Better yields than Chronic?

[krustytheclown]

I have a decent set up right now and have been growing Chronic from Serious Seeds with respectable results (5.5 ounces under a 400W HPS in a C13, grown in a WaterFarm, .38 g/w).

The time is coming to change to a new strain. I am looking for a strain which yields at least the same, if not better than Chronic with comparable (or better) quality.

Any suggestions?

I would prefer to go with higher-end genetics (i.e., non-KC Brains or Nirvana seeds- nothing wrong with them, but looking for established quality).

The key is to, at the very least, maintain both quality and yield.

FWIW, I'm growing in a 24"x30" foot print with a 36" grow height.

 

[00420]

if your not willing to give up yeild for head stash i would stick with what u have it's one of the top yeild's around....
there is a few that might be close
hindu kush
master kush
peak 19
ak47
rockbud
skunk#1
nl#5 {crosses} thats just a start gotta grow a few befor u can really pick
i grow more for head stash then yeild c99, silverhaze, grape ape, ect.... good luck on your quest

 

[lysol]

I grew Nirvana master kush and it is definitely under priced, very good smoke, very unique smell like cotton candy, I lost all my fans ( due to inexperience ) the first few weeks of 12/12 grow so idk about yield potential but the bud still came out amazing quality, better then the other 4 or so strains I had tried out from Nirvana

 

[KMK0420]

From what i hear, anything under .5g/watt is a LOW yield...

I dunno bout you man i got 4 females under a 400 watter (hps, in soil) and plan on getting close to 10oz...

.5g/watt minimum...

1.0g/watt my goal..

I think you better improve your methods before you worry about genetics..

 

[krustytheclown]

Okay, Mr. Kow-It-All...

Okay, Mr. Kow-It-All...

From what i hear, anything under .5g/watt is a LOW yield...

I dunno bout you man i got 4 females under a 400 watter (hps, in soil) and plan on getting close to 10oz...

.5g/watt minimum...

1.0g/watt my goal..

I think you better improve your methods before you worry about genetics..

Thanks for the condescending comments.

Instead of "planning" on getting 10 ounces, what have you actually accomplished?

Have you personally ever grown in a C13 and gotten yields better than 150 grams? If so, what did you do?

If you haven't then stfu, as your opinions, spouting of growing 101 facts and what you "plan" to achieve are irrelevant to the OP

 

[KnuckleHedd]

I grew Serious Chronic back in '03. I was really inpressed with the yield..let me know if you find a bigger yielder. But, I was NOT impressed with the quality. Not what I thought it would be at all. Never thought about it again. There are far too many good yielding POTENT strains out there. If you wanna stick with Serious Seeds, AK47 has been one of my standards and White Russian yields a bit better for me, but needs about a week longer than AK. The WR I have is extremely uniform and the AK has the usual 3 phenos. I wish you success in your quest.

 

[krustytheclown]

I grew Serious Chronic back in '03. I was really inpressed with the yield..let me know if you find a bigger yielder. But, I was NOT impressed with the quality. Not what I thought it would be at all. Never thought about it again. There are far too many good yielding POTENT strains out there. If you wanna stick with Serious Seeds, AK47 has been one of my standards and White Russian yields a bit better for me, but needs about a week longer than AK. The WR I have is extremely uniform and the AK has the usual 3 phenos. I wish you success in your quest.

Okay, thanks! Serious has done well by me with the Chronic and was considering going the AK47 route. White Russian looked tempting as well. maybe I'll sacrifice some yield and work towards higher quality with the AK.

The idea of shelling out 100 bucks is a bit daunting, but you can bet the first grow I do is to get some more seeds so I won't have to buy any more for several years

Thanks!

 

[Care Free 1]

Chemdog is what your looking for for krusty! A little more expensive, but you get what you pay for. 1 g/w is easily doable.

 

[PoopyTeaBags]

serious is a good company chronic is a very commercial strain known for the weight... i doubt you will find anything that wieghs the same with better high.... there are some strains mentions above maybe with double dutch and POG and maybe some other in there...

if you liked chronic i would stick with serious and try the ak or the white russian....

 

[PkRipper]

yea the chem is big ,

I dont know ifyou have heard of POT OF GOLD. POG . or hindu skunk.

its a cross of the old hindu kush x skunk# 1.

high yeilds, dense floral structure , SUPER easy to grow. makes good bubble hash aswell.
the cannabis college in amsterdamn uses's it to teach the students on .
Its a wounder plant to grow ,buds can be as big a s two liter bottles under 1000 watt lights....

 

[jammie]

hey there krusty. i feel your pain. i do 1 grow yearly so yield and consistency is on equal consideration as quality. i did ghs white widows last year and got .9g/w and this year with the same setup i got .6g/w with satori. it would be nice if breeders used gram/watt rather than sq meter

 

[floydfanx6]

krusty i dont think he was trying to be mean to u,,i think yield has a lot to do with the grower and not the plant,how are u training yr plants under yr 400? are you doing a scrog,or a sog? are u trimming the popcorn stuff before flowering?u can make almost any strain yield well for u,if u have it dialed in,,i think the guy was saying that less then .5 grams per a watt is not ideal. temp humidity fresh air,,i think this is what provides bigger yields imo

 

[floydfanx6]

train yr plants,i bet u double yr yield easiler m8

 

[Shred42O]

i grew some northern lights under a 150 hps and got 4 oz i can just imagine how much you could pull with a 400...

 

[medmaker420]

ak or white russian and whether you want to hear it or not, getting MORE than .5 per watt is pretty standard whether a small cab or not. Check out the micro grow section and see what they pull with far less than 400 watts.

I know no one likes to be told to TRY something different but getting under .5 is something to work on for sure as was told to you.

Have I grown in that specific cabinet? NOPE but I have and do grow in a tent that is about the same dimensions using a 400 watt as well I helped my brother in law setup and .5 is a minimum for sure.

Is that a single waterfarm or ... can you or do you run more plants in the same area to test the yield difference. At least if possible to test that out before changing the strain? Unless you are done with the strain itself and want something different.

Seems you want more yield than the 5.5 zips which is doable in your area. How do you grow, veg and flower time, do you top or anything?

on the strains.

ak for sure, you will dig it and it will yield well. Love the ak and who the hell doesn't lol. I think the high should last longer though but most high yielders tend to lose something in the strength and length department from what I have seen.

Have you looked into critical mass as well by chance? quality breeder and great yield and potent for a high yielding plant.

Another thing, run more plants, different strains and see what works best for you. Not sure what strains and or how many you have worked with.


With your cab height restrictions do you current run a scrog or sog setup at all? Possibly a vertical setup if the air flow is possible, allow for more height itself. just a thought.

 

[mojojojo]

chem #4 dank and 2 lbs pers thousand if your a greenthumb .
get a res for your farms if you dont have one. didnt see one in your gallery peace

 

[KMK0420]

Thanks for the condescending comments.

Instead of "planning" on getting 10 ounces, what have you actually accomplished?

Have you personally ever grown in a C13 and gotten yields better than 150 grams? If so, what did you do?

If you haven't then stfu, as your opinions, spouting of growing 101 facts and what you "plan" to achieve are irrelevant to the OP

god stop typing. if you took what i said as condescending, you're fucking retarded. now i am condescending.

if you look around these forums...unless your method of growing isn't down pat, AGAIN anything below .5g/watt is considered a low yield. It is what it is. Strains obviously make some difference (sativa or indica dom traits) but again i've seen growers here pullin 1g or more/watt with C99....KaliM...etc...

So before you run off the handle telling people to STFU, think first whether the comments were something to consider and do more research on, or something that was just a very rude and uneducated comment...of which, mine was not. Grow up.

 

[Biscut Eater]

I've tried Cronic without good results. Cronic to me smells like hay. Maybe I'm doing something wrong....but anywho....

Grams per watt doesn't mean shit if it takes weeks on end to harvest. I'm a big fan of flowering once clones are rooted, in a sea of green method. To me....and it's just me, it's all about grams per watt per month/year. My recomendation is to use the search methods of this wonderful site. Once you enter a search, then click on the top bar (search)and enter Titles/search for words in the actual threads. I hope this makes sense? It's all about that special pheno, then duplicate it to no end. With 400 watts of flower power, I would try a 2.5'X 2.5" ebb and flow table, using rockwool (4inch cubes X 4 per square foot) which calculates at 25 plantlets per table. In my opinion, plantlets...not plants equal to kickass numbers. I hope this helps....if you have any questions please ask. Cheers!

 

[VagPuncher]

Critical Mass!!

 

[Kush_Master]

Thanks for the condescending comments.

Instead of "planning" on getting 10 ounces, what have you actually accomplished?

Have you personally ever grown in a C13 and gotten yields better than 150 grams? If so, what did you do?

If you haven't then stfu, as your opinions, spouting of growing 101 facts and what you "plan" to achieve are irrelevant to the OP

dont want to rain on yoru parade but 0,38 IS a low yield.
i Had ~250g of chronic under 400 w hps which equals 0,625g/w. and there is still lots of potential since i had some nute problems and no ideal conditions.

i have no clue tho what c13 is, but if it yields that bad maybe you should drop it

btw i agree that smell and taste of chronic arent all that great. but i like the high very much its pretty potent IMO.