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[firstfist]

Hey all.

Giving the grow another chance. My last try was years ago, pre-internet infact, and the only advice I had was the shit I thought sounded right in my head. I ended up with one 12" plant with a single bud (decent quality I guess:stoned and another 3 footer that must have been a male cause I never got it to bud.

Anyway, here I am some 15 or 20 years later and I'm having another go at it. This site, with a few others have proved tremendous resources, but I do have a question that I havn't found an answer for.

The space I have decided to grow in isn't all that tall. Does anyone have any experience with tieing thier plants down to get them to grow vertically? Or should I just try and find a better spot?

firstfist Reviewed by firstfist on 03-14-2010. growing wide Hey all. Giving the grow another chance. My last try was years ago, pre-internet infact, and the only advice I had was the shit I thought sounded right in my head. I ended up with one 12" plant with a single bud (decent quality I guess:stoned:) and another 3 footer that must have been a male cause I never got it to bud. Anyway, here I am some 15 or 20 years later and I'm having another go at it. This site, with a few others have proved tremendous resources, but I do have a question Rating: 5

[McLuvin]

What are the dimensions of the room you want to use?

[firstfist]

It is a water heater closet. Above the heater where I will be keeping it is about 3'X2' with only 4 to 5 feet of height.

[McLuvin]

WOW that is tight. Your real only options would be LED's and fluorescents. Even then you would be very limited. I recommend you re-think where you want to grow. SORRY.

[Vancefish]

Tieing down the plant to maximize it's light accessability is called LST(Low stress training). I'm in my first grow, and three weeks into flower. I vegged this plant for about eight weeks.

Here is a link on how to do it.

http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-gr...ining-lst.html

and a link to see my entire grow. I borrowed a really nice camera, and plan to take some far better pics tomorrow (three weeks into flower).

http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...rial-grow.html

BTW this thing is quite HUGE!

[Vancefish]

WOW that is tight. Your real only options would be LED's and fluorescents. Even then you would be very limited. I recommend you re-think where you want to grow. SORRY.

Sorry Mcluvin but you are incorrect.

I wouldn't suggest much more then a switchable 400w light HID, but with an cooled hood, and good ventilation it could grow quite a plant (just not to tall).

Or four standard plants that didn't veg long at all!

I'll use a tape measure in a pic tomorrow, then you'll see a plant can be HUGE and short. :thumbsup:

[firstfist]

Most of what I have read suggests starting out with the bare minimum of grow materials, and use the first experiences as just that. Experience. I was planning on getting this CFL light to start out with. Seemed like the best option with my limited space.

Just tied my girl (I hope) down. Right now she is just sitting in a window getting natural light and doing well at 5 nodes.

[McLuvin]

It's all good Vancefish. I am also open to new idea's. Can't wait to see your pics.

[PhatJay]

Most of what I have read suggests starting out with the bare minimum of grow materials, and use the first experiences as just that. Experience. I was planning on getting this CFL light to start out with. Seemed like the best option with my limited space.

I am growing with that type of CFL but a different reflector. My cupboard is H 60" x W 36" x D 19" and I have 2 decent size plants in it. The great advantage of starting with CFL's is that they generate very little heat which makes ventilation much cheaper and easier. You won't produce as much yield as other types of bulb, but you can still get good yields (a friend of mine uses the 250watt versions of these lights and gets 3-4oz a plant.

My setup is pretty basic, but I think I have got pretty good results for a 1st timer. Check out my grow and see what you think.

[bigtopsfinn]

2 x 3 x 4 (or 5)ft. is doable, even with an hps. If you want to go the CFL route, maybe check out Wal-Mart, Lowes, etc. first, and see what they have. You can probably get 4 clamp light sockets, 12 Y socket splitters, and 12 x 23w-42w CFL's for 2/3 the price, maybe less, and at least double the wattage...

I'd say 400w HPS is the way to go from the start, but if you aren't keen to invest in ventilation (strong inline fan, carbon filter, cooltube/vented hood), then stick with the CFL's for now.

LST is nice, but for height restrictions, SCRoG (Screen of Green) is even better. Here's a good link : http://boards.cannabis.com/closet-ca...ly-ladies.html. Also the second and third link in my sig has Scrog examples.

Some pics from the second link: