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We have two Black Jack autos in our 4x4 tent that sprouted in May. Three months later, they still haven't begun to flower. This is our first crop and we're eager to start our second. We learned a lot and have improved our equipment, so we want to try again soon. So we've decided to flip these with the hope of getting a reasonably good harvest. Of course, we've never flipped a crop before, so some advice would be helpful. The plants seem very healthy even though we've made plenty of mistakes. After reading the help here and other articles, I think we have an understanding of how this should be done, but want to make sure we have it right.
Currently, the lights are on an 18-6 schedule. Is it as simple as changing the on and off times by three hours? Would the sudden change stress the plants?
The two ViparSpectra XS2000 lights are currently at 83 percent (400 watts). We plan to bring the lights to 100% after the schedule change. Is that right?
We're using Fox Farm nutrients and are changing to the last part of their soil feeding schedule. We believe one of our mistakes during this grow was to have too much nitrogen. We're probably past the worst of that, but there's probably still plenty of nitrogen in the soil. (Yes, we used the soil that must not be named.) Will that be a problem during flowering?
Is there anything else we should know or do?
Here's what the plants look like as of August 8th. They're bigger than they look in the pictures and we're running out of headroom for the larger plant (first picture). The light on that side is as high as it can go. The distance from the top of the plant to the light is 16 inches. The other light only has about six inches left to raise, but the plant (second picture) is smaller because it is a few weeks younger, so we have the light lower on that side of the tent. It has 18 inches from the top to the light.
Here's a close-up look at one of the older plant's tops.
Currently, the lights are on an 18-6 schedule. Is it as simple as changing the on and off times by three hours? Would the sudden change stress the plants?
The two ViparSpectra XS2000 lights are currently at 83 percent (400 watts). We plan to bring the lights to 100% after the schedule change. Is that right?
We're using Fox Farm nutrients and are changing to the last part of their soil feeding schedule. We believe one of our mistakes during this grow was to have too much nitrogen. We're probably past the worst of that, but there's probably still plenty of nitrogen in the soil. (Yes, we used the soil that must not be named.) Will that be a problem during flowering?
Is there anything else we should know or do?
Here's what the plants look like as of August 8th. They're bigger than they look in the pictures and we're running out of headroom for the larger plant (first picture). The light on that side is as high as it can go. The distance from the top of the plant to the light is 16 inches. The other light only has about six inches left to raise, but the plant (second picture) is smaller because it is a few weeks younger, so we have the light lower on that side of the tent. It has 18 inches from the top to the light.
Here's a close-up look at one of the older plant's tops.