Waited about 10-11 days after the flip to flower to change bulbs from mh to his, both 600 w. I heard this strategy is effect in keeping the plants from stretching to much. It looks like the hps heats up the room a lot less. trying to keep the canopy as even as possible, the ones farthest back are getting a little taller but they are hard to reach for now. I will be lowering all the pots to the ground probably after another week when they are tall enough. I started with all the plants elevated because my light couldn't drop that low in my current set-up.
Hello my Fellow gardener . I see you used peat pots then cloth pots . I see your lamp is very close your temp to high and humidity as low as you would want it in last weeks of bud . I don't think you over watered maybe the mix was to strong but your plants didn't stretch and stunted due to to much blue light . you need to move the light away during these starting phase and turn it way down you can tell due to the healthy amount of nodding your plants have this is due to blue light or to much . also the plants would like double the humidity at the start . the peat pots if not kept wet will inhibit your root growth until they break down some due to high heat and dry pots at the start your roots would not have broken out until you transplanted them to the cloth and the core is kept wet . as long as you don't leave the cloth pots in water you pretty much can not over water them . the more often you water the lower strength food you will want to use . and yes you will want to be careful about light reflecting down your ducts .
@Mongler1187,
Thanks for the info & advice, man. I had a pos humidifier when I started, now I have a good one to regulate that. I'm using an air cooled hood with a 600 w mh and their usually at 16-20 inches away. That should be fine right? Are you saying at the end of flower I should have the light at least 20+ inches?
I have a similar issue with overwatering. After being very hands off for the last week and letting the soil get bone dry, Iβm seeing rapid growth.
What light and what kind of space are you using?