Gram/Watt? How about Gram/Hr.? EARTHBOXES

EarthBoxConnoisseur

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I am convinced I have found the absolute easiest way to grow top notch cannabis, with good yields, and with the least amount of time invested. Time still equals money last time I checked, and as a full time professional I am stoked to have stumbled on this method. Earthboxes. I am posting this thread to show people this shit is NOT COMPLICATED. EC, PPM, PH, forget all that shit. Good soil w/ food, plain old water once every 3 days or so, a little training, and optimum temps and humidity levels is all that is needed! I have never gotten below .5 gram/watt, and these are no joke the healthiest plants I have ever seen (never any pests or diseases), and the bud is AMAZING. I am in the process of tracking all of my work hours to see exactly how little work it is, quantitatively. I think it is somewhere between 50 and 100 man hours, including every phase from cleanup to planting, to trimming, etc., including ANY time I step into the room. Curious if anybody else has ever tracked their hours to see. I know I probably sound like an earthbox salesman but I'm not I swear haha. Just want people to know how easy and stress free growing can be! I have a few photos but can you not upload them directly?
 
CCCmints

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i suppose calculating your grams per hour would be cool, but i don't think it's a good idea. instead of focusing on dialing in your op you're going to be trying to get everything done as fast as possible. if you're getting .5g/w right now i think it'd be best if you just took your time and focused on increasing that as high as you possibly can. if you focus on dialing in your op and style then 1g/w is a very attainable goal. i'd shoot for that and not worry about how many hours you're spending tending to your babies.

i'd think the more time you spend thinking about how to make your op better the better your results are going to be. turning your grow into a race is going to limit your potential.
 
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EarthBoxConnoisseur

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CCCmints said:
i suppose calculating your grams per hour would be cool, but i don't think it's a good idea. instead of focusing on dialing in your op you're going to be trying to get everything done as fast as possible. if you're getting .5g/w right now i think it'd be best if you just took your time and focused on increasing that as high as you possibly can. if you focus on dialing in your op and style then 1g/w is a very attainable goal. i'd shoot for that and not worry about how many hours you're spending tending to your babies.

i'd think the more time you spend thinking about how to make your op better the better your results are going to be. turning your grow into a race is going to limit your potential.
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The yield is what it is right now, this is my sixth run with these boxes. I only said I've never gotten under .5g/watt, I have gotten as high as .75, and I DO NOT inflate my yield whatsoever, I trim it tight and dont count any larfy tiny buds that I dont trim. (probably another 100 grams) and I still need to replace my old magnetic 1000. I have been starting to experiment with different methods like scrog, etc. I do not race through it or cut corners whatsoever, either. like I said these are the healthiest plants I have ever seen. I just see all the time people spend struggling to hone in their medium/feeding when it can be this easy. Also I would point out to you that time definitely comes into play if you want to go commercial and not hire anyone else (not me though I'm a legal medical grower!)
 
kmog33

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EarthBoxConnoisseur said:
The yield is what it is right now, this is my sixth run with these boxes. I only said I've never gotten under .5g/watt, I have gotten as high as .75, and I DO NOT inflate my yield whatsoever, I trim it tight and dont count any larfy tiny buds that I dont trim. (probably another 100 grams) and I still need to replace my old magnetic 1000. I have been starting to experiment with different methods like scrog, etc. I do not race through it or cut corners whatsoever, either. like I said these are the healthiest plants I have ever seen. I just see all the time people spend struggling to hone in their medium/feeding when it can be this easy. Also I would point out to you that time definitely comes into play if you want to go commercial and not hire anyone else (not me though I'm a legal medical grower!)
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No one thinks you're lying with .5-.75 g/w. Claim. Are you swapping strains every run? Most strains under 1600 watts of hps can pull over a gram per watt fairly easily. I would lock in your setup/strains and then come show off your the healthiest plants you've ever seen. ;)


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CCCmints

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EarthBoxConnoisseur said:
The yield is what it is right now, this is my sixth run with these boxes. I only said I've never gotten under .5g/watt, I have gotten as high as .75, and I DO NOT inflate my yield whatsoever, I trim it tight and dont count any larfy tiny buds that I dont trim. (probably another 100 grams) and I still need to replace my old magnetic 1000. I have been starting to experiment with different methods like scrog, etc. I do not race through it or cut corners whatsoever, either. like I said these are the healthiest plants I have ever seen. I just see all the time people spend struggling to hone in their medium/feeding when it can be this easy. Also I would point out to you that time definitely comes into play if you want to go commercial and not hire anyone else (not me though I'm a legal medical grower!)
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would you mind posting some pictures? you can upload them by visiting imgur.com uploading them there and then pasting the direct link into your post.

you might want to consider the possibility that you still need to hone in your medium/feeding. and possibly other factors that may be limiting your yield. it may be easy the way you're running things now, but you could do better. if you've done 6 runs and you're stuck at .75g/w with 1600 watts there is A LOT of improvement available.
 
EarthBoxConnoisseur

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kmog33 said:
No one thinks you're lying with .5-.75 g/w. Claim. Are you swapping strains every run? Most strains under 1600 watts of hps can pull over a gram per watt fairly easily. I would lock in your setup/strains and then come show off your the healthiest plants you've ever seen. ;)


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Yield does not equal quality, Soil buds are always the best. And I will not use liquid ferts, so in a sense I am choosing to limit my yields. People get too focused on that instead of what matters most - the quality.
 
EarthBoxConnoisseur

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CCCmints said:
would you mind posting some pictures? you can upload them by visiting imgur.com uploading them there and then pasting the direct link into your post.

you might want to consider the possibility that you still need to hone in your medium/feeding. and possibly other factors that may be limiting your yield. it may be easy the way you're running things now, but you could do better. if you've done 6 runs and you're stuck at .75g/w with 1600 watts there is A LOT of improvement available.
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pics in the works. Effectively I am voluntarily limiting my yields by choosing quality over quantity, and still having a life after working full time and doing this. I would consider trying a different soil in a couple of boxes possibly
 
EarthBoxConnoisseur

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CCCmints said:
would you mind posting some pictures? you can upload them by visiting imgur.com uploading them there and then pasting the direct link into your post.

you might want to consider the possibility that you still need to hone in your medium/feeding. and possibly other factors that may be limiting your yield. it may be easy the way you're running things now, but you could do better. if you've done 6 runs and you're stuck at .75g/w with 1600 watts there is A LOT of improvement available.
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kmog33

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EarthBoxConnoisseur said:
Yield does not equal quality, Soil buds are always the best. And I will not use liquid ferts, so in a sense I am choosing to limit my yields. People get too focused on that instead of what matters most - the quality.
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It's your opinion that soil buds are best. And getting the most out of your plants = quality. Unhappy plants don't put out great yields. I run pretty much all organic and still pull over a g/w every run with very low yielding ogs. The original Tahoe cut doesn't yield great, but it's definitely fire. Soil limits you in a lot of ways and nutrient salt build up is very easy to overlook.

That being said, most strains will put out well over 1 per watt once you have them dialed.

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kmog33 said:
It's your opinion that soil buds are best. And getting the most out of your plants = quality. Unhappy plants don't put out great yields. I run pretty much all organic and still pull over a g/w every run with very low yielding ogs. The original Tahoe cut doesn't yield great, but it's definitely fire. Soil limits you in a lot of ways and nutrient salt build up is very easy to overlook.

That being said, most strains will put out well over 1 per watt once you have them dialed.

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Gotcha, yeah I prefer soil taste and its easier so it's win win for me!
 
kmog33

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EarthBoxConnoisseur said:
Gotcha, yeah I prefer soil taste and its easier so it's win win for me!
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Makes sense. Everyone has their preferences. I generally run whatever system I have available at that point in time. Running dwc right now, but ebb n flow is my system of choice. Started with soil. Now really only do soil outside. And even then I do coco coir soilless in big pots for outdoors.


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EarthBoxConnoisseur

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kmog33 said:
It's your opinion that soil buds are best. And getting the most out of your plants = quality. Unhappy plants don't put out great yields. I run pretty much all organic and still pull over a g/w every run with very low yielding ogs. The original Tahoe cut doesn't yield great, but it's definitely fire. Soil limits you in a lot of ways and nutrient salt build up is very easy to overlook.

That being said, most strains will put out well over 1 per watt once you have them dialed.

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And I'm thinking of setting up co2 that would def put me over 1 per
 
kmog33

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EarthBoxConnoisseur said:
And I'm thinking of setting up co2 that would def put me over 1 per
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Before you get into adding extras like c02 I would suggest getting your system locked down and yields around or over 1 per. Co2 is great, but it adds another set of parameters to control/mess up. I have a buddy that tried to increase yield by adding gadgets and ended up worse off than if he had just worked with the strains he had to get them dialed in.


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