Dyna-Gro vs Advanced Nutrients Connoisseur (AK47 Grow)

671mmj

671mmj

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homebrewer thanks for the comparisons.

You saved me from blowing way too much of my hard earned $$$. I was gonna order AN.

Ill now be grabbing Dyna-gro products.

I got a question...Im growing in Hempy buckets...Do you think it would work with the Dyna-Roks II or mix it up with some perlite?

Thx again and Jah Bless
 
shnkrmn

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The Dyna-rok really IS rock and will make your buckets quite heavy. Just use coarse-grain perlite. Dyna-Gro nutrients work very well in hempy buckets though.
 
homebrewer

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Hey shnkrmn - I just took a peek at your journal where you have some Serious Seeds Chronic growing. Did your strain start from seed or were those cuttings from somewhere? What's your opinion on that strain?
 
shnkrmn

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I bought seeds from Serious. I really enjoyed growing it from seed and it clones easily. Very large yields and a sweet, fairly mild smoke that won't paralyze you but very enjoyable. As Serious says, it does not do well when topped. Grown in its natural shape, it developed a truly massive central cola. If you top it it's a floppy mess. My biggest criticism of it is mold. Those huge colas aren't so pretty when you have to cut big chunks out of them. I've fixed my humidity issues but, alas, I let my last Chronic mom go a couple months ago. I think the White Russian is a sounder plant; I think you would like it if you haven't tried it. Great yields, no mold problems and, well, you know the parents, I'm sure :) I have three beans of that left that I'll be hatching soon along with some Bubblelicious and Critical Sensi Star which are both new to me.
 
hornedfrog2000

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I plan on getting the russian whenever it comes in stock. Probably pick up some grapegod as well. I notice the Chronic has very little branching as well.
 
homebrewer

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shnkrmn said:
I bought seeds from Serious. I really enjoyed growing it from seed and it clones easily. Very large yields and a sweet, fairly mild smoke that won't paralyze you but very enjoyable. As Serious says, it does not do well when topped. Grown in its natural shape, it developed a truly massive central cola. If you top it it's a floppy mess. My biggest criticism of it is mold. Those huge colas aren't so pretty when you have to cut big chunks out of them. I've fixed my humidity issues but, alas, I let my last Chronic mom go a couple months ago. I think the White Russian is a sounder plant; I think you would like it if you haven't tried it. Great yields, no mold problems and, well, you know the parents, I'm sure :) I have three beans of that left that I'll be hatching soon along with some Bubblelicious and Critical Sensi Star which are both new to me.
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I got a high number of females out of my 11 pack, 8 I believe. My one gripe is that the clones of 5 of the females started flowering on me under near 24 hours of light which eliminated the most desirable pheno. It yielded huge, very good resin production with a fairly fragrant sweet/berry aroma. I actually had zero issues with mold as the structure of the buds weren't nearly as dense as my dumpster strain, which is a good thing. Overall though, I found it to be a high quality cash-cropper strain as the average plant yielded great, had relatively low odor, tended to prefer the one main cola as you stated which means you can really pack them in your growing space, and above all the smoke was quality. Like you, I'll probably run it a few times and let the mother go eventually. Comparatively, my Ak47 yields really well too but I prefer the aroma, appearance and effect over the Chronic. I would however recommend the Chronic to anyone looking for high yields and an indica-dominant effect.
 
reverof

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Homebrewer... you ever used crushed up dolomite lime in your F&D ? Trying to see if its possible and if is positive using it that way vs calmag
 
hornedfrog2000

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homebrewer said:
I got a high number of females out of my 11 pack, 8 I believe. My one gripe is that the clones of 5 of the females started flowering on me under near 24 hours of light which eliminated the most desirable pheno. It yielded huge, very good resin production with a fairly fragrant sweet/berry aroma. I actually had zero issues with mold as the structure of the buds weren't nearly as dense as my dumpster strain, which is a good thing. Overall though, I found it to be a high quality cash-cropper strain as the average plant yielded great, had relatively low odor, tended to prefer the one main cola as you stated which means you can really pack them in your growing space, and above all the smoke was quality. Like you, I'll probably run it a few times and let the mother go eventually. Comparatively, my Ak47 yields really well too but I prefer the aroma, appearance and effect over the Chronic. I would however recommend the Chronic to anyone looking for high yields and an indica-dominant effect.
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One of my Chronic mother flowered on me under 24/7 light too... I've heard SS has some trouble with that.
 
homebrewer

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hornedfrog2000 said:
One of my Chronic mother flowered on me under 24/7 light too... I've heard SS has some trouble with that.
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If I remember correctly, one of my AKs did that too but that particular plant would've been the last one I picked regardless of the 'auto flower' tendancy. The Kali mist however was perfect. Don't get me wrong though, I've had nothing but a positive experience with the 33 beans I've grown from Serious Seeds. 100% germ rate, exactly a 60% female to male percentage and multiple plants from each seed pack could be fantastic mothers. It's great when you have 3 females you love out of each pack allowing you to choose the best of the best. I've not had that success with other breeders.
 
reverof

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ahh ok... for some reason thought I read where you use calmag must of read it wrong.... I picked up my first bottle of Dyna-Gro today to start my F&D later this week, germinating half dozen seeds for it :)
 
hornedfrog2000

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homebrewer said:
If I remember correctly, one of my AKs did that too but that particular plant would've been the last one I picked regardless of the 'auto flower' tendancy. The Kali mist however was perfect. Don't get me wrong though, I've had nothing but a positive experience with the 33 beans I've grown from Serious Seeds. 100% germ rate, exactly a 60% female to male percentage and multiple plants from each seed pack could be fantastic mothers. It's great when you have 3 females you love out of each pack allowing you to choose the best of the best. I've not had that success with other breeders.
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Thats the thing. They are very consistent auto flowering or not. They have seemed very uniform from everything I've seen. If I wasn't happy I wouldn't be planning to buy more from them.
 
shnkrmn

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You don't use mag-pro either? Because I get early flowering mag deficiency if I don't, using RO. I wonder if your continuous use of grow formula in flowering is the answer.

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I've never had to use calmag in my hydro trays and I even use RO water.
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drekoushranada

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Hey HB this thread has been great. I am using the Dyna-Gro line in my system for my first grow and it has been beyond solid. Thanks for the test runs and the knowledge. For a first timer this stuff is a must and very nice on the pockets as well. :D
 
homebrewer

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I do use magpro but that's only magnesium, sulfur, N, P and K. The calcium content of the base has been fine for me actually. drekoushranada: Those look good and it's going to get crowded in there! Just keep them healthy and do not push them, they know how to grow ;). What is up with the coding for posting? I can't separate paragraphs apparently.
 
drekoushranada

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homebrewer said:
I do use magpro but that's only magnesium, sulfur, N, P and K. The calcium content of the base has been fine for me actually. drekoushranada: Those look good and it's going to get crowded in there! Just keep them healthy and do not push them, they know how to grow ;). What is up with the coding for posting? I can't separate paragraphs apparently.
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Yeah It is getting pretty crowded. The second pic are of them in flower day 10 which I took yesterday. Will it hurt my yeild if I dont remove one of the plants? Mainly one of them in the back.
 
homebrewer

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drekoushranada said:
Yeah It is getting pretty crowded. The second pic are of them in flower day 10 which I took yesterday. Will it hurt my yeild if I dont remove one of the plants? Mainly one of them in the back.
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I don't think removing a plant will hurt your yield, you'll just get more per plant vs leaving them all in there and getting a little less per plant. As long as your canopy, or in your case foliage, is covering the spread of the light, you should do well either way with the number of plants you have to work with.
 
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