So after weeks of looking through the vertical forum I've decided to take the jump and remove the A/C reflector and just bare bulb vertical with my 400w HPS.I just switched to vertical bare bulb two days ago.Also I just defoliated some of the large fan leaves from the main stem to open up all the new growth sights to light for more growth.With the A/C hood w/o glass or straight shot air-cooling but rather A/C'ng and ventilating temps at canopy were 10-12 degrees fahrenheit above ambient temps but now that I've gone bare bulb temps stay 7-10 degrees above ambient so there is a pro.
The area I am using is a Secret Jardin DR 90 3' x 3' x 6' tent have a 16" oscillating fan taken off it's stand blowing up at the bulb with eight plants in 1 gallon grow bags using FFOF no additions of perlite or anything, and GH Flora-Micro & Flora-Bloom and going Lucas.
I left the 4" 170cfm eco plus inline centrifugal on top of the tent where I originally placed it and just undid the ducting from the A/C hood and left it hanging still attached to the fan,I then rigged the ducting to sit right above the mogul socket and lamp sucking any heat away.The fan vents all hot air to an unused central A/C vent and I soon plan to cut a hole in the ceiling and just vent straight to the attic as I live in hot humid area so condensation is not a worry.
Fifteen bag seed were germinated paper towel method as usual and 13 cracked (87% germination rate ain't bad,I'll take it).Once 1/8" to 1/4" tap roots showed they were then placed into rapid rooter plugs as usual per my methods,and placed under a 4' two bulb T-12 fluoro untill their second/third set of leaves,then placed into the tent under the A/C 400w HPS in the DR-90.
After transplanting to 1 gallon grow bags filled with FFOF the plants took off.After a week of being transplanted I started feeding with the FM & FB @ 8ml/16ml as per Lucas method and to this day not a sign of nute burn or deficiency and these babies are a nice dark green looking healthy as ever.
I didn't have enough soil for the remaining five seedlings so they were gifted to a good friend in need.
Of the eight that remain 50% look to be clearly sativa/indica hybrid and lean more toward the sativa side of things as far as structure goes,the tallest of the bunch with a good bit of internodal spacing.Of the remaining 50%,25% seem well balanced hybrids,not very compact internodal spacing but not as spaced out as the more sativa leaning hybrids.The other 25% seem all indica as they are the shortest and bushiest and display very compact internodal spacing and the lowest branches are damn near reaching the top main growth shoot,good bush quality with these two plants IMO as far as structure is concerned.
After 38 days from cracking these seeds and a 24 hour photoperiod I have three confirmed females and one possible male,waiting a little longer for others to show and confirm sex before culling males.
None of the plants have been topped or really trained so far,just a bit of defoliation to make more light available to the growing side shoots.I plan on transplanting to 3 gallon grow bags of FFOF around the first to second week of the new year and then maybe let them fill into their new homes for a week before I flip to 12/12.
More to come soon.
The area I am using is a Secret Jardin DR 90 3' x 3' x 6' tent have a 16" oscillating fan taken off it's stand blowing up at the bulb with eight plants in 1 gallon grow bags using FFOF no additions of perlite or anything, and GH Flora-Micro & Flora-Bloom and going Lucas.
I left the 4" 170cfm eco plus inline centrifugal on top of the tent where I originally placed it and just undid the ducting from the A/C hood and left it hanging still attached to the fan,I then rigged the ducting to sit right above the mogul socket and lamp sucking any heat away.The fan vents all hot air to an unused central A/C vent and I soon plan to cut a hole in the ceiling and just vent straight to the attic as I live in hot humid area so condensation is not a worry.
Fifteen bag seed were germinated paper towel method as usual and 13 cracked (87% germination rate ain't bad,I'll take it).Once 1/8" to 1/4" tap roots showed they were then placed into rapid rooter plugs as usual per my methods,and placed under a 4' two bulb T-12 fluoro untill their second/third set of leaves,then placed into the tent under the A/C 400w HPS in the DR-90.
After transplanting to 1 gallon grow bags filled with FFOF the plants took off.After a week of being transplanted I started feeding with the FM & FB @ 8ml/16ml as per Lucas method and to this day not a sign of nute burn or deficiency and these babies are a nice dark green looking healthy as ever.
I didn't have enough soil for the remaining five seedlings so they were gifted to a good friend in need.
Of the eight that remain 50% look to be clearly sativa/indica hybrid and lean more toward the sativa side of things as far as structure goes,the tallest of the bunch with a good bit of internodal spacing.Of the remaining 50%,25% seem well balanced hybrids,not very compact internodal spacing but not as spaced out as the more sativa leaning hybrids.The other 25% seem all indica as they are the shortest and bushiest and display very compact internodal spacing and the lowest branches are damn near reaching the top main growth shoot,good bush quality with these two plants IMO as far as structure is concerned.
After 38 days from cracking these seeds and a 24 hour photoperiod I have three confirmed females and one possible male,waiting a little longer for others to show and confirm sex before culling males.
None of the plants have been topped or really trained so far,just a bit of defoliation to make more light available to the growing side shoots.I plan on transplanting to 3 gallon grow bags of FFOF around the first to second week of the new year and then maybe let them fill into their new homes for a week before I flip to 12/12.
More to come soon.
