Get a harvest every 2 weeks

[Al B. Fuct]

Originally Posted by donfish

your the man , i made new grow boxs to try this methed out.ou think white russian be a good strain for this ?and how tall do i need my plants to get at least 1oz per plant ?

Sorry, I have not grown WR, don't know its heritage and thus can't really advise you. SoG yields best with strains which are strongly indica dominant. I'm running Sweet Tooth #4 and have in the past used Skunk #1 and LUI, both which did yield well, but ST4 is a heavier-hitting high and more mould resistant with similar yield.

[balla420]

Originally Posted by balla420

my bud usually ends up tasting rather harsh you know that "HOME GROWN TASTE " do you have any suggestions how to get a really sweet taste similar to the smell???

Originally Posted by Al B. Fuct

Harshness could be caused by excessively dry buds or leaving too much bud leaf on the buds when manicuring. If fixing those doesn't cure the problem, get new DNA.

i trimmed and manicured all when i cut the plant down. i cut all the leaves off and that was how it stayed till ready to smoke, no more cutting needed. should i leave the smaller leaves on the plant when doing the first drying stage?

when drying, the humidity was at around 40% with complete darkness (sealed up in the grow cab) but the intake fan was still running and the exhaust ports were open, so it still got a continuous flow of fresh air. but because that grow was only using a 125w cfl the buds were fairly small, and dried very quickly. i would say 80% dry within 2-3 days. it felt bone dry to touch at that time, but then after a few days of curing some more moisture came out, but not much.

I already got some new dna, Paradise seeds ICE CREAM its about 2.5 weeks into flower right now. check it out

[Bigbuddahbulb]

Originally Posted by Al B. Fuct

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Hey al.

Just curious as to how much the initial investment of your solar heater was? Is it seasonal or all weather? How much did it drop your bill per month?

Thanks!

[suspect]

Hey Al,
I have a fair size op kickin, and its fairly similar to SoG method
except mine is more like one big wave of weed!
Its all comin down @ the same time, no stages. mind you I already have my next clones ready by the time it comes down so all I have to do is switch out the plants, wont even have to turn my lights off.

do you think Im gonna have to space em apart or what?
theyre in 7.5" pots and are about 10"-12" tall currently,
heres a pic.
what you think?

[Al B. Fuct]

Originally Posted by balla420

should i leave the smaller leaves on the plant when doing the first drying stage?

Nup, just snip them off. If you have nice DNA growing, it'll be a nice smoke.

[Al B. Fuct]

Originally Posted by Bigbuddahbulb

Hey al.

Just curious as to how much the initial investment of your solar heater was? Is it seasonal or all weather? How much did it drop your bill per month?

Thanks!

Cost about $AUD3000 to put in. Saves about 75-100/mo depending upon the time of year. Obviously, it saves more when days are longer and the sunlight hits the collector more directly.

Doesn't get cold enough here to freeze so the solar heater works year round.

[Al B. Fuct]

Originally Posted by suspect

do you think Im gonna have to space em apart or what?
theyre in 7.5" pots and are about 10"-12" tall currently,
heres a pic.
what you think?

Nice work. You're going to have a very big job come manicuring time. That's the reason I spaced out my harvests each by 2 weeks. If you trim off the branching on the lower 1/3 of the mainstem, there will be no crowding even if the pots are touching one another.

cya

Al B.

[420freedme]

Hi Al, Alex here. We, kirara and I have been on perpetual grow for many yrs now. We avg a plant a day w/7 strains and 4 rooms.

Good to see others know that seasons are outside, not in

alex

[Al B. Fuct]

What's a "season?"

[suspect]

Originally Posted by Al B. Fuct

Nice work. You're going to have a very big job come manicuring time. That's the reason I spaced out my harvests each by 2 weeks. If you trim off the branching on the lower 1/3 of the mainstem, there will be no crowding even if the pots are touching one another.

cya

Al B.

Thanx, thats good to hear from somebody with lots of experience, other then just the shit that I conjure up while im baked. I hope I can get @ least 2lbs per light this time. Last time I flowered right away with no veg. and got 1lb per light, But the weed was amazing.
this time I vegged for 1 week with double the ammount of plants per light, then induced flowering.....what do you think? 2lbs per light this time or not?

[Al B. Fuct]

suspect, sorry but I haven't nearly enough information to make that kind of guess. Best of luck to you, though!

[suspect]

Originally Posted by Al B. Fuct

suspect, sorry but I haven't nearly enough information to make that kind of guess. Best of luck to you, though!

well heres an updated pic, does this help?
the bottom shit is stretched, but the top nodes are nice and close together.

[med13]

LOOKS GREAT!..IS THAT ROCKWOOL IN THOSE ONE GALLON CONTAINERS? ROCKWOOL WOOL CAUSES CANCER.....LOOK IT UP...WORSE THAN ASPESTOS....

[suspect]

Originally Posted by med13

LOOKS GREAT!..IS THAT ROCKWOOL IN THOSE ONE GALLON CONTAINERS? ROCKWOOL WOOL CAUSES CANCER.....LOOK IT UP...WORSE THAN ASPESTOS....

no, its promix!
& does rockwool cause cancer particles cause cancer?

[Al B. Fuct]

Any material which is composed of fine fibers or particles which can float in the air has the possibility of lodging in the lungs, from diesel exhaust to road grit.

Once rockwool has been stuffed into pots and dampened, it is fairly non-hazardous, but it's recommended by most RW makers to use a dust mask when stuffing pots. I use rubber gloves as well to prevent itchy hands.

Rockwool is ABSOLUTELY NOT "WORSE THAN ASBESTOS." It's mucho safer to handle than asbestos and at least as safe to handle as fibreglas insulation. Due to the relatively large fibre diameter of RW, fibre bits tend not to float in the air long... so let's not get carried away, especially if you're going to actually SMOKE the weed you grow.

well heres an updated pic, does this help?

A bit.

I'd be getting some horizontal batwing type reflectors for all those 1kW bottles. Vertical fixtures spray most of your light on the walls. Also, the batwings you do have are turned the wrong way. Rotate them through 90 degrees to put their light pattern on the plants instead of the walls and floor. Light exits HPS lamp tubes mainly from the sides, not the ends.

The stretch you're seeing could be due to excessive plant height for the amount of direct, high-intensity light hitting them. You might have gotten away with the week's worth of veg more successfully, with better bud development lower down on the plants, if you had proper horizontal reflectors all oriented the right way.

Ruthless pruning of the branching on the lower 1/3 of the plants will improve your avg bud size and density, particularly lower down on the plants. Manicuring little buds from lower branches is a pain, for very little yield. Pruning will also reduce the amount of crowding and shading of other plants.

More osc circ fans!! At least 1 in each corner of the room, preferably at least one for each light.

I'm counting 6x 1000HPS bottles in there! With the reflectors sorted out, I could see 2lb fairly easily with zero veg time, perhaps even double that with all conds sorted out.

Also, cleanliness is really quite important in your op. That floor looks like it needs some work.