250w HPS Club And Help Guide

how long did you veg her for shes looking great bro.. What kinda nutes and soil is she in?

Vegged for 9 weeks and I got her in ffof soil and ff tiger bloom nutrients.

took these pics this morning..

its funny because she doesnt even have any stinky bud smell. she smells like fresh fruit or something

Well she looks beautiful brother. i love the macro shots. keep up the good work.

u can put more than one pic in one post... nice plants tho

thanks guys! how do i do more then one pic per post man, its killing me!

multiple links with that on each side to embed each one

cool! thanks bro

pm me if you have more questions, ill be glad to help you with the forum!

Well guys thought id post an update on my GHS bubba kush... the plant in the little white cup is PE i staggered the veg times a little so i could let the kush get nice and big ill be lst'n both plants and hopefully get 2 zips a plant . Ill probably start flowering in 3 weeks and let the Pineapple express get bigger.. Enjoy all

Hi everyone,
New to the site, and will be following closely. Just beginning my first grow, started seeds germinating in paper towels yesterday. This place is a wealth of info, and I'm sure I'll have alot of questions (many have already been answered by researching this site).
Basics: after tap root sprouts, they will go in peat pots under a flourescent lights (will switch to 250w mh for veg, and hps for flower). Grow space is small basement closet. 3x3x7. Very limited venilation, but will have a small fan going.
I plan to transfer peat pots directlly into 3-4 gallon containers, I think 5's are too big for the space.
My biggest problem is that I have to sex the plants. I'm using some very good bagseed, but obviously not feminized seeds. With the 250w setup, I"m hoping to get 2-3 females. The problem is I plan on starting with 7-8 plants and hoping to get 2 or 3 out of that. So, my space will be very limited until I can sex the plants and get the males out.
I would appreciate any advice any of you might have, or any problems you may see with my setup.
thanks a bunch

whats the ambient temp of you closet? that lights heat will build up quick without a way to get rid of it. Welcome to the group too

I cut a 8" by 14" square in the back of my cabinet at the very bottom. Then I screwed a vent cover over the opening. I have a small circulating fan inside sitting on the bottom in front of the vent. It sucks fresh air in constantly. I have a 90 cfm exhaust fan mounted inside at the top right side of my cabinet. I have a 3" aluminum exhaust hose coming out of the exhaust fan and going through a 3" hole and directly out the window. A total lenght of 3'. Used a 600 watt dimmer switch mounted on the outside of the cabinet to control the speed of the fan motor. It works excellent. If you start smelling your plants as they start flowering then just increase the speed of your exhaust fan. I have family members upstairs that have NEVER smelled my plants. Goodluck and I hoped this helped.

The temp of the closet is very cool. In the summer, probably around 60-65 degress F. I am concerned that it will be too cold in the winter and I may have to have another heat source? It is a cement block basement so it stays very cool, but that also makes it alot harder to put a hole in the wall for a vent, and I'm trying to keep it as low-key as possible.
thanks

yea well that is cool at least youll save money on a air cooled hood lol

Okay recently this year I bought a new 250 hps but its different. It can be switched over from HPS & MH. It supossibly has a built in ballast. I live in an old ass house, and the breaker is known to be a POS. I wasn't planning on growing in this crib but I went to test the fucker out with the light an all and the light doesn't even come on. It makes the usual buzzing noise and does not come in. I got this light from hydro farm or some shit. Like what do you folks think?