my god has anybody got a tower to put my plants in

[mr magoo]

My first ever grow was a great success, having grown four tremendous sour diesel plants in soil and getting a return of 8oz for my efforts :jointsmile:
My second grow has become a bit more sofisticated and Ive gone for the hydroponics method putting two white widow plants in one big water garden system [Ive been told one plant one light but I was not convinced] however the plants were on veg for 5/6 weeks.
I thoughtThey were on 18/6 but the little switch on the timmer was on constant for 24/24 light for 5/6 weeks
So as you can see they are quickly outgrowing there alloted space
the question is?
Do I take the middle shoot out as Ive been advised to by my friends or just let them flower and try to make as much head room as possible [They have now been on 12/12 for comming upto 3 weeks ] I just dont know how much bigger ther'e going to get
but ive had certain people say that theyve never seen such good looking leaves

mr magoo Reviewed by mr magoo on 12-19-2006. my god has anybody got a tower to put my plants in My first ever grow was a great success, having grown four tremendous sour diesel plants in soil and getting a return of 8oz for my efforts :jointsmile: My second grow has become a bit more sofisticated and Ive gone for the hydroponics method putting two white widow plants in one big water garden system however the plants were on veg for 5/6 weeks. I thoughtThey were on 18/6 but the little switch on the timmer was on constant for 24/24 light for 5/6 weeks So as you can see they are quickly Rating: 5

[Splifted]

If you are already 3 weeks into flowering, I would definitely not top it. You could maybe try some low stress training, but after 3 weeks of flower you're really not going to get much more stretching, they should be just about as tall as they're going to get.

[Trivium]

My first ever grow was a great success, having grown four tremendous sour diesel plants in soil and getting a return of 8oz for my efforts :jointsmile:
My second grow has become a bit more sofisticated and Ive gone for the hydroponics method putting two white widow plants in one big water garden system [Ive been told one plant one light but I was not convinced] however the plants were on veg for 5/6 weeks.
I thoughtThey were on 18/6 but the little switch on the timmer was on constant for 24/24 light for 5/6 weeks
So as you can see they are quickly outgrowing there alloted space
the question is?
Do I take the middle shoot out as Ive been advised to by my friends or just let them flower and try to make as much head room as possible [They have now been on 12/12 for comming upto 3 weeks ] I just dont know how much bigger ther'e going to get
but ive had certain people say that theyve never seen such good looking leaves

Your fine. After 3 weeks in and you still have some room dont worry about it. Just LST like Splifted instructed if need be..

Got any pics??

[mr magoo]

Sorry its been so long since the first post on this topic
Ive checked my dates and these plants are now exactly 4 weeks into flowering and oh! how they have grown.
I think they may now be in serious trouble as I have now put the 400 watt hps light directly on the celing and the plants are on the floor in a big watergarden hydro so i now have no more room, The plants are now about 4" from touching the light and are in danger of burning and my grow room is now bursting at the seems and theres little buds all over
I have pulled the main shoots to the side of the grow room but i think they will still touch the celing
any suggestions would be a great help
I was standing in front of them just with a pair of cutters ready to cut out the tops to try and give the side shoots a better fighting chance but I could not bring myself to do it!
here are some pics thanks for readind

[mc-blaze21]

bloody hell there big buggers are'nt they lol. well all i can suggest is if you have an attic kit that out and move them up there it should'nt take much to do it. my advice is dont veg so long next time wen u put them to flower they usually grow 3 times the size. how much room have you got? i would'nt top now either you could really stress them out big time it's just not worth it any way keep us informed please man i would really like to see what you do to over come this problem. laters man keep well

[mr magoo]

The loft is a no no at the moment it would be big work and I would be worried about the police heatseeking helicopters
It might be on the cards to do this for future grows but not untill its well insulated
At the moment every time my waterfarm runs out of water [very regular at this point as you can imagine] I feed with 7ml of bloom and 7 ml of boost per litre is this correct or should I cut out the boost
I will run out of room and I know its because I had them on veg for too long
there is actually two widow plants in this one container ,the room is 2'6x2'6x8'
I have got to make a decission as they are growing even now at a rate of 3" at least per day I might try cutting the tops of one of the plants and leave the other till I know what will happen
thanks for the comments

[mc-blaze21]

erm what to do. im stumped can you try and hold out till some one with more exp comes along coz i dnt wanna say top it if its gonna do it some seriouse harm im on my second grow and ive not incountered this type of problem especially during flowering. i really dont want to see you hurt them and ruin what wkd work you have done so far. cant u invest in a grow box or summing like that ?

[mr magoo]

The plants will reach floor to celing in every room in our house. I will sleep on it and decide one way or another
I will keep you updated with pics

[mr magoo]

might knock the reply counter up with this one because I reckon not many people have got the minerals!
Ive done it and took out the center stems at least 18" on three main stems we are talking white widow plants 4 weeks into flowering
Ive only done one plant though in case it dies , The alternative is that the chopped plant will grow extra big side shoots to compensate. I expect the plants to suffer a bit and flowering may take a bit longer. We will see

[stinkyattic]

At this point bending and cramming are more advisable than ANY type of pruning.
Add as much side light as you can fit in there too. Especially if you have to bend any of them right in a U.