How to fat'n up my girl

AssMatic7

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I have 2 caramel creams that are going into their 4th week in 12/12 one is looking to be pretty chunky but the other one is looking like imma have a bunch of small nugs any advice?
 

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Richard Drysift

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Wattage and training are the main drivers of bud size/yield. These buds look typical size for week 4 to me but you certainly could've trained them better & let them veg a bit longer which would've given you more and/or bushier tops. Nothing you can add that will increase the size of your flowers except lighting at this point but you've still got awhile to go. Usually by week 6 or 7 you'll have a better idea how large the flowers will end up being; it's super early in bloom phase. Soon all those Pom-Pom buds will grow to touch each other & become one; that's when you will really see how much more you'll get off one than the other; keeping them even is a challenge but makes a huge difference in your final weight.
In the future if you top your plants & let them veg out to create a nice canopy and then prune & train out the canopy to grow evenly you'll get more and bigger bud but this must be realized way before you flip to 12/12. Training for yield literally takes years to learn how to do. You need exp and time to see what works for your situation so don't be afraid to cut your plants or bend them up like a pretzel to get them to grow the way you want.
 

Cyrus420

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It's already been said by Richard here but as this point yea, nothing much you can do to fatten your buds besides letting it live out it's life cycle.

I would definitely recommend topping and LST for your next grow though. I was unsure at first (I mean come on chopping of the head of your plant, ARE YOU CRAZY!?!) but my plants recovered from topping so fast I even super cropped this time around and they have all recovered hard and fast!

I can't wait to see those beauties you have posted finished up though. Even for untrained plants they look really great so nice and tall.

What wattage light are you using? Also are they in your water heater room? I love it.
 

AssMatic7

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It's already been said by Richard here but as this point yea, nothing much you can do to fatten your buds besides letting it live out it's life cycle.

I would definitely recommend topping and LST for your next grow though. I was unsure at first (I mean come on chopping of the head of your plant, ARE YOU CRAZY!?!) but my plants recovered from topping so fast I even super cropped this time around and they have all recovered hard and fast!

I can't wait to see those beauties you have posted finished up though. Even for untrained plants they look really great so nice and tall.

What wattage light are you using? Also are they in your water heater room? I love it.
Im using 600w hps for flowering and yeah i made my back storage room as my flowering room
 

Cyrus420

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Im using 600w hps for flowering and yeah i made my back storage room as my flowering room
600 watts? Only week four?

Haha!

Just you wait man those buds are going to get fat son. My little beauties are coming up on four weeks as well and one hasn't even started to develop.

In six weeks them buds is going to be so fat you won't even know why you made this thread dude. Keep up the good work.

Also back storage room is neat, there is a small storage space where I am but I can't get everything to fit just right in there so I'm stuck in the grow tent for now.
 

AssMatic7

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Yea when i moved here and saw thqt storage room i was pretty excited since it has a lock on the door and i dont have to worry about break ins or the kids going in there
 

AssMatic7

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20160510_201735.jpg 20160510_201819.jpg 20160510_201833.jpg 20160510_201940.jpg update on the girls i added a blueberry last night to my "flowering water heater room" shes on the bottom left.. as for the candy creams they are fattening up real nice!!! i was thinking about adding some molasses to my water and start cutting off the nutes for the 2 CC what are some opinions on this? i did it on my last grow and my colas were pretty chunky
 

RM3

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More light is not always the answer. Your pics show leaves curling down, this is a sign they are trying to slow transpiration which means your temp/humidity relationship is off a bit. When it is in the zone plants grow bigger, faster.

I am also noticing in your last pic that light seems pretty far away? While I have always advocated to not put em too close it seems yours could be closer?
 

AssMatic7

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i just put a bigger fan in last night to help with the heat issue. and as for the light distance they are 3ft away from the tallest girl since its a hps any closer it will burn them (trial and error)
 

RM3

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i just put a bigger fan in last night to help with the heat issue. and as for the light distance they are 3ft away from the tallest girl since its a hps any closer it will burn them (trial and error)
Well your askin how to fatten em up, I'm tryin to tell you 8)

get the heat problem fixed and you'll see a huge difference, light should be more like 2 feet away. That pic of the 2 colas looks like the buds are airy that too is caused by excess heat
 

RM3

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I realize the room with a locked door was nice, but I don't see any fresh air circulation ???

It needs to be there to achieve your intended goals
 
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AssMatic7

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during the day i have the door open for fresh air to come in since im in my backyard pretty much all day..i was thinking about installing a double vent on top of the door for a fresh air intake and exhaust
 

RM3

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during the day i have the door open for fresh air to come in since im in my backyard pretty much all day..i was thinking about installing a double vent on top of the door for a fresh air intake and exhaust
What are doing for smell ?
 

RM3

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Making the upgrades will be good for ya as you'll see the differences it makes and then better understand why we do the things we do

Your off to a good start though, just need a few tweaks
 

HydroRed

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Just to shed some light (pun intended) on the distance of the lighting, I use 1000W HPS and my lights are usually 18-24 inches away from the top of my canopy. I use air cooled hoods, but imagine a 600W batwing hood could stand to be a bit closer like Riddle says.
 
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