need advice on indoor growing....

[samnsara]

...I have 6 plants at various degree of maturation. Two are 3 ft tall, scraggly and near flowering but we are expecting a freeze that will last a long time so I lugged all of them inside and rigged a grow room in my bathroom. I have a rod with three questionable grow lights at the top of a shower stall...so 6 ft? Two of the plants are wanting to flower because I am in the PNW and the wildfire smoke has basically cut off the sun for weeks...and I'm in a canyon...and I am at 2500 ft so a short growing season...and even shorter this year because of the lack of sunlight and coolish temps.

Last year the sun barely came out and I didn't harvest til mid Nov! I cant afford a fancy grow box..altho I may sell my first born for one soon ( don't worry shes 45). Currently I have them at 18-6 as I want to stop the flowering of the two and veg a bit longer. Since pot is legal here I don't have to worry about venting and smell etc. What ferts should I provide them since they were started outside and then rushed indoors. I am just hoping for some kind of crop this year..not a jungle.

[tech3149]

1. Can't offer any solid advice but I'm glad you're making the effort

I try to grow tomatoes through the winter and have been using a fluorescent fixture that was ripped from a commercial remodel that used three 4' bulbs that are about 5/8" round. I remember the lamps were labeled HO (high output) and I think they were T8 type. I'm using it in my cellar that barely gets above 60 degrees in the winter. If you can scavenge some commercial demolition or construction sites you might just find some in the dumpster for almost the right price. The HO bulbs are a lot more expensive both in initial cost and power consumption but way less than the LED grow lights I could afford.

I'd love to be doing my own personal grow but I'm stuck in no mans land with no resources.

Best of Luck

[samnsara]

3. well tomatoes like the same stuff marijuana does so i will...

..definitely look at the different bulbs and outputs! Thanks!

[stopwastingmymoney]

2. Find a hydroponics store and talk to someone there

The good ones will want to help you, the owner would be a good bet

[samnsara]

4. thanks... that is where i need to go i think...

...there is actually one in town. I bought a bulb from them once and it was burned out! I tried to take it back but for the life of me couldn't find the receipt. I will be more careful next time.

[calikid]

5. Good luck, sometimes that's what it takes.

Venting and good circulation with a fan(s).
Get the light as close as possible to the plants without burning, you might need to bend them a little so that you have a consistent level of pot to light, and gradually move the light closer to the plants.
Your hours of daylight/night seem good enough, you should gradually decrease daylight hours as you get closer to harvest.
Ditto on the ferts, start with a light bloom soon, and gradually increase the mixture as time goes by.
I also like to flush the ferts at the end before harvest, especially when you're not organic.
Hope this helps

[samnsara]

7. yes it helps a lot! Thanks!

[samnsara]

9. yep what i am dealing with is stopping two from further flowering whilst..

..allowing the others to cont to veg. I have done this before but only when I had plants all the same stage of growth. A little tricky this time. I just need to win the dang lottery and buy a Northern Lights Grow box...as my growing season is so iffy from year to year.

[TeamPooka]

6. thcfarmer.com for answers to all your questions and concerns.

[samnsara]

8. thank you!!