newbie question

silent smoker

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Howdy tokers!

I'm new to this forum, but thought I would join as I had a question or two for my next percy harvest. I am thinking of trying 2 sour secret and 2 purple og18 plants. I'll be hunting for 2 phenos in the SS and 1 pheno in the POG18 so i need a little luck.

I will be starting a journal as there isn't much info out about these two strains when it comes to growth. I will be using a mixture of coca soil and pebbles for good starting nutes and good drainage (I contemplated mixing my own soil, but it's too much effort at this point in time). I may invest in auto pots as I like the idea of directly feeding roots.

I will be starting the process by using a 400mh in 20/4 for the first two weeks whilst keeping the humidity around 70 percent. After the first set of true leaves appear, I am going to switch the lights to 18/6 and bring the humidity down to 60 percent. I will start giving nutes once I switch the lights to the "optimum" vegging cycle. Top branches will be LST'd andI will top once (at the second or third node). Once a half decent bush has appeared it will be lollipopped and scrogged. Once I achieve a 1/2 - 1 foot growth above a 1/3 filled screen, they will be flipped and put on a 600hps

when they get flipped, they will be getting correct nutes for bloom and humidity will get taken down to 40 percent. 6 weeks before harvest sugar will be added to the water to help swell buds. 2 weeks before they are nearly finished (I will bechecking them and looking for around 30 percent amber trikes) they will be flushed and given less water to increase resin production. If flower takes 9 weeks then I'll be looking at a 15 week cycle.

pH will be kept at 6.7.

my questions are
would a 400 or 600 metal halide be best for vegging?

what sized pots would I need for veg/flower

based on strain, growth and techniques used, how many oz do you think I would get from a single plant.

I hope to get to know some forum members :D
 

silent smoker

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Thank you for a civilised answer quietecho. I will probably get another ballast so I can add a bit of blue spec light in with my hps during the last 9 weeks.

To be honest, 8 even seems a bit too extreme. I was thinking I would only get 4 oz dried and cured from each
 

xwant2LeaRNx

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You get what you give. And please dont give your plants sugar. Sounds like you have it all planned out thats a good plan !
 

xwant2LeaRNx

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If you want anything over 6 oz per plant you need big pots good veg time and good light intensity. Og # 18 isnt the best yielder if thats what your going for. Very good strain though i had it for awhile but i am now flowering the last clone i took.
 

silent smoker

New Member
You get what you give. And please dont give your plants sugar. Sounds like you have it all planned out thats a good plan !
I totally agree! They need to be loved and cherished. How comes giving
You get what you give. And please dont give your plants sugar. Sounds like you have it all planned out thats a good plan !
I thought giving a simple sugar during flower boosted growth? I don't have everything planned unfortunately, things can go wrong, but I just hope them wrong things aren't spider mite D=
 

xwant2LeaRNx

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I totally agree! They need to be loved and cherished. How comes giving


I thought giving a simple sugar during flower boosted growth? I don't have everything planned unfortunately, things can go wrong, but I just hope them wrong things aren't spider mite D=
Yea a sweetner right like bud candy ? Heard someone on here talking about giving there plants regular sugar thought thats what you were saying. Mollasses seemed to allways give me issues when i was a soil grower. Just do your homework bud.
 

silent smoker

New Member
If you want anything over 6 oz per plant you need big pots good veg time and good light intensity. Og # 18 isnt the best yielder if thats what your going for. Very good strain though i had it for awhile but i am now flowering the last clone i took.
Well I will be working 4 plants into a 1.2x1.2x 2 so I will judge pot sizes as it suits their growth. Ive been told by a close friend that PoG18 is a low - medium yielder which is why I am deciding to veg for 6 weeks rather than 4.

any nice phenos in your OG clone? :)
 

xwant2LeaRNx

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Well I will be working 4 plants into a 1.2x1.2x 2 so I will judge pot sizes as it suits their growth. Ive been told by a close friend that PoG18 is a low - medium yielder which is why I am deciding to veg for 6 weeks rather than 4.

any nice phenos in your OG clone? :)
My pheno didnt have allot of traits that i prefer. Internodal length is a bit stretchy even with good light. It can yield descent if the veg time is right and training is done right. The most i ever got off a single og18 of the pheno i had was 5 oz dry.
 

silent smoker

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My pheno didnt have allot of traits that i prefer. Internodal length is a bit stretchy even with good light. It can yield descent if the veg time is right and training is done right. The most i ever got off a single og18 of the pheno i had was 5 oz dry.
The strech isn't so bad if you can control it. Luckily there's techniques to do so ;)

do you remember how long you vegged that plant? I'll be happy with 3 - 4 dry oz off each plant if I get good lighting to all the bud sites.

Do you know how well OG strains cope to stress such as lollipopping?
 

Jussblaz3420

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I totally agree! They need to be loved and cherished. How comes giving


I thought giving a simple sugar during flower boosted growth? I don't have everything planned unfortunately, things can go wrong, but I just hope them wrong things aren't spider mite D=
I use blackstrap unsulphured molasses, works well for me.
 
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