Floro cabinet grow in week 5

[rikb631]

im pretty suprized how much my plants have grown at the start of the 12/12 cycle when i woke them up yesterdaythey had grown almost 2 inches anyways here are some pics...







also im wondering how long until i can attach thumbnails... otherwise im gonna have to go pro on photo bucket and that seems like its not the way to go.

[PhatJay]

also im wondering how long until i can attach thumbnails... otherwise im gonna have to go pro on photo bucket and that seems like its not the way to go.

I think it is post 20, imgur.com is a great free image host. I also think you can add your photos to your album before 20 posts and just ask people to look at your album. Feel free to put 2 spam posts in my current grow log, if you want to get to 20.

I didn't want to comment on the nutes because I don't grow in soil, but I am pretty sure it is ok to start the bloom nutes when you switch the lights to 12/12.

[rikb631]

went and picked up a bunch more lighting and hardware at the store today ill have more pics tonight after i wake up the babies...

found that GE 20w (=75w) soft white cfls are on sale 3 / $7.50 @ the local wally world they put out 1200 lumens ea. @ 2700k frequency. thought it was a deal so i grabbed some up. maybe worth a look for you lower budget folks like myself. also grabbed the last 3000k floro tube for the uprights... whitch leads me to this question about the frequency of the lighting...

So would it be better to run all my lights lower and higher frequency for the flowering for the extra lumens? or should i just stick with all the lower frequncy ones? if i just run the lower ones ill have about 5560 lumens/sq ft if i go with both it would be a little more than double that.

also after a couple of days of flowering i know now that i probably should have flowered sooner. its just a guess but the larger plant has grown about 2 inches each time ive shut the lights off. its almost unbelievable. i can still take the bottom shelf of my cabinet off if it really comes down to it but i was really hoping i could use the space to start some seedlings early for the northern lights grow i plan to do next.:thumbsup:

[PhatJay]

So would it be better to run all my lights lower and higher frequency for the flowering for the extra lumens? or should i just stick with all the lower frequncy ones? if i just run the lower ones ill have about 5560 lumens/sq ft if i go with both it would be a little more than double that.

The more light the better. Also, your plants will appreciate the broader range of light frequencies, having blue and red spectrums makes the light closer to natural light. If you can run all your lights, do it.

[rikb631]

new pics of lighting change... also i could fit all of the lights but 2 in there at once so im gonna have to think it over about space management. also as you can see im running out of vertical room very quickly good thing i have the space below or id be screwed. im gonna have to find a new place to put my supplies.

[PhatJay]

Hows the ventilation in your wardrobe/grow cabinet? I see you have a fan to circulate the air, but do you have extract or intake fans?

[rikb631]

Hows the ventilation in your wardrobe/grow cabinet? I see you have a fan to circulate the air, but do you have extract or intake fans?

If you look at the very top of the cab ( first pic of the latest ones) i have two 4 inch fans mounted. so id say its ok also i keep my cool mist humidifier in the space underneath. also there is another fan on the other side at the bottom that was previously mounted on the top.

[rikb631]

here is a pic of the fans from the top... so anyways as you can see for this grow im utalizing the duct tape.

[rikb631]

still no signs of preflowers whitch could be a very good thing... plants have grown about 7 inches since the last post. here are some pics.

also im wondering if i should trim up some of the droopy undergrowth that doesnt get much light... thoughts and tips are always welcome.

[PhatJay]

here is a pic of the fans from the top... so anyways as you can see for this grow im utalizing the duct tape.

Most of my grow is held together by duct tape. I'm not sure if it is possible to grow cannabis indoors without using it.

also im wondering if i should trim up some of the droopy undergrowth that doesnt get much light... thoughts and tips are always welcome.

Pruning out the the lower branches is something I havn't got a handle on yet. I'm too cautious and don't take out enough. If you do prune, it is best to do it in the veg period before they go into flower. Pruning during the flowering period can stress your plant making it more susceptable to pests, disease and herming. I pruned my plants on the 1st day of 12/12, which is a bit late really. They didn't seem to mind though, some strains are more tolerant than others.