General questions

hotshotisdashit

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Over-fertilizing(doesn't always present itself as burning or discoloration), under-fertilizing, over-watering, under-watering, improper nutrient ratios, improper air circulation/ventilation, temperatures too high or low, inefficient/old ballasts, old bulbs/cheap bulbs, overly-aggressive canopy manipulation during flower, soil compaction from cheap dirt and "flushing", over-filling the space, under-filling the space, improper plant spacing, strain........just to name a few.
Great newbie answer...
 

RM3

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Pulled a pound off 2 plants with 2 400's, plants were 3 feet tall one in 5 gal one in 10 gal, veg time was 9 weeks.

with the right strain(s) and right technique it's doable but please don't stick 4 400's in a 4X4 tent !!!
 

bigsteve

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1. "Would it be right to say that growing in a tent and growing in a room will get diff yields,or is that a false assumption???
2. Which strain do u think is the best to grow massive yields and doesn't have a long flowering time?"

1. I think it is safe to say that tenting your grow will increase the humidity no matter how well you ventilate. So, unless RH gets too high (and mold sets in) a tent would usually contribute to an atmosphere that helps your grow. I would expect a tent grow to yield more than the same grow un-tented.
2. I did a search at Attitude a while ago and tried a half-dozen or so of their "big bud" varieties. best yields came from Gigabud from G13 Labs and a Northern Lights and BigBud hybrid, called NL x BB, from World of Seeds. Both via Attitude. I have harvested both at 6 to 6 1/2 weeks flowering and yields were noticeably above average. Most of the increase was due to the top colas being gargantuan, eh? I let one GB go for 8 weeks and it had a top cola the size of a dollar bill!

Good luck, BigSteve.
 

Kenny84

Member
1. "Would it be right to say that growing in a tent and growing in a room will get diff yields,or is that a false assumption???
2. Which strain do u think is the best to grow massive yields and doesn't have a long flowering time?"

1. I think it is safe to say that tenting your grow will increase the humidity no matter how well you ventilate. So, unless RH gets too high (and mold sets in) a tent would usually contribute to an atmosphere that helps your grow. I would expect a tent grow to yield more than the same grow un-tented.
2. I did a search at Attitude a while ago and tried a half-dozen or so of their "big bud" varieties. best yields came from Gigabud from G13 Labs and a Northern Lights and BigBud hybrid, called NL x BB, from World of Seeds. Both via Attitude. I have harvested both at 6 to 6 1/2 weeks flowering and yields were noticeably above average. Most of the increase was due to the top colas being gargantuan, eh? I let one GB go for 8 weeks and it had a top cola the size of a dollar bill!

Good luck, BigSteve.
Thanks steve ur awesome help man..
Wud u be able to hook me up with where to get those strains???
I wudnt mind ordering a a couple of each of the ones u mentioned.
Thanks heaps.
 

RM3

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1. "Would it be right to say that growing in a tent and growing in a room will get diff yields,or is that a false assumption???
2. Which strain do u think is the best to grow massive yields and doesn't have a long flowering time?"

1. I think it is safe to say that tenting your grow will increase the humidity no matter how well you ventilate. So, unless RH gets too high (and mold sets in) a tent would usually contribute to an atmosphere that helps your grow. I would expect a tent grow to yield more than the same grow un-tented.
2. I did a search at Attitude a while ago and tried a half-dozen or so of their "big bud" varieties. best yields came from Gigabud from G13 Labs and a Northern Lights and BigBud hybrid, called NL x BB, from World of Seeds. Both via Attitude. I have harvested both at 6 to 6 1/2 weeks flowering and yields were noticeably above average. Most of the increase was due to the top colas being gargantuan, eh? I let one GB go for 8 weeks and it had a top cola the size of a dollar bill!

Good luck, BigSteve.
Don't know if this directed at me or not ? (prolly not) but since I grow in an open room, and I mean open with light leaks and everything, I would say open is better than a tent. But I'll also say it's merely my opinion based on things I've seen over the years. I have never owned a tent or a carbon scrubber for that matter.

One of the strains in that grow I mentioned was my STP which does have Big Bud in it and Northern Lights #1 as well as several others. Here are pics ,,,,
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hotshotisdashit

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Back then I was running 2 400 watt CMH's had 1 plant under each light for that grow. The plant in the pic came in at 9.6 oz's dry.

I run 972 watts of T5's now in the same area
Why the switch from hid to t5? Are you losing a lot in yield with t5s?
 

RM3

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Why the switch from hid to t5? Are you losing a lot in yield with t5s?
Phillips discontinued the CMH bulbs I was usin and I'm a spectrum whore LOL I prefer quality over quantity. When I did the grow in the pics it was a chapter in my first book where I said gonna show ya how to get a pound off 2 plants. This was all about medical plant count limits at the time. If I wanted to do it again with the T5's I could. My current grow is here,
https://www.rollitup.org/t/the-leprechauns-pot-o-gold.855314/

I just harvested the right side and pulled 14 oz's expecting 15 oz's from the left side next week :)
 

Kenny84

Member
Don't know if this directed at me or not ? (prolly not) but since I grow in an open room, and I mean open with light leaks and everything, I would say open is better than a tent. But I'll also say it's merely my opinion based on things I've seen over the years. I have never owned a tent or a carbon scrubber for that matter.

One of the strains in that grow I mentioned was my STP which does have Big Bud in it and Northern Lights #1 as well as several others. Here are pics ,,,,
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Jesus Christ dude their are massive buds aye!!!
Can u direct me to a seed bank who sell that strain,if it's alright with u??
I wudnt mind tryn it out for myself..
What's the name of that strain anywaus if YA don't mind me asking?
 

RM3

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Jesus Christ dude their are massive buds aye!!!
Can u direct me to a seed bank who sell that strain,if it's alright with u??
I wudnt mind tryn it out for myself..
What's the name of that strain anywaus if YA don't mind me asking?
Sorry none of my strains are in seedbanks

It is called STP, stands for Stop The Pain, took me 3 years to bred her
 

NorthernHize

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I'm just gonna come out and finally say it, I FUCKING HATE TENTS. They are the most useless pieces of fucking shit ever. I would rather jerk off with a handful of broken glass than waste my time or a seed inside one of those things.
 

hotshotisdashit

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Dam rm3 I just read your other thread and the photos you posted and all I gotta say is godd**n. You have some good shit going. My bad for doubting your skills. U a og at this shit. Lol.
 

RM3

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Dam rm3 I just read your other thread and the photos you posted and all I gotta say is godd**n. You have some good shit going. My bad for doubting your skills. U a og at this shit. Lol.
Thank You, I've been doin this shit for a lot of years :bigjoint:
 
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