OPOP ( one plant one pound ) 2006

[jojajico]

this is completly a growers fantasy, but i would like to see someone veg a plant with vertical and horizatal lighting for like a year then put that bad boy outside dor a full season. it would be like an apple tree... with weed lol. i love to day dream....

 

[Deft]

I saw a pic once of a plant grown in a greenhouse and then when it hit the ceeling they let it grow outside and flower it was wicked tall.

 

[Yarkand]

This is not what I'm talking about regarding training large plants. It is a technique working with large plants/branches where you've let them grow out for awhile naturally. You're 'breaking' branches by twisting in opposite directions at each set of internodes. This does not give you tight internode spacing in fact it's almost the opposite. I'm saying 'pop' branches as thick as you can handle...when they get about 1" in diameter in gets pretty tough though. This makes the branch limp like a wet noodle then you can train it just about any direction you want without concern of breakage. Within a short period smaller shoots on the trained branches quickly become tops dramatically increasing the size of the canopy.

You see just above where the stem is purple. I snap most of my stalks, thats why i got a nice canopy. Trained and snapped. best of both worlds. lol

 

[Nept]

like the bushes

 

[Nickcorp187]

Well almost time for next season. I have already started my selection for 07 this years will include:
Mazar
Sweet Tooth 1.1
Hindu kush
Super silver haze
Sour diesel (clone from NYC)
and a super breed bred by a famous local grower up in the mountains. The strain is mostly sativa but has been 25 years in the making best herb I have ever smoked. I guess he had plenty of time to get it right though. I have been getting clones of his super strain and they are in veg now and will be put out in late april. should be the winner by far compared to the other strains. I keep telling him he should start his own seedbank, but you know how old hippies are very careful about everything. I know these are a little late but here are some 06 harvest pics. Wait gotta upload em...

 

[Nickcorp187]

k here they are better late than never.

 

[its kurmit]

cant wait for the OPOP 07 thread! maybe i should stat a OOOP thread just for my final yield(one oz one plant,lol)

 

[Yarkand]

Count me in too for the next season : )

"Outdoors here we Come" lol

Peace

 

[scrappy2]

I see every one is gearing up for the pd plants. I used to start early indoors like the Capt and some others. It surely is a major head start especialy if your very far north! Last season I had 30 girls from a unknown strain, that were germed june 18th grown for a month and put in locations. They averaged 6 oz's per. I was happy and surprised! I'm working on being able to grow some Big early starter's.....maybe next year!

 

[Yarkand]

I see every one is gearing up for the pd plants. I used to start early indoors like the Capt and some others. It surely is a major head start especialy if your very far north! Last season I had 30 girls from a unknown strain, that were germed june 18th grown for a month and put in locations. They averaged 6 oz's per. I was happy and surprised! I'm working on being able to grow some Big early starter's.....maybe next year!

You got that right bro : )

 

[jojajico]

I see every one is gearing up for the pd plants. I used to start early indoors like the Capt and some others. It surely is a major head start especialy if your very far north! Last season I had 30 girls from a unknown strain, that were germed june 18th grown for a month and put in locations. They averaged 6 oz's per. I was happy and surprised! I'm working on being able to grow some Big early starter's.....maybe next year!

very cool, how long are u gunna veg indoors b4 putting them out for a full season? 30 girls at 6 oz per wow you must be rolling in bud. very cool.

 

[Deft]

Thats the cool thing about outdoor growing, if its not in your backyard there is a fair bit of luck in it! But the rewards can be huge if you have a bit of luck and play the game right. So far I have had bad luck .

 

[Guest]

lots of great looking plants here guys, its nice to see this thread take off so well ,maybe start the 2007 season of opop after some plantings get done ...opop can be easy outdoors ,if you have good soil to begin with plus plenty of sunshine,of course the right genitics are a key element.

The bare minimum..start your plants indoors and have them sexed,and cloned so they are about one month old when your outdoor weather is warm enough to take them outside.

Pre dug holes help alot but they dont have to be big or amended,IF... its good soil to begin with...

Find a good locaton...try to keep you plants in the sunshine through the entire season.

critter control is a must in some areas, usually a chicken wire gaurd during the plants first 2 months is enough, but a deer repellant in early spring helps too.

Depending on your area a close water source my be needed, but not always necessary

Pest control and and mold inspection can save you lossing a plant late in the season.

 

[jojajico]

lots of great looking plants here guys, its nice to see this thread take off so well ,maybe start the 2007 season of opop after some plantings get done ...opop can be easy outdoors ,if you have good soil to begin with plus plenty of sunshine,of course the right genitics are a key element.

The bare minimum..start your plants indoors and have them sexed,and cloned so they are about one month old when your outdoor weather is warm enough to take them outside.

Pre dug holes help alot but they dont have to be big or amended,IF... its good soil to begin with...

Find a good locaton...try to keep you plants in the sunshine through the entire season.

critter control is a must in some areas, usually a chicken wire gaurd during the plants first 2 months is enough, but a deer repellant in early spring helps too.

Depending on your area a close water source my be needed, but not always necessary

Pest control and and mold inspection can save you lossing a plant late in the season.

very cool mole thanks for the mini opop guide. do you ever veg more indoors to get and even bigger yeild? how big do you like to dig the hole b4 planting?

 

[Guest]

I like to have my plants untopped , when I take them outdoors they are still short, about 5 to 8 inches, I keep them close by at first in their containers,so if a late frost hits I can bring them back inside tell its over.

During this time they revert to flowering just a bit ,and stretch some, but I like to keep them safe from frost as I said.

I dont want big bushy girls to have to transport to the grow, so this works good for me.

I dig a hole about 2.5 feet wide and about as deep as a 5 gallon bucket, I toss in some ferts and a dash of epsom salts , mainly at the bottom,of the hole.When i back fill ,I put top soil on the bottom, if I hit clay that deep.Then as i keep filling the hole ,I toss then small amounts of time release ferts.

I have dug smaller holes, and some areas I dont dig much at all, depends on the soil ,and if its compacted .

It seems the more holes I dig, the smaller they get :smile:

 

[jojajico]

I like to have my plants untopped , when I take them outdoors they are still short, about 5 to 8 inches, I keep them close by at first in their containers,so if a late frost hits I can bring them back inside tell its over.

During this time they revert to flowering just a bit ,and stretch some, but I like to keep them safe from frost as I said.

I dont want big bushy girls to have to transport to the grow, so this works good for me.

I dig a hole about 2.5 feet wide and about as deep as a 5 gallon bucket, I toss in some ferts and a dash of epsom salts , mainly at the bottom,of the hole.When i back fill ,I put top soil on the bottom, if I hit clay that deep.Then as i keep filling the hole ,I toss then small amounts of time release ferts.

I have dug smaller holes, and some areas I dont dig much at all, depends on the soil ,and if its compacted .

It seems the more holes I dig, the smaller they get :smile:

wow they are only 5 to 8 inches when u put them out?? i thought it would have to be alot more bushy than that to get 1 pound per plant. makes me want to see what a plany vegged from clone for 2 montsh b4 the season would produce lol. thanks mole.

 

[scrappy2]

What's the epsom salt's for Mole ? As ive read about it but never done it! I was under the impression you put out nice sized mom's and that is how you achieved the big plants. If that isnt the case a key factor in your results would amount of sun light and water they get. And then ofcourse the genetic's you work with...to grow fast and large in veg. Im going to work on the maximizeing the light part this season.

That was a average...these were corn plants and some of the fields were clay soil. And they seemed to jsut manage. But the sandy fields or spots in fields.. they kiscked ass! I done F3's of that seed and am looking forward to seeing what it does this time. After that I may cross it into something I have or just backcross it into the F2's I saved. Plenty to work with thanks to some good people!

 

[hempman]

wicked info i should start indoors then bring them outside

 

[jojajico]

i would if i could find a relativly safe place to do it.

 

[Deft]

Plants have a lot of time to veg outside even at my latitude, they get big if they have light and water and soil.