Indoor Northern Grow Lights - Test Team Home - DIY build and Grow

[Dr Fluff]

Looking great. I am curious to see hope they will respond to all the training.

Thanks Amit, here's keeping my fingers crossed the training will pay off.
I grow in a 100cm x 60cm space, I would dearly love to have a big tent but it just isn't possible where I live.
So far this grow has used transplant at sex, LST,Pinning, HST & defoliation
Transplant at sex - to reduce initial stretch phase.
LST to tie down the branches to the horizontal to send the auxins to the bud sites lower down the branches and stimulate apical growth at those tips.
HST - the main stems were lightly crushed and bent level with the rest of the canopy, again to send the auxins to lower bud sites and stop apical dominance of the main tip which would normally grow into the top cola.
Defoliation - As the auxins went to the lower bud sites they responded by putting on lots of growth and shading the lower nodes on each new tip.By defoliating where a leaf was shading the new growth lower down, it allowed the light in and the lower bud sites were able to put on new growth.
Things should start coming together now and I'm letting them put on more leaf growth but I will do a little bit of light defoliation to keep them in check as they flower.

 

[Dr Fluff]

Today's update
I've been letting it all fill out and have backed off defoliating for the moment.
All the new bud sites are doing well.
Lots of pistils starting to come, I'll do some close ups when they are a little bit more formed and start looking like pom poms.
Optic Foliar is working wonders but is hard to see as I've been defoliating them but the OP girls have had a lot more leaves removed due to them growing so fast!

Picture from two days ago

Two days later.

 

[HLG1]

@arty zan
Thanks for sharing the updates.

Would watering the plants become an issue if they are so close to soil.

 

[Dr Fluff]

@arty zan
Thanks for sharing the updates.

Would watering the plants become an issue if they are so close to soil.

I use a small electric pump and a hose to water them, I can see where you are coming from but i don't have a problem doing it this way.
I have had a dig through some old pics and I found this from 2011.
I have often had to grow in small spaces and this grow was in 45cm x 45cm.

Super Critical Auto
As you can see it is a scrog due to space constraints, height has often proved to be an issue.
Again I used a pump and a hose to water, as you can see this is another low grow.
Over the years I have found ways to keep my plants in check and have found ways to keep the height at a minimum.
Height isn't a problem now but I still like to play around.
I also use a transplant at sex technique to keep them from stretching.
Here some pics of that .

12" Auto Bomb

15"-16" Auto Bomb

Northern Lights Auto 18"

Northern Lights Auto 19"

 

[Dr Fluff]

@PhotonLabs

Here's the bones of the 12" Auto Bomb (top cola cut off!) next to the bottom of 9' Sativa.
The Auto Boms gave 2.5 OZ each and the Northern Lights gave 4.5OZ each in a 100cm x 60cm space.
Journal here - https://www.autoflower.org/threads/...-eshine-ds-300-1-x-vipar-b2x3-stunting.36318/

I also have done a pc case micro grow here in the forums.

Amnesia Stone 99 Auto
Link to journal - https://www.autoflower.org/threads/artys-pc-case-cree-cob-micro-grow-as99.53231/
I built the cab,DIY filter & DIY COB LED and it all came out pretty good.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

anyone up for a game of stick ball?!! lmfao thats a stick indeed there dude! lol

had them open today and watered them,and then stuck them back under the COB @ 85% of available current of 290 watts I believe.
but these girls are looking good man. smells DIVINE TOO! they are actually ready to be taken right now actually. well I could if I wanted too. Im out of meds almost completely but Imma wait atleast another week with just water. I hit them lightly with a few things to boost a few of the younger ones and the older ones too

 

[HLG1]

@Eyes on Fire
@arty zan
looking great. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

Thanks bro,much appreciated.my first postlike and general looking and posting from my brand new.4G smart phone.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

yes'sir,Thank you muchly!!!! Arty is takin ass n kicking names n stuff indeed LOl he's really nailing it hardcore like all the other guys too atleast ill be done with my second grow and can get outta ya'lls way.

 

[Eyes on Fire]

here are a few more randoms of the 5-6 plants I keep shuffling around under there. the canopy is mostly even now. one is on a riser though LOL! smelling soooo pungent too I mean DAAAMN!

temps at canopy are 76F and Rh is 40% and falling