Have you considered cloning your plants, that spare light would work, or to start your next round of seeds.
Is your rh still at 60% ? Personally I aim for mid 70s at that age .i hung up the growing boots for a couple of years but can grow legally now so I’m back lurking on the forums No journal yet as my grow space is under construction, I’ve got as far as the propagation area , main area should be somewhat ready for early vegging this weekend . Both bag seed just to get a system dialed in , will be sexcloning though as I’ll keep em going if they’re definitely femmed Vader kush and sage &sour. As always I’m underprepared, I’ll be going the RDWC route though , so might not be an accurate comparison . Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Yup. Great suggestion. I'll take some clones. Think I could take the clones to flower with this light if I only vegged them out enough to get rooted, comfortable, and then flower them? For a little extra bud without a whole 2nd setup. Little mini diy SOG grow with it? Ugh. Starting to feel like another grow. Maybe I'll wait for 2nd time around. Too many things to fuck with. I want to stay focused on this grow. But, I love the idea.
Over the last 5 days, my temp range is 64-76. Over the last 3 days (getting temp sorted, it hasn't dropped below 68 (lights off). RH is all over the place, and has ranged from 60-85. I'm super happy at this point.
The reason I take clones is so I have them in veg while the original plants flower, and once I sex the plants in flower I can get rid of the male clones and keep the clones that I now know are female, and when the flowering plants are harvested the clones should be ready to go into flower, after I clone them, and on and on like that. Just something to keep in mind for the future.
I’m sure fluctuations are better than constantly low , glad it’s working out for you anyway Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Day 16: A little late posting today. It's actually the small hours of Day 17. I have gnats, I think fungus gnats. Some are getting sucked up by the exhaust, but I put down a couple small bowls of apple cider vinegar and dish soap. Should do the trick. Temp is hovering around 75 now since I turned up the lights. Plants seem happy. I'm going to let them dry out a little more before they get water. That will help with gnats too. I'm loving the idea of using LST to circle the edge of the pot. To top or not in this situation? I'm also realizing it's gonna be super fucking tight in there. It will be wall to wall. I'll dig out a couple more fans for down the road.
Day 17: All good in the tent. Soil is pretty dry. I'll water tomorrow. Pretty chill day. Still have gnats.
How do I decide when to water? Top of pots are dry, but plants seem good. I've got to dig down a few inches before soil is damp. No wilting? Thanks.
I water every other day. you can go by the weight of your pots, if they feel light, water, then lift them again to gauge the weight of your pot fully hydrated. I hate it when they wilt, I recommend watering evenly and thoroughly every other day, and checking the weight and when they are heavy enough skip watering that day. HTH
I like to guide the top of seed plants around in the outside perimeter of the container in a circle till it reached all the way around and then flip the light. It creates a really nice full bush and the top will grow a huge beautiful nug.
yep. i do not top the seed plant. i bought peony round trellis at home depot. it has wire leg stakes and a round wire that fits perfectly in a 20 gallon smart pot. i set the height at around 8" or so and when the plant was tall enough to reach the wire so i could attach it, thats when i would start guiding the main top around the circle. by the time it grows all the way around, i flip the light and during stretch it fills out great. makes a tidy bush.
I like you style. I think this is my plan. Thanks Skunker. I've got 7 gallon smart pots, but I'll figure something out for a round trellis. Got some tomato cages in the garage...
Day 18 (from seed): Watered today and rotated pots around. Not too much else to report. They are growing every day!
i actually don't anymore. i haven't grown from seed in a long time so i don't have those pics anymore. i used to have several pics of staged growth to show how to do this too. lol
I've got some tomato cages with a 14" top hoop. Same size as my smart pots. I'll cut them down to just the top hoop and long enough legs, and set the hoop about 8" above the pot. When it is trained all the way around, I'll flower. What's the circumference of a 14" pot? 40 some inches. That will be a nice plant. I think it's coming together. Germ - check Move to tent - check Growing - check Training - plan coming together. Need to read up on flowering, cutting, trimming, curing. This process is going to make my veggies awesome next year. Germinating some pepper seeds to try my hand at topping.