Flagg`s Fillie`s

[flagg]

Yes weedguru)scarf but i wish they would have spread out more instead of trying to catch the light

[Weedguru Higher]

Well at the beginning I had it about 12-15 inches I think from the seedling. As the plant got bigger I got braver and got them even closer as you can see in the pics. They were just inches from the light...mind you, I had a fan blowing right under the light and that helped cool things off quite a bit.

[flagg]

Im doing that at the mo .. they are dead close to the light .. just had a look this morning and they seem to have kicked in and started to grow again .. seen a few little flies but prepered some soap to zap them later while having a smoke .. it will be fun

[flagg]

Yours looks good .. what weight in buds did you get off them ?

I bought me lamp 14 yrs ago and only changed the bulb once .. and that was to try a different spectrum one.

[Weedguru Higher]

14 years??? Change that bulb dude!

How long do MH and HPS lamps last? When should I replace my lamps?
Most lamps sold have a "rated life" that is stated on the carton or the literature. Rated life refers to the point at which 50% of the lamps will be "burned out" and 50% of the lamps will still operate. Most HPS lamps have a rated life of 24,000 hours. Most MH lamps have a rated life of 10,000-20,000 hours. Because all MH and HPS lamps will slowly "depreciate" (decrease in light output) over time, most indoor gardeners replace the lamp long before it "burns" out. Most indoor gardeners will replace a HPS lamp after 1 year and an MH lamp after 9 months of use. Because your indoor garden yields are so closely tied to light output, a 10% decrease in light to the garden may result in a 10% decrease in yields. An HPS lamp will lose approximately 20% of its light before it "burns out" while an MH lamp will lose up to 50% of its light output before it "burns out".

[flagg]

Il put it on my must have next list .. hopefully next week

[(weedguru)scarf]

higher i envy the art with which you attack your growing

when should a fan be introduced?
and is it needed in a well ventilated room (other than for stem strength)?

[Weedguru Higher]

You should introduce the fan as soon as they pop through the soil..

Outdoors plant stems are strengthened by the wind...indoors you have to make wind to recreate the natural growing conditions

It also helps with air circulation...

Always provide your plants with adequate air movement and circulation in the grow room. Air circulation within the room eliminates stale spots and also reduces the formation of micro-climates within the leaf canopy. If air circulation in the grow room is poor then the micro-climate in between the plants increases in humidity and temperature. This can result in mildew and insect problems

[flagg]

Spot on there mate

[flagg]

Bit of a disaster i think a few leaves got to close to the lamp

They will be 4 week old on monday.

Seeing they are only few inches short of 3ft am thinking of flowering them then.

What do you think ? .. and will there be a lot less yeild ?

[Weedguru Higher]

Plants will double to quadruple in size during flowering depending on the strain...

A 250 watt plant isn't gonna be able to cover huge plants very well...smaller is better

I'd say go ahead and flower them.

Next grow you should consider topping them when they are younger so they grow more budsites

[flagg]

Thanks .. ive started them on flower today .. will try and take decent pics.

I put 4 seeds in small pots to germinate under the bed .. 3 came through so i put them under a lamp .. the fourth i forgot about for a week and found it had grown about 4 inches and was dying of thirst .. so i put her under the lamp as well .. but theres no room for her so she just sits in the corner .. when others have flowered il put her under the lamp on her own and re veg her.

[Weedguru Higher]

Wait..I'm not sure I understand..

Are you planning on flowering out the seedlings you just planted alongisde the other large plants or what?

[flagg]

No .. i germinated 4 seeds and only 3 popped up and put under the lamp .. they are 4 weeks today and 3ft tall so i have started them on flower today.

The fourth seed i forgot about and found it under the bed 2 inch high and nearly dried up.. i watered it and put it with the others but theres no room for it so its in the corner .. its grown well but only to about a foot or more .. when the 3 originals have flowered im going to put the fourth directly under the lamp and let it veg again.

[Weedguru Higher]

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up..I was a little confuzzled