snowgrow19
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Sorry its been forever since I updated. I got real pissed with my harvest, didn't turn out near where I thought, but I believe it was mainly because I had so many strains. Some of them (purple kush, g13 haze, and blue dream) performed very well, while the others sucked. Got about 2.25 lbs dry weight. Lame. However, mine current grow which I will post in a week or so is almost all purple kush and a few golden goats, both of which I know do very well and they are both great to smoke. Based upon veg time of last grow vs this grow, I pulled over 1.75 oz on several purple kush so now I know that if I veg for 3 weeks I can get about that per plant. My veg time this round was about 2.5 weeks so I'm hoping for close to 1.3-1.5 oz per plant this run at 46 plants
And thanks, I've been putting the effort in so soon I expect to see some results.
Stay tuned everyone, I will have my next journal up soon, I just decided I want to let it go into flower a few weeks so I can have a more complete update to start. Here is that last update from this past grow, day before harvest.
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If I were to rebuild it knowing what I know now (without the screw ups and such) I could build this system with all equipment for probably 1500-2000.Really neat setup, whats the total amount spent?
I would love to hit 2.5... one day.I love your veg area! Mine is closer to Heaths veg setup, but I think I lose a few days when they are adjusting to the flooded tubes. I very may well build something like yours (thanks for sharing). I have hit 2.5 gpw with 600's so far, rest assured you will get there.
Dont come to cali for bear. save up some cash and hit mammoth and june. you just have to give up your first born for a ticket to mammoth. the road to bear is enough to ruin your trip. a whole bunch of socal flatlanders(the worst kind) and a road with bends and turns is a bad equation, throw ice/snow into the mix and your safer smoking crack. IMO.
Yeah, I was in mammoth with my girlfriend last year for the Roxy chicken jam in march and that week, the week they broke the season snowfall record, there was 15 feet. Fucking epic. And yeah, I-70 from denver up to summit county is pretty bad, too. Fucking gapers man.lookin' good.....real good.
And thanks, I've been putting the effort in so soon I expect to see some results.
Yeah, flooded tube. Same as the vert setup just not vert. Although, I have thought about vegging vert, except the moms. I need them to branch up normally for a good clone selection. My tubes in the veg come apart real easily so I was thinking about figuring a way to convert it based upon the stage of growth, from horizontal to vert and back. I would veg the plants that are flowering vertically if I could.Do you run your clone area as a flooded tube, ebb and flow or some other variation? Also, do you lose or shock your clones when you transplant right in to the vert? TY
So here's my take on GPW. If you are growing a heavy yielding strain, then it sounds good. If you are growing a low yielding strain then it never sounds as good as the other guy. I have grown mostly OG strains in my setups, and never got above .5 grams per watt. But the quality of the buds is top top top shelf, and I've never had anything but great comments from true conisuers(sp?). I've seen guys pulling 1+ gpw, and smoked their stuff...hasn't been anything to write home about. Its not to say that all good yielding strains are lesser quality, but I have yet to see one that I would grow. DOG might be that winner but I'm still in flower with that strain. Then you have to take into consideration the water in the cured buds. I dry my buds OUT, some people like their stuff a little moist. That makes a big difference in the end weight. So take your gpw and improve on it, but don't look at other guys gpw values, cuz there are way too many things that affect it to say "I'm not happy until I hit X gpw"
Spot on, both of you. The strain is so important in this system. Like I said, the reason I believe my harvest was less than stellar was because of the variety. Going by the numbers, I could easily hit 1.5gpw growing the purple kush alone. Also the golden goat, which I grew 3 grows ago, does very well in this system.With a vertical set up it is not about having a heavy yielding strain vs. connoisseur strain. It is more about the structure of the plant. Any plant that produces heavy colas with smaller fan leaves and minimal side branching is going to do well in a vertical set up and capable of hitting 2gpw in my opinion. It's all about getting 80+ plants close to a 600 watt light.
I will see if I can prove you wrong in the near future. If heath robinsons grow was fully dried out then he would have hit 2.18 (46 oz @ 28.5g under a 600w). I believe it can be done, but it ain't gonna be easy.Ive been around the vertical block a few times, and I disagree with the 2 GPW, and agree with the structure.
Stay tuned everyone, I will have my next journal up soon, I just decided I want to let it go into flower a few weeks so I can have a more complete update to start. Here is that last update from this past grow, day before harvest.
[video=youtube;2emHGg9zl6g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2emHGg9zl6g&feature=g-all-u&context=G260a5f6FAAAAAAAAAAA[/video]