Rules of Thumb for You

Growing Tips

Yield of Cannabis plants is dependent first on the health of the cannabis plant. Second, the yield depends on the size. As the health is the most crucial factor for yield quantity and product quality. The health of the plant combined with size of the plant and root mass will help determine individual plant yield and quality. 

Watering

This is because in theory. The growing plant is using that water in the pot. By growing which draws up the water into the plant. The plant uses water faster than it can use nutrients. This can cause a buildup of unused nutrient at the root zone. A plant that has a 6.1 ph. for its entire light cycle. Will yield more than a plant that has had ph. fluctuations. Also ph. imbalances can cause a plant not to be able to use certain nutrients. This also can cause a toxic build up at the root zone. The faster new nutrients and water can be added. The faster the plant growth. This means shorter time between watering. “The faster the wet to dry (of the root zone) The faster the growth of a healthy vibrant plant”.

If more time than usual between watering, your plant will not be happy and health could be at risk. When conditions are not optimal, your plant health is at issue. The plant growth will be reduced. This reduced growth in turn makes for less water take up. It will take up less water and need less watering. This is an indication of a plant that is not happy. You will need to find the cause of distress. Check soil PH and be careful you do not over feed. It is better for too little than too much. Do not let nutrients build up in the soil. This can happen if the ph. is out causing nutrient block. When this happens, a plant is unable to take up certain nutrients so they remain at the root zone and can build to toxic levels.

To avoid this easily follow a food water regime.

That is one ph. balanced food. To one ph. balanced water. Or two ph. balanced feedings. To one ph. balanced water. This gives help by flushing the root zone of any build up. Make sure root zone has dried before you add more water. To obtain fast drying root zones. A well-designed medium which allows the appropriate drainage for your growing situation is required. You must consider the ambient air temperature and humidity. This changes with season but a well-planned gardener. Will take all the factors into account. 60 percent to 80 percent air humidity in beginning of the grow or veg cycle. For most plant strains this is good growing conditions. With a relative room temperature of 80 degrees Celsius. When the lights are on and 70 degrees when the lights are off. Root zone optimally should be at a constant 68 degrees Celsius.

Air Temperature

When lights go out you do not want a wild air temperature swing. Temperature swings of more than ten degrees. This can cause an increase in room dew water droplets forming on leaves. These conditions can allow mildew to grow on your plants leaves. To help rid yourself of this in a high output light room, before lights out have the lights slowly decrease in power. This will slowly lower the temperature in your room. By doing this you are not forcing the moisture to condense immediately on your plants leaves.

At the same time the exhaust fans on timers and sensors exhaust the warm moist air 20 minutes before and after lights go out. While the temperature change is occurring, the warm moist air is exhausting slightly cooler dry air is brought in. There will be no moisture in the air to condense on your plants leaves. This may not always be easily affordable or a possible solution. Dehumidifiers will be required then can help regulate air moisture content.

Once flower has commenced a lower humidity below 50% is ideal. This will stop unwanted bud rot and may increase the plant cell wall density. This increases in the bud density thus the weight, given a few plant strain exceptions. This will help you avoid moisture born plant & root disease. Most plant unhappiness is caused by plant pests and pathogens. These thrive in a garden with conditions of excessive moisture condensation and root zone over watering.

Flower Cycle

Before the Indica dominate cannabis plants are brought into the flower cycle, it can and will be beneficial especially in limited plant number situations. You want individual cannabis plants that have a large, developed root mass & a healthy stock structure capable of bearing heavy flowers without breaking. A large healthy root mass upon entering into flower cycle can and will give you increased yields.  A shorter vertical stock length in-between nodes or branches will allow the plant to deliver nutrients to flower sites with less energy loss. This will give more energy for flower production. When one is Limited by plant numbers & asking the question, “Will larger plant sizes give an increased per plant yield?”  Yes, with all Cannabis types as a rule. larger and healthier the cannabis plants. The larger and better quality the per plant yields will be.

Yes, the truth is when the Indica cannabis plant is kept at optimum health during the vegetive growth cycle it is given a longer length of time in the vegetative growth phase. When the Indica dominated plants are given more than the average of the 6 weeks of vegetive growth. On Up to 3 months or more of grow or veg cycle “lights on”. This Before the plants are brought into the flower cycle. A Very fruitful increase in yield per plant can be achieved.

Equatorial Indigenous Plants

Known as bud or flower cycle in indoor growing this is a 12-hour lights on 12 hours lights off growth cycle. This is the normal light cycle at the equator. This light cycle is well suited for strains that are. Equatorial indigenous plants such as pure sativa strains.

A bud or Flowering time of 8-10 weeks is standard for Most Indica and Indica dominate hybrids. As a rule of thumb when a strain veg time is increased longer. Then the larger the plants are when the flower cycle is started. Then a longer flowering time will be required to mature the same strain of plants.

When 18 hours of light is on a Cannabis plant or more. This is known as the grow or the vegetive light cycle. (Example vegetive growth cycle Being: “that the light cycle is from 18 hours light or lights on, or-longer. To a cycle of 6 hours dark or lights off or less.

All Cannabis Strains

This goes for all cannabis strains Indica and Sativa except the auto flower. The ruderalis strains or otherwise known as Auto flower. These Ruderalis strains are not reliant on light cycle. In order to induce the flowering cycle. The flowering cycle is dependent on plant age. The auto flower as the name suggest will automatically flower. The ruderalis hybrids are in part photo period sensitive. Meaning that they will need a slight decrease in daytime duration or light cycle.

To trigger them to start the flowering process. These plants can be coached larger by remaining under 24 hours of light period. This type of auto flower hybrids is what is known as the 90 days auto. Seeing that they take roughly 90 days start to finish. This is a longer flowering time than the full auto. Which takes an average 62-65 days from sprout to fully mature flower. These autos are fast but remain small due to this. One can keep them under 24 hours of light. To get a slightly increased yield. But they tend to start to flower anyway.

The length of the grow or vegetive life cycle is 6 weeks of 18 hours on light cycle with 6 hours dark or lights off.

Indica Strains

With as a rule for Indica or Indica dominate hybrids. A min of 6 weeks of the veg growth cycle. Can produce a viable product. within an average of 8-10! weeks of flowering time. Grown to this time standard a min – med yield can be expected. Depending on the strain chosen and health of plants while propagated. Results vary with expertise of the Gardner. Also, Organic, or chemical nutrients used. If new growth supplements are chosen. Always apply these less than directions stipulate. Determine results before full strength applications (note growth supplements can shorten crop cycle and may increase yield. These also used wrong may give a garden negative effects). additives induce an increased growth rate decreasing production time. Draw backs to gardening methods are. Such gardens have less qualitative aspects per kilo of yield. Then a garden that is matured unabated given the adequate love (attention) and nurture.

“Most seeds on average follow these rules.”

Apply our ” rules of thumb for you ” to increase the fruitfulness of your garden.

Growing Results may vary between phenotypes

Adjust methodology as required!