Issue #121 - Sunday, August 10, 2014
Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - Learn the art of the Perpetual Harvest! Keep yourself in steady supply and have a backup for a growing disaster.
- See what you need to be a success at one of the more difficult growing
techniques!
- Check out an awesome update from a grower who started with us! See his progress and get inspired to grow better, too!
Happy Growing! Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "How can people trust the harvest,
unless they see it sown?" ~ Mary Renault
The Perpetual Marijuana Harvest: Revisited by Sirius Fourside |
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Many growing methods seem like common sense once you're actually aware of them. For example, low stress training seems like an obvious thing to do once you understand that exposing more of the plant to light makes for more buds. This week, we're revisiting a topic that many newer growers may be unaware of: The Perpetual Harvest. The idea of the Perpetual Harvest is very simple in nature, so it might not seem like much. But it's one of the best methods of ensuring a steady supply
of cannabis when you need it. What is The Perpetual Harvest?The Perpetual Harvest is a
technique in which growers utilize multiple grow tents/areas to ensure that there are always plants in both the flowering stage and in the vegetative stage. That sounds like a lot of work, why would anyone want to do this? 1.) Disaster Recovery
If you lose your flowering or vegetating plants to some unforeseen cause, you still have another set of plants who are already mid-growth!
2.) Never Run Out of Cannabis!
Maybe you grow your own marijuana, but you still end up running out of buds before harvest. You can cut down on your cannabis budget by growing a few plants here and there, but it's even better when you eliminate it altogether! Plus, you'll never know that your options to buy cannabis have disappeared until they
already have! Is this going to take additional money/equipment/time? The short answer is "yes". However, the benefits of this technique far outweigh the additional money and effort needed. To summarize, the perpetual harvest will
require... ★ An extra grow tent/area To keep two sets of plants growing in two different cycles, you will need to keep them in separate areas. This requires an additional grow tent or area, whichever works for you. Some people split a single grow tent or cabinet into
separate vegetating and flowering chambers. ★ Another set of grow lights Both sets of plants will need their own grow lights, so you will need two sets of
lights that don't share bulbs. The vegetative light can be weaker than the flowering one, as young marijuana plants don't need as much light. Example: a T5HO fluorescent light or 400W vegetative light in one tent, 600W flowering light in the other tent. ★ More space, more electricity You're going to have roughly twice the amount of plants growing, which takes more space and will raise your electricity bill. Just keep in mind that you will also be harvesting bud twice as often, too! ★ Patience and a love of growing To be honest, this technique takes a bit more work than a standard grow every 3-5 months, so only use this technique if feel you're up to spending more time with your plants! Alright, we've got the common questions out of the way and you know what benefits you're getting...let's get into it! Step 1: Your Own Secret Garden The first and arguably most important step is to make sure you can do this type of grow safely! Make sure to follow standard safety protocol (see: http://www.growweedeasy.com/How-to-NOT-get-Caught-Growing-Weed) and remember a couple of things: - Perpetual harvest
means you ALWAYS have weed growing in your house, so your house is always a DANGER ZONE!
- You're going to be using at least two grow areas/tents, so do a walk-around your house and make sure that light doesn't pour out of the windows of the room(s) they're in. Doubling the number of grow areas means you have more area to secure.
Step 2: Set Up Your Two Grow Areas Every grow area will be set up differently depending on the grower, growing space, and resources available. In short, your goal for setup is just to have two copies of your normal grow area, except that one is configured for vegetative growth and the other is configured for flowering growth. Perpetual harvest requires two grow areas that operate simultaneously, so it's best to have them both set up and ready to use so plants can be
switched between them without too much fuss. Here are some important pointers for setting up a perpetual harvest: Vegetative Grow Space - The vegetative area can have weaker lights than
the flowering area, and watching for light leaks isn't as important since a dark period isn't required.
- Although vegetating plants don't make too much of a smell (if any), it's still a good idea to have the area at least lightly equipped to combat smell. A small container of Ona gel will do if you notice a problem.
Flowering Grow SpaceA big factor in timing the perpetual harvest correctly is knowing the growth patterns of the strain(s) you're growing. There is large degree of variation between the flowering cycles of
different marijuana strains, and knowing how long your plants need to flower is imperative! Ideally, you want a strain with a short flowering phase. 8 weeks is a good target since many great strains flower in that time, and 8 weeks is also a good amount of time for a plant to vegetate in a non-DWC/bubbleponics medium. - Doing the perpetual harvest technique
with a Haze strain is much more difficult due to their notoriously long flowering period.
Do you have to vegetate for 8 weeks? No. Vegging
for 8 weeks isn't a requirement of the perpetual harvest, but that time period makes this technique much easier. The amount of time varies depending on what medium you use, how big you want your plants, and the strain being grown. However, for most cases, and to make it easier for the first few tries, you typically would want to get a strain that flowers in 8 weeks and keep your plants in vegetative for
about 8 weeks. - This causes a problem for DWC/Bubbleponics growers since their plants grow so fast and can get GIGANTIC in that time. Growers who use one of these mediums can still employ the technique by staggering the grow so that the new plants start vegetating after the older set of plants have been flowering for about 4
weeks.
Putting it all together or "I want the shorter version!"
Here are those steps summed up with a little more detail... 1.) Do a security check of your area...seriously! 2.) Set up two separate grow areas - One vegetative area with light odor control
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flowering area with heavy odor control and NO LIGHT LEAKS.
3a.) Start Perpetual Harvest - Get seeds or clones of a strain with an approximate 8 week flowering period.
- Plant/clone first plant and let it vegetate for a total of 8 weeks in the vegetative
tent/area.
- At week 8, move plant(s) to flowering tent and start new seeds/clones on the same day.
- In about 8-10 weeks, flowering plants will be ready to harvest.
3b.) Reset Perpetual Harvest - Harvest
your buds.
- Move vegetating plants to the flowering tent/area
- Start new seeds/clones in the vegetative tent/area
- Wait 8 weeks and reset your Perpetual Harvest again
- Continue this cycle for as long as you want to harvest buds every 8 weeks :)
Remember, the goal is for plants to spend 8 weeks in veg, 8 weeks in flower, then get replaced. Don't worry if flowering goes a couple weeks longer than you anticipated. Cannabis plants can be kept in the vegetative stage as long as needed (except for auto-flowering strains), and with proper LST the extra growth won't be a problem. That's it! Are you ready to start harvesting buds every 8 weeks?
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Nebula Haze:As an epilepsy patient, medical cannabis is important to me, and I'm dedicated to showing
others how easy it is to grow their own supply of cannabis at home.
It is my mission to educate and build growing resources to help both new and advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money.
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Sirius Fourside:Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a
medium(deep water culture, bubbleponics)."Growing cannabis is a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady
characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, perlite, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
Supplies for a Perpetual Harvest |
Now that you know how to run a perpetual harvest, get the tools you need to keep everything running smoothly! The right equipment will make your job much easier!
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Seeds: Good seeds pay for themselves!
Nutrients: You'll be going through nutrients twice as fast with this method.
Trophy Pictures of the Week!
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Picture #1 was the first Pot plant I ever did. It was because of you that I was able to grow it at all.
Reading more on your site I was able to make Plant #4 twice the plant in the same amount of time (28 days).
Plant #1 was 8 inchs tall with one T5 - 24inch light.
Plant #4 is 15 inchs tall with 3 - 250 watt CFL grow light. I am learning. I am a disabled Vet with not a lot of money but with a little time I will be able to get better equipment and grow even bigger plants. Thank you so much for your help. - Swany Both of these plants are only 28 days old, but notice how much bigger the second plant is. A little growing knowledge goes a long way :) Congrats
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