A question for you 10 oz/plant yielders

When you're selecting which plants to bloom, do you get to the point where you can judge yield based a lot on root mass? Are there benchmarks along the way, from early on, as to where root develop should be at each benchmark if you're going to consistently achieve >3 oz/plant?

I get that veg time has a lot to do with it, and there are a lot of areas to suck at that would reduce yield. But I'm now focusing on roots (i.e., I bought a bunch of stuff) and want to see results.

In my experience being familiar with a given strain is more help than most everything else. Also veging till the plant is mature will have a big affect on yields. Trellis or scrog helps a great deal (you can literally double your yields) by helping them hold the weight. Also a lot, and I do mean a lot, of people are hitting with to much light and that can work against you. But the biggest thing is size…. A 18 inch plant isn’t gonna do what a 4 footer will do. As for roots, if your clone or seedling has strong white roots you’ve done great and should plant her deep and keep her happy.

If you don't have a lot of room for a tall plant, you can get quite a bit from one in a scrog screen.. This thread is a stand alone Waterfarm with one plant in a scrog screen... Under 100 days total from seed.. 11 ozs.. First dozen pages says it all.. Simple and only one nutrient ..
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I think more roots equals more potential weight but two plants with a similar size root mass won't necessarily yield the same.
Personally I haven't noticed anything to indicate that a plant is going to yeild well or not during veg.
Fwiw I pride myself in creating a healthy root ball, some might say ocd but I believe (I know) it pays off.

That the roots before leaving the 1ltr pot.

And the roots from a 15ltr flowered plant.

At a rough figure I get 1oz per litre based on a root system like these from a decent yeilder.

I only use a+b grown in coco.

Star Dog said:

I think more roots equals more potential weight but two plants with a similar size root mass won't necessarily yield the same.
Personally I haven't noticed anything to indicate that a plant is going to yeild well or not during veg.
Fwiw I pride myself in creating a healthy root ball, some might say ocd but I believe (I know) it pays off.
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That the roots before leaving the 1ltr pot.
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And the roots from a 15ltr flowered plant.

At a rough figure I get 1oz per litre based on a root system like these from a decent yeilder.

I only use a+b grown in coco.

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Thanks. Running perpetual bloom. Getting better at technique but need to resist the compulsion to fill seats as soon as they're vacant ... I ramped up my # of clones per all strains, focusing primarily on my main 4 (Side A strains), so I have more mature plants ready at any given time. Plus, I absolutely need to be consistently aggressive with lolli-popping (some strains more than others). Just had 3 Bruce Banners yield trash little buds after a few successful rounds. I'd been flowering them too young and allowing too many side branches to flower....

- a fast-flowering strain like Grape Ape, I start from the flood tray and don't top it -- a young plant does pretty well.
- other strains definitely require a longer veg time, especially after they've been topped -- I put topped plants on shelves, but the canopy for all plants is about even.