about to start flower

[chaseaftaracksy]

Whats up ic family. First timer here. Seeking sound advice and or suggestions feedback critique etc. My first time im not dumb at all just understand if if reply back asking a question its cuz im not exactly sure. Ok i am running violator kush lemon og kush two autos (already budding) and a bagseed believed to be la con but def not after seeing la con grows however la con maybe the mom. Two vk two logk. Vk and logk roughly 45 days old from germ. Area is 2.5 x 2.5 x 4.5. 250w super hps horti 150 super hps not horti but comparable. 400 w 47500 lumens. Was running 18-6for temp issues. Now running 20-4 lights off temp highest has been 77.7 lowest lights on temp 72.9 highest light temp was 88 went ac went out for two days lights were off and put ice in my pots. Temp is now dialed. New growth lush green healthy. Due to height constraints and space plan to flower asap. My bagseed i call bertha showing big time and surprisingly didnt flower when lights came back on wen acidity fixed. Okay so my questions.
1. Is it proper to feed plain phd water until flip (2-3 feeds)
2.is it proper to have plants in total darkness for two days before 12/12.
3. If not seeing any herm issues on my autos but not seeing sex on vk and logk are they ready? (vk topped 6x logk as well) (tallest logk 12" same with vk)
4. Is it okay to have lights off temp higher than lights on?
5. Is it better to change my light schedule to where lights on Is hotter than lights off?
I have probloom cal mag sil blast snow stormm monster bloom hygrozyme bud candy and they been neemed twice in pro mix 2 gall cloth

 

[TribalSeeds]

Dont put ice in your pots ever again.

 

[MrGreenWeed]

1. It's not a bad idea to fed only water for 2-3 feeds from veg to flower, it helps remove the old veg(N) nutes before you start your flower nutes.
2.Yes. I have always gave my plants 24-48 hours of darkness when going from veg lighting to 12/12, it helps force plant to begin flowering ASAP. It can also help you adjust your 12/12 light schedule a few hours ahead or back if you need to do that.
3.Just get en into flower and watch for sex and of course for herms.
4.That's a good question. I have no idea as I have never tried that, it's usually just the opposite. A few grows in the past I did keep day and night almost identical with only a 1-2 degree change, and it stunted flowering compared to grows where I keep the night temps down at least 10-15 degrees. It's worthy of experimentation as I have read that raising your night temps in the last few hours of night can trigger hormonal responses but I have no idea. But the higher night temp never exceeded the average day temp in this particular reading. The grower ran a dehumidifier that last few hours of night and this is what spiked the temps.
5.Yes. It's ideal to have higher day temps.

I have to agree with TribalSeeds and say adding ice to the medium is a big no-no. Another growing myth that will do more harm then good. You should of just let your plants take the heat those few days, or created more air circulation rather then using ice. If you can normally maintain a steady 77 degrees at day and 73 at night I'd say that's pretty good other then you need to get that night temp down a few more degrees for flowering. Good Luck

 

[chaseaftaracksy]

Ok ya i been running my lights opposite of natural day n night if i run lights off naturally im sure the temps Will drop significantly. Why is ice bad? I had about eight fans going the air had gotten so hot it went out at nite woke up several hrs later. Prob would have been better catching it immediately . Okay it was 71.9 wit lights on around four or five when i woke up thirsty. I had to bend over or supercrop one of autos. I took two of the main stems and supercropped succesfully i assume cuz now all the buds alongthe stems are straight up looking like lil colas. I also heard that u are supposed to allow at least a week after topping before flowering? Is this true and why? Also by me bending those budding branches is that actually bad for the plant or not? I had to do something but im hoping the stretch is over cuz literally i went to sleep woke up and it had shot up like that immediately flushed then gave flower nutes like a day later all is okay. Oh ya i have no place really to put my autos Will they be okay during 24 hrs of darkness? Im thinking not but have no facts. Thank u very much for your time