Thoughts on Plant Growth Regulators (PGR)

OzPacks

Member
Most pgrs are to stunt not increase yeild as uniformity is big business in such houseplant markets but as to what is used as pgrs for our industry im not really clued up - post a name or chem equivelant and open the subject up for us more :-)
they are used to stunt verticle growth so the plants dont grow as big but Paclobutrazol causes the plant cells to divide, rather than elongate. As a result, the cells are packed closer together, with the flowers accommodating less space between calyx’s/pistols making the buds rlly dense but with very little trichomes and terpenes :bigjoint:
 

Kingrow1

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Rep for stating one.

It seems like you loose some yeild for a sturdier denser plant - helpfull in early frost and fruitset.

Have to look more to check if its left in the final product or concentrate - lots to consider :-)





they are used to stunt verticle growth so the plants dont grow as big but Paclobutrazol causes the plant cells to divide, rather than elongate. As a result, the cells are packed closer together, with the flowers accommodating less space between calyx’s/pistols making the buds rlly dense but with very little trichomes and terpenes :bigjoint:
 

OzPacks

Member
Rep for stating one.

It seems like you loose some yeild for a sturdier denser plant - helpfull in early frost and fruitset.

Have to look more to check if its left in the final product or concentrate - lots to consider :-)
just stay away from it i recon ahaha
 

conor c

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insect frass/chitin from insects is a natural pgr i heard there are quite a few products out there based on that supposedly triggers there immune systems response mildly too maybe worth a look as for real pgrs no no and fuck no why would you wanna ruin your buds id never use em
 

thenasty1

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there is a significant difference between naturally occurring phytohormones (triacontanol, bassinolide, gibberelic acid, iba, etc) and artificial pgrs (palcobutrazol). most of the bottled nutes that contain phytohormones dont say so on the label, or instead list their source (ie mammoth p label lists alfalfa extract)
 

Lucky Luke

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Ok, but what does that have to do with nasty PGR chemicals as the OP stated? Are you proposing these as a safe alternative bud hardener? If so then please elaborate.
I was just pointing out to the OP that not all PGR's are bad. Some are all natural and if used properly and at the right time can improve your harvest with no harmful effects. Alfalfa for eg is used by allot of soil guys.

I 100% agree that the toxic illegal PGR's are a problem. Buds just look awful when its used to.. The bikies and the Vietnamese grows here in OZ use a heap of it.

Isn't that in superthrive?
Im not sure, its used in allot of things. Can also buy it in bulk, some use it as a Folia spray i think.
 

Kingrow1

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just stay away from it i recon ahaha
Ok but im an outdoor farmer with a big plot who looses 40% of my harvest to early frost now.

If i follow industry rules regs and produce a tested safe final product with this pgr netting me a 15% yeild increase why wouldnt i?

:-)
 

ttystikk

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hey, so PGR is a big problem in a lot of countries where weed is illegal. because its not regulated, growers tent to opt for nasty PGR chemicals because they increase yield making rock hard heavy buds, but these buds have little to no trichomes, smell, and terpenes. PGR is also a carcinogenic which is linked to liver damage, infertility, and cancer. this defeats the whole point of smoking weed. here are some good articles:




lets have a conversation :)
The only PGR I would use or recommend is Triacontanol. It's a growth accelerator, occurs naturally in alfalfa in high quantities which is why alfalfa grows so fast.

Even at that, if you already have a well performing system I am not sure it would add anything.
 

conor c

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On a side note Anyone ever tried using auxins in there cycle seen a place the other day claiming to sell organically sourced auxins in concentrated liquid form supposed to speed it up give you more yield etc anyone here tried it or something similiar?
 

vostok

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hey, so PGR is a big problem in a lot of countries where weed is illegal. because its not regulated, growers tent to opt for nasty PGR chemicals because they increase yield making rock hard heavy buds, but these buds have little to no trichomes, smell, and terpenes. PGR is also a carcinogenic which is linked to liver damage, infertility, and cancer. this defeats the whole point of smoking weed. here are some good articles:




lets have a conversation :)
just yesterday I had a guy on my doorstep flipping free samples

I got 3 Traincontrol? ..bud ignitor and GA3

and flipped to a drawer.never to be seen again

unless I read some info here ..lol
 

OzPacks

Member
On a side note Anyone ever tried using auxins in there cycle seen a place the other day claiming to sell organically sourced auxins in concentrated liquid form supposed to speed it up give you more yield etc anyone here tried it or something similiar?
i'd recommend SuperThrive, it has synthetic auxins, it can explode plant growth in veg but be careful how you use it
 

Rdwcdave

New Member
yeah, PGR is just used by people who r rlly bad at growing and chose quantity over quality . i have a strong hatred towards PGR's

what lights do you use?
I feel like a lot of people are misinformed about pgrs you can get legal pgrs that are used to grow the food you eat. If you took someone who is already really good at growing and gave them some non toxic legal pgr they could produce some amazing weed.
 

ttystikk

Well-Known Member
I feel like a lot of people are misinformed about pgrs you can get legal pgrs that are used to grow the food you eat. If you took someone who is already really good at growing and gave them some non toxic legal pgr they could produce some amazing weed.
The only one I know of that's okay for human consumption is the one in as alfalfa, and that's actually not terribly hard to come by. You can buy triacontanol or you can cook down alfalfa in water with some calcium nitrate- because it binds to calcium- and use it in your grows.

You really want to do your homework and make certain the any PGR you use is legal for use in crops intended for human consumption because some of them are toxic, others have issues with causing cancer, etc.

There's no magic bullet to growing good weed and there are no shortcuts.

Also, if you like to grow in RDWC, we should chat! I've done a bit of that myself.
 
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