Thank you that really helped great pictures
They look great. I'm doing hydro with a Growzilla
5.8 tall box by Dealzer do you think I will be ok?
What kind of hydro? Flood & drain table, DWC, top drip DWC, Res DWC, Ebb & Flow system, undercurrent,...
I can think of about 6-7 conventional ways to grow hydro, but we need to know your format...
Maybe this will help you. You need to know, not the measurement of your tent, but the measurement of your tent minus light depth plus several inches. In other words, what height could your plant get to before it's a problem? You don't have a 5.8', it's probably much closer to 4.5' tops.
I also can't say with certainty what
your WW is going to do. I grew out two fem seeds, & kept the better one. But they both liked to stretch more than any plant I have grown (probably 40?)
But if you are concerned about height, & you are DWC (seems to be the most common) you can get 3 gallon pails instead of 5 gallon, & it knocks like 8" off the height. Personally, I don't think they are ideal. But I have them for this exact reason. I have a few plants that are heavily Sativa leaning in growth. My ceiling is 7ft, one of the current WW's I had to work with a bit to keep it lower. But if I stand that plant up straight, it's only a few inches away from the ceiling, never mind the light. If I were to grow these out again in hydro, I would use the shorter pails. But that's my seeds, my light, my recipe, temps, Rh, nutes, co2, pruning, practices etc. But I think it's safe to say your WW (did you tell us where you got it from yet?) will probably stretch a lot too.
So I keep a couple of those 3 gallons available in case I have to alter the height. But you need to figure that out very quickly. You can't just move from a 5 gallon to a 3 gallon. At this point, I can't change it. The roots system will take up that entire 3 gallon pail. I would have had to decide much earlier if I wanted to do that. During the end of veg at the latest. But I kept this one short as hell. It was less than 1' above to top of the 5 gallon bucket before the flip, so I thought I was good. Nope. The highest temp it ever saw was 87, ONE day. The rest of the days have been between 75-80, with the occasional 82 in there. 60% humidity
Your ceiling height is much lower than mine, all told you probably have 1.5' less. I don't know how your ladies will respond, but if you are nervous about height, I would consider using the 3 gallon pails from the start.
They will still grow plenty big, but not as tall. This is the only time I have seen the "your plants will grow the shape of your container" actually ring true. I had to ditch a Strawberry Cough one time, because in a short but wide 5 gallon container, it became a redwood in a matter of weeks. That particular plant, was the fastest growing
anything I have ever seen. I cloned it, & gave the clones away. The guy I gave them too didn't use them. It's a shame, I would love to have that
exact plant again...& in hydro? It would be a monster.
With hydro, I think the 3 gallon containers are 6.5" shorter? But the same plant, put in a 5 gallon, the difference between the two will be more like 13" (I'm assuming your DWC because even though I asked which format, & reread this entire thread & didn't see it, for some reason I think you are, maybe from another post)
The problem with the 3 gallons in DWC is that, genetics aside, if you are growing star quality plants on your end, they will be very thirsty/hungry. I can fill my pails with 2 gallons & 2 light cycles later, it's gone. Part of why I moved to a res system.
So you can see with 3 gallons, unless you have a res system, you are going to need to be filling the pails a lot. As far as growing goes, that's not a terrible hassle. But something to think about. Bc if you are growing a couple diff strains, they will probably eat/drink at different rates...so without a res you will be watering/feeding every day. At the very least, checking it daily. I'm not saying you need a res, I actually
don't think you do. But I just want you to know what using the 3 gallon pails involves. If you planned on leaving for a weekend or vacation during this run, you will
need someone to cover the plants.
Check your pm.
