Lollipopping before flowering?

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Jimdamick said:
I am impressed.
But even #'s are best/should be 44 (more potent :) )
Just curious, what was your dry weight?
I average around 54 grams per cola. ( but my plants are single cola/ 5' average height
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Oh definitely, I dropped the ball man. Even numbers add to the weight and flavor. Ha! Holy cow, 54 grams per cola is fantastic!

I was experimenting with a lot of different ways of growing and topping/fimming/LST. I’m fascinated with the automation part of it. I’ve basically built a somewhat turn-key room including a pump system for my drain to waste. I can adjust temp, humidity, air, lighting all with a few switch flips and dial turns. All I have to do is fertigate. Ha!

I was rushing to get my plants trimmed before going out of town, so I wasn’t very diligent about weighing individual colas (especially since I was in trimming hell) Ha! I was so desperate not to waste anything that I invited my two neighbors over and gave them each a large bouquet of colas from my dry line because I didn’t have time to trim them all before my flight the next morning. Total I pulled a little under 42oz out of 4 plants (not counting the colas I gave away).

This time around I’m going to try and collect better per plant data now that I’m not under the time crunch.

I was growing under a Sun System HPS De Boss 1000 watt light with a boost feature to 1150watts. I also had a Sun System LEC 315 supplementing a little extra. That Boss light is a beast of a light but also caused some heat stress in my particular space. I switched to LEDs this time around.

Below are a couple pics from the last grow. The buds were super dense.
 

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Jimdamick said:
Fuck yea, I lost/had shit grows probably my 1st 3 times attempting/trying all sorts of Black Magic on my bud :)
Then I said fuck it, all those additives are basically bull shit & cost a fortune & just makes the CEO of Advanced Nutrients a very rich man, especially today with all the people/suckers ( :) ) that because of legalization are growing.
Shit, my lawyer is even growing now :)
Anyway, I keep it very simple now, the only additive that I use is Tecniflora Awesome Blossoms for bud development which has a high P which is very good during the last 4 weeks.
Otherwise I use just a Veg/Boost/Bloom made by Techniflora, BC is the product.
I do use Kelp during veg, otherwise that's it.
Don't rely on charts for amounts of nutes to use, not accurate enough, get a good PH/PPM/EC meter, very important!!!!.
I pH my water & level my nutes each watering, I don't agree that pH isn't important, I say bull shit.
It's EXTREMELY important for the plant to absorb minerals/nutes effectively, so it needs to be regulated.
Some say if your organic its not necessary, but that method needs a living soil, which is next to impossible to develop in 90 days.
I go 6.0 pH which is foolproof & around 1200 ppm is safe. I go for 1400 ppm in bloom/700 for veg up until 6 weeks then I up it which is also foolproof
Simplicity is the way to go/ don't overcomplicate
Remember that :)
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Yeah, sounds like we agree about keeping it simple. That’s why I spent the time to automate my lighting, heating, humidity control, and air flow. With those all being consistent, I know if something goes south that I don’t have to worry about fixing those factors.

I grow in coco with basic nutrients and a few enhancers like Bud Candy and Overdrive during mid/late bloom (they seem to work well for me). You’re definitely right that pH is important, especially growing in coco. I learned my lesson early on about nutrient lockout caused by pH issues. I run my ec between 1.8 and in certain heartier strains I’ve had no issues at 2.4.

I use AN Jungle Juice nutrients (It’s a cheaper knockoff of GH Flora here in our area).
 
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subwax said:
Nah - don't find a deluded man funny, especially when there are some very experienced growers here (not me), taking time to give an answer, and its just ignored with bullshit.

No offence intended. Neoliet - its just got to the time we call a spade a spade, not a horticultural earth moving implement,
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He is good though for the enlightenment of rookie growers
His style (is he joking/I'm not sure) sucks.
Ignore & do yoursef a favor (listen to me/I am a God!!!! )
:)
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I've been around here for awhile, but never have I read such a load shit.
Fucking pure fantasy
You can't create that many cola's from 1 plant in a fucking year, forget 12 weeks (unless you re-veg around 20 time).
IT CAN NOT BE DONE!!!!!
(put the pipe down/meth right?)
 
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Jimdamick said:
He is good though for the enlightenment of rookie growers
His style (is he joking/I'm not sure) sucks.
Ignore & do yoursef a favor (listen to me/I am a God!!!! )
:)

I've been around here for awhile, but never have I read such a load shit.
Fucking pure fantasy
You can't create that many cola's from 1 plant in a fucking year, forget 12 weeks (unless you re-veg around 20 time).
IT CAN NOT BE DONE!!!!!
(put the pipe down/meth right?)
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I've just never seen a single plant that you've grown.
 
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Quintana said:
Yeah, sounds like we agree about keeping it simple. That’s why I spent the time to automate my lighting, heating, humidity control, and air flow. With those all being consistent, I know if something goes south that I don’t have to worry about fixing those factors.

I grow in coco with basic nutrients and a few enhancers like Bud Candy and Overdrive during mid/late bloom (they seem to work well for me). You’re definitely right that pH is important, especially growing in coco. I learned my lesson early on about nutrient lockout caused by pH issues. I run my ec between 1.8 and in certain heartier strains I’ve had no issues at 2.4.

I use AN Jungle Juice nutrients (It’s a cheaper knockoff of GH Flora here in our area).
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Sounds to me that you have everything order & I like they way you think about the future.
Very cool
Good luck & I wish you many Happy & Bountiful grows!!!!
:)
 
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