Hobbes
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I've ordered the book and nutrients for "Three A Light" (3 pounds a light) and I'll be running a couple of threads to test the procedure.
Below is a list of FAQ, to get some people interested before the trial:
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Frequently Asked Questions - Three A Light
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Seed Germination (Pages 5-
How moist should seeds be kept when getting them to germinate?
Cloning (Pages 9-16)
How tall do you cut your clones?
Initial Transplant (Pages 17-22)
How important is it to transplant from 1.5x1.5-inch root cubes to 4x4 inch cubes prior to the soil transplant? Will it decrease yields if a 10-12-inch clone is transplanted directly to a 7-gallon flowering pot?
Is it necessary to veg under 1000 W or could I substitute for a T5?
Final Transplant (Pages 23-2
Do you amend the soil with any additional perlite?
It looks like all of your pots are packed very evenly, how do you achieve that?
How much Mykos and Azos should be spread in the soil during the Final Transplant?
Topping And Pruning (Pages 29-3
How important is Topping? When are plants first topped? How frequently are plants topped?
How soon before flipping to flower should Topping and Pruning be discontinued?
Is the purpose of pruning to increase the light that hits the bottom branches that are not topped, thus forcing lower branches to grow taller and produce more yield?
Transition To Flower (Pages 39-44)
What should the distance be from the bulb to the top of the canopy?
Typically, how tall are the plants going into day one of flower?
How long is a typical veg cycle in the Three A Light methodology?
When beginning the Transition phase, is it a 12/12 photoperiod for a week, then Schwazze? Or are the plants given the Transition mix in 18/6 photoperiod, flipped to 12/12 photoperiod, then Schwazzed?
Why doesn’t my plants structure look like the pictures during the Transition phase in the book? How many times should the plants be topped and tied down in order to achieve Three A Light?
Day 1 Schwazze (Pages 45-56)
What light cycle do you recommend? When is the light cycle changed in relation to the Day 1 Schwazze?
Is it common to have herming issues with plants after Schwazzing?
Day 20 Schwazze (Pages 57-6
Do the plants get Schwazzed again after day 20?
Netting (Pages 69-7
Are those 4’ or 5’ stakes used for caging in the book?
What are the pros and cons of caging versus trellising?
I am currently using Gavitas in my veg room. What is your suggested wattage to start my plants in veg?
Where do you place your environmental sensors? I have three sensors that I can monitor remotely but I get a 10-degree difference depending on where they are placed. My lights are not vented or cooled so any sensor placed above the canopy is exposed to direct light.
Harvest (Pages 79-8
What is the average finishing height of strains at harvest after a 30-40 day veg cycle?
My plants are going on week 6 following the Three A Light and Success schedule and my plants are looking good, but the buds aren’t as dense as I expected. Is there anything you recommend me to adjust in the feeding schedule?
How do I calculate my pound per light after harvesting?
The book talks about trimming by hand but in one of your videos on YouTube I saw a machine trimmer being used. Do you have any recommendations on machine trimmers?
Dry & Cure (Pages 89-96)
How long are your plants drying and curing?
Do you use any special products to cure your product?
Temperature (Pages 101-10
Why do you recommend reducing temperature towards the end of the flower cycle?
Humidity (Pages 109-116)
Why is it so important to maintain high humidities in the clone domes?
Room Dynamic (Pages 121-126)
What ceiling height do you recommend for grow rooms?
What is VPD?
My plants are taking a long time to grow bushy for the bloom phase. How many lights are you running in your veg room to get them ready for bloom after 35 days in the 7-gal containers?
Do you have any recommendations on the distance from the canopy for different grow bulbs?
What is PAR?
What is the distance between the top of the canopy and the bottom of the 1000 W HPS bulb when finishing the flower cycle?
Can the Three A Light method be applied in a grow tent?
I have a room 6’x10’. How would you setup the lights? How many plants could this room support?
Equipment (Pages 127-13
What do you prefer plastic or cloth pots (smart pots)?
If I decide to use LED lighting with schwazzing and the other Three a Light methods will I still achieve the same results?
What type of lights do you recommend?
What size pot do you use for a 30-40 day veg cycle?
I like to use EC for my nutrients, I was reviewing your feed charts and was wondering if you could tell me what scale you guys use for your PPM?
Genetics (Pages 139-144)
Are there certain strains that work better than others using the Three A Light method?
What are some big yielders you are growing?
Have you ever encountered a strain that produced decreased yields or even hermed out as a result of Schwazzing?
Success Nutrients And Watering (Pages 145-182)
How often are veg plants being fed? Is it every time the plants get watered, they are fed?
Can you explain the flowering feed schedule? When looking at the schedule, there are 5-day increments. Is that the total amount of nutrients that should be used over those 5 days?
My plants are in 10-gallon pots, I have been giving them 3 gallons per feed. Should I increase the amount of water per feed?
What type of medium do you recommend? Have you ever used Success Nutrients in coco?
Is Success Nutrients organic?
Is it possible to achieve Three A Light without hand watering?
As far as I can tell your nutrients are not available at any of my local hydro stores, is Success available in my state?
I have a question based on the feeding schedule. The chart runs through 70 days, but I am running 8-9-week strains. Where do I shorten the feeding schedule and start flushing if I am running something that finished before 70 days? On the flip side, where would I add mixes to accommodate a 12-week strain?
Do you guys use any foliar feeds? How often do you apply? Do you apply with the lights on or off?
Do you guys use the 500 (.5) or 700 (.7) scale to measure PPM’s
When during the day should plants be fed?
What order should you mix Success Nutrients? When should you pH your feed?
How do I plan on how much water to include in a feed and a flush?
I've ordered the book and nutrients for "Three A Light" (3 pounds a light) and I'll be running a couple of threads to test the procedure.
Below is a list of FAQ, to get some people interested before the trial:
.
.
.
.
Frequently Asked Questions - Three A Light
.
.
.
Seed Germination (Pages 5-
How moist should seeds be kept when getting them to germinate?
Cloning (Pages 9-16)
How tall do you cut your clones?
Initial Transplant (Pages 17-22)
How important is it to transplant from 1.5x1.5-inch root cubes to 4x4 inch cubes prior to the soil transplant? Will it decrease yields if a 10-12-inch clone is transplanted directly to a 7-gallon flowering pot?
Is it necessary to veg under 1000 W or could I substitute for a T5?
Final Transplant (Pages 23-2
Do you amend the soil with any additional perlite?
It looks like all of your pots are packed very evenly, how do you achieve that?
How much Mykos and Azos should be spread in the soil during the Final Transplant?
Topping And Pruning (Pages 29-3
How important is Topping? When are plants first topped? How frequently are plants topped?
How soon before flipping to flower should Topping and Pruning be discontinued?
Is the purpose of pruning to increase the light that hits the bottom branches that are not topped, thus forcing lower branches to grow taller and produce more yield?
Transition To Flower (Pages 39-44)
What should the distance be from the bulb to the top of the canopy?
Typically, how tall are the plants going into day one of flower?
How long is a typical veg cycle in the Three A Light methodology?
When beginning the Transition phase, is it a 12/12 photoperiod for a week, then Schwazze? Or are the plants given the Transition mix in 18/6 photoperiod, flipped to 12/12 photoperiod, then Schwazzed?
Why doesn’t my plants structure look like the pictures during the Transition phase in the book? How many times should the plants be topped and tied down in order to achieve Three A Light?
Day 1 Schwazze (Pages 45-56)
What light cycle do you recommend? When is the light cycle changed in relation to the Day 1 Schwazze?
Is it common to have herming issues with plants after Schwazzing?
Day 20 Schwazze (Pages 57-6
Do the plants get Schwazzed again after day 20?
Netting (Pages 69-7
Are those 4’ or 5’ stakes used for caging in the book?
What are the pros and cons of caging versus trellising?
I am currently using Gavitas in my veg room. What is your suggested wattage to start my plants in veg?
Where do you place your environmental sensors? I have three sensors that I can monitor remotely but I get a 10-degree difference depending on where they are placed. My lights are not vented or cooled so any sensor placed above the canopy is exposed to direct light.
Harvest (Pages 79-8
What is the average finishing height of strains at harvest after a 30-40 day veg cycle?
My plants are going on week 6 following the Three A Light and Success schedule and my plants are looking good, but the buds aren’t as dense as I expected. Is there anything you recommend me to adjust in the feeding schedule?
How do I calculate my pound per light after harvesting?
The book talks about trimming by hand but in one of your videos on YouTube I saw a machine trimmer being used. Do you have any recommendations on machine trimmers?
Dry & Cure (Pages 89-96)
How long are your plants drying and curing?
Do you use any special products to cure your product?
Temperature (Pages 101-10
Why do you recommend reducing temperature towards the end of the flower cycle?
Humidity (Pages 109-116)
Why is it so important to maintain high humidities in the clone domes?
Room Dynamic (Pages 121-126)
What ceiling height do you recommend for grow rooms?
What is VPD?
My plants are taking a long time to grow bushy for the bloom phase. How many lights are you running in your veg room to get them ready for bloom after 35 days in the 7-gal containers?
Do you have any recommendations on the distance from the canopy for different grow bulbs?
What is PAR?
What is the distance between the top of the canopy and the bottom of the 1000 W HPS bulb when finishing the flower cycle?
Can the Three A Light method be applied in a grow tent?
I have a room 6’x10’. How would you setup the lights? How many plants could this room support?
Equipment (Pages 127-13
What do you prefer plastic or cloth pots (smart pots)?
If I decide to use LED lighting with schwazzing and the other Three a Light methods will I still achieve the same results?
What type of lights do you recommend?
What size pot do you use for a 30-40 day veg cycle?
I like to use EC for my nutrients, I was reviewing your feed charts and was wondering if you could tell me what scale you guys use for your PPM?
Genetics (Pages 139-144)
Are there certain strains that work better than others using the Three A Light method?
What are some big yielders you are growing?
Have you ever encountered a strain that produced decreased yields or even hermed out as a result of Schwazzing?
Success Nutrients And Watering (Pages 145-182)
How often are veg plants being fed? Is it every time the plants get watered, they are fed?
Can you explain the flowering feed schedule? When looking at the schedule, there are 5-day increments. Is that the total amount of nutrients that should be used over those 5 days?
My plants are in 10-gallon pots, I have been giving them 3 gallons per feed. Should I increase the amount of water per feed?
What type of medium do you recommend? Have you ever used Success Nutrients in coco?
Is Success Nutrients organic?
Is it possible to achieve Three A Light without hand watering?
As far as I can tell your nutrients are not available at any of my local hydro stores, is Success available in my state?
I have a question based on the feeding schedule. The chart runs through 70 days, but I am running 8-9-week strains. Where do I shorten the feeding schedule and start flushing if I am running something that finished before 70 days? On the flip side, where would I add mixes to accommodate a 12-week strain?
Do you guys use any foliar feeds? How often do you apply? Do you apply with the lights on or off?
Do you guys use the 500 (.5) or 700 (.7) scale to measure PPM’s
When during the day should plants be fed?
What order should you mix Success Nutrients? When should you pH your feed?
How do I plan on how much water to include in a feed and a flush?
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