the funny thing about yield..

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bob harris

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With all the bullshit going on, p2p, now way to legally transfer etc, I decided to cut down on the number of plants I have. So I'm only flowering 3 at a time now, instead of 6. Funny thing is, with more space and available light..the three are gonna yield as much as 6 did.

I knew it was more about lighting per square foot..but watching it happen is really driving the point home...
 
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Guitar guy

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This is not always the case though. A plant can only grow and sustain so much bud. For a tent grow, yes, you are correct. But for the guys that supply to dispensaries and push pounds, I bet the amount of plants makes a huge difference on yield.

Also growing technique comes into play when talking about yield. Actually, so many things come into play its ridiculous
 
bmf725

bmf725

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It's simple you can only grow so many plants under a given light and or Plants so big under a given light. I my self have began vegging a bit longer and running bigger plants. I went from running 18 in flower and all about 2.5 feet tall to running 8 plants that are giant bushes, And I actually yield more but maybe due to me getting better at growing bongsmilie I myself try covering every square inch of floor space with plant under the light about 5x5 under a true 1150 watt hps and blockbuster hood. Just out of curiosity how much are you guys pulling down off a single plant. I have been getting 4-5 off a 4 foot tall plant topped with 4-5 main heads.
 
gladstoned

gladstoned

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I have been rifling through dozens and dozens of strains. I am training them at all. I am averaging probably ounce and a half. The ones I have trained and topped much closer to 4. Now that I am getting to what I want to grow and my patients are learning what helps them, I am training more plants to get more. With the access to genetics that I have, I do not wish to spend a lot of time on a strain that I am not even sure if I want. It is all part of the struggle of limited equipment, limiting laws, and learning what strains are truly keepers.
I use Raptor lights with 1000w hortilux bulbs. I will go 5-6 plants per light. I think with most though it will end up being more like 3-4 plants per light.

You said 4-5 off a 4 foot plant topped with 4-5 main colas. I did that with a few and was at 4. I want to get closer to 6 though. ...don't we all.
 
gladstoned

gladstoned

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bob harris said:
I knew it was more about lighting per square foot..but watching it happen is really driving the point home...
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That is how I am. I have to see it happen. Buy more lights and grow more weed. Help the cancer patients Bob. Geo Cache simpson oil!!
On a similar note, harvested some high THC-V Jack the Ripper. Some patients absolutely went bat shit for it. I thought it was racey as hell. Belle took a few hits and almost had an anxiety attack. That being said, I have no cuttings. Screwed up. Sometime soon I will buy a 10 pack and work it down to a mother and keep it going mainly for potent edibles, I think that will be very very effective.

If I remember right, you said you thought about it for about a minute, but was hesitant for that reason. But, for the record, a few said flat out, that I was crazy and that they loved it. lmao.
 
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hic

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it is amazing bob for sure. It is all about everything. more light on plant more energy. more energy more growth. but you knew that already didnt you?. I just thought I would be like the others and I wanted to see myself type. Good for you bob hence learning is power in this field of green.
 
ballin174

ballin174

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bob harris said:
With all the bullshit going on, p2p, now way to legally transfer etc, I decided to cut down on the number of plants I have. So I'm only flowering 3 at a time now, instead of 6. Funny thing is, with more space and available light..the three are gonna yield as much as 6 did.

I knew it was more about lighting per square foot..but watching it happen is really driving the point home...
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This is true, but this method is not very productive/efficient. You can do a 12 plant sog grow, and easily average 1oz per plant in 60 days. If you only grow 3 plants you would need to average 4oz per plant to get the same harvest. That would take roughly 2 months of vegging and 2 months of flowering.. Alot more power and time.
 
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bob harris

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gladstoned said:
That is how I am. I have to see it happen. Buy more lights and grow more weed. Help the cancer patients Bob. Geo Cache simpson oil!!
On a similar note, harvested some high THC-V Jack the Ripper. Some patients absolutely went bat shit for it. I thought it was racey as hell. Belle took a few hits and almost had an anxiety attack. That being said, I have no cuttings. Screwed up. Sometime soon I will buy a 10 pack and work it down to a mother and keep it going mainly for potent edibles, I think that will be very very effective.

If I remember right, you said you thought about it for about a minute, but was hesitant for that reason. But, for the record, a few said flat out, that I was crazy and that they loved it. lmao.
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I've heard that about Jack the Ripper...real racy. Almost paranoid.
 
bmf725

bmf725

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I feel ya gladstone it's not easy to find the "keeper". But then again it is kind of fun growing all these different strains and different pheno's. I just harvested my first 4 foot Dream Queen in super soil and I got 4.5 off her. I had to do an early chop on her 3 weeks early. She got stressed and threw out about 20 bananas So I just chopped her before the pollen spread.
 
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bob harris

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hic said:
it is amazing bob for sure. It is all about everything. more light on plant more energy. more energy more growth. but you knew that already didnt you?. I just thought I would be like the others and I wanted to see myself type. Good for you bob hence learning is power in this field of green.
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I knew that I would yield more per plant, but am pretty impressed with the results. The plants are heavily topped, trained and supercropred. Lolipooped as well. Maybe 3.5 feet tall, but like 4 ft around. must be 20 colas per plant. Nothing but stalk for the first foot to foot and a half, then 24 inches of colas. I'll post pics of one as soon as she fills in more.

It's the training and cropping that are creating the results. Lights are right on top of the plants, and only have 2 ft of bud run to saturate. Plus it'd a low leaf Sativa..light goes right through it.

I'm just thinking it's easier with the crap going on right now to have a minimal plant count. Especially if the yield is similar.
 
gladstoned

gladstoned

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bmf725 said:
I feel ya gladstone it's not easy to find the "keeper". But then again it is kind of fun growing all these different strains and different pheno's. I just harvested my first 4 foot Dream Queen in super soil and I got 4.5 off her. I had to do an early chop on her 3 weeks early. She got stressed and threw out about 20 bananas So I just chopped her before the pollen spread.
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It's funny reading up on a strain for months, then grow it, then you still don't know until you fire it up.
 
abe supercro

abe supercro

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scale gets to be a challenge, although not the most efficient, but entertaining none the less. You don't know til ya tackle that sumo of yo fav o right strain. keep it below thirteen if yer a patient,, or skip that floor.. Anyone know the plant count in Austrailia?
 
Cory and trevor

Cory and trevor

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I veg for 1-2 months for that reason. So all that talking and fighting and reading and writing and insulting and back-and-forth about yeilds and P2P and shit and you didn't believe a word of it? LOL, after the fights I've been in with you I get to do this and enjoy the shit out of it while I do "I told you so fool!, grams per watt per square inch baby told you nobody needs anyone else's plant count!"
 
gladstoned

gladstoned

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I don't need anyone else's plant count to take care of myself. You are not going to treat 5 other patients on 12 plants. There are good caregivers out there. I cant grasp the evil of growing the plants you are allowed. I simply don't get it. Don't see the direct correlation between my garden and 500 other gardens in Michigan. 6 plants or 60. Now huge industries want to grow thousands of plants at once, maybe that is where you guys are confused and like to fight. I may be able to veg a tree for a solid year and make it mammoth in a pole barn then just cut off what is needed, but I am not going to be trying that one. If Obama had a press conference and said everyone is allowed 120 plants each, my ass would be shopping for more lights and ballasts. I am not a criminal and I help as many people on a daily basis as I can.

In fact, let me flip this right side up. THere are people in pain and in need right here in michigan. If you are not growing what you can then you are helping the profit growers. The saints of growing should be growing the maximum allowed and giving it away. Someone right now is suffering and wishing you had the rest of your plants going.
 
HomeLessBeans

HomeLessBeans

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gladstoned said:
I don't need anyone else's plant count to take care of myself. You are not going to treat 5 other patients on 12 plants. There are good caregivers out there. I cant grasp the evil of growing the plants you are allowed. I simply don't get it. Don't see the direct correlation between my garden and 500 other gardens in Michigan. 6 plants or 60. Now huge industries want to grow thousands of plants at once, maybe that is where you guys are confused and like to fight. I may be able to veg a tree for a solid year and make it mammoth in a pole barn then just cut off what is needed, but I am not going to be trying that one. If Obama had a press conference and said everyone is allowed 120 plants each, my ass would be shopping for more lights and ballasts. I am not a criminal and I help as many people on a daily basis as I can.

In fact, let me flip this right side up. THere are people in pain and in need right here in michigan. If you are not growing what you can then you are helping the profit growers. The saints of growing should be growing the maximum allowed and giving it away. Someone right now is suffering and wishing you had the rest of your plants going.
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quoted for truth
 
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