Your abrasive and annoying.
Nothing dickish here. The title of the thread wants the difference of a new and experienced grower. This post states literally says the same thing your title did, "new grower."
Jesus Christ man, "Instead of being a dick about it" as in dickin about.. just get straight to the point.
I'm not picking a fight. Maybe it is a difference in dialect.
Maybe the best indicator of when you're experienced: when you have hubris -- and get irritated at the inexperienced complaining about the experienced.
Every garden has somewhat the same variables depending on method, some people use aeroponics, some DWC or the standard seed to pot. Each to their own. Imo I think DWC is probably the best overall method for consistency. Hardly any room for screwups.
READ! About EC, PPM, TDS and the differences in the 3. Buy good meters like Hanna or Blue Labs. Use them making your feeds for your soil grow. I do. Once you get that down DWC is a cakewalk. You can watch the bitches grow if you sit and have a toke for 5 minutes. But READ. Read about reservoir problems, swapping out the solution etc and do it BEFORE you buy a bucket.Every garden has somewhat the same variables depending on method, some people use aeroponics, some DWC or the standard seed to pot. Each to their own. Imo I think DWC is probably the best overall method for consistency. Hardly any room for screwups.
But I'm using the standard seed to pot for now, until I get a handle on how to grow efficiently. I definitely would like to try DWC, but I don't think I'm at that stage yet.
I need a few grows under my belt first, as do you my man. I'm looking into extra nutrients now, such as seaweed extract (kelp). But I'll probably use that on my next grow and see how much of a difference it makes. I've orderded some black-strap molasses too, they should be coming through any day now. Can't wait to start feeding these little babys, I'll give it another 2-3 weeks until then.
Good luck to you bro
Your figures are way off. It takes time, experience and money. Some yield a single zip off 6 plants. Others get 4 zips off a single plant. It is a huge combination of factors including choice of strains and grow methods.I mean as in, people say new growers can expect to have a yield of roughly 2-3 oz indoors per plant, whereas more experienced growers can expect atleast a QP from a single plant.
Surely If a new grower followed an experienced growers entire grow step for step they can average the same yield?
What extra steps do more experienced growers do to yield more? I always thought a simple guide of water, nutrients, light, genetics, fim/top/lst etc - are the only methods to get the most out of your plant. The first 3 obviously being essential.
I understand, humidity, temperature, light cycles, co2 levels etc play a big part. But surely that alone wouldn't yield an extra 5-6 oz off a plant.
If you understand EC/PPM and equip yourself (chiller!) DWC is a cakewalk. Biggest plants I have ever grown. With a chiller canopy temps become far less critical.
NICELY said! Love the baker thing!
Water supply is roughly every 3-4 days, from what I've been told. I'll just stick to the good old fashioned lift the bucket, if it feels light, water.
I grow in a mix of soil and pro-mix so don't feed much until they get into flowering and even then lightly. I don't use any add-ins just A&B adjusted over time through testing and observation of how the plants behave at different cycle stages. I switched from fully organic after a few rounds of indoor and it took a while to try different feed schedules/amounts to get it dialed in. My suggestion there (and anytime you're trying something new) would be to document the shit out of any changes, try different amounts and watch each strain until you see some slight tip burn, then back off. Finding the sweet spot will differ depending on what nutes and medium you're using, it's difficult to pin it down or come up with a specific formula as there are too many variables. I don't think there's a lot of difference between nutrient brands (e.g. this is better than that) but dialing in the nutes you're using to the medium you're using is more important imo, and that takes slow and documented adjustments while observing the effects.
You only use A&B? Next grow I'll use your medium and compare. I have a feeling straight coco won't have all the bacteria, micro-organisms + other essential things that soil has in it (Still need to read up on alot of this).
