Lowryder #2 70W hps PC case grow

shadybeep · #1 05-17-2009, 07:39 AM

Hi, I have been growing a few lowryders for a while, and I wanted to see how they would do under a 70w hps, so heres a little grow journal about it

Unfortunately, my lease runs out in 2 weeks, preventing more planting for a while.. I planted 5 Lowryder 2 seeds I had from a previous grow (purposely seeded of course).

Actually, While i think of it, id be interested to hear from other people who have grown numbers of lowryder, I see maybe three seperate phenotypes, but definately two, one is utterly delicious looking, dark, dank and crystally, the other is far more stretchy but probably yeilds more.

Anyhow, despite my previous 75% female success rate with these seeds, under the HPS i got.. ONE female out of 5, which means the box is only half full. Sadly I didnt have time to finish flowering if I had seeded some more to make up for it, so one it is.

shadybeep · #2 05-17-2009, 07:43 AM

As i mentioned in the previous post, here is the two distinct phenotypes i noticed in my last lowryder grow (excuse the size of these lil girls, i was testing

Type 1 is lighter coloured, stretchier, type 2 is more crystally. Dont know how the 2nd type would perform under decent levels of light, but I assume itd be delicious.

shadybeep · #3 05-17-2009, 07:51 AM

70W hps is LOVELY for seedlings, you can get them easily within an inch or two of the light, and crowd them around it. They love it, growth is great. Course this might be what caused 4/5 males.. but Im hoping it was just an unlucky batch.

Anyhow, heres an early(ish) pics from a day or two after I began LST on the single lowryder girl, to shape her around the bulb.

This is roughly week 3. Started sporadic feeding when she showed sex, 1/2 - 3/4 strength nutes with waterings in between.
These things can be over-nuted VERY easily.

shadybeep · #4 05-17-2009, 07:54 AM

Week or so later, shes filled out nicely

shadybeep · #5 05-17-2009, 08:00 AM

And a bit further along again..

Shes doing her best the poor little thing. Starting to look quite pretty

Hopefully she will be finished in 2 weeks, as my lease is up then..

This 70W hps has done much better than i expected, If you could get it in a box the size of a bedside table you could easily(ish) grow four plants around it stadium style, and id guess at maybe an oz yield with very little cooling difficulties?

Ima try that when this grow is done

shadybeep · #6 05-17-2009, 08:05 AM

Oh, completely out of sequence picture here, but this is what happened when I let the top cola get a bit too close to the light..

(note, only some large leaves on the side of the cola were actually too close, and none were touching IIRC)

All the large leaves curled up to make a leafy bowl of bud! Lovely, but not optimal

shadybeep · #7 05-19-2009, 02:51 PM

Some new pics, In the first one you can see just how close the plants can get to a 70w HPS.

There is some slight curling from heat on leaves which have been too close, and i trimmed some of the longer pointier leaves which were close to the bulb, so i could get more surface area closer to the bulb. As it is, bits of the plant are closer than 1 inch away with no ill effects.

Sadly I cannot remember when I planted this girl, but she looks to have maybe 2 weeks left on her. so I will have to chop her a bit early before i vacate the house.

crazytrain14 · #8 05-25-2009, 11:05 PM

nice plant. im bout to be doing the exact same grow. ill be watching this grow closely. good luck bro

shadybeep · #9 05-27-2009, 07:05 AM

Thanks!

If i were to start again now, id add more plants, but in smaller pots.
Im also considering moving the light back against the far wall of the box, which would maybe allow for an extra plant, one on each side and one to the front of the light. Also, id keep them a tad further away, as the light appears to have a bit more intensity than i expected.

Good luck to you also, you should be able to at least double the yield I get from this box if nothing goes wrong

Harvesting tomorrow most likely, pics to come.

crazytrain14 · #10 05-29-2009, 11:07 PM

awesome man keep me posted with your weights and bud pics. im starting tomorow when i get home.
also did you lst your last batch of lowryder?

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