4000W - 6 Plant - Defoliation Grow

[skwauk12]

Hello420/ I have been a grower for 20 yrs ...specializing in extreme growing technique- ( cropping/ defoliation for large yeilds. I am a medical grower now so I decided to come up from the underworld..lol..a quick rundown of my set up

Strains:

Northern lights # 1
Og kush
Day wrecker
Big bud

The room is 9 wide by 8 deep by 8 ft ceilings..

4- 1000 watt hps lights-
Brand new hortilux bulbs
Using house n garden coco
Advanced nutrients master growers line
House n garden amino acid
Current permanent temps: 78° lights on/ 65° lights off..
Average height of plants r 38 inches tall... 90 inches around..each plant has an average of 30-40 main colas...the plants r currently on day 8 of flowering and have developed buds already. ..i will post pictures when I can....
One more thing,, I do heavy defoliation and plants r bare by week 6////

 

[skwauk12]

 

[skwauk12]

 

[skwauk12]

These photos r from day two flowering....the bud shot is today...8 days flowering..tons of pistils, already a large m&m size bud forming.

 

[MassMedMan]

Golden opportunity for knowledge, thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see what you do!

 

[OttawaGreen]

Interesting. Subbed

 

[Steviodaddio]

Is your main method defoliation or what other things have you tried? Curious to hear about these other extreme methods. Based off your experience what's your average increase in yield heavy defoliating them compared to not? I'm on my first indoor medical grow using soil, been considering topping, scrogging and LST on a few to get a feel for it but there's a lot of stuff I'm still pretty uncomfortable trying on a large scale. Interested to see yours.

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[Kalimaki420]

Looks interesting.

Did I get this right you veg them for 5 weeks ?
When did you top and defoliation ?

What light schedule do you use in veg ?

 

[Rifleman]

 

[skwauk12]

I do several techniques, defoliation and accelerated root development.

 

[skwauk12]

I veg em for 5-6 weeks, I start snapping and taking leaves from day one of veg, they r very small. I do no necessarily top"// I selectively make cuts and breaks to promote intense growth..but mostly the benefit is sturdy, vigorous stalks, stems and roots..

 

[Jedthedog]

Thank you for all of the experience that you bring ... Never tire of looking at plants ..

 

[skwauk12]

Day 13 flower...I did a pretty thick trim, I will now back off nutes for a few days..they suffer no shock and lose no bud time, this is achieved only through proper rootzone preparation.

 

[OttawaGreen]

How many ounces do you get from 4000w? Or maybe I should ask how many pounds? ;-)

 

[skwauk12]

If I go with a really yield heavy strain between 6-7 lbs. I fluctuate grow to grow, I've done a few 18k grows, a lot of 10,000 w .

 

[OttawaGreen]

So at 7 lbs that is 3178g so .79 grams per watt of light (though I bet a lot of AC watts for 4k of hot lights).
Not bad...

 

[OttawaGreen]

Ever tried a side by side? Two clones same size one defoliated and one not?

 

[skwauk12]

I use 20//4 in veg...but normally I put them under 4-5,000 w for a week or so, leave em and flip to 12/12

 

[skwauk12]

I do a lot of my big numbers in winter..I pump the outside air in the room...summer a 15,000 btu does the trick

 

[skwauk12]

I have done many side by sides...no comparison...proper defoliation with the right strains and proper conditions will increase yield by up to 100%// I've got 80/90 harvests under my belt, no less than 4k watts..but for great yields comes a lot of work and dedication