I'm a first time grower and I have some questions in regards to my plants and expectations.
My plants (13 of them) are currently in week 4 (just started yesterday) under one 1000 watt MH light in a grow tent (8ft wide, 10ft lenght, 7ft height). I will be switching them to a 1000 watt HPS light in week 5.
My plants grew very rapidly the first two and a half weeks after i switched them to 12/12 light cycle but after that, they seem to have stopped growing (height). I have the plants 2-2 1/2 feet away from the light so that they can get as much light as possible without getting any burns. My friend who's been growing for about 5 years now says that I should put the plants father from the light and that I should expect a bad harvest. The plants currently sit at around 2 feet tall (give or take 2 inches). Although they did stop growing in height, they seem to have tons and tons of spots where bud will grow (about 20-30 per plant). I'm not sure as to what to do or who to believe because even though my friend tells me that I should expect a crappy harvest, everyone else that has written something about this online seems to contradict what he's telling me.
My theory is that since the plants are close to the plants, they've spent more energy creating more bud colas instead of having to waste energy on getting taller (which would be a good thing).
I would like to hear everyone's opinion on this.
Also, i'd like to know how much to expect per plant once its time to cut them down. I know there's a lot of factors that go into this but I just want to have a number so that I can have somewhat of an estimate as to how much to expect.
Here's some information to help you give me a better estimate of my plants:
The strain is Bubba Kush.
I grow in Grodan Hugo Block cubes.
My main nutrients come from the Flora series (FloraGro, FloraMicro, FloraBloom) along with a few other brands/nutrients (Great WhiteShark, Bud Candy, Bud Ignitor, Bud Blood).
I have Co2 running in the tent and the temperatures are between 73-78F during "day time" and 63-68F during "night time".
If there's anything else you think I should know (maybe put more plants to maximize space, use more/different nutrients, etc.), feel free to put it in the comments and I appreciate all your help!
Thank you!
My plants (13 of them) are currently in week 4 (just started yesterday) under one 1000 watt MH light in a grow tent (8ft wide, 10ft lenght, 7ft height). I will be switching them to a 1000 watt HPS light in week 5.
My plants grew very rapidly the first two and a half weeks after i switched them to 12/12 light cycle but after that, they seem to have stopped growing (height). I have the plants 2-2 1/2 feet away from the light so that they can get as much light as possible without getting any burns. My friend who's been growing for about 5 years now says that I should put the plants father from the light and that I should expect a bad harvest. The plants currently sit at around 2 feet tall (give or take 2 inches). Although they did stop growing in height, they seem to have tons and tons of spots where bud will grow (about 20-30 per plant). I'm not sure as to what to do or who to believe because even though my friend tells me that I should expect a crappy harvest, everyone else that has written something about this online seems to contradict what he's telling me.
My theory is that since the plants are close to the plants, they've spent more energy creating more bud colas instead of having to waste energy on getting taller (which would be a good thing).
I would like to hear everyone's opinion on this.
Also, i'd like to know how much to expect per plant once its time to cut them down. I know there's a lot of factors that go into this but I just want to have a number so that I can have somewhat of an estimate as to how much to expect.
Here's some information to help you give me a better estimate of my plants:
The strain is Bubba Kush.
I grow in Grodan Hugo Block cubes.
My main nutrients come from the Flora series (FloraGro, FloraMicro, FloraBloom) along with a few other brands/nutrients (Great WhiteShark, Bud Candy, Bud Ignitor, Bud Blood).
I have Co2 running in the tent and the temperatures are between 73-78F during "day time" and 63-68F during "night time".
If there's anything else you think I should know (maybe put more plants to maximize space, use more/different nutrients, etc.), feel free to put it in the comments and I appreciate all your help!
Thank you!