Disabled, senior female noob > LEDs. Have many questions, made mistakes, need advice

[Puglover1]

Thanks, I shall. I wasn't supposed to be doing this alone, and post-concussion, but is what it is. I have a heavier rod on the way, going to order another LED panel. I am afraid of the height issue more than anything, the middle plant. I knew to pinch it early on to split it but, life happened. I learned the basics from my 1979 grow 'bible', pre-LED. Poor person's method but if I can save dispensary $$ I can do better growing and cooking. I'm only going to have 20-22 inches between top of plant now and the rod up to the ceiling to hold the panels. Will that work? I want to clean them up and flip soon. Thanks again.

[Puglover1]

I have a stronger rod on the way, going to order another LED panel tonight. I figured including everything I'll only have safely 20 inches between ceiling/lights and top of the middle plant. Eek.

[crucialbunny]

What you have accomplished with your grow so far is admirable. You have done better than many growers and all of their whiz-bang toys and do-hickeys. If you're getting that kind of growth with the lights you have I would say it is adequate.My only concern is that you are in serious danger of outgrowing your environment. My suggestion to you would be to flip just as fast as you can because you will still encounter significant growth. If you are going to take some clones and have a separate grow area you should go soon. Because you have a fairly wild grow going, trimming will be a bit confusing and haphazard. That's okay. Once you begin flower they will pretty much show you where to cut and you should end up with a sizable harvest. I am impressed with what you have managed with little more than tape, wire, sealing wax and determination. Keep us posted.

[Puglover1]

Hi! I started from seed about a week apart (don't ask) sometime in April, lets call it 4/20. They've been in these pots and the closet since Memorial Day weekend so two months of veg, in there. That panel is $50 cheaper today, I might have to just buy (charge) a second panel. I had the two end plants elevated until they caught up in height so I wasn't moving them around, I could now. I turn them daily, remove dead leaves, the yellows too if they don't fall off by touch. Do I just throw away the smaller stems/shoots? I know there are too many. What location should I choose on the plant if I want to clone some? No sign of sex yet, I had a bag-seed grow in that closet 25 yrs ago, all fluorescent lighting, 13 seeds, 12 were females. I've been trimming off fan leaves for a week or so, little at a time. These photos are a week old, sorry. Thank you!!

[Mr.furley]

No problem, we anit in a hurry round these parts most the time.

Your specs on the Led light are 243 actual watt and with the others you probably have another 160 to 200w. How much vertical space do you have left to use? And what Sq footage do you have under the lights?

We'll get to the deficiencies in lower growth next, I just what to see about over crowding first.

[growell]

hang them bulbs further down angle them to face plant further down if there not pentrating

[growell]

i would get another led the red or is it purple could be amagnesium defience or the genetics of the strain

[Puglover1]

Hi, that same LED panel is $50 cheaper today. Should I use two of those for the three plants? I can move them around, I had the end plants on top of something until they both almost caught up in height to the middle. Remove via scissors all the 'fuzzy' growth and small shoots on the bottoms now? The tower fan is always on, I just bought that white clip fan on the shelf, just barely point it downward? I had the panel on full light but turned off the bloom/flower mode ~ 2 weeks ago. The plant was getting too close to it, little bit of heat burn that I caught early. After moving the rod higher I just left it off so it'd get more after 12/12 switch. That middle plant always seems to have leaf yellowing or some leaf issue. I give them all Cal-Mag + fish emulsion, started at 1/2 strength increased to full. The two side plants look pretty green. Do red stems on the biggest/oldest fan leaves mean anything? I've been taking off fans that are touching or blocking, I turn the pots regularly. Is there a reason/benefit in force flowering some clones? Thnx!

[SoOrbudgal]

Puglover1 My hands go out to you wish i could help you trim up your plants they are wild right now. But it can be done i'd like to here how old they are also. These are females have they showed sex yet they will after the switch. I would take inside center smaller tiny stems out 1/2 with all plants now and let it rest then do it again in couple days. It will make the main branches harder/tougher. I'd like you to catch a hail mary with you grow but you got to move them around for each getting enough light under that LED. Those old yellow leave remove. Start there take your time.

[Puglover1]

Sorry, I was tending to my compost bin. It says this "King Plus 1200w LED Grow Light Full Spectrum for Greenhouse Indoor Plant Veg and Flower (Dual-chip 10w LEDs)" I don't have a way to check what I'm really getting from that panel. Two 4' fluorescent fixtures, one ballast doesn't work so three tubes of different spectrum. The grow bulb has red & blue LEDs, I won it, not much info. The other LED 'grow' bulb I don't remember where it came from, and the clamp-on with a CFL bulb was to try to get more light through to the middle plant. The seeds were started sometime in April, been in these pots and the closet since Memorial Day wknd.

[growell]

i would get lights use the cfl light for seeds and clones take clones before 1212 switch put them in your other closet under cfl light need them on a diffrent light cycle 18 6 move plants around so they all get some of the strong light remove the stuff from bottom that is not getting light the fan point it at plants dont want to be swaying just fluttering not sure what u mean red but if it stronger light put on has middle plant got nitrogen deficience dont take off to many fan leaves just yellow ones then any blocking bud sites if u cant move them when u switch hope this helps i meant stronger lights keep led just keep rest for other stuff mentioned

[Mr.furley]

How old are the plants? Can you tell me more about your lighting? Watts?

[Puglover1]

Hi, I started this with a 'partner' now I'm flying solo. I didn't train or cut tops. Three dispensary seeds from Mag Landrace were started in Aero-Garden, each about a week apart. The first, best seed was in the middle, got most of the light. I had to transplant to peat pots and used the A-G lights until my panel arrived and the 2x6x8 bedroom closet was clean and ready. My light panel's rod is getting close to the ceiling, I've started to remove fan leaves. I used Recharge last week. Using Cal-Mag and fish emulsion for nutes, sometimes via foliar spraying. Soil is 2/3 organic gardening mix and 1/3 perlite, I put a few inches of perlite in the bottom of the pots before transplanting and moving to the closet on Memorial Day weekend. I bought a King Plus 1200W panel, using three fluorescent tubes, a hanging LED grow bulb, another hanging grow bulb and a clip-on light with CFL bulb. Using a tower fan, just bought a clip-on fan but not sure where to aim it? I'm just starting to pH my water (I know, I know). The bigger middle plant has yellowing leaves and I accidentally broke off the top while trying to bend it. I need to get ready to 12/12 soon, please Any and All advice is welcomed. Do I remove all the lightweight stems and compost them? Should I clone some before 12/12? How often to use Recharge? Flushing advice? My closet temp stays around 70 degrees, RH 35-45, depending on watering day & lights on/off. I have another, smaller, bedroom closet to use if needed. I plan to buy a small humidifier, do I need another LED panel? I haven't been using the red lights for a few weeks so that they get more light when flowering. I plan to use GH Bloom when in flowering mode. And I know that free Dispensary seed can morph. This is one of my go-to strains, 5th year of med card. (I fell and got a concussion, doing my best to finish this grow on my own, MMJ is bankrupting me.) TY TY!