Lighting Bigsm0 and the cob addiction

[mcpd_refugee]

Been awhile, to long actually. Got some smaller strains going and they are looking fantastic. One of the first afn members to buy cobs from me said awhile back that he was going to run smaller strains becuse they yielded more per square foot. I was way to hot headed and wanted to impress everyone with donkey D buds so I didn’t listen. Now I am.

This is what I have learned. The bigger plants take up more space, require more work, and have more chances of having problems or foxtailing. The quality isn’t as good either. On the flip side smaller strains are overall less risky. I very rarely see a smaller plant foxtail and even if it did it won’t hurt much since I t’s not taking up much space. You also get much denser buds across the whole plant. Quality on something like a double grape or avt is usually much better than something like hubbabibba too. Thick layer of resin across the whole plant. I hope all this makes sense. Every single small plant I have ever grown was excellent. 10-20% of the bigger plants I have grown had some sort of issue and yielded terribly. While it makes for better pictures I’m going for quality and quantity and not just quantity.

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I thought I was growing a smaller strain - Double Grape. Damned thing blew up my tent. Those AutoCOBs are just too darned strong.

 

[BigSm0]

I've pondered this exact theory and believe it 100%. This is a reminder for me, to do just this, very soon!

I have yet to get the density and resin on a 10oz plant like I have on a smaller strain. Just what I have grown. Dg, avt, sour hound, strawberry nugget. Big strains, Ripleys, hbbs as a few examples. Last grow I had 4 Ripleys that took up 40 square feet. 2 foxtailed bad enough I couldn’t get a bud out of them. Sure shit happens but this happens to often. I have never ever had a smaller one do this where it was unable to create a bud that you could see through. Now if I had done 12 plants in this space it would have probably yielded 2x as much. Quality wise and bag appeal the smaller ones are 2x as good too. Idk, I’m done with them.

My first double grape I was so upset with. It was frosty but was pathetically small in comparison. When I began to chop it I had a smile from ear to ear. ‘This was the first time I had buds that were as hard as a rock. The resin also added a ton of weight. I ended up near 6oz on this little plant and it didn’t take up hardly any space.

 

[midIN]

So what u all got there @bi

I have yet to get the density and resin on a 10oz plant like I have on a smaller strain. Just what I have grown. Dg, avt, sour hound, strawberry nugget. Big strains, Ripleys, hbbs as a few examples. Last grow I had 4 Ripleys that took up 40 square feet. 2 foxtailed bad enough I couldn’t get a bud out of them. Sure shit happens but this happens to often. I have never ever had a smaller one do this where it was unable to create a bud that you could see through. Now if I had done 12 plants in this space it would have probably yielded 2x as much. Quality wise and bag appeal the smaller ones are 2x as good too. Idk, I’m done with them.

My first double grape I was so upset with. It was frosty but was pathetically small in comparison. When I began to chop it I had a smile from ear to ear. ‘This was the first time I had buds that were as hard as a rock. The resin also added a ton of weight. I ended up near 6oz on this little plant and it didn’t take up hardly any space.

U using molasses or a micro nute for that medium yet?

 

[midIN]

I agree the smaller autos strains are comparable to photo buds better imo than the long lanky girls. The density of the smaller ones is crazy, also the yield is usually a solid 3 zip or more at least. And they sure look pretty as Hell, sorry but they do like to be photographed alot.

 

[BII]

Yes, besides quality, smaller plants also are likely more productive in terms of time (such as getting ≥1 gram/day, as even I do) and tent space (such as getting about 2 oz/sq. ft., as even I do -- 8 plants in 12 sq. ft.; 1.5 sq. ft./plant; average 3 oz./84g per plant; that's 2 oz./sq. ft.).

In your experience with bigger plants, what do they typically provide in terms of grams/day and weight/tent space?

 

[puffer1958]

Put a thin layer at the bottom of your pots or bags and one on top with sand problem solved..

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Exactly right. I learned that one from Neil on GPC You Tube. I use horticulture sand which is desert sand with neutral pH.

 

[BigSm0]

Been awhile since I did an update. Nothing to crazy happening. Slowing down on the big grows, smaller more manageable plants that aren’t as time consuming. My last time in the grow was 10 days ago and my reserviour is still 1/4 full.

 

[Dudeski]

Been awhile since I did an update. Nothing to crazy happening. Slowing down on the big grows, smaller more manageable plants that aren’t as time consuming. My last time in the grow was 10 days ago and my reserviour is still 1/4 full.

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Stunning! What's the middle one?

 

[lunarman]

Been awhile since I did an update. Nothing to crazy happening. Slowing down on the big grows, smaller more manageable plants that aren’t as time consuming. My last time in the grow was 10 days ago and my reserviour is still 1/4 full.

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You got to love how are at the point where you can grow beauties like that with minimal effort. Gives you more time to make me some more autocobs!

 

[Mizzo81]

Been awhile since I did an update. Nothing to crazy happening. Slowing down on the big grows, smaller more manageable plants that aren’t as time consuming. My last time in the grow was 10 days ago and my reserviour is still 1/4 full.

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Beautiful ladies ya got there.