250w HPS Club And Help Guide

so it is done i chopped them down def need to give them a little veg to fill out those pots more here is a pic of the momma going in the box would love to have two of these in there! i could use the other pineapple but then id have no more pineapple clones! i can get from my source though so who knows! but at the moment im planning on running just this one mother but might do both i guess i have enough room to do bigger plants just have to buy clones each and every time


purp wet weight is 75.4
pineapple wet weight is 103.3

so i should have bout a ounce and a quarter in the end!

now i have something to go by to know how to setup everything to get that weight! i will get there! i wish i was doing it like i used to under 1200w of bud lighting with 9 plants in a 4x4 area that was awsome when i had that setup going!

if i ever do straight rooted to flower again i will double the plants in smaller pots!

ok here are the two mommas in 3 gal pots going to veg for 2 weeks then flower away will have to move them down a bit once i begin flower and i will move the light over a bit more so it is more in the middle of the cab will take new pineapple clones before i flower to keep the strain also going without purchasing new ones wont have money for new 400dimmable ballast just yet so thats why i am going with these mommas because i will have room for bigger plants for now!

Jeeze you could flower them now! Totally use a screen, by the way.


Why don't you clone your plants, flower them, and use a couple of clones to start new mothers?

Sr. Verde said:

Jeeze you could flower them now! Totally use a screen, by the way.


Why don't you clone your plants, flower them, and use a couple of clones to start new mothers?

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Was just thinkng the same thng...those mothers would be loveley if they got flowered, big yeilds and very pretty to watch grow

Hey club! Thought I'd drop in and say what's up. Since I have a knack these days to just disappear lol. Anyway.... just finished my 2nd round of the perpetual setup. Used Botanicare pure blend pro line this 2nd round, gobox the 1st. Yeah sticking with botanicare from now on, gobox just didn't do it in flower, N was weak in the bloom formula imho. After going through a lot of nute lines I think I just may stick with this one. Now I am clearing out my veg tent of my big mommas (no space lol ), have to break perpetual unfortunately for this buuuut it'll be worth it. More mothers, more strains, more yay lol. Looks like all of you have been doing great, but I have to ask how you all have been?

Doobieus said:

Hey club! Thought I'd drop in and say what's up. Since I have a knack these days to just disappear lol.

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Since your saying Hi I will too still lurk her, watch the grows. Nice looking lst coolguy, and the ones hanging look just like mine did..

Have 2 kolas left from my last grow been in the jar a while, just pinched a little off.. mmm
Saving the rest for xmas/new years. Been enjoying some cheese from a friend recently. Not my faorite type of strain, but the results are great lol so I cant complain...

Hope your all doing well.. Have big ideas for my spare room closet, just have to get the Mrs to sign off on it.. Might take some time..

I'm doing good doobs, just enjoying my free time. I've been so busy I haven't had much time to be posting in this forum either. Oh and hi 10jeced.

Oh and another thing good job on the last harvest coolguy. I can't believe you pulled that much from those tiny lil plants lol.

Hope everyone is doing well!

What ever happened to lerufus?

Sr. Verde said:

Jeeze you could flower them now! Totally use a screen, by the way.


Why don't you clone your plants, flower them, and use a couple of clones to start new mothers?

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what about letting the roots fill those 3 gal pots a bit? i mean there is 2 gallons or more of promix with no roots. what does everyone think? thanks for the props from everyone yield was lower then i hopped for but i figured out which strain i like for SOG. The pineapple is awesome for it and Trics is very noticeable and look to be more then the purple....by the way i know you shouldnt do this but im out and had to try but i quickdried a joint .5 worth of purple packed it in my bong and im ripped right now and i smoke every day bout 2-3 joints a day so my tolerance is high....cant wait till they are dried all the way the right way! also she tastes so good and it is quick dried!

I plan to take clones of the pineapple before i flower and i have 12 of the random momma because i was going to run them next week remember? anyways i will probally do a SOG again next time and if i get my new light by then i will do the mommas in there 3/4 gal pots on a second shelf in the box...once i get a veg cab i will switch to straight big plants and take the self out of the flower box. since the veg cab will not need a second chamber i can use a duct muffler in it to muffle exhaust noise as it is loud. thats why i have a fishtank on top of my cabinet now plus the fish are cool to watch!!

i will put a screen up as well how far from the light should i have the screen? also what should i use for screen (types of material i can go buy to make one)

i moved the light so the bulb itself is now in the center of the box here is a pic the little bit of shading on the left and right get light reflected onto it when the door to the cab is closed so now the box is getting more equal light all over

For a screen, try a local DIY or hardware or garden shop. You can usual buy plastic mesh to be used for gardening or fencing by the metre, If not i'm sure you'll find something there to do the job, just don't tie them too tight. Get some wood to make a basic frame and attach it to your box, jobs a good'un.

I've never bothered building a screen,but seen it done and done plenty of research. I've even seen ppl buy a load of small hooks, screwed them into the walls, and then wind there nylon string round, making their own screen, at exactly the spacing they want.

As for light height from the screen, I would say pretty much what you have there already

Good work

I'm too lazy to build a screen. I use this:



Tenax makes it. They have it at Home depot.

ok good i dont know if i will go with a screen because flushing would be hard without taking them out of the cab

Yeah I would flip the lights to,shit if you wait much longer you're not gonna have room for ONE of those plants
They looking good though

ok then i will take some clones off the pineapple plants tomorrow then flip the lights in a day or two i just want the roots to grow into the pot some because big root systems mean big buds! but we will start the show soon! i dont think i will use a screen do to the fact i wont beable to flush my soil in a screen

That sounds good. That's what I usually do any way, after I change to the 3or5 gal pots I would flip the lights in a couple days. They will still veg for a week or two so the roots will still grow. Better too much room then not enough.

How is the pineapple going? Is that g13?
I just popped a pineapple express the other day cuzz this damn grandoggy purp is taking forever to veg.
I try to do only one plant at a time so I don't have time for a plant that's going to take forever.

ace720 said:

How is the pineapple going? Is that g13?
I just popped a pineapple express the other day cuzz this damn grandoggy purp is taking forever to veg.
I try to do only one plant at a time so I don't have time for a plant that's going to take forever.

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well the plant on the left in the pic of my mommas is a 6 week old clone had an alright root system at the time and looked like this when i got it and it was all vegged under 5 23 watt cfl mixed spectrum...another reason i wanted to veg those mommas a bit was because i think the pineapple could fill in a bit more, but the random momma is like 2 and half months old been topped and cloned a bunch so she is bushy. also i think i can wait till i fill my rim of the pot up with branches before i flower kind of like filling in that screen yet all around the pot it is tied down instead. i can top again if needed to keep a level canopy but if i top i have to wait 3 days or so for it to heal and start growing again