Mandelbr0t
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Hey everyone, this is my first grow and I grabbed clones that were already at about ~2+ weeks old. I had to iron out some other setup issues and environmental control issues in the flower rooms that I didn't think were going to be an issue/didn't realize would be an issue until the last minute. So I've had these big babies getting fed Athena Pro @ 3.0 EC, 5.7 pH, and a .9 - 1.0 VPD for a little over 2 weeks now (so maybe vegging over a month total now) and they seem to be doing pretty good. The problem is they are all packed extremely close together now that they have grown up, and to give them more space I need to move them into another room for flower. Below is a picture of what the Ice Cream Cake's look like. They are roughly about 32" tall, and my Apple Fritter's may be closer to 3' tall. You can see how they've started kind of stretching up since they have no room to grow outwards now due to have close the plants are together now from vegging so long.
They are under Phantom PhotoBIO 640w LED's right now, at about a 700 PPFD. They will be under the same PhotoBIO's in one room, as well as Gavita DE 1000's in the other room, but the goal will obviously be to keep the PPFD the same in both flower rooms (above what it's currently at.) Since Gavita recommends a minimum of 3' from the light to the top of the canopy, I need to do some topping (I assume) to get them down to the correct height. My friend says they will at least double, if not triple, in height once flipped to flower.
The very bottom of my trays are 2' from the floor, and from the bottom of the trays to the lights is a little over 6'. My ceilings are 9'4" tall and the lights are already up as much as they can go. I'm going to be using 3 gallon fabric pots, currently they are in 1 gallons for veg, and metaphorically busting at the seams. The plants are at 32" - 36" tall already (measured from the top of the coco in the pot to the top of the plant), so how much should I be cutting off here, or what should I be doing? This wasn't something I accounted for ahead of time, since I thought it would be get the clones, let them grow a week or so, then flip them over. Unforeseen circumstances did not allow me to do that.
The strains I'm running are:
Apple Fritter
Ice Cream Cake
OG Kush
Starkiller OG
Tropicana Cherry
The OG Kush is pretty short and squat and hasn't gotten super tall like the rest, so they are probably ok. Everything else has grown up pretty good. Will it be safe to top them as much as I might need to this late in veg? If so, how long should I wait after topping before flipping into flower? I appreciate any help or guidance!
They are under Phantom PhotoBIO 640w LED's right now, at about a 700 PPFD. They will be under the same PhotoBIO's in one room, as well as Gavita DE 1000's in the other room, but the goal will obviously be to keep the PPFD the same in both flower rooms (above what it's currently at.) Since Gavita recommends a minimum of 3' from the light to the top of the canopy, I need to do some topping (I assume) to get them down to the correct height. My friend says they will at least double, if not triple, in height once flipped to flower.
The very bottom of my trays are 2' from the floor, and from the bottom of the trays to the lights is a little over 6'. My ceilings are 9'4" tall and the lights are already up as much as they can go. I'm going to be using 3 gallon fabric pots, currently they are in 1 gallons for veg, and metaphorically busting at the seams. The plants are at 32" - 36" tall already (measured from the top of the coco in the pot to the top of the plant), so how much should I be cutting off here, or what should I be doing? This wasn't something I accounted for ahead of time, since I thought it would be get the clones, let them grow a week or so, then flip them over. Unforeseen circumstances did not allow me to do that.
The strains I'm running are:
Apple Fritter
Ice Cream Cake
OG Kush
Starkiller OG
Tropicana Cherry
The OG Kush is pretty short and squat and hasn't gotten super tall like the rest, so they are probably ok. Everything else has grown up pretty good. Will it be safe to top them as much as I might need to this late in veg? If so, how long should I wait after topping before flipping into flower? I appreciate any help or guidance!