WOS Afghan Kush Ryder

Has anyone heard of any issues with WOS Afghan Kush Ryder seeds, not auto flowering? I have WOS AK Ryder seeds purchased from Attitude in June of 2011, and finally around to growing one. After about 5 weeks and no flowering, i finally decide to change lights to 12/12 and now finally its flowering. All other autos I have grown there are signs of flowering within 2-3 weeks.

Thanks

AQ

My afgan kush ryders usually take 4 weeks had one plant went to 5 weeks. But thats like out of 40 plants.

70sdiver said:

My afgan kush ryders usually take 4 weeks had one plant went to 5 weeks. But thats like out of 40 plants.

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This thing is huge as well. Its almost 3 feet tall. I have about 5 inches left until I run out of vertical space. I guess ill have to figure out a way to tie this girl down. For my needs I don't think this is a good strain for me due to the size of this plant. I doubt i will grow anymore of this, which is a sad waste of seeds.

70sdiver said:

My afgan kush ryders usually take 4 weeks had one plant went to 5 weeks. But thats like out of 40 plants.

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70sdiver, how tall do your AKR's get by harvest?

I've grown AKR out now about 12 times. Always done in 8-9 weeks in soil. Roughly 1.5 ozs dry per plant.

They start to flower in week 3-4 from seed. Total height of plant about 1.5 feet above pot with some LST.

Mine have all been consistent over the last couple years.

I think you got an odd ball seed.

HighLowGrow said:

I've grown AKR out now about 12 times. Always done in 8-9 weeks in soil. Roughly 1.5 ozs dry per plant.

They start to flower in week 3-4 from seed. Total height of plant about 1.5 feet above pot with some LST.

Mine have all been consistent over the last couple years.

I think you got an odd ball seed.

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Here is a picture of my freakish AKR. I mean the plant looks awesome i just had no idea it would get so huge. I'm tempted to start pruning the fan leaves to allow more light, etc since I really don't have enough light in my opinion for a plant this size. Ive never pruned a weed plant, so if anyone knows where to find a good tutorial on pruning, please let me know

I can't see your pot. If it is plastic, drill some holes in the rim of the pot about every 2-3 inches. Then tie some of those taller branches down so the top 5-10 inches of those branches are horizontal. That will give you some more room to play with.

Don't stop growing something because of height issues. There are so many different things you can do with these plants whether it be an auto or a photo.


Very nice looking plant BTW....

It might look like a freak and be growing like one but damn sure looks healthy. Nice grow! I'm a noob at growing and still learning but I do agree with HighLowGrow, do some LST or even super cropping.

By the way heres a shot of my Mkage 2.5 weeks into flower. I have 6 plants total all fems. The Mkage was a freebie seed, I also have a Papaya, 8 Ball Kush and 3 Bag Seed Mexicans. Doing both compost and DWC under CFL's. Happy 420!!

HighLowGrow said:

I can't see your pot. If it is plastic, drill some holes in the rim of the pot about every 2-3 inches. Then tie some of those taller branches down so the top 5-10 inches of those branches are horizontal. That will give you some more room to play with.

Don't stop growing something because of height issues. There are so many different things you can do with these plants whether it be an auto or a photo.


Very nice looking plant BTW....

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This is a hydro system, so no pot or soil which is first for me. I really don't want to drill any holes into my hydro system, but I will figure something out for sure if it comes down to it. I will only grow hydro from now on, soil may be easier, but with hydro you get to control every aspect of the nutrients, water, and quality.

Txchilies said:

By the way heres a shot of my Mkage 2.5 weeks into flower. View attachment 2130319View attachment 2130325 I have 6 plants total all fems. The Mkage was a freebie seed, I also have a Papaya, 8 Ball Kush and 3 Bag Seed Mexicans. Doing both compost and DWC under CFL's. Happy 420!!

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Looks awesome. Did you buy those hydro buckets? What are they exactly? Does it drip from the top in addition to the DWC?

aqueous2001 said:

70sdiver, how tall do your AKR's get by harvest?

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Thirty to 38" I'd say the average is about 33".

Sorry to go off topic but what is an average yield for this plant? I am growing some now in 2 gallon pots, they range from 45 - 70cm in height.

So about 2 feet average. Have they flowered yet? In 5 gallon pots running 24/0 lighting i get 3 to 5 ounces a plant.

3 to 5 ounces thats nice mate, have a few questions if you could please fill me in, i would greatly appreciate it. I have some going now and atm its looking like around an oz per plant as a guess. Do they swell much in the last 2 weeks?

What light do you use?
How much floorspace do you allow for each plant?
How tall they get?
How many days from seedling to harvest do they take?
How long do you flush them for before harvest?
Do you include stems or just pure bud in the yield numbers?
What nutrients do you use from start to finish (list please )?

Thanks man, appreciate it, please answer all questions