high yields, whats your secret?

[bluntwiz]

ok i just have a question that has been bugging me for awhile. I often come to this forum to read up on other ppls grows and I often notice that you guys' yields are enormous compared to mine...some of you get pounds at a time from just a few plants! how do you do that? do you just let it veg for a long period of time?

im lucky if i even get half an ounce (dry) from one plant. I have tried LST and regular old fashioned growing... and i just cannot even come close to what some of you guys yield from one plant.. I dont get it =(

i am currently growing, 3 plants are about to be harvested in a couple weeks and i just started 7 seedlings, i just want the best for my babies this time around!

your help would be greately appreciated!

bluntwiz Reviewed by bluntwiz on 06-30-2007. high yields, whats your secret? ok i just have a question that has been bugging me for awhile. I often come to this forum to read up on other ppls grows and I often notice that you guys' yields are enormous compared to mine...some of you get pounds at a time from just a few plants! how do you do that? do you just let it veg for a long period of time? im lucky if i even get half an ounce (dry) from one plant. I have tried LST and regular old fashioned growing... and i just cannot even come close to what some of you guys Rating: 5

[TheGanjaKing420]

Well, what kind of lights are you using? That can have a huge impact on yield. Also, are you using hydro or soil? If soil, perhaps you need a bigger container. There are a lot of factors that can effect yield.

[bluntwiz]

Hey, thanks for your response...

to answer your questions, im growing in soil -- using fluos for veg and 400 watt HPS during flower. Im growing in pretty big containers too (18 cm diameter during veg and then i transplant to 26 cm pots for flower). got a fan going, temp seems to be ok -- maybe a bit on the warm side when i grow during the summer, i dont have a pH meter though (using tap water that i usually leave out overnight) and i dont have a humidity meter either....
I use veg nutes during the veg cycle and flower nutes during the flower cycle -- maybe like once a week.

does that help?

[dsm711]

I'm doing about the same in my grow except with a bigger HPS. Are you harvesting at the optimum time? The last 2/3 weeks can make a huge difference. I love that $10.00 pocket microscope from Radioshack. Takes the guesswork out for sure.

[bluntwiz]

yeah i got the pocket microscope... and i dont believe i am harvesting too early.. i guess i ll be more patient for this next grow, just dont wanna be too late.
anyhow, i will also let them veg for a longer period of time to make sure they get a little bigger than usual.

thanks for your input though. peace

[PharmaCan]

bluntwiz - if you read how the people with the big harvests grow their crops, you will discover the little things that can make a difference in your yield.

But you have to do a lot of studying, not just drool over the grow logs. LOL

I'm not going to pretend like I know a lot about growing, because I don't. However, I do know that nutrition and environment are very important to your plant and you seem to be really neglecting your plants in those areas. You need to get a ph meter (or at least a cheap test kit) and a ppm meter and start dialing in your nutrition.

Good luck!

PC:thumbsup:

[TheGanjaKing420]

I see you say that you have 26 cm pots....thats only about 10 inches. Generally, you want 1 gallon of pot for every foot of plant you have. You might want to jump up to using bigger pots, say at least 3 gallon size.

[the image reaper]

LOTS of red spectrum light during flowering, and LARGE pots (#5 is usual size) ... :smokin:

[unlockit]

I use a soiless mix sunshine #4. A 400 hps, 20 gallon rubbermaid tub,and earth juice products, superthrive weeks 2 through 6 of a 10 week veg cycle. this is only 1 plant clone. i also use 2 fans one pointed at the bottom and one at the top of the plant this increases the stalk thickness big time! after it gets abought 1 foot high i top it then at 2 feet high i start to slowly bend it over so its level with the ground and continue vegging untill the 8th week then switch to a 600 hps for the rest of veg and flowering bending will let all the side shoots to grow up to tried this only once so far and dry weight was 8 ounces

[davejohnwright]

Alot of factors need to be taken into account, Hydro seems to yield higher than soil, Aero yields higher than hydro. CO2 adds to yield, good lighting, nutrients, veg time, Did I miss anything?