stem strength???

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weedaholic

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a plant yielding 2 ounces dry weight weighs a little over half a pound pre-drying (280g) right? given it loses 80% of its weight..

so I was wondering how much weight could the main stem carry without breaking if it grew to the side towards a hanging bulb.. like in the coloseum or rotary grows like the omega garden?
 
PlasmaRadio

PlasmaRadio

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2 ounces is 56g. 280g is about 10oz.

Anyway, don't worry about it. As long as the plant has to support that weight itself it will reinforce the stems itself.
 
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weedaholic

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how much would you say it would lose.. have you ever tried to weigh a single bud and then dry it and weigh it again??
 
PlasmaRadio

PlasmaRadio

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I never tried to weigh a single bud, that is like weighing millet grain by grain. I don't know how much it loses, it different every time anyway, but it is not 80%. It is unfeasible.
 
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muyoso

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Jorge Cerventes says once its loses 75% of its weight, it is dried and ready for curing.
 
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Cyphen

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muyoso said:
Jorge Cerventes says once its loses 75% of its weight, it is dried and ready for curing.
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I think he means when it reaches 75% of its wet weight. 75% is a tremendous amount of water weight for such a dry growing plant.
 
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weedaholic

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PlasmaRadio your just talking out of your ass, no offence.. first of all cucumbers are 95% water, fdd is the grandmaster but jorge is no amateur so I'd say its safe to say that the range is somewhere around 70-75% give or take a few.. and thats not that far from 80%.. retardation was a bit harsh..:mrgreen:
 
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