To all of you who have grown Lowryder or Lowryder 2...

[K.T. Rich]

I just ordered a pack of Lowryder 2 seeds last week and they should be here any day. This will be my second grow but my first with this strain.

As well as this being my first Lowryder grow, this is my first indoor grow.

I read Grandpa's Grow Guide as stickied at the top of the form. So far I have bought ten one-and-a-half gallon pots and five bags of soil with an NPK ratio of 20-10-10.

My set-up for growing is nice. I have an extra closet and I made an adjustable boom to hold the lights but this is where a number of questions regarding Lowryder arise.

1.) What kind of light should I use supposing I get 2-3 female plants out of what germinates? How many watts and how many actual lights should I get? How far from the tops of the plants should I keep the lights?

2.) For those of you who have grown Lowryder do you recomend 18/6 or 24/0 for lighting?

3.) As far as lighting goes, do I go 18/6 or 24/0 for the entire grow? Do I fuck with the lighting at all once flowering starts?

The next issue I'd like to tackle is nutrients.

1.) What should I use as far as ferts/nutes go? I take it I should not add any ferts or nutes to seedlings, right? My huntch is that I add nutes a week after potting but please correct me in case I am wrong.

2.) When do I stop adding ferts/nutes?

One more question:

What is flushing? I have read quite a bit thanks to the search function and I gather that it might have something to do with flushing nutes out of the soil? Can someone please tell me more about what flushing is and when it is necessesary?

If anyone can answer my questions it would be greatly appreciated.

[happynhigh]

OFFICIAL LOWRYDER GROW GUIDE (10/04) - written by the Joint doctor

Preferred growing methods

Indoors, Lowryder performs very well in soil mix (pots or beds) or in soil-less systems, where it can be cultivated from seed to bud in two months – 18 hours of light per day is recommended all the way through. Switching light cycles down to 12 hours may diminish yields and shorten the already-short life cycle slightly. Because Lowryder’s life cycle is so brief, cloning becomes impracticable, so only plants from seed are grown. By default, Lowryder is a great choice for sea-of-green.

Because flowering plants and seedlings can be maintained in the same room, Lowryder presents new possibilities for the small to medium home grower, including “staggering” your indoor harvest. A true continuous harvest system may be achieved by planting new plants periodically to replace the ones that have been harvested. This ensures that a grow
room is always full and always producing fresh bud, and one never has too much work at once. Click here to learn more about the Joint Doctor’s “1-2-3” continuous harvest method.

For best results, place jiffy pellet or plant directly into 1-2 gal.pots. Alternatively, start in 4-inch peat pots, then place
rootbound females into a plant bed after sexing (at approx. 17-20 days) – this may result in smaller plants than the first method. Grown under a 12 to 24 hour/daylight cycle from start to finish. I recommend 18 hours per day; this can be decreased to 16 after the first month with no loss of yield.


Outdoors: sow directly into soil after soaking, in 2 gal. pots or plant beds. New stands of Lowryder can be planted up until late summer, to ensure a continuous harvest outdoors. Avoid transplanting if you can, but do so if plants become rootbound. Rogue (remove) males at three weeks.


Growth Factors

Lowryder is extremely versatile in that it can be cultivated in virtually any climate or grow environment. In fact, it has pushed the envelope of growing, enabling early harvests in unlikely places like Finland, the North West Territories, and other northern, short-season, or high altitude areas. It is also well-adapted to backyard gardens, windowsills and patios where plants can be easily concealed because of their tiny size.

Nothing will mature earlier or faster than Lowryder! When other varieties have barely begun flowering, Lowryder outdoor growers are kicking up their feet and already enjoying their fresh harvests.
Characteristics

Lowryder virtually does away with the vegetative growth stage: it passes almost immediately from the seedling stage to the flowering period. To our knowledge, Lowryder has the shortest known life cycle and height in the cannabis species.
Male plants may be identified as such after approx. 17-20 days, while females show themselves a couple days later. Plants will even flower under a continuous light regime.

Lowryder females usually grow no taller than 16-20 inches. 12-16 inches is typical. Light intensity, pot size, and proper pH all play an important role in determining the size of plants at maturity – the better the conditions, the bigger the yield. Plants produce one main cola, although when they receive adequate light, lower nodes branch out profusely.

Yield and height are dependent on obvious growth factors. For example, plants kept in small peat cups on a windowsill may yield as little as 1 g. and grow no taller than 6 inches, with no branching whatsoever; while a plant in a 4-gallon container under high-intensity lighting and good cultivation methods, can turn into a profusely branched, two-foot wide 45-gram bud monster.


Fertilizer: During the first two weeks of growth, Lowryder should be weekly light feedings of a “grow” type nutrient solution, with micronutrients. When plants pass into full flower, they should be started on a “bloom” regime for weeks 4 through 6. Mycorise-type biological amendments (root stimulators) seem to increase growth significantly.

Average flowering time
Indoors: 40-45 days (after a 15-20 day seedling stage)
Outdoors: ripens approx. 60 days after seed is sown.
Note: 100% of plants display the auto-flowering genotype.

AVERAGE HEIGHT
12 inches. Minimum: 5 inches, maximum 16 inches (very light-dependent, with slight phenotype variations).

YIELD
Depending on light and other factors, Lowryder yields up to 45 g – one report even claims 96 g for one exceptional plant under hydroponics. Extremely light-dependent in terms of yield. Without adequate conditions, plants may stay extremely small, almost comically so – but still produce a decent smoke.

Buds are compactand close-quartered, slightly irregular and variable, with high bud/leaf ratio. Thick pistils, with orange coloration, and medium-sized, individual calyxes. Tends to be top-heavy indoors. Typically, budding sites start very close to the ground.

High is uplifting, surprisingly strong. Well-rounded. Best suited for outdoor activities. Smoke is smooth with pleasant, earthy undertones. Smell is not overpowering. Unique flavor, with echoes of NL and William’s Wonder in the bouquet. <!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_296-->


JD on nutes:

I get alot of requests for more info on nutrient needs for Lowryder. This is a hard question to answer as it depends how much money you want to shell out for nutrient products.

I get Advanced Nutrient products (many say the best) at a discount and I have adapted their formula for my own use. Advanced Nutrients provides a complete program for an 8-week grow and has a guide for different growing mediums.

For the first two weeks, I use what they recommend for seedlings.

Then I use the Micro 2+ Light Feeding program for the rest of their life cycle. I usually skip week 3 and 5 to bring it down to a 6 week program which I begin as soon as LRs are sexed.

I know it sounds complicated. Obviously all this is not needed.

As a rule of thumb, treat Lowryders like seedlings for the first 2-3 weeks, then switch them onto a light bloom program. So, you feed them a seedling/transplanting formula the first 2 weeks, then switch to a bloom fertilizer with something like a 5-10-5 or 1-2-1 ratio of N-P-K.

Give them a feeding of bloom fertilizer every week on weeks 3,4,5,6. Just pH-balanced water on week 7. Flushing solution on week 8.

...or for organic freaks, just plant into organic soil mix with bat guano mixed in... and put away the calculator... <!--emo&:lol:-->.



this shoudl help a lil

[K.T. Rich]

Thank you so much!

If anyone else has anything else to offer please feel free to add-on.

[illinisbII]

Dr. C recently lowered prices on LR#2...its currently the same price as original LR..just thought id let everyone know

[bassfishingboy]

YES..i was happy that the prices went down.... i payed full for my first batch..and the reduced for the 2nd. Made me happy.

I'm running lowryder 2 in my stealth computer right now. I"m using superthrive in my water while they are young to help them along.

I am using 131 watts of CFL power and am noticing NO STRETCH at all with my setup. If anything..i could use some more stretch..

ph is a very important issue...watch it closely. My first batch was way over 8ph..and it stunted them. I have 2 plants about a month...month and half old which are still at about the 1.5inch mark....

I have new ones in and they are lookin good ...yet still young. The ph problems are fixed and I notice very good growth now..

I hear they start slow....and then hit rapid growth spurts....i've heard this form several people..i'm still waiting for my..SPURT!

Good luck and keep us posted.

I've had almost 100% germ rates....if the seeds werent damaged in transport.. Watch them carefully once they hit soil though..i have had some germ good..then die when they hit soil.... :-(

[K.T. Rich]

Originally Posted by bassfishingboy

YES..i was happy that the prices went down.... i payed full for my first batch..and the reduced for the 2nd. Made me happy.

I'm running lowryder 2 in my stealth computer right now. I"m using superthrive in my water while they are young to help them along.

I am using 131 watts of CFL power and am noticing NO STRETCH at all with my setup. If anything..i could use some more stretch..

ph is a very important issue...watch it closely. My first batch was way over 8ph..and it stunted them. I have 2 plants about a month...month and half old which are still at about the 1.5inch mark....

I have new ones in and they are lookin good ...yet still young. The ph problems are fixed and I notice very good growth now..

I hear they start slow....and then hit rapid growth spurts....i've heard this form several people..i'm still waiting for my..SPURT!

Good luck and keep us posted.

I've had almost 100% germ rates....if the seeds werent damaged in transport.. Watch them carefully once they hit soil though..i have had some germ good..then die when they hit soil.... :-(

Thanks for all of the great information.

I do have a question about your lighting. Are you doing 131 watts total or is that per plant? What does "CFL power" mean?

[bassfishingboy]

i refer to cfl power as a catch word for the actual ammount of power the compact floureschents in my grow cab are using.

its 131 watts of ACUTAL power consumtion....not any of this.."Lookes like 100w" bullshit.


131 in the pc total....several plants

[SammyBoi83]

Hey guys

Newbee grower here, just about to set up my grow...only germinating 5 female lowryders. I think I understand most of the process, except, when is the best time to yied my crop and what is the best way? Hang the plant upside down, strip it, then what?? Any info would be really appreciated, cheers guys

m0nghead

[sabre61fan]

I highly recomend 24/0 lighing for the first 3 or so weeks then maybe turning it down to 20/4 after that. I personaly am going to use just florecent lights the first 3 weeks and then a 400W hps for the next 5-6 weeks. As far as flushing, this is to rinse the salts and shit out of your soil. Do it about week 3 or 4 and then again a week or so before harvest. Flushing consists of pouring water through your soil untill the water coming out the bottom of the pot is clear again. At first the water is going to be yellow (Kind looks like piss)

GL
Sabre

[TexarkanaTim]

I too have some LR2 ladies under about 250 actual watts of CFLs. They dont take too much work, just watch them and they will tell you when your need to add nutes. I have used both the 18/6 and 20/4 cycles, and prefer 20/4. Good luck!!

[SammyBoi83]

Cheers fellas, I'm a veteran almost 10 years for me now and have always wanted to grow, not huge just a plant or 2 as im so infatuated with the whole process. I've ordered a grow kit off of a site, its only a small one but was told it comes with all the essentials!

EcoGrow 4 Pot Soil Grow Complete Kit

1 x 400 watt PowerPlant Hobby Grow Light with a Basic Reflector
1 x 400 watt PowerPlant HPS Lamp
1 x Basic Segmental Timer
1 x 4 Heavy Duty Atami 11 litre Pots
1 x Garland Square Garden Tray - 25 litre
1 x Bio-Bizz All Mix - 50 ltr Sack
1 x Biobizz Bio-Grow - 500ml
1 x Biobizz Bio-Bloom - 500ml
1 x Biobizz Top Max 100% Organic Bloom Stimulator - 500ml

When you say about the plant will let me know when I need to add nutrients, do you mean feeding her at blooming stage? As you can see it comes with the grow and bloom mix, i'm gonna follow a guide i've got on lowryder2 growing and see what happens. But it's not 100% clear or is it pretty simple and just let her do her thing?

[707north]

Originally Posted by K.T. Rich

I just ordered a pack of Lowryder 2 seeds last week and they should be here any day. This will be my second grow but my first with this strain.

As well as this being my first Lowryder grow, this is my first indoor grow.

I read Grandpa's Grow Guide as stickied at the top of the form. So far I have bought ten one-and-a-half gallon pots and five bags of soil with an NPK ratio of 20-10-10.

My set-up for growing is nice. I have an extra closet and I made an adjustable boom to hold the lights but this is where a number of questions regarding Lowryder arise.

1.) What kind of light should I use supposing I get 2-3 female plants out of what germinates? How many watts and how many actual lights should I get? How far from the tops of the plants should I keep the lights?

2.) For those of you who have grown Lowryder do you recomend 18/6 or 24/0 for lighting?

3.) As far as lighting goes, do I go 18/6 or 24/0 for the entire grow? Do I fuck with the lighting at all once flowering starts?

The next issue I'd like to tackle is nutrients.

1.) What should I use as far as ferts/nutes go? I take it I should not add any ferts or nutes to seedlings, right? My huntch is that I add nutes a week after potting but please correct me in case I am wrong.

2.) When do I stop adding ferts/nutes?

One more question:

What is flushing? I have read quite a bit thanks to the search function and I gather that it might have something to do with flushing nutes out of the soil? Can someone please tell me more about what flushing is and when it is necessesary?

If anyone can answer my questions it would be greatly appreciated.

HOw much did you pay for the seeds bruh? this sounds like a cool strain. Would ike to grow some of this.