Recent content by onlybuilt4

Even if you do snap it, a splint is easy to make and you will have effectively supercropped that branch, so you'll have even fatter flowers on that one than the others. ;)

It's really never too late for low stress training man. You can do some zip tie action and at least start moving some main branches around that way, and slowly add ties to it as you go, as you run a bigger risk of snapping a branch if they're further developed than you would if they were still...

Thanks man. LST is definitely handy, although with the intensity of training I'm not sure "low stress" is the terminology I'd have used for this run...haha.

The yields I get with a vertical setup when compared to a horizontal setup of the same wattage and size speak for themselves, to my mind anyways. At least 1.5x, often close to double what I used to yield in the equivalent space. I can get 1/4lb per plant in 3 gallon buckets with 4-5 week veg and...

Well that was a challenge to the threadstarter, but I suppose we could always have a friendly competition too. :joint:

You sure are a cocky sumbitch, where I'm from that kind of attitude doesn't get you too far in life. By the way, I'll go ahead and issue a pre-emptive challenge kiddo...I get a 600w, you get a 1000w, same space, same strain, and I'll yield more and better herb with coco, tap water, a+b, and...

Looking good man...ever consider adding in another spectrum, or going with a CMH bulb instead of regular MH?

They're not necessary unless you are in such cramped quarters that you can't keep the plants at a reasonable distance from the bulb, either by placement or by SCROG/other training.

I like 4x4 for straight vscrog or any 600w vert really. 3x3 is perfect for a 400w but too tight for the 600 for sure. It can be done, but not comfortably or as efficiently as you might like.

indica-dom plants really don't do terribly well in vert setups anyways because of their structure. The only way to really do those effectively is with a true SOG-style wall of green

You're absolutely right, I should have been more specific. I was speaking about his particular setup...with a 400w you will absolutely achieve a better yield and better overall canopy with topping/fiming and other training techniques. With a tree grow, as you mentioned, there is certainly an...

FIM all day, there's really no debate about that. You'll also want to do some pretty intense larf trimming (aka "lollipopping") and heavy LST/other training as well, supercropping included. Certain strains take to certain techniques better than others, you'll just have to play around with a few...

The decision to prosecute on a federal level for cannabis manufacturing is a discretionary one, no longer mandatory under sentencing guidelines...but you are confusing your facts. Simply because the federal government chooses not to prosecute folks with a certain number of plants does NOT mean...

uh...no...we're not. and even if we were state legal for MMJ, the Feds don't give a shit either way -- it's still illegal and it's still a federal offense to grow any amount of herb...

I'm a bit confused. Are you guys running a cracked version of vB or what? In my 10+ years of administrating and posting on vb forums I have seen a small handful of successful "hacks," this software is pretty airtight for somebody pushing a religious website that looks like it was made on...