150w HPS Club and Resource Guide......

[sugabear_II]

hey Igrow,

Look under the leaves for spide mite activity. How is your relative humidity? spider mites love dry hot climate - humidity is your friend that and spraying up on those lower leaves with safers or just water.

Where are those leaves on the plant? older leaves sometimes do that as a sign of lack of O2 to the roots.
Light burn tends to happen at the top of the plant and looks like this... hold on I'll be back with a picture of it...

-suga

ok - here is what light burn - or light bleaching looks like - sorry it's a small picture - but you get the idea - it will only occur on the part of the plant that is closest to the bulb - this bud site was probably 2" from the bulb right in the sweet spot - I tied her back and in a few days she greened up again.


p.s. - PH problems will also cause that type of leaf damage.

 

[cjk]

will heat stress also cause leafs to droop downwards?? i had a little bleach spot from heat stress and i'm wondering if the leaf curl on the new growth is also a result

 

[smokehouse1]

igrowdadankest- yea i was thinking of getting some seeds for christmas. thought that i would move away from bagseed and get some good genetics, sice ive been successful with bagseed figure i would be able to do well with good genetics. i was either going to go with mandala of nirvana but havent decided. i was wanting a quick flowering, medium height pant. i guess ill use the search button.

 

[igrowdadankest]

igrowdadankest- yea i was thinking of getting some seeds for christmas. thought that i would move away from bagseed and get some good genetics, sice ive been successful with bagseed figure i would be able to do well with good genetics. i was either going to go with mandala of nirvana but havent decided. i was wanting a quick flowering, medium height pant. i guess ill use the search button.

Heya Speed Queen seems to fit what you want since there so cheap you can get two packs instead of one also Here is alittle descritpion from Mandala.
Type: mostly indica
Contains land race genetics from: Himachal Pradesh, North India
Cultivation: indoor/outdoor (up to 48° latitude, balcony, greenhouse)
Light: 400 W/m2
Flowering time: 55 days/September (south); mid October (north)
Yield: 400-450 gr/m2 (dry weight)
High: the “surfers” choice - a stimulating, and balanced indica buzz that does not put you to sleep. Pleasantly relaxing yet leaves plenty of energy for social activities and is a great daytime grass.
Potency: 7/10; no nervous side-effects (racy heart, etc.); suitable for regular med users.
Medical potential: this strain shows potential against anxiety and depression.
SPEED QUEEN

Speed Queen is a stocky and tough indica with a thick main stem (green or with distinct scarlet coloring) and fleshy leaves. She carries compact and resiny buds that have great “bag appeal” after drying. One pheno has the delicious aroma of orange and citrus. The other mixes this freshness with a more pungent/skunky note. This indica will fit well into grow spaces where shorter plants are required. To a large extent the bud leaves are covered in THC glands, but harvesting is a quick operation since all buds remain nice and chunky. Speed Queen is not finicky or difficult to grow. For optimal growth (for all our strains) we recommend that you read our online article on how best to fertilize. Mandala strains utilize nutrients very efficiently and grow well with low levels of feeding on quality soil. Due to her vigor and quick flowering time this strain is perfect for novice gardeners and SOG cultivation that aims for max. number of crops per year.

Hey Suga I dont see any movement on the bottom of the leaves.It might be my eyes so I am getting a Magnifying glass to look better.If it is the roots not getting enough Oxygen then next grow I will add more perlite to it.The leaves are in the middle and one set is at the bottom.Here is the bottom leave

this is the middle one.

I am not to worried about it I have seen some really bad Hashberry make it to the end with not evan a single fan leave.I will try and get some better pics out of the HPS light and put them up .

Thanks for the comments people.

 

[smokehouse1]

igrowdadankest- thanks sounds like we might have a winner, are u growing hashberry now, i hear that she is one tough girl. i read somewhere that adding hydrogen peroxide to you H2O adds more oxygen to the water, dont quote me on this though. however i have had less problems since adding it to wate/ mix. i add 1tbsp per gallon of water.
Also this will be my first time ordering seeds with so many seedbanks who are the most reliable to order from i live in the US.

 

[igrowdadankest]

igrowdadankest- thanks sounds like we might have a winner, are u growing hashberry now, i hear that she is one tough girl. i read somewhere that adding hydrogen peroxide to you H2O adds more oxygen to the water, dont quote me on this though. however i have had less problems since adding it to wate/ mix. i add 1tbsp per gallon of water.
Also this will be my first time ordering seeds with so many seedbanks who are the most reliable to order from i live in the US.

Hey yes I am growing Hashberry now.I am currently on seedbay ordering some SQ.Satori and the Safari mix.I live around central us Mandalaseeds.com ofcourse would be my first choice.They ship there seeds really good if you tell them not to send it in the breeders pack.However two of my HB seeds were crushed it probably wasnt Mandala though it evan looked like someone opened my package but didnt find anything!Then there is Seedbay I never have personally got beans from there untill now.I have seen good reviews about them though.You may want to get the Safari mix also You will end up paying around 38$ for two seed packs if its the SQ and Safari mix.Hope I helped any more questions just ask.I am here all day.

 

[smokehouse1]

igrow-i know that this question is asked a million times but on the level of safety, i was planning on getting a pre paid credit card, and having them sent to the girlfriends house, that way beans arnt being sent to where i grow, is this a good idea or am i being way to paranoid. oh the girlfriend is ok with the beans being sent there, it was her idea. Im sure i will have meny more questions, can never learn to much.

 

[smokehouse1]

i do believe that ive made my mind up. im going to go with TOP44 from nirvana and Speed Queen I was going to order from nirvana seed boutique. is this a good idea ?

 

[igrowdadankest]

Heya smoke sorry I coulnd chime in ealire just smoked a bunch of bud.I have my seeds shipped to the same place my grow is only becouse I have nowere else.Seedboutique sounds good.I dont know about the pre-paid card though I mean I am sure it doesnt say Cannabis seeds but still cash is the safest way.I dont know if the Boutique has the option of uberstealth but if they do I would get that.I just sent my money out also for my order I can't wait to see what freebies I get I am planning on giving half the free seeds away to a close friend/grower.They had Mississippi mud Amnesia kush or something,Menage A Trois I would like to get mabye a haze cross thats easy to grow and has a shorter flowering time.TOP44 is a nice looking strain yields are from what I have heard great.Never smoked any but looks nice.I really want some Sensi Star the lemony pheno is really tasty tastes like those yellow airheads.L.U.I looks god too so many strains not near enough time.

 

[Smoke68]

Smokehouse, to answer your "million times asked" question... That is the best choice.. or at least most of it is... But I would pay with a Money Order instead of a prepay credit card... It IS BEST to send them to another location other than the grow, but however if this is deemed impractical/impossible then it is normally fine to just send em' home. The Boutique is not bad... I either use them or the bay to get my genetics.
Smoke68

 

[igrowdadankest]

Is this a bad thing I think one string is stopping pistols from forming.

Sorry for the quility of the pic I couldnt make it flash becouse it was really shiny looking.A few more pics.



Have a good one.

 

[Wildfire]

igrowdadankest- how do you like that floralux 150w hps? ive been thinking about getting one for awhile. how hot does it get? is it loud? awesome looking grow by the way.

 

[softy 12pack]

hey wildfire its a great light if ya dont feel like messing with the security lights. i have 2 of them. they get no hotter than any other 150hps

i remote ballasted one of mine, just took a few minutes and was as easy as splicing 2 wires. the remoted one ran about 2 degres cooler in my lil grow space.

 

[Wildfire]

thanks softy!
i did the DIY 150 watter a couple years ago and then lend it off to a buddy who now doesnt have it. i went to get another 150 hps and a small mh to convert but all the home improvement stores around me charge over a hundred for a 150!

so i decided i will just get one i wont have to drop extra $ and time into. i really dig the fact you can put a flange on top and cool from there.

thanks for the info!

 

[Ganico]

What the dimensions on the floralux 150w reflector?

 

[Wildfire]

ganico- its pretty damn small. perfect size for a 150w imo.
14"long x 10"wide x 5" tall

 

[Ganico]

Can you buy just the reflector?

 

[qdavid]

Hey suga, I was just wonderin'. You take some righteous bud porn shots. Your macros are as good as any I've seen and better than most. You da man! I've read you say you just use a cheap Canon. Canon has that "super macro" feature that seems very cool. I've got this crappy old 2MG fuji that takes crappy macros and I might just get one of those cheap Canon's cause I've heard that macro thing is the best thing about them, and that's what I want. Is that what you use?

 

[Wildfire]

i havent seen just the reflector ganico, but for $90, i'd buy the light and keep a spare ballast/socket/bulb handy. its sucks to blow a ballast mid-flowering...

looks like i'll be re-joining the 150w club soon guys. :friends:

 

[hardhat22]

HTG doesn't list a 150 reflector but they may still have it.You can send a private message or call their 800 number to find out.They are great at answering private messages.They also sell replacement 150hps bulbs,just not through the web site.
http://stores.ebay.com/High-Tech-Ga...Hoods_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ14QQftidZ2QQtZkm
Peace