The Original Old Farts Club

[ROSTERMAN]

Sure that's not Rooster

 

[yooper420]

Afternoon old farts. Helped my girl friend plant the 12 clones her brother gave us, outside. I got 25 from seed in my tent.

 

[leafminer]

How does root crowding effect growth?
Reason why I ask is I am already having root issues in my hydro garden. I’m having plugged drain lines and roots are making my plant tubes overflow periodically. I’m a little worried about it at this point because I have so long to go before harvest. Should have used 6” pvc and 1” plus drain lines. I’m going to totally revamp my set up next year based on what I screwed up this time. Lol just trying to get the most out of my crop for this year as well of course.

Well that IS the critical factor in my opinion. (Assuming all other things are correct such as pH, nutrients, etc). The roots are the way the plant absorbs water and transports minerals and nutrients up the stem to the leaf factories. So obviously, if the root volume is limited, the plant will not be able to support more than a certain amount of canopy. But obviously it is wasteful to provide a larger pot than the plant can use. (I'm mainly talking about indicas because... well, 12 ft sativas y'know.) And also, if you're using lamps, there is not much point in blasting them with more than the root system can deal with.

 

[leafminer]

Afternoon ya O'l potheads. Total of 9 flats of flowers and all veggies are in the dirt and pots. Now get to watch everything grow. Just like marijuana. Never thought in a million years that I would spend my senior years growing ****. Pretty much all I do these days.

Am gonna manage a way to go out to dinner tonight. My ass is dragging and ain't gonna cook tonight. Mrs Pute is watching the food network and there is a barbecue cooking contest going on.....stuff looks so good it helped us make up our mind on where we are going.......

I am impressed with your amazing planting expertise. The climate here is too hot for most things. But I am trying some passionflower bananafruit, Bee Bee tree, Bulbine natalensis, couple other exotics. Going to try Hass avocado.

 

[pute]

Good night OFC. Been a long day. But I got a lot done and can finally relax. At least for tonight. Stoned and my head feels really good. Thinking that is why I bust my ass during the day....to get wasted at night. Never have really wanted to get to loaded during the day I like to fiddle about while the sun is out and drinking and smoking leads to to much couch sitten.....


Back to getting my head bad..

 

[yooper420]

Good morning my old fart brethren. Hope all are well today and enjoying the holiday weedend. "Wake 'n bake" time. Puffin' 'n Passin'.

 

[ROSTERMAN]

When in doubt Mumble

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

Gooode mawning ya'll! A lovely new day in Pacific NW Paradise here again today and so much mischief available to get into. Hee, hee, hee, sincker, snark, snort............

 

[ROSTERMAN]

Good Bless​

 

[ROSTERMAN]

 

[Hippie420]

When in doubt Mumble

****s are like guns; Even the little ones are fun to play with.

 

[ROSTERMAN]

****s are like guns; Even the little ones are fun to play with.

i HAVE THAT SHIRT SOMEWHERE LOL

 

[pute]

Morning OFC. Cloudy, dreary day. My efforts will be inside today. Will consume copious amounts of coffee. I better get started.

 

[Hippie420]

Don't forget to watch the Indy today. Noosecar is gone in my world, but I still like the Indy 500. Only open wheel race I watch, and after last year, it's the ONLY race I watch.

 

[ROSTERMAN]

I bet the auto change was totally responsible for that one

 

[Drifting13]

G'Afternoon, y'all. Wishing everyone a Happy Memorial Day...

 

[ROSTERMAN]

@Drifting13 Nice to see you Brother

 

[Bubba]

Has anyone done a study of yield vs pot size? Obviously using clones of the same strain. I'm thinking that probably it begins as a straight line graph and then as the pot gets large, the line will go flat as the natural maximum plant yield is reached. For instance, I bet the yield is similar for an indica whether a 5-gallon or 10-gallon pot is used.

I can say that 2 OG Kush in a 5 gallon gave no where near the yield of one of the same in a 5 gallon pot, genetics, light, nutes all the same.
Plus, the speed of the growth was much faster.

Bubba

 

[WeedHopper]

Where is drifting? I didnt see any post.

 

[leafminer]

I can say that 2 OG Kush in a 5 gallon gave no where near the yield of one of the same in a 5 gallon pot, genetics, light, nutes all the same.
Plus, the speed of the growth was much faster.

Bubba

You mean, both of the (doubled) plants together, yielded less than one in the same pot? If so that's interesting. It implies that competition for resources inhibits the growth of both plants. Which is logical... it's known that many plant roots put out substances that discourage competition. That's a very useful piece of information, Bubba.