Professor Marijuana's 45 Day Grow Q & A

burrr

Well-Known Member
There is a balance between concentration of plants and penetration. I like to focus on the top third in traditional growing. Measure your footprint and let me know what your watts per sq ft are
My foot print is about 3 x 4, or about 50 watts per foot. The buds in the sweet spot are a little bigger than the ones around the edges.

Here is my wad of 100% sativa durban poison, day 42
I've been pulling about .9 gpw and am stoked with my current results. I do need to work on canopy management, though.
I'll consider adding co2 in the future.
 
I think I can speak for everybody in this thread, we would all love a grow journal allowing some of the slower members (ie. me) to really get a firm grasp of how your system works. If you're not growing right now, or would prefer to mentor somebody else online to do your method, I'll happily volunteer my newbie experience and grow room.

I am 4 weeks into my first grow with an indica dominant violator kush strain. Here is a link to my journal. I would happily back up your words with my grow!

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/448972-proposed-grow-3-generation-violator.html
Would certainly make my life easier wouldn't it. Two comments, it is my belief that people learn better when they are required to interact and put some effort into it. The answer is probably not even as important as the reason WHY.

Second, and I am reluctant to say this because it will no doubt be used as fodder for the haters. I have unfortunately arrived at a place where I have contractual limitations as to what I can hand out. There are people that invest money into projects that would be in conflict with me just sending out a pictorial, step by step tutorial on my technique. IT SUCKS, but it is a reality in my world. That is in part why I offered for somebody else to accept my input and document what they are doing. I am probably dancing a fine line already. I hate to say that and I hate being in that place but thats what happens. The offer is open to anyway who is in a financial position to do it.
 

potpimp

Sector 5 Moderator
My mother always told me "If you can't say something nice about somebody, then STFU." If you have an axe to grind, do it somewhere else and keep it off the man's thread.
 
hey professor, I have some light specific questions for you. In terms of lights do you prefer 1000w or 600w? For instance in a 10 x 4 foot area, would you do 3 600's, 2 1000's, or 3 1000's and why? Also, how far away from the canopy should you set your lights if they're not exhausted and vented?
Ah the test questions? lol. Actually it's a damned good question. Personally I use 1000w lights to to keep things uniform, however there is a school of thought I find valid. It is thought that with 600W lights you can be closer to the canopy because of the reduction in heat and therefor put more lumens on the plant with less wattage. I find this to be true. It doesn't always make more sense though, 600 watt lights seem to cost more per watt then 1000's do. Also, space is sometimes an issue, three hoods don't always fit. The buds in my avatar had 2000w over a 4x4 room with 9 plants. There were two hoods but each one had a 400w MH and a 600w HPS, slick eh? Was a good option with only one room that both vegged and flowered. You can see the results. Non vented hoods should be as close as they can without burning your plants, a rule of thumb is to place your hand on top of your plants, if the lamp doesn't burn your hand it's probably fine. Be careful though, move your air, keep them hydrated, and pay attention
 
are you counting 43 days from cutting the clone or from the clone rooting? you put the rooted clown straight in flower?
43 days from entering the system. Useually allow 7 to 10 days for clones to pop, three days with a root excellerator to stablize. From cloning into 36 dark straight to flower
 

reverof

Active Member
Professor...
What bulbs do you use? I am working with some oder bulbs and am looking at replacing them. i am a huge fan of experience, and you seem to have just that. Wonder if you have a favorite bulb HPS obviously.

Thanks
 
alrighty then, thanks for the opinion it really helped. I always appreciate picking growers minds and getting tidbits of knowledge from friendly like minded people. Oh wait you ignored the question I asked even though I asked it twice. AWESOME! thanks bro way to really show how it's done on a post you named Q&A! I guess for me it's just a Q thread. lolololololololol
No need to get undies in a bunch, I'm fielding a lot of questions and spending a lot of time doing so. Let me go back so I can do the "A" part. My Bad
 

Distiller

Active Member
That was not a test question, I'm outfitting my flower room in 3 weeks and decided on 3 600's since they would give off the most light vs my other option of 2 1000's. I seriously doubt I could get 3 1000's without some serious rewiring, but it IS possible...My main reference book is Marijuana Horticulture by Cervantes and he advocates the 600's. His book also says it is most efficient.

Thank you for your response!
 
alrighty then, thanks for the opinion it really helped. I always appreciate picking growers minds and getting tidbits of knowledge from friendly like minded people. Oh wait you ignored the question I asked even though I asked it twice. AWESOME! thanks bro way to really show how it's done on a post you named Q&A! I guess for me it's just a Q thread. lolololololololol
I did respond friend, wanted a bit more info on the system so I know what I'm talking about when I speak. Just a bit more info on your grow system please
 
Good to see you giving back, I hope you can help all that need it.

What was your catch phrase last time ... Give the plant what it wants, when it wants it? Something like that?
Bonzi I try, I'm just one man. I am investing a lot of time doing this inspite of my apparent ability to piss some off. And yes, my seminar manual say "Give them what they want, when they want it, in the amounts they want, and it will do amazing things. Think about it, that's the whole trick, what they want, when they want, in the correct amount. Sound like common sense but often ignored. Hope I can meet your standards. Can take it out of my pay if not lol
 
So for your style of growing you use only flowering nutes? What is your ppm schedule? Do you flush the last week? How do you vent your heat in order to keep your lights 4 inches above the canopy?
Answered most except, yes I flush the last 5 days, generally when I do the last 36 hour dark period. If you can't find the other answers ask again
 

Distiller

Active Member
I would love to know more about your nute schedule. So no nutes while the clones are rooting. assuming 7 weeks, do you start with something like 400 ppm first week ending at 1200-1400 ppm at week 6 and flush week 7?
 
My foot print is about 3 x 4, or about 50 watts per foot. The buds in the sweet spot are a little bigger than the ones around the edges.


Here is my wad of 100% sativa durban poison, day 42
I've been pulling about .9 gpw and am stoked with my current results. I do need to work on canopy management, though.
I'll consider adding co2 in the future.
Excellent example of why I'm so stuck on light. What'd did you say? "The parts in the sweet part are a little bigger" Imagine the improvement if the sweet spot was everywhere. Now take the sweet spot beef it up, and bring it closer. There is nothing in a bottle that will do that my friend. I am way past the gpw stats everyone is stuck on, I think in annual lbs per 1000w. Top of my game I can do 40lbs with a single 1000w lamp each year, 20 lbs in my sleep, average 30. If I do 40 x $3,000 = 120k average family pratice Doctor earns 164k But then my work week would be about 4 hours and I don't have half a million in student loans. My daughter is pre-med and Dada has shelled out 250k so far, good thing I studied pot and not medicine lol. I love that shit. My attorney got pissed one day because we both bill $250 an hour but I get twice his 5k retainer and I don't deduct hours from mine. My retainer is just to reserve space to work with them, I bill from hour one. I always leave a percentage of time for the individual grower though, and always adjust pricing to fit there income. Over 50% pay only the cost of lunch and a couple beers.

C02 definetly your next purchase, first luxery purchase. Your light is too high and your floor should be white. Any light that gets thru might as well bounce back. It's the details
 

reverof

Active Member
I think he is great, and a great benefit to those willing to listen to his knowledge. Ask all the questions you can and get answered.

I think it is great that he makes good money in this industry, just like any industry specialists are needed and get paid well for it, no reason to hate him for doing the same in this industry. Not only that he is very willing to share information. His information could seriously be priceless to many people.

+respect
 

Kingrow1

Well-Known Member
I think he is great, and a great benefit to those willing to listen to his knowledge. Ask all the questions you can and get answered.

I think it is great that he makes good money in this industry, just like any industry specialists are needed and get paid well for it, no reason to hate him for doing the same in this industry. Not only that he is very willing to share information. His information could seriously be priceless to many people.

+respect
I only seek to resolve the situation with the haters, i myself think this guy is cool but you aint getting no where with all the bad attention, forgive me for pointing out a possible solution. Peace
 

reverof

Active Member
Hey Professor... Iwill be in Denver in November (Lived there years ago) visiting some friends that are there now, would love a chance to see your setup when I am out there!
 
I'll tell you how it is from my seat. After getting bashed a year ago and banned I decide to revisit here. They can say anything they like regardless of its truth. Is there really any doubt to those listening about my degree of knowlege of cultivation? I don't hear people correcting the advice I have offered. Doesn't take much to verify that I am in fact an expert witness, or have been keynote speaker at major cannabis conventions, ot hempfestseattle, plenty of articles covering my fight with the DEA. Easy enough to find a column I've done or see news about seminars. Even a reporter who mentioned working with Joe Cocker and Pink Floyd, they just don't throw shit in papers without verifing as some here have. I came here offering good wisdom an info about growing, asked nothing, sold nothing, or promoted nothing. I have spent hours and hours trying to help and still get bashed, then become the bad guy for standing up for myself. It sucks. The single thing about me that hasn't been documented is the thing I haven't mentioned here, my military service which is beyond my right to elaborate on. I have to defend shit I haven't even brought up but is 100% correct just as the rest is easy to check. I was a long range shooter. Used an M107 50 cal and I'm a hundred times better at that then I am at growing. You can learn that the federal prosecuter had to leave federal employeement after disrespecting me publicly. People who are full of crap don't become first in history to beat feds or cause top federal prosicuters to resign. I offered to prove even that if we're on level ground. Put himself in the spotlight. It is a challenge to remain calm when subjected to this shit for trying to help. I'm expected to sit and take this BS for the right to help and spend my time. I am greatful for those with the integrity and sense of fair play who put themself in harms way. Not worth it.
 
Hey Professor... Iwill be in Denver in November (Lived there years ago) visiting some friends that are there now, would love a chance to see your setup when I am out there!
I'd be happy to meet with you and share but you don't really expect me to open up commercial grow facility to an unknown person specially in light of this? If you saw the recent documentary Marijuana across america you've seen one of my grows, in Janurary the BBC will air an hour documentary on me. There are others who are going to cover the intro of a project involving me as well. This will of course turn into "see he won't show you because he's a fraud" It's amazing,
 
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