hi there.
I have been reading in this forum for a while now absorbing info like a sponge. thanks for all your help so far. also please bear in mind that, as i am doing this purely for myself, i am not hugely fussed about an enormous yield just a regular-ish supply of lovely green.

I grow in a custom made box which measures 1.5' x 1.5' x 6'

I am growing some 99% guaranteed female seeds bought online as part of an indoor mix.this means that while i can be fairly sure of female plants i have no idea what strain they are.

I am growing a single plant (pics to follow when i can get them off my camera phone/borrow someones digital camera) in soil in a large pot which pretty much fills the 1.5' square base of the box.

I use a 250W HPS throughout the whole grow as i cannot afford to get a MH bulb as well at the mo.at the moment the lights are on 17/7

The plant itself is 8" tall, has 2 good secondary branches as well as the main stem. The leaves seem extremely close together and the smaller bits growing off secondary branches and tertiary branches all seem to be shaded an awful lot by the larger leaves.

My questions are as follows:

1) Vertical space is not a problem (6' to play with) but space in horizontal directions is limited to 1.5'. obviously the taller the plant the wider it gets as well so how tall roughly should i allow it to get before the limited horizontal space has an adverse effect on the plant (not enough light getting lower down, overcrowding, etc)

2) how tall should it be before swaping light cycle to 12/12. i have read advice saying 8" and other advice stating 2'. Dont worry i am not going to put it on to flower for AT LEAST annother week as the plant has only been on veg for 3 weeks. clearly the taller the plant the larger the harvest but i would like anywhere between 1oz and 2oz. if anyone could give an indication of how much i can expect from a plant which flowers at x inches tall that would be extremely useful as i can make up my mind. Please bear in mind Question 1 when answering this one.

3) How should i best take advantage of the bushyness of the plant? i have been considering papercliping the tips of the larger leaves together to alow better light penetration down to the smaller leaves.i do not want to cut off the larger leaves at any point as i am going to put the plant back onto veg after harvest in order to shorten the overall growing time for next harvest.would i be best doing this now with a while left on veg to maximise veg growth or during flowering?

4) there is so much plant in such a small space that i feel that the lighting is not being optimised.does anyone have any tips for this or is it best to leave the plant with all the leaves close together?

5) The plant is being grown in potting compost which has ferts in it already. how long will the plant take to use up these ferts? ie. when do i need to start supplementing its fertiliser intake and after that how much/how often?

sorry it seems that this post is now extremely long. i appreciate any advice that anyone can give regarding these important questions.

Thanks in advance.

Jo
JoHimself Reviewed by JoHimself on . First Grow - Week 3 - A Few Questions hi there. I have been reading in this forum for a while now absorbing info like a sponge. thanks for all your help so far. also please bear in mind that, as i am doing this purely for myself, i am not hugely fussed about an enormous yield just a regular-ish supply of lovely green. I grow in a custom made box which measures 1.5' x 1.5' x 6' I am growing some 99% guaranteed female seeds bought online as part of an indoor mix.this means that while i can be fairly sure of female plants i Rating: 5