chemphlegm
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are you going to keep on topping it while wondering why its so short?
Is 600 watt hps too much light for veg
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Roger A. Shrubber
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no matter what light you use for veg, keep it as close to the plant as you can without burning it. i would personally use the MH for veg, the blue light promotes healthy growth without too much stretch. hps has a much redder spectrum that makes plants grow taller, but not as dense.
something to consider, if you veg under a hps, then switch to flower under the hps, you won't get a lot of stretch. if you veg under to MH then switch to hps for flower, you'll get a lot more stretch. so if its short now, use the MH for a couple of weeks, then flip it to 12/12 under the hps and it'll stretch at least 50%, maybe a good deal more
something to consider, if you veg under a hps, then switch to flower under the hps, you won't get a lot of stretch. if you veg under to MH then switch to hps for flower, you'll get a lot more stretch. so if its short now, use the MH for a couple of weeks, then flip it to 12/12 under the hps and it'll stretch at least 50%, maybe a good deal more
Roger A. Shrubber
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also, its kind of hard to see how big a pot its in, plants get root bound rapidly in veg, i usually up pot at least twice during veg, then again when i flip to 12/12.
if your plant is root bound, it won't grow any more till you put it in a bigger pot
if your plant is root bound, it won't grow any more till you put it in a bigger pot
Axle4worc
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Roger A. Shrubber
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the doctor doesn't troll...he just sometimes lacks the social grace to make you appreciate his expert advice
Cx2H
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I'd give this 100 likes if I could.
ALong14U
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Just 2 cents here. After topping it should take about 5 days on a rugged plant for the 2 new shoots to start taking over. Make sure you remove entire stem from the old terminal. Leaving it long will result in much slower growth from the new tops.
Tx-Peanutt
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K thanks should I retop ? How many times can u prune a plant I've done it once she looked clean than a week later she's bushy again. I was wanting to prune leaves growing towards plant to keep from covering light . Is it a good idea to prune every couple weeks to keep her clean?
Cx2H
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Greetings, I prune when I see something that needs attention. Could be once a week or 3 times that week. Just don't do a massive defoliation and topping then throw it into flower the next day.
Tx-Peanutt
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Well I topped already
i topped already but some guy said that I left a long a long stub when I topped and I wondered if I should recut it shorter or just move onGreetings, I prune when I see something that needs attention. Could be once a week or 3 times that week. Just don't do a massive defoliation and topping then throw it into flower the next day.
Cx2H
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Tx-Peanutt
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while trimmings leaves my dog pushed my arm causing me to cut a branch half way so I trimmed all the way to the growth did I harm my plant or help it?Move on.
Roger A. Shrubber
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just slowed it down slightly, the new shoots on the remaining stub will take off soon and replace the pruned branch
Dr. Who
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Never was one for social graces
...... Live in the stick's and have forever. No matter what state I was in. Especially "confusion". 
Have been told I'm getting better at times....Cum omnibus cecidisti, concidisse simula.
Roger A. Shrubber
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i've always prefered "quando omni flunkus moratati" even though it actually makes no sense
Dynamo626
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Top as many times as you like. Let them fully recover from the toping and show good growth from the new tops before you flip. How long should you veg? Long enough to almost fully fill your area. Be mindfull that after the flip they will double or more in size. This is 2 days after flip and 5 fays after. Your electricity is the most pricy expence. Any area that unfiltered light hits the floor is money in the trash. I veg under 315. Almost the equivlant of 600w hid. I germonate under it at 4 ft and dont move it the entire veg letting the plants grow up to the light. Flowering under a 630 at the top of my tent. I dont lower to optimum distance 18 inches with this light untill after strech is over.
Cx2H
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Wait looking at it that's good canopy management. Look ma no nets. +1
ttystikk
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Thank you! It's heartwarming to hear that my work has resonated with people.Gotta love a scrog. But @ttystikk vertical nets make me Hap-pay like a kid giggling over candy.
I'm not the only one who thinks vertical gardening is a step forward. I'm seeing lots of startups using the technology.