Hey mister D..
My EC ran at max 1.38 above 0.55 PHadjustet tapwater. I run GHE soft with only bioroots for cuts.
Clawing i think is most likely due to heat, i got a newly (but smaller) exfan and it aint doin its job good enough. Bottom plants have no claws at all but the higher i get inside the octagon the more clawings they get...
One question though mister D...
lockout burns - can you please explain? - i really like if you can, i run this strain for 3+ years now, i might going blind as it is almost like usual to me now...
theres a misconception amongst some growers that if any part of a cannabisplant is shaded it will not perform optimal
also, removing leaf is generally a bad idea.
i will get into both subjects indicidually
first = shade
seas of green have buds growing below the ideal light zone.
and shaded leaf has a function
Sea of green is a technique that, when properly executed, there are no buds outside of the ideal light zone. That is a big part of the reason it works so well.
based upon what leaf is shaded the plant can decide to make unshaded shoots grow relatively faster
I agree with this, however when a shaded shoot starts to grow it will stretch (node spacing) a great deal more than the same shoot growing without being shaded.
the plant however needs its leaf.
if a plant with all its leaf intact as 100% coverage for its space, be aware it uses constant reparranging of leaf to make the most of what ot can get.
removing a leaf makes the whole equasion of what leaf attributes what proportion of energy unfit, and the plant needs to recuperate and recalculate.
You have failed to take into account that it isn't just other plants shading each other that a grower should be concerned about. You also need to consider the effects of upper leaves/branches shading lower bud sites. Shaded lower sites produce larf instead of hard bud. Defoilation can be applied to remove shady areas resulting in higher yields and more choice bud/less larf.
wich brings me to the second issue : removing leaf
in the first weeks of flower it can be efficient to remove fan leaf that covers a young shoot trying to reach for a lightsource.
this young shoot itself could have grown into a full cola if unshaded.
this is why sometimes removing leaf is beneficial.
removing leaf works generally best indoors, and in a relatively overcrowded growroom.
This is exactly the point I made above. It is not a good idea however to remove leaf during the stretch period of flower. Doing so will stunt your plants growth to varying degrees. How much depends on the individual plant and how much was removed. Defoilation is best practiced in veg and in weekly to biweekly sessions after stretch has ended, continuing up until harvest.
this growroom, in this thread isnt overcrowded.
yield could be double if you let the plants shade each other slightly.
be aware that hps light penetrates 40cm deep into crowded canope.
This depends on so many different factors, there is no accurate way to make a blanket statement about lighting. For example, there's a big difference in canopy penetration between a 1k at one foot above and 2 ft above. How crowded the canopy is also effects it, or wattage of bulb, part of the canopy being lit, etc, etc.
so slightly overlapping plants, in such a set up will definitely bring unforseen surprises , with big beautiful buds growing in places you'd never imagine
just veg a little longer, and experiment with allowing more leaf on the plants.
Older leaf is more efficient in catching light, so removing a big beautiful fan leaf in order for young leaf to mature quicker is inefficient, unless the area is overcrowded, wich again ; yours isnt
i am not trying to sound like knowitall, the above is as constructive and positiveas it gets
Well manic....For you to come here and say you`re no know-it-all and your criticism is as constructive as you know how to be , I`ve gotta step up and say that everything you`ve posted in this thread is as backwards and speculative as I`ve ever seen a post , and flatly I`ve gotta call bullshit pretty much on EVERYTHING I`ve read from you.....but.....nice setup
I just wonder why you are filling your setup barely?
you could veg em longer..remember you are so close to the bulb, that it doesnt really matter if one row of plants starts to block the bottom of others..
also: since you want to make haschisch from you plants : place the plants in absolute dark for 72 hours at the end, right befor you cut them out of the setup.
the plants will respond by producing a shitload of resin during lights out.
Meant no bad vibes Bro , but everything you`ve posted has not a word of proven technique or foundation for it to stand on.....such heavy undertone, man
sometimes a sea of green is jampacked below canopylevel.
and buds grow there too
resin production has a logical explaination , but resin does pack on when ther light stays off , maye because plants arent in stasis when lights are off..
english is not my first language , i find it hard to describe processes in english
it could be that I would have made more sense in my native language
I find it tempting to return your tone of voice DHF, but I'm really not here for bad vibes and all.
all im trying to say is that his grow seems inefficient, and allowing plants to be a tad bit bigger wouldnt affect yield in a negative way
and i so wish you all a positive day, including you DHF
hey airnut,very nice looking system, why dont you veg them a little longer so they are filling out the space provided, less plants ++ veg=no prob
greez mo