Pulling weight Guerilla style!

[MountainBudz]

I'm a very experienced guerilla grower but sometimes some advice goes a long way especially when you don't have the season pre prepped as usual. Lets share some methods of pulling some weight late in the season. I have regular seed options from now till 1st of July. I also have clone options till the 5th or so of August. I want to pull 10 lbs this year, what would your advice be in obtaining that weight guerilla style. I don't care to use numbers, 200 300 plants? Doesn't matter to me. What should I do to accomplish this goal, I know it is possible, just want to know your opinions and your advice please. Thanks guys, maybe we can all get out of debt this year and help our patients as well!

 

[DoubleTripleOG]

Are you able to visit your guerilla patches often? Maintenance and attention is one of the biggest deciding factors for increased yields. Do you have access to water. The more water you have access to, the better.

Couple seasons ago, I put some Northern Lights x Big Bud clones (6" tall rooted cuts) into 5 gal. pails. Averaged a 1/4 lb. per plant at harvest time.

Using good soil is a must for me as well. Always bring my own to the spot. Happy frog and Promix.

 

[1madtrapper]

10 lbs.. can do that in my yard... shouldnt be hard put plants in take care of em..thats a pretty small amount i think thats pretty achievable even if you just started seeds.Good luck n cheers

 

[wegobigupnorth]

Well that's a pretty broad question it really all depends on your climate, site locations and access and personal preference.

I have 30 plants out that have been out since end of May and those are the only "full season" plants I am putting out. All the rest of my spots are going to be later planted crops in fairly urban areas but they are the last types of places you would expect to find weed growing and even though hundreds of people drive right by them everyday I have never gotten ripped using my urban spots like this although I had once instance where they mowed the whole field to build condos. I grow tons of small plants that stay below the native grass. i don't haul any soil for these plants I just mix a shit load of perlite in with the native soil and throw some water crystals in and some time release fertz on top but most of these spots have very loose fertile soil so I am lucky in that regard.

The quality of these small plants is always much better then the large plants because they literally get sun all day and it is also much easier for a small plant to get all the nutrition they need compared to large ones.

I literally will be taking the bus to some of my locations and my goal is also 10#s which is not unrealistic to me at all.

Sorry for ramble but point is there are tons of ways and methods. It's all about finding what works best and easiest for your specific situation.

 

[sprinkl]

Guerilla means not being able to visit the plants often or at all for me, plants I grow in my backyard, with regular waterings, foliars, compost+molasses aerated tea, humics and seaweed seem to veg twice as fast or faster...
So if you did have the ability to visit them 2 or 3 times a week, that's what I'd focus on...

The quality of these small plants is always much better then the large plants because they literally get sun all day and it is also much easier for a small plant to get all the nutrition they need compared to large ones.

That doesn't really make sense to me, plant size is result of the root size, plant won't get bigger than the roots can support... Hmm unless there's an abundancy of nitrogen in the soil maybe..

 

[DJbigbud]

Maybe he means that with small plants, you can put them where they get full sun and not have to worry about stealth as much. More sun means better developed buds, its a lot easier to hide a 3-4ft tall mature plant than an 8ft tall one.

 

[wegobigupnorth]

10 lbs.. can do that in my yard...


LOL love how casual you say it but it's true. 10 elbows is not that much I should get close to that off my 30 large plants. I hope to get at least another 10 off my urban spots. I'm just one person but I should mention that most of my spots have been used for years so the holes are already dug and filled from years past.

 

[wegobigupnorth]

That doesn't really make sense to me, plant size is result of the root size, plant won't get bigger than the roots can support... Hmm unless there's an abundancy of nitrogen in the soil maybe..

What does not make sense to you? those guys in Cali growing monsters. Most will agree it is better to grow 2 or 3 four pounders as opposed to one 10 pounder because giving plants that large everything they need is very hard. I know we are talking on a MUCH smaller scale but a small plant is much less likely to show deficiency then a large one espicallly when using the method I posted...not sure how that does not make sense?

Edit: yeah djbigbud that is exactly what I meant.

 

[theJointedOne]

I'd love to have 50 1 pounders over 5 10's, but Cali growers learned to adapt around 215..hence the birth of monsters..

 

[MountainBudz]

I can visit them at least once or twice a week. Most of mine are so far out though I dont really have the option of carrying in soil. These hills in the Appalachians are very rugged and thick. Out of my years of guerilla gardening and through all the droughts ive never had to water once, doesn't mean I haven't watered though. The trick for me is lots of water crystals and deep holes.

Lol its funny how easy it is to pull a lb indoors or 18 ozs every 2 months out of a 4x4 tent but so hard to do outdoors. I know indoor is much more controlled and manageable but still lol, that 4x4 space amazes me!

 

[gorilla ganja]

You have a long season down there. I would clone the bottom branches in the field. They usually only produce popcorn buds, depending on strain and light of course. If you root them and they have enough time they will produce much more as a individual plant.
As a bonus the plants you clone the bottom branches off will focus that wasted energy up top to the main buds.
good luck

 

[wegobigupnorth]

I'd love to have 50 1 pounders over 5 10's, but Cali growers learned to adapt around 215..hence the birth of monsters..

Exactly. The main point of my post coinceds with yours. You'd rather grow 50 smaller plants but the laws don't allow that so you grow 10 large ones.

It's all about what works best for you in you situation. I actually wish I could just grow two half pound plants to pull a lb but at many of my spots I will be growing 16 or 8 one or two ounce plants to yield me a p. This is not ideal but it is for my specific situation.

 

[wegobigupnorth]

If you have big holes, good sunlight and nice airy soil, then all you need is the right strain. When I first started growing my first two seasons I had hundreds of seeds that came outta some "hash plant" which as I'm sure you know is a fast flowering, short, squat indica. No matter how big I made my holes or what I did I couldn't get more then 6 ounces. I started thinking that everyone I knew claiming to get one pound plants was a liar. Next year I put some white widow and NL#5 in the exact same holes and got a minimum of 13 ounces a plant and some were basically a lb. but, instead of harvesting first week of September it was half way through October.

Water crystals are key. Few years back during a drought i lost any plant that I didn't put crystals and the ones with them were barely droopy.

 

[jackel]

Pack in compressed coco bricks and mix with native soil. Almost instant potting soil.

 

[ceausescu]

It really depends on your spots,climate,native soil...
Fertilizers,mulching,topping or other types of plant training....

 

[Witheridge]

Late in the season is where pots start to make sense cause you have complete control over your medium from the beginning.

 

[Mattskibop]

Numbers would be the best option imo, especially guerrilla.
If you estimate a low 1/4 Oz per plant that puts numbers at about 640 plants for a 10lb pull.
These plants will need little/no maintenance because there needs are so small but you're probably aware of this already. I'm really just doing the math for my own reference.

 

[ceausescu]

Numbers would be the best option imo, especially guerrilla.
If you estimate a low 1/4 Oz per plant that puts numbers at about 640 plants for a 10lb pull.
These plants will need little/no maintenance because there needs are so small but you're probably aware of this already. I'm really just doing the math for my own reference.

My man finally some true wisdom shared

 

[Bud Green]

If you can visit them twice a week, with water, you should be able to grow 1/2 to 1 pound plants, if they're in a well hidden spot, and you're not worried about how big they get...

 

[gorilla ganja]

If you can visit them twice a week, with water, you should be able to grow 1/2 to 1 pound plants, if they're in a well hidden spot, and you're not worried about how big they get...

Now there's some wisdom. Growing 640 plants to get 10 lbs is insane if you ask me. Especially if the cops charge depending on number of plants.
Peace GG