Fdsa187187's Grow Journal: Bagseed From Schwag

[shaggy_420]

Originally Posted by fdsa187187

its not good to work a plant 24 hours. thats what i found out on my last grow and the plants were growing slow. you have to let them breath a little in the dark. so i'm going to keep the plants on an 18/6 and when they're about 10-12 inches i'm going to switch the lighting to 12/12

its actually been proved that the plant actually grows more in the dark
thats why plants are always bigger when you wake up
i would try 18/6
but it depends on how much space your working with here
how big is your growing space?

[fdsa187187]

my growing space is about 1 1/2 meters long by 1 meter wide, and about 4 1/2-5 ft tall.

[Ugodmade]

i would stick to 12/12 with your space .. keeps them short and keeps plant from side growth .. but you have to start it from seed to prevent side growth .. But Its yours and this would just be an opinion . good luck!

[Boss]

I would also reccomend 12 solid hours of dark during flowering, although a lot of people use 18/6.

[Stix]

Originally Posted by Boss-G

I would also reccomend 12 solid hours of dark during flowering, although a lot of people use 18/6.

Alot of people use 18/6 for flowering?

[Boss]

mm 18/6 for veg.. 12/12 for flowering.

[Herb Fellow]

You should enjoy comparing the homegrown with the bag schwag. We are like plants; environment and care play a big role in character.

[fdsa187187]

pictures will be up soon, just waiting to be appoved...

[fdsa187187]

this is plant 1, a couple inches out of the dirt, leaves look healthy.





this is plant 2, a couple inches out as well, leaves look healthy.





this is plant 3, a couple inches out as well, side leaves aren't growing out, but middle leaves are starting to a little bit. i wish i had a better camera but i can't afford one right now.





this is plant 4, its a little bit taller than the others, leaves are starting to come in.





and i was hoping i could switch the light cycle to 12/12 as you guys were saying so starting tomorrow morning i'm going to switch the light cycle.

[shaggy_420]

i would veg untill its like 10 inches tall or so
then start the 12/12
what lights are you using again? (if you want to not spend a lot of money i suggest buying fluoros in the blue spectrum for vegatation and then red spectrum fluoros for flowering instead of buying a $100+ HPS)

[fdsa187187]

well i think i'm going follow no mercy method and put em into flowering right away. because i'm very limited on space so i'd like to keep em short. i have two 2ft tube flouros with full spectrum. i know that red would be better for flowering and blue for veg but my local hardware store doesn't get that technical and i don't have the money to special order lights. so i'm pretty limited. also my grow room is a little cold so i'm putting a small heat lamp that keeps it a little warm in there. also going to put 2 CFLs in there with a heat lamp reflector, so it reflects more light.

[Boss]

I used 24/0 with my older ladies and they took forever to get large enough to flower, but I used cfl's, and not the 19 i have now :-)

[fdsa187187]

well, i'm hoping for the best.

[Ugodmade]

if you do 12/12 you must do it from seed ... So you don't get side growth .. and if you do it right you can get 7/harvest a year i would do some research and find what works best for you. Good Luck I am too hoping for the best ! We all have to start somewhere .

[Boss]

I always germinate in paper towels, then plant at 12/12. I think cees lets them get to about an 1" 1/2.