Secrets to Boosting Cannabis Yields

Briefly about what to do, so that even varieties of average productivity will please with an excellent harvest.

The right light is the basis of everything

There can be no talk of any additional techniques if ventilation and humidity are not set up, the watering and fertilizing regime is not adjusted, and the correct light is not installed. Lamps are selected according to the spectrum and brightness (power). At the vegetative stage, a cold spectrum (blue) is recommended, and during flowering, a warm one (red or orange). The combination of DRI / DNAT lamps is considered optimal, you can use LED lamps. They are energy-intensive, practically do not heat up, consume less energy. Minus - low light output and it may be difficult to find lamps of the desired spectrum. The most suitable are purple LED lamps.

The light sources are located close to the plants, but taking into account the strong heating of the DRI and HPS lamps. The optimal distance from them to the bushes is about 50 cm. LED lamps can be lowered lower - up to 30 cm.

Let the roots grow

Some growers spend too much time manicuring shoots, forgetting that the foundation for high performance is laid in the ground. The better developed the root system, the greater the yield. Indoors, the walls of the pots prevent going deeper, but squat, low plants are even better - less energy is wasted transporting nutrients from the roots along the stem to the leaves and cones. Conclusion: you need to let the root system grow in breadth, that is, use shallow, but wide containers. Experienced growers recommend cloth pots over plastic or ceramic pots.

Light for all stems

Cannabis shoots are carefully bent and tied up so that not only the upper tiers receive light, but also the lower ones. Thus, the plant develops not so much up, so much in breadth. And the wider the crown of the branches, the higher the yield. In the later stages of flowering, this carpet of greenery will also support heavy buds.

Pinching and supercropping

They pinch, that is, cut off, the tops of the central cola, and sometimes the side shoots. The principle here is the same as with the heads of the hydra - you cut one, and three appear. That is, by cutting off one top, the grower will receive several equal stakes, which will subsequently produce large buds. Pinch correctly under the top "bud" of the leaves.

You can make a FIM pruning: the “bud” is not cut off completely, about a fifth of it is left to let the shoots grow. It takes time to grow, so pinching is done at the beginning of the growing season, when the plant has at least five pairs of leaves.

Another way to boost your early veg cannabis yield is to supercrop:

Knead the stem with your fingers, making it soft, and completely bend to the side, almost breaking. Secure with supports.

The stem will “get used” to this position over time and become stiff – this is how the grower stimulates lateral growth.

The plant will give a signal to actively develop the lower shoots, and their growth must be leveled with props - to attract and tie them to them.

Supercropping is another way to form a wide crown in the early stages of the plant, on which many inflorescences will appear during flowering. In the later stages of the growing season, it is also used, but rather to control the growth of too tall bushes. Then they choose the highest woody shoots and bend them with force - it is important that the skin on the stem does not crack - and tie it up.

Defoliation: get rid of extra leaves

It is usually done during flowering to stimulate the formation of inflorescences and provide them with plenty of light. Defoliation is the pruning of large, fan-shaped leaves 1-2 weeks before the transition to flowering, as well as during the first 3-4 weeks after. Very important: this process is not carried out with weakened or ill bushes, only strong and healthy ones.