Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

StinkBud said:

It's a combination of a few things.

One is the strains I'm running. All the strains I'm running now are huge producers. I got rid of the lanky sativas and I'm sticking with mixed breeds with mostly Indica in them.

The Indicas finish faster and the buds are very dense and heavy. It's taken me a long time to narrow my quiver down to just 4 strains that I like.

All 4 strains have basically the same nutrient requirements(1700PPM). Having my strain's PPM dialed in really helped with the final harvest.

Another factor kind of happened by accident. I had to put my veg unit in with my cloner on 24/0. The clones didn't get that much bigger but they take longer to start flowering.

That extra few days to start flowering really adds quite a bit more bud sites to the plant. More sites equal more buds!

The plants also end up taller because they stretch for a few more days.

It's not unreasonable to expect 1.5-2oz per plant with my system if you have a good strain. I bet if someone grew Big Bud or Chronic they could pull down 3oz per plant easy.

I've pulled 3oz. from one Blueberry plant but that the best I've done so far (using my system).

Another thing I've changed is my nutrient mix for the first 2 weeks of flowering. I've been running my veg mix with Sweet instead of the normal flowering recipe I use.

This gives the plants a higher Nitrogen level than the normal flowering mix. The plants love it!

The plants grow faster, bigger and stay dark green during the whole stretch. As soon as the plants are done stretching and set flowers I change the res to my normal flowering recipe.

I also have a dehumidifier now. I think keeping the humidity at the perfect level really helps the plants grow healthy.

You want the plants to be able to transpire moisture into the air. This causes more water and nutrients to be taken in by the plant. If the air is too humid the plants close up their stomata and basically slow their breathing until the conditions are right.

My flowering plants use 1-2 gallons of water a day. Most of that water ends up in my dehumidifier.

So all these changes I've made have been a factor in my increased harvest.

You will notice I labeled my plans and instructions version 1.1, Soon you will see that number change....

Don't get your hopes up too soon though!

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valmeida said:

Stinkbud,
I was just wondering what your final 4 strains are?

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StinkBud said:

It's a combination of a few things.

One is the strains I'm running. All the strains I'm running now are huge producers. I got rid of the lanky sativas and I'm sticking with mixed breeds with mostly Indica in them.

The Indicas finish faster and the buds are very dense and heavy. It's taken me a long time to narrow my quiver down to just 4 strains that I like.

All 4 strains have basically the same nutrient requirements(1700PPM). Having my strain's PPM dialed in really helped with the final harvest.

Another factor kind of happened by accident. I had to put my veg unit in with my cloner on 24/0. The clones didn't get that much bigger but they take longer to start flowering.

That extra few days to start flowering really adds quite a bit more bud sites to the plant. More sites equal more buds!

The plants also end up taller because they stretch for a few more days.

It's not unreasonable to expect 1.5-2oz per plant with my system if you have a good strain. I bet if someone grew Big Bud or Chronic they could pull down 3oz per plant easy.

I've pulled 3oz. from one Blueberry plant but that the best I've done so far (using my system).

Another thing I've changed is my nutrient mix for the first 2 weeks of flowering. I've been running my veg mix with Sweet instead of the normal flowering recipe I use.

This gives the plants a higher Nitrogen level than the normal flowering mix. The plants love it!

The plants grow faster, bigger and stay dark green during the whole stretch. As soon as the plants are done stretching and set flowers I change the res to my normal flowering recipe.

I also have a dehumidifier now. I think keeping the humidity at the perfect level really helps the plants grow healthy.

You want the plants to be able to transpire moisture into the air. This causes more water and nutrients to be taken in by the plant. If the air is too humid the plants close up their stomata and basically slow their breathing until the conditions are right.

My flowering plants use 1-2 gallons of water a day. Most of that water ends up in my dehumidifier.

So all these changes I've made have been a factor in my increased harvest.

You will notice I labeled my plans and instructions version 1.1, Soon you will see that number change....

Don't get your hopes up too soon though!

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StinkBud said:

1) Blueberry
2) Goo
3) Purple Silver
4) NYC Diesel

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Milton187 said:

Hi StinkBud,

I am smoking some of my first harvest now! It is sooo cooool to smoke something you grew!

I have one more question! What is the PPM of the sweet during flush?

Thanks for everything once again! Great hobby!

Milton

P.S. My plants have "taken off" again after the flush!

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whysohigh said:

never lost a clone or one single plant for that matter. some one said earlier that sweet and clearex had pretty much the same ingredients, could you and what diff would it make if you used clearex in the flower formula instead of sweet? im only asking because i have clearex and havnt got any sweet yet.

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LionsRoor said:

My wife always tells me "plants are forgiving". I tend to be overly fussy in the garden. She laughs when I freak out over some little thing... well she's had lots to laugh at watching me try to Stink it up at home.

Despite, nutrient deficiencies, leaving the pumps off overnight (wilting all flat and loosing many leaves), cutting roots to remove from veg, and still not having the room 100% done and ready for 12/12 - I got to here! I put this batch in last night - OG Kush (SFV) and Headband.

Thank god, "plants are forgiving"

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StinkBud said:

Wow! That looks great bro! You did a good job. Can't wait to see the OG.

I'd love to try some OG Kush. I've never smoked any but I've heard nothing but good things about it.

From the pictures I've seen it look just like NYC Diesel. Super frosty with big calyxes.

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LionsRoor said:

All thanks to you! ...I wish you were around, I'd give you some of that OG - I got clones of the stuff coming out my ass! ha ha ha - seriously - I've been giving them away. The cloner is a great way to start clones for other mediums too.

I love Diesel (not sure what the diff is between standard Sour Diesel and NYC Diesel) - Diesel is a strain I would love to get my hands on! My favorite - as the high is so up. Back before I knew how to AeroClone - I had a chance with some Sour D but I could not root it... give me that chance again - even with just one scrwany cutting - and it's game on with the aero cloner!

Thanks again, Stink - and the rest of y'all. I haven't been this excited about growing EVER!

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LionsRoor said:

All thanks to you! ...I wish you were around, I'd give you some of that OG - I got clones of the stuff coming out my ass! ha ha ha - seriously - I've been giving them away. The cloner is a great way to start clones for other mediums too.

I love Diesel (not sure what the diff is between standard Sour Diesel and NYC Diesel) - Diesel is a strain I would love to get my hands on! My favorite - as the high is so up. Back before I knew how to AeroClone - I had a chance with some Sour D but I could not root it... give me that chance again - even with just one scrwany cutting - and it's game on with the aero cloner!

Thanks again, Stink - and the rest of y'all. I haven't been this excited about growing EVER!

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diddystyles72 said:

I'm working with 2ft deep 7 ft wide 5 ft tall how much light should I give some plants ? I have 2 vent fans that read that they can move a 200 ft in 2 mins. each I'm a noob so any help from a vet is good help

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StinkBud said:

That's some pretty funky dimensions!

How about one long fence post with 2- 400W lights. You would have to keep the system really low, 5ft is not much height!

You may want to think about some HO fluorescents lights. They make an 8 bulb, 4ft. light that puts out 40,000 lumens. The cool thing is the don't put out much heat so you could hang them right next to your plants.

LED lights would work perfect for you but they are very expensive right now. They will pay for themselves in the long run though. No bulbs to replace and your electricity costs will be very low.

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diddystyles72 said:

it's a closet I have a 400 watt mh right now with a vent fan that moves 200 ft in 2 mins. I also have a second vent fan of the same as the one I'm using but not using it at the moment was thinking of going to a 600 watt hps but just wanted to know if in order to get more out of the few plants I grow if it would be better to instead of more watts just add co2 to get more nugs

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gvega187 said:

hey stink, I was wondering what you do about water temperature and Dissolved oxygen.

Do you use chillers? Do you run an AC unit? Ever have to or want to use hygrozyme?

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gvega187 said:

hey stink, I was wondering what you do about water temperature and Dissolved oxygen.

Do you use chillers? Do you run an AC unit? Ever have to or want to use hygrozyme?

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