Indoor Need advice on cramped cfl grow

[Surfingsoldier]

So I may have under estimated these autos when it came to size......
I have 5 blue mamouths in about roughly a sqare meter....
They are in week 2 (day 8ish) of flowering under a 300w 2700 cfl with a 40w cfl nursing a smaller plant.
I have tried to train them to grow backs up against the wall with lower branches toward the middle (a little lst) as I read auto dont react well to topping or stressing too much.

Im worried my lower branches are too far away from the bulb and my tops are might not be under the buld enough..

The pics should explain more....
What should I do to get the best yeild from these plants? Or
Is there any more manipulating I can do?
I also have a spare 200w 6500k but no spare reflector, is there some way I could use this to help or would it be a waste of ellectricity?? I was thinking of moving the 300w bulb right or left then hanging the 200w down at the end of it then use to 40w bulb to help out in the middle low branches......
Any advice well welcomed!
The plants seem healthy enough other than ones a bit smaller but im just thinking how to maximise yeilds at harvest.

 

[Yeatster]

Great job. I'd bring in every light possible, without getting to hot.
You could tie the tall girls down a tad if they're still stretchin

 

[Surfingsoldier]

Great job. I'd bring in every light possible, without getting to hot.
You could tie the tall girls down a tad if they're still stretchin

Thanks.... It rarely gets above 25 degrees in there with a small fan so I could crack a window open in the room and squeeze the 200w in..but I have tried to keep it low budget.. The biggest drama has been that the plants vary so much in character so its been difficult to train them. I think it might be an unstable breed because I havent had the issue of varied heights before ...... Any idea the best way to tie em down... They are staked backwards from the top so could I pull the main stem forward to stake it from the front which should lower it if that makes sence?

 

[Northern Grower]

You can tie them down still. Plenty of good grows of lst'd autos. Especially the big ones.

If the temps are good you might keep the light as is. Heat stress will hurt you more than lst would ever.

They are a bit late in flower for the lst to really work its magic. But it will help you move those tops around a bit.
You can also defoliate some of those leaves to help light penetration. But it looks ok so far.

Check the live vendors area in the amare section, I have a grow that is small space.
I've used lst to control some fire og.

Kinda bend them a bit to test the waters. If they are rigid already start slow. If they are still workable you are golden.


Edit: yeah check my thread. You can see how They are trained
https://www.autoflower.org/threads/fireog-x-tahoe-and-purplekush-amare-150-cr-test-grow.54811/

 

[Surfingsoldier]

Thanks for the advice northern grower..... first grow in this setup and the last auto I grew was white dwarf which was litterally a dwarf!
I usually grow photos and and get em sorted in vegging but read not to stress autos....oh well lesson learned I know next time to start earlier and check how tall the strain is. ...
The stem is still a little bendy so Ill nudge it bit by bit. Awsome fridge you got there!

Ill give the lst a good go and hopefully will be able to bring the light down closer to all... and yes will deffo have a trim again soon.
Im still in two minds about the spare light though as I had good results before using two different spectrum lights on flowering..
Plus could get a better yeild but might not need it if the training goes well.... Its always trial and error with a new setup!

 

[Northern Grower]

You aren't wrong about the extra light. 35 watts per sq ft is the min I use. But if you have more it'll help any lower buds ripen up. If you can keep the heat down go for it.

Back in the old days when autos were all mostly dwarfs lst didn't work well.
These days, most are larger at finish so lst is more viable.




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[Passel]

Surfingsoldier, are you giving them right nutrients at right amounts? Seems to be very thin +you might have too much nitrogen - they are growing tall and thin.