Does longer veg time increase yield?

JamesWolverine

JamesWolverine

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Yes now you might think the obvious answer is of course. What I mean is time/money so example if vegged for 2 weeks if I got an ounce (not an accurate example) would increasing veg time to 3 weeks just give me an ounce and a half or more potentially 2 weeks? (not talking about flower time just veg).
Second part is money of course costs and stuff, would be cheaper to veg for longer for more yield or minimum time and just regrow once harvesting is done.
 
Cyrus420

Cyrus420

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A longer veg does mean more to harvest but you must also take into account what training methods you use, what nutrients you use, what medium you use, and what light you use. All these factors result in the final weight of your harvest.

Generally to maximize yield I've been told to fill up your grow space. For example I have a 2x2 so I'm going to do one plant either main lined or scrogged but I'm not going to flip my plant until I've trained my plant into filling up that 2x2 space first.
 
Talkenlate04

Talkenlate04

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You can grow a ton of small plants and veg for a short period then flip and get small yields from each that would add up to a decent total over all. Or just have a few plants and focus on training them up well and spending more time in veg ending up with as much or more than all the little small plants combined. Guess it comes down to what space you have. I have a friend that flips right away into 12/12 as seedlings. He gets 1/2oz ish from each plant, sometimes a bit more. Shaves off the veg time. And turns and burns shit tons of small plants. He still produces decent weight annually too. Thats just to much work for me lol.
 
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KryptoBud

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I don't think theres a straight answer really. There a lot of factors to consider. Plant for plant obviously more veg time equals more yield, But if you can fit five small plants with no veg in the same space as a single plant with 3 weeks veg the yield would probably be close. Basically you're comparing the difference between scrog/sog it comes to preference. Plants with no veg time will give you an extra harvest over the coarse of a year.
 
JamesWolverine

JamesWolverine

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Cyrus420 said:
A longer veg does mean more to harvest but you must also take into account what training methods you use, what nutrients you use, what medium you use, and what light you use. All these factors result in the final weight of your harvest.

Generally to maximize yield I've been told to fill up your grow space. For example I have a 2x2 so I'm going to do one plant either main lined or scrogged but I'm not going to flip my plant until I've trained my plant into filling up that 2x2 space first.
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Talkenlate04 said:
You can grow a ton of small plants and veg for a short period then flip and get small yields from each that would add up to a decent total over all. Or just have a few plants and focus on training them up well and spending more time in veg ending up with as much or more than all the little small plants combined. Guess it comes down to what space you have. I have a friend that flips right away into 12/12 as seedlings. He gets 1/2oz ish from each plant, sometimes a bit more. Shaves off the veg time. And turns and burns shit tons of small plants. He still produces decent weight annually too. Thats just to much work for me lol.
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If I share some pictures can you advise me and give me some tips and also tell me how my progress is going and how I am doing?
 
JamesWolverine

JamesWolverine

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KryptoBud said:
I don't think theres a straight answer really. There a lot of factors to consider. Plant for plant obviously more veg time equals more yield, But if you can fit five small plants with no veg in the same space as a single plant with 3 weeks veg the yield would probably be close. Basically you're comparing the difference between scrog/sog it comes to preference. Plants with no veg time will give you an extra harvest over the coarse of a year.
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What do you think? I think they're like 4-5weeks old, I've done all sorts to them, I've topped them, I've super cropped them, and I've also twisted and even tried tapping the stem onto the pot to make it grow sideways.
 

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JamesWolverine

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KindaNew420 said:
Sorry my bad , mine are cuts , not sure what they are tho haha , what's your grow space like ?
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1m all the way around and 2m height, and mine are like all sorts of seeds, but they mainly barneys farm seeds, got them as freebies, I like what they've done with them, they have these little arrow shaped nice quality shiny packaging so you can just dip them in soil because I previously used to write them on paper and it's so easily can get mixed up with other strains when you're transplanting or whatever looool.
The bottom right corner is actually 1 plant either the soil I forgot to flush and nut burnt it or heat burn but anyway it naturally automatically grew 2 stems cuz the main one stopped growing, anyway I trained them both so they grow same size.
http://www.growweedeasy.com/manifold
 
Talkenlate04

Talkenlate04

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Just over 3 weeks old now from seed. Pretty compact plant only 6" tall, maybe 14" wide. I did top and train sideways, that went faster that I expected having never tried that before. I have two 1000w mh lights, but when its nice out I have been putting my plants outside as well for some high altitude sunlight. (house is at about 6300ft) They seem to appreciate the sun, and it saves me on light costs a little lol. IMG_3940.JPG
 
JamesWolverine

JamesWolverine

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Talkenlate04 said:
Just over 3 weeks old now from seed. Pretty compact plant only 6" tall, maybe 14" wide. I did top and train sideways, that went faster that I expected having never tried that before. I have two 1000w mh lights, but when its nice out I have been putting my plants outside as well for some high altitude sunlight. (house is at about 6300ft) They seem to appreciate the sun, and it saves me on light costs a little lol. View attachment 3695171
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I'm jel bro.
 
potpimp

potpimp

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Talkenlate04 said:
Just over 3 weeks old now from seed. Pretty compact plant only 6" tall, maybe 14" wide. I did top and train sideways, that went faster that I expected having never tried that before. I have two 1000w mh lights, but when its nice out I have been putting my plants outside as well for some high altitude sunlight. (house is at about 6300ft) They seem to appreciate the sun, and it saves me on light costs a little lol. View attachment 3695171
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This is one plant, 3 weeks from seed???? OK, we want details of your soil, how you topped, and what else you are doing to get these results. This is one of the healthiest looking plants I've ever seen; it is perfection.
 
qwizoking

qwizoking

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just grow em outdoor by that bridge, you and the homeless dude can take turns keeping watch for rippers.
then you could feed him and his addictions while also not worrying about the extra power consumption on your bill
win win
 
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