Does hydro shave time off flowering and increase trics
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High Grade Only
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there are so many things wrong with those questions.
so first off, no and no. growing in other mediums than soil does not quicken the flowers development or increase trichome production. The usual reason people choose to grow hydroponically is because of the level of control it gives them. With that control and proper knowledge people can give plants specifically what they need when they need.
weedenhanced
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Not really depends on light
Soil outside yes hydro can be faster
U can also get certain types of light to increase trichs
High Grade Only
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I really would appreciate you informing all of us as to what type of light increases resin production in plants. That's a rather bold statement
weedenhanced
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Article: UV-B RADIATION EFFECTS ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS, GROWTH AND CANNABINOID PRODUCTION OF TWO Cannabis Sativa CHEMOTYPES.
By: JOHN LYDON, ALAN H. TERAMULA and C. BENJAMIN COFFMAN.
Department of Botany, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
In experiments with plants they have shown an increase of THC concentration levels in leaves (glands) from in a range from 22% - 48% depending on UVB intensity. In flower trichomes they got an increase between 15% - 32%. This is laboratory conditions with UVB lights filtered to emitt in 300 nm wavelenght UVB light. It's widely known that THC UVB absorption properties range between 280 - 315 nm, so that is important. There's no longer any doubt that UVB boosts the THC potency of drug type cannabis, and that dont having UVB light is not realising the full potential of marijuana plants!
. According to the scientists they used 240w UVB, . The scientists says that 13.4 KJ / m2 is the level of UVB used in their trials, and that is as much as the UVB levels in 3000m altitude in mountains where strong marijuana is found to grow. According to the article marijuana grown in these UVB rich areas has a 33% increased THC content compared to the same marijuana grown at sea level.
@ x 54 Watt Arcadia 12% Reptile bulbs will excced this if to close but are the perfect spectrum.. Add no heat.
JUst start far away and bring in accordingly.
For reptiles I think 12 inches is recommended and is specified at the site for this particular bulb.
This is the most powerful fluro type bulb made and has very little heat.
100 watts for a 4 x 4.
http://www.hightimes.com/read/grow-hack-does-uv-light-increase-cannabis-potency
http://www.stonerhaven.com/topic/319-uv-light-and-trichomes/
lmfao np reptile light or light high in uv-b rays will increase trichomes production as trichomes r a natural defence against uv-b light u want some references?
Article: UV-B RADIATION EFFECTS ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS, GROWTH AND CANNABINOID PRODUCTION OF TWO Cannabis Sativa CHEMOTYPES.
By: JOHN LYDON, ALAN H. TERAMULA and C. BENJAMIN COFFMAN.
Department of Botany, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
In experiments with plants they have shown an increase of THC concentration levels in leaves (glands) from in a range from 22% - 48% depending on UVB intensity. In flower trichomes they got an increase between 15% - 32%. This is laboratory conditions with UVB lights filtered to emitt in 300 nm wavelenght UVB light. It's widely known that THC UVB absorption properties range between 280 - 315 nm, so that is important. There's no longer any doubt that UVB boosts the THC potency of drug type cannabis, and that dont having UVB light is not realising the full potential of marijuana plants!
. According to the scientists they used 240w UVB, . The scientists says that 13.4 KJ / m2 is the level of UVB used in their trials, and that is as much as the UVB levels in 3000m altitude in mountains where strong marijuana is found to grow. According to the article marijuana grown in these UVB rich areas has a 33% increased THC content compared to the same marijuana grown at sea level.
@ x 54 Watt Arcadia 12% Reptile bulbs will excced this if to close but are the perfect spectrum.. Add no heat.
JUst start far away and bring in accordingly.
For reptiles I think 12 inches is recommended and is specified at the site for this particular bulb.
This is the most powerful fluro type bulb made and has very little heat.
100 watts for a 4 x 4.
http://www.hightimes.com/read/grow-hack-does-uv-light-increase-cannabis-potency
http://www.stonerhaven.com/topic/319-uv-light-and-trichomes/
weedenhanced
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Bold enough for ya lol
chuck estevez
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go to 13.21 of the video
churchhaze
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Hydro makes it a lot easier to get the same results consistently than soil. If that means better results than soil, it will be consistently better.
Soil can be hard to read, especially when it comes to how much lime you need to put in.
Soil can be hard to read, especially when it comes to how much lime you need to put in.
moonstar45
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its easier to get oxygen to the root mass for hydro, ergo bigger, more robust plants.
_MrBelvedere_
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Myth and No.
StinkBud
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Genetics is the biggest factor in flowering time and resin production. Remember the resin amount has nothing to do with the high. For example Afghani strains typically have been bred to produce hashish. So the plants tend to produce a lot of trichomes. They have a short growing season in the Hindu Kush mountains so they need strains that will finish before the rain/snow starts. That's why Afghani plants finish so fast. I've seen pure Afghani strains finish in under 8 weeks. The high is usually more of a body stone. Think couch-lock.
Equatorial Sativas tend to produce a small amount of trichomes and the crystals are usually smaller in size. I'm sure you've all smoked weed that after a few hits doesn't make you any higher. You may stay higher longer but once you hit the ceiling that's it. A good sativa will have a very high ceiling which means the more you smoke, the higher you get. The high can be mind-blowing! Almost like a mild acid or shrooms.
Pure Sativas take forever to finish! I once grew some Colombian Gold just for old times sake and the fucking thing was still putting out white hairs at 14 weeks! Sativas have poor bag appeal compared to the big name Kush strains. They are kind of leafy and the buds aren't usually as dense. Think light, airy, yellow/green buds. Small calyxes without a lot of resin. You old school smokers may remember the Thai-Sticks from the 70's. It didn't look anything like what we smoke today. What may look like skank is actually dank.
Okay why hydro? These guys nailed most of the reasons. It's easy to read a number and figure out if it's too high or low. I learned numbers like in 6th grade or something so I like the shit outta hydro! Still what you grow in is just one part of the equation. Light is what powers photosynthesis. Plants can handle an enormous amount of light. It's really only the heat that you have to worry about. You really won't see massive growth rates if you have small lights. If you want to know what size lights to get think dick size. If you could choose your dick size what would you pick? This also applies to the ladies in the audience...and please don't give me any of that motion in the ocean crap!
People make a big deal about nutrients. Fuck that, it's easy to give the plant nutes. In fact you can burn the fuck out your plants pretty easily if you don't know your numbers. Water is not much of an issue either. CO2 is a fairly big deal because the plants are fed with carbon based sugars. The plant gets it's CO2 through it's leaves. The only way to increase CO2 is by bottle or burner. It's good for another 20%-30% for soil and hydro.
Oh yea, hydro... So the big deal with hydro is Oxygen. Everyone knows that plants give off oxygen but no one really thinks much about the fact that the plants also use it. What's interesting is that plants get their oxygen through their root system in a gaseous form. Basically that means the plant's roots need O2 and the more you can give them, the better! The problem is when you give them so much the roots dry out. That's where the timer comes in. Every method I know of has some sort of a watering schedule whether it's drain to waste or Aeroponics. It all has a dry period to allow maximum oxygen to the roots. So hydroponics is not actually about the water it's about the air... strange but true...
Oh yea, if you give plants a shit load of light, just the right amount of nutes, water timed like an athlete, You'll can get freak of nature growth rates. You can almost watch them grow. I shit you not. Here is a photo so you can see what I'm talking about. Hydro - Hell Yes...Aero - Fuck Yea! It's that simple.
Equatorial Sativas tend to produce a small amount of trichomes and the crystals are usually smaller in size. I'm sure you've all smoked weed that after a few hits doesn't make you any higher. You may stay higher longer but once you hit the ceiling that's it. A good sativa will have a very high ceiling which means the more you smoke, the higher you get. The high can be mind-blowing! Almost like a mild acid or shrooms.
Pure Sativas take forever to finish! I once grew some Colombian Gold just for old times sake and the fucking thing was still putting out white hairs at 14 weeks! Sativas have poor bag appeal compared to the big name Kush strains. They are kind of leafy and the buds aren't usually as dense. Think light, airy, yellow/green buds. Small calyxes without a lot of resin. You old school smokers may remember the Thai-Sticks from the 70's. It didn't look anything like what we smoke today. What may look like skank is actually dank.
Okay why hydro? These guys nailed most of the reasons. It's easy to read a number and figure out if it's too high or low. I learned numbers like in 6th grade or something so I like the shit outta hydro! Still what you grow in is just one part of the equation. Light is what powers photosynthesis. Plants can handle an enormous amount of light. It's really only the heat that you have to worry about. You really won't see massive growth rates if you have small lights. If you want to know what size lights to get think dick size. If you could choose your dick size what would you pick? This also applies to the ladies in the audience...and please don't give me any of that motion in the ocean crap!
People make a big deal about nutrients. Fuck that, it's easy to give the plant nutes. In fact you can burn the fuck out your plants pretty easily if you don't know your numbers. Water is not much of an issue either. CO2 is a fairly big deal because the plants are fed with carbon based sugars. The plant gets it's CO2 through it's leaves. The only way to increase CO2 is by bottle or burner. It's good for another 20%-30% for soil and hydro.
Oh yea, hydro... So the big deal with hydro is Oxygen. Everyone knows that plants give off oxygen but no one really thinks much about the fact that the plants also use it. What's interesting is that plants get their oxygen through their root system in a gaseous form. Basically that means the plant's roots need O2 and the more you can give them, the better! The problem is when you give them so much the roots dry out. That's where the timer comes in. Every method I know of has some sort of a watering schedule whether it's drain to waste or Aeroponics. It all has a dry period to allow maximum oxygen to the roots. So hydroponics is not actually about the water it's about the air... strange but true...
Oh yea, if you give plants a shit load of light, just the right amount of nutes, water timed like an athlete, You'll can get freak of nature growth rates. You can almost watch them grow. I shit you not. Here is a photo so you can see what I'm talking about. Hydro - Hell Yes...Aero - Fuck Yea! It's that simple.
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AlphaPhase
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It's a myth. Flower time is predetermined by genetics. I'm not sure about more trichs either as that is mostly genetic but has to do with nutrients as well. So I guess with hydro you can "dial" the nutes in much better as they are all readily available when added as opposed to soils.
It will 100% shave off veg time.
It will 100% shave off veg time.
Carolina Dream'n
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Solis tek 10k finishers
AlphaPhase
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Here is 14 day growth in a diy hydro flood table I made mostly from home Depot parts. With defoliation and topping. 
AlphaPhase
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Shhhh. Don't tell uncle Ben, let's keep this to ourselves 
Aboutapound
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Which one is that glue cross in that pic?Here is 14 day growth in a diy hydro flood table I made mostly from home Depot parts. With defoliation and topping.
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Please don't forget to snap some cuts before flowering it
And, probably aboutapound
AlphaPhase
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The glue cross is in the front 2nd from the left (impossible to see lol, it's a jungle in there) will be taking cuts soonWhich one is that glue cross in that pic?
Please don't forget to snap some cuts before flowering it
And, probably aboutapound
Most likely will take cuts today
Aboutapound
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SweetThe glue cross is in the front 2nd from the left (impossible to see lol, it's a jungle in there) will be taking cuts soon
We might just end up with the next best accidental cross. Maybe? Lol