Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

? for yall.. like Crazy, space is an issue for now. was wondering if this setup, since its best in stages of 3, could be scaled down to just one flowering unit. I made a pic off one of yours Stink.
Instead of 3 separate flowering units, just have 1 unit(bigger res), and only use 1 fence post, 3-6 plant sites for each 3 week time.
The only prob i can see, and tell me if this would be bad to do. Is that since you are using only 1 res, NO flush time(but water and nutes could be changed every 3 weeks to keep things fresh).
Now this 1 unit would only be ran like this for maybe 2-3 times before the rest would be bought. and space made.
But could I get away with what I'm thinking? If so, this would save space for me and some ppl. And when i make the other 2 flowering units, they would also be 3 post units..

ps. I know its a real shitty pic, but its only meant to describe what i mean, im not an artist by any means.. lol.

pss. another side note, found recycle timer here in town.. 1min on/4min off preset... $65.. cheapest ive been able to find.. http://www.jollygreenhydro.com/

Ok I am convinced to build all three system. Only thing is where do you put the mother plant?
I plan on growing the mother plant in soil, will that have any negative effect for the clones?

Thanks for all the help, after my finals I will start building. Can't wait.

I think it would work fine to have one flowering unit, just make it have 3 resivoirs, that solves the nute/flushing problems.

the bubblegum nug i have in my avatar(its mine smokin it now) looks just like that 3rd picture of yours only mine is dry

hell yeah

this is amazingly done the details are great wonderfull job stinkbud

i'm do a perpetual harvest every two weeks with mother plants. in dirt damn it alot of work!! So my q is will the clones be big enough at the end of week two in the veg unit to get more clones? Congrass ....... I the High times deff have to get that one.....

funtogrow said:

i'm do a perpetual harvest every two weeks with mother plants. in dirt damn it alot of work!! So my q is will the clones be big enough at the end of week two in the veg unit to get more clones? Congrass ....... I the High times deff have to get that one.....

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I'm sure it depends on how big you take your original clones. Obviously the larger you cut the clone the longer it takes to root. Some people take 2-4" clones and some people take 10-12" clones.

Now you've got to weigh the difference between taking a large clone and waiting for it to root vs taking a smaller cloner which will root quicker but now you've got to wait for it to veg a bit.

With that being said - judging by how quick everything grows in my system - you should not have a problem taking clones after 2w in the veg system - they just won't be as big as they would be if you waited for another week.

I hope I didn't make that too complicated...

DP

stink
congrats with high times! I was looking thro this post and i was wondering if you covered any thing on pruning of fan leaves or toping with this system. is this nesicary or beneficial with this setup?

SVINIAR said:

? for yall.. like Crazy, space is an issue for now. was wondering if this setup, since its best in stages of 3, could be scaled down to just one flowering unit. I made a pic off one of yours Stink.
Instead of 3 separate flowering units, just have 1 unit(bigger res), and only use 1 fence post, 3-6 plant sites for each 3 week time.
The only prob i can see, and tell me if this would be bad to do. Is that since you are using only 1 res, NO flush time(but water and nutes could be changed every 3 weeks to keep things fresh).
Now this 1 unit would only be ran like this for maybe 2-3 times before the rest would be bought. and space made.
But could I get away with what I'm thinking? If so, this would save space for me and some ppl. And when i make the other 2 flowering units, they would also be 3 post units..

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If you could figure out a way to have 3 small reservoirs you would be set.

My small 6 hole unit might be a better solution. It's working great right now.
It's very small and would fit just about anywhere.

Something to think about...

Many of you will run into the same problem I have now. Different strains finish at different times.

The problem is if you harvest some plants early the roots will die and kill the other plants. So what to do.

What I do is harvest the majority of the plant and leave enough branches to keep the roots alive. Then I when I harvest the rest a few days later, I just trim the left over branches.

This is what I have to do this harvest. Most of my strains have been done for a week now. They have been on flush for 12 days now. I took some samples and they burned and tasted clean. So I gave them the axe!

I left my Elvy and a few Skunks to finish up. They should be done in a few days. I'm thinking the one Skunk I have will never finish. No shit it's like a month out! It may end up bubble hash or Canna butter.

Check out the photos. EPIC harvest this time!
Left to right, Snowbud, Skunk #11, Goo, Bubblegum, Blueberry, Purple Silver and AK47. I still have a bunch of Skunk to harvest and an Elvey.

I also threw in a photo to show you what to expect from 3 weeks of growth. It's kind of cool to see the growth rate!

CrazyIMA said:

Ok I am convinced to build all three system. Only thing is where do you put the mother plant?
I plan on growing the mother plant in soil, will that have any negative effect for the clones?

Thanks for all the help, after my finals I will start building. Can't wait.

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Cuttings are taken from the plants in veg. You don't need to run any mother plants. That's how I'm able to run 10 different strains.

You can start your cuttings from the mother plant no problem. Keep her around to take cuttings until you have everything up and running. Once you get to where you have a flower system producing buds bring the mother plant in and flower her.

funtogrow said:

i'm do a perpetual harvest every two weeks with mother plants. in dirt damn it alot of work!! So my q is will the clones be big enough at the end of week two in the veg unit to get more clones? Congrass ....... I the High times deff have to get that one.....

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I need 14 new cuttings every harvest. I could take at least 40! No shit!

My veg unit has 18 sites. I only need 14 to go into flower each time. So 4 plants stay behind until next harvest. That mean some of the plants are in veg for a total of 6 weeks.

I have to top my veg plants to keep them under the State law of 12". This has the benefit of causing the side branches to grow. Which in turn gives me more places to take cuttings.

The lower branches will never see any light anyway. The light just can't penetrate through all the foliage.

So it works out well. The best place to take cuttings is the lower branches and that's what grows when you top the plants.

oneeyejedi said:

stink
congrats with high times! I was looking thro this post and i was wondering if you covered any thing on pruning of fan leaves or toping with this system. is this nesicary or beneficial with this setup?

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I have to top my veg plants to keep them under the State Law of 12".

Topping causes more branching which is perfect for taking clones.

I don't prune the fan leaves unless they are looking real sick. I'll usually pull the older leaves if they start to yellow but you don't have to. They end up dying and falling off anyway. It just keeps me from having to sweep them up later.

StinkBud said:

Those clones look awsome! And you have roots too?

What more could you ask for? Remember. The cloner's sole purpose in life is to produce roots. The plants will do all their growing in veg and flower.

If you have roots and the plants aren't dead then you did it bro!!! Congratulations...

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Thanks alot for posting ur system stinky. I cant wait to be producing my medicine im going to be using the same just not as many plants. i can only have 29 all together. so im doing 9 in each stage.. 9 clones, 9veg and 10 flowering

DragonPhoenix said:

I'm sure it depends on how big you take your original clones. Obviously the larger you cut the clone the longer it takes to root. Some people take 2-4" clones and some people take 10-12" clones.

Now you've got to weigh the difference between taking a large clone and waiting for it to root vs taking a smaller cloner which will root quicker but now you've got to wait for it to veg a bit.

With that being said - judging by how quick everything grows in my system - you should not have a problem taking clones after 2w in the veg system - they just won't be as big as they would be if you waited for another week.

I hope I didn't make that too complicated...

DP

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Nope didn't over complicate it. I just never done veg in aero b4. Thanks 4 the help..

StinkBud said:

I need 14 new cuttings every harvest. I could take at least 40! No shit!

My veg unit has 18 sites. I only need 14 to go into flower each time. So 4 plants stay behind until next harvest. That mean some of the plants are in veg for a total of 6 weeks.

I have to top my veg plants to keep them under the State law of 12". This has the benefit of causing the side branches to grow. Which in turn gives me more places to take cuttings.

The lower branches will never see any light anyway. The light just can't penetrate through all the foliage.

So it works out well. The best place to take cuttings is the lower branches and that's what grows when you top the plants.

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HEll yea 40 clones... that'll work....well in two weeks hope i can get at about half that........... Thanxs for the help.

StinkBud said:

If you could figure out a way to have 3 small reservoirs you would be set.

My small 6 hole unit might be a better solution. It's working great right now.
It's very small and would fit just about anywhere.

Something to think about...

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I get tht the smaller one takes up less space, but I still run into the problem of needing 3 separate Flowering units tht way. I was trying to eliminate this if possible and use only one unit for a few months, and stay on the 3 week time sched.
I know the system should work fine. Just need to know, since this would be with organic nutes, would I be ok for a bit with only 1 res?

hello stink bud great thread so far m8 ive just joined and this is a great help keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!

hey stinkbud, thanks for all the great info. and congrats on the killer plants/setup you got going. Had a few quick questions. How tall are your plants at harvest time? Do u have a difficult time getting your light to penetrate such intense foliage? I am trying to decide between your great system and an ebb and flow sog grow. Are there any non-organic nutrients you recommend? Would you rather use 4 600 watt cooltubes or 2 1000 watt colltubes? Also, is there anything you think you could do to improve your yield and or quality? Thanks again for passing on the great know-how to us!

Well stink, looks like another great harvest man, congrats!!