd like. So i bent the top of the plant over and tied it down, and i accidentally topped it as well. I was trying to bend the top of the plant around the side of the pot (in a circular shape) and i snapped it, so i just cut it off and stuck it in some rooting solution, so hopefully i'll have another little PS in a short time. I haven't put the CO2 bottle in there since the last time i mentioned it on here, and i've definitely noticed that they don't grow as quickly, so i'm gonna start doing that again. anyways, here's pics, WW left, PS right

[want2beagrower]

Great grow GeddaLiddleHI :thumbsup: ur plants look good , have u restarted with ur co2 bottle ? did u keep the bottle in there during flowering of ur last grow ? how bout with ur lights out ? just wondering am thinking bout using in my next grow :rasta:

[GeddaLiddleHI]

yeah, i just started doing the CO2 bottle again yesterday. I odn' tremember if i was still using it during flowering (i hadn't quite perfected it yet and it wasn't as consistent as it is now) but plants need CO2 all the time so i don't see why not. Not with the lights off though, but only because i don't want to be going in there when it's supposed to be dark time.

[want2beagrower]

Hey GeddaLiddleHI :thumbsup: how r ur ladies doin since thier transplant ? how long r u goin 2 veg them ? they look bout 9-10 inches right now , thinking bout flowering soon ?:smokin:

[GeddaLiddleHI]

Been doin pretty good since the transplant. Especially since i got the bend in the skunk for my LST situated better and i've been doing the CO2 bottle daily. I plan to let them get a LOT bigger before i start to flower. I've got a pic of the entire inside of my box included with my regular plant updates today. I want them to be just a few inches shy of hitting the top before i flower them. So, as you can see, i've got a ways to go.


edit: while i'm posting, i was thinking of crossbreeding these two strains at some point (i was planning on making clones anyway so i'll have the extra tree to do it with) but my question is this: what would i call it? I haven't seen any strains that are White Widow + Power Skunk but i dunno, it may have a name already. I was thinking White Power, but i could see how that would be offensive (i just thought it was funny, personally) Maybe White Skunk or Power Widow, i think Albino Skunk popped into my head at one point. Any ideas?

[want2beagrower]

hey GeddaLiddleHI becareful ur ladies will grow during flowering !! i've grown ww before & it grew almost 10 12 inches after i started flowering :thumbsup: i like white power LOL 4 ur name but like u said it's kind of offessive like albino skunk 2 but u should wait 2 see which strain will be dommient before choosing ur name 4 it . i've never seen a ww & ps cross before , u might be on 2 something there . stinky would know though , she's grown alot of strains acordding 2 this fourm , u might ask her if there is such a strain already. ur ladies look great :thumbsup: keep it up & u r goin 2 be happy in the end :jointsmile: keep us posted !! want2beagrower :stoned:

[GeddaLiddleHI]

so this talk of flowering made me think of something else; has anyone ever tried changing the lighting gradually? I mean, instead of going from 24/0 straight to 12/12 doing it 24/0, then 20/4, then 18/6, etc until you get to 12/12 and just stay there. Would there be any advantages to bud development? Id' jsut go search if anyone else has tried this...but i couldn't think of how to label it so that i could search for it somewhere.

[want2beagrower]

hey GeddaLiddleHI :thumbsup: never tried turning the lights down slowly but i don't see how it could hurt it . i've always used a 600watt mh for veggin at a 18-6 light cycle & a 600watt hps for flowering at a 12-12 light cycle . kind of spoiled :thumbsup: i'm using a

[want2beagrower]

Lumatek Digital Ballast , which can use both mh & hps blubs . sorry for the double post , kind of stoned & hit the wrong button :thumbsup: never tried runnin my lights for 24-0 , always felt like they needed some dark time for recovery & growth but ur grow is goin great :thumbsup: keep up the good work :thumbsup: want2beagrower :stoned: