do i use HPS bulb for flowering... MH for budding???

[loud]

okay im a lil confused.....

i got a 1000 watt hps bulb running 18 hours of light and 6 hours of dark.... someone told me this is the flowering stage to get the branches taller bigger bushier....

now when do i switch to the MH bulb and put it in light cycle 12/12

any ideas of do i have my bulbs backwardsa

loud Reviewed by loud on 08-09-2005. do i use HPS bulb for flowering... MH for budding??? okay im a lil confused..... i got a 1000 watt hps bulb running 18 hours of light and 6 hours of dark.... someone told me this is the flowering stage to get the branches taller bigger bushier.... now when do i switch to the MH bulb and put it in light cycle 12/12 any ideas of do i have my bulbs backwardsa Rating: 5

[Zandor]

You have the bulbs backwards.

MH is for vegetation cycle using 24/7 or 18/6 of light cycle
HPS is for flowering and the light cycle is 12/12. The only time you should use HPS for vegetation cycle is if the bulb is one of the enhanced spectrum bulbs like Hortilux bulbs.

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[loud]

well at the moment i have the hps blub in there running at 18 hours light and 6 hours dark is that why they arent gowing so quick... but they still looko great!!!/....

should i put the MH bulb in and keep it on 18/6???... gfor about another 2 weeks... cuz it all the plants are almost 2 feet tall... but i want to get a big yield... i think im a just leave HPS in There for now and in about a week or two switch it to 12/12.... so ill just leave light in there... but here is pic of the HPS i have is it safe for the plants????


what do u think i didnt kno i had wrong blub in people told me that HPS waS for flowering

[ganjamania]

Just stick with the HPS! Next grow you do, start with the MH then switch to the HPS when you go down to 12/12. This grow, def stick with HPS

[Ze w33d Farm3r]

I use HPS for veg and flowering, but like Zandor said I use a multi purpose bulb for both veg and flowering...lil bit more money goes the extra mile!

[notanovice]

if you can run both during the 12/12 flowering cycle, your yield will be better than just hps.
even with the hortilux full spectrum hps bulbs, the addition of mh when flowering will boost the bud growth immensley

[loud]

so im a just leaven for like another 2-3 weeks than i will flower 'em... anyone wanna sample it when done emailnme.... haha

[ganjamania]

Yep, that sounds like a good plan. I saw your pics in the other thread & think they're gonna turn out nice. Wouldn't mind sampling the finished product. What strain is it, & what's your email? Happy growing

[loud]

u kno what im such a stoner i thank you all for your adivce.... i have the MH in now lol..... call me stoned... [email protected]

when i switch to switch 12/12 and put hps is ther anything special i have to do