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OFFICIAL LOWRYDER GROW GUIDE (10/04)
Preferred growing methods
Indoors, Lowryder performs very well in soil mix (pots or beds) or in
soil-less systems, where it can be cultivated from seed to bud in two
months 18 hours of light per day is recommended all the way through.
Switching light cycles down to 12 hours may diminish yields and
shorten the already-short life cycle slightly. Because Lowryders life
cycle is so brief, cloning becomes impracticable, so only plants from
seed are grown. By default, Lowryder is a great choice for
sea-of-green.
Because flowering plants and seedlings can be maintained in the same
room, Lowryder presents new possibilities for the small to medium home
grower, including staggering your indoor harvest. A true continuous
harvest system may be achieved by planting new plants periodically to
replace the ones that have been harvested. This ensures that a grow
room is always full and always producing fresh bud, and one never has
too much work at once. Click here to learn more about the Joint
Doctors 1-2-3 continuous harvest method.
For best results, place jiffy pellet or plant directly into 1-2
gal.pots. Alternatively, start in 4-inch peat pots, then place
rootbound females into a plant bed after sexing (at approx. 17-20
days) this may result in smaller plants than the first method. Grown
under a 12 to 24 hour/daylight cycle from start to finish. I recommend
18 hours per day; this can be decreased to 16 after the first month
with no loss of yield.
Outdoors: sow directly into soil after soaking, in 2 gal. pots or
plant beds. New stands of Lowryder can be planted up until late
summer, to ensure a continuous harvest outdoors. Avoid transplanting
if you can, but do so if plants become rootbound. Rogue (remove) males
at three weeks.
Growth Factors
Lowryder is extremely versatile in that it can be cultivated in
virtually any climate or grow environment. In fact, it has pushed the
envelope of growing, enabling early harvests in unlikely places like
Finland, the North West Territories, and other northern, short-season,
or high altitude areas. It is also well-adapted to backyard gardens,
windowsills and patios where plants can be easily concealed because of
their tiny size.
Nothing will mature earlier or faster than Lowryder! When other
varieties have barely begun flowering, Lowryder outdoor growers are
kicking up their feet and already enjoying their fresh harvests.
Characteristics
Lowryder virtually does away with the vegetative growth stage: it
passes almost immediately from the seedling stage to the flowering
period. To our knowledge, Lowryder has the shortest known life cycle
and height in the cannabis species.
Male plants may be identified as such after approx. 17-20 days, while
females show themselves a couple days later. Plants will even flower
under a continuous light regime.
Lowryder females usually grow no taller than 16-20 inches. 12-16
inches is typical. Light intensity, pot size, and proper pH all play
an important role in determining the size of plants at maturity the
better the conditions, the bigger the yield. Plants produce one main
cola, although when they receive adequate light, lower nodes branch
out profusely.
Yield and height are dependent on obvious growth factors. For example,
plants kept in small peat cups on a windowsill may yield as little as
1 g. and grow no taller than 6 inches, with no branching whatsoever;
while a plant in a 4-gallon container under high-intensity lighting
and good cultivation methods, can turn into a profusely branched,
two-foot wide 45-gram bud monster.
Fertilizer: During the first two weeks of growth, Lowryder should be
weekly light feedings of a grow type nutrient solution, with
micronutrients. When plants pass into full flower, they should be
started on a bloom regime for weeks 4 through 6. Mycorise-type
biological amendments (root stimulators) seem to increase growth
significantly.
Average flowering time
Indoors: 40-45 days (after a 15-20 day seedling stage)
Outdoors: ripens approx. 60 days after seed is sown.
Note: 100% of plants display the auto-flowering genotype.
AVERAGE HEIGHT
12 inches. Minimum: 5 inches, maximum 16 inches (very light-dependent,
with slight phenotype variations).
YIELD
Depending on light and other factors, Lowryder yields up to 45 g one
report even claims 96 g for one exceptional plant under hydroponics.
Extremely light-dependent in terms of yield. Without adequate
conditions, plants may stay extremely small, almost comically so but
still produce a decent smoke.
Buds are compactand close-quartered, slightly irregular and variable, with high bud/leaf ratio. Thick pistils, with orange coloration, and medium-sized, individual calyxes. Tends to be top-heavy indoors. Typically, budding sites start very close to the
ground.
High is uplifting, surprisingly strong. Well-rounded. Best suited for
outdoor activities. Smoke is smooth with pleasant, earthy undertones.
Smell is not overpowering. Unique flavor, with echoes of NL and
Williams Wonder in the bouquet.
JD on nutes:
I get alot of requests for more info on nutrient needs for Lowryder. This is a hard question to answer as it depends how much money you want to shell out for nutrient products.
I get Advanced Nutrient products (many say the best) at a discount and I have adapted their formula for my own use. Advanced Nutrients provides a complete program for an 8-week grow and has a guide for different growing mediums.
For the first two weeks, I use what they recommend for seedlings.
Then I use the Micro 2+ Light Feeding program for the rest of their life cycle. I usually skip week 3 and 5 to bring it down to a 6 week program which I begin as soon as LRs are sexed.
I know it sounds complicated. Obviously all this is not needed.
As a rule of thumb, treat Lowryders like seedlings for the first 2-3 weeks, then switch them onto a light bloom program. So, you feed them a seedling/transplanting formula the first 2 weeks, then switch to a bloom fertilizer with something like a 5-10-5 or 1-2-1 ratio of N-P-K.
Give them a feeding of bloom fertilizer every week on weeks 3,4,5,6. Just pH-balanced water on week 7. Flushing solution on week 8.
...or for organic freaks, just plant into organic soil mix with bat guano mixed in... and put away the calculator...
OFFICIAL LOWRYDER GROW GUIDE (10/04)
Preferred growing methods
Indoors, Lowryder performs very well in soil mix (pots or beds) or in
soil-less systems, where it can be cultivated from seed to bud in two
months 18 hours of light per day is recommended all the way through.
Switching light cycles down to 12 hours may diminish yields and
shorten the already-short life cycle slightly. Because Lowryders life
cycle is so brief, cloning becomes impracticable, so only plants from
seed are grown. By default, Lowryder is a great choice for
sea-of-green.
Because flowering plants and seedlings can be maintained in the same
room, Lowryder presents new possibilities for the small to medium home
grower, including staggering your indoor harvest. A true continuous
harvest system may be achieved by planting new plants periodically to
replace the ones that have been harvested. This ensures that a grow
room is always full and always producing fresh bud, and one never has
too much work at once. Click here to learn more about the Joint
Doctors 1-2-3 continuous harvest method.
For best results, place jiffy pellet or plant directly into 1-2
gal.pots. Alternatively, start in 4-inch peat pots, then place
rootbound females into a plant bed after sexing (at approx. 17-20
days) this may result in smaller plants than the first method. Grown
under a 12 to 24 hour/daylight cycle from start to finish. I recommend
18 hours per day; this can be decreased to 16 after the first month
with no loss of yield.
Outdoors: sow directly into soil after soaking, in 2 gal. pots or
plant beds. New stands of Lowryder can be planted up until late
summer, to ensure a continuous harvest outdoors. Avoid transplanting
if you can, but do so if plants become rootbound. Rogue (remove) males
at three weeks.
Growth Factors
Lowryder is extremely versatile in that it can be cultivated in
virtually any climate or grow environment. In fact, it has pushed the
envelope of growing, enabling early harvests in unlikely places like
Finland, the North West Territories, and other northern, short-season,
or high altitude areas. It is also well-adapted to backyard gardens,
windowsills and patios where plants can be easily concealed because of
their tiny size.
Nothing will mature earlier or faster than Lowryder! When other
varieties have barely begun flowering, Lowryder outdoor growers are
kicking up their feet and already enjoying their fresh harvests.
Characteristics
Lowryder virtually does away with the vegetative growth stage: it
passes almost immediately from the seedling stage to the flowering
period. To our knowledge, Lowryder has the shortest known life cycle
and height in the cannabis species.
Male plants may be identified as such after approx. 17-20 days, while
females show themselves a couple days later. Plants will even flower
under a continuous light regime.
Lowryder females usually grow no taller than 16-20 inches. 12-16
inches is typical. Light intensity, pot size, and proper pH all play
an important role in determining the size of plants at maturity the
better the conditions, the bigger the yield. Plants produce one main
cola, although when they receive adequate light, lower nodes branch
out profusely.
Yield and height are dependent on obvious growth factors. For example,
plants kept in small peat cups on a windowsill may yield as little as
1 g. and grow no taller than 6 inches, with no branching whatsoever;
while a plant in a 4-gallon container under high-intensity lighting
and good cultivation methods, can turn into a profusely branched,
two-foot wide 45-gram bud monster.
Fertilizer: During the first two weeks of growth, Lowryder should be
weekly light feedings of a grow type nutrient solution, with
micronutrients. When plants pass into full flower, they should be
started on a bloom regime for weeks 4 through 6. Mycorise-type
biological amendments (root stimulators) seem to increase growth
significantly.
Average flowering time
Indoors: 40-45 days (after a 15-20 day seedling stage)
Outdoors: ripens approx. 60 days after seed is sown.
Note: 100% of plants display the auto-flowering genotype.
AVERAGE HEIGHT
12 inches. Minimum: 5 inches, maximum 16 inches (very light-dependent,
with slight phenotype variations).
YIELD
Depending on light and other factors, Lowryder yields up to 45 g one
report even claims 96 g for one exceptional plant under hydroponics.
Extremely light-dependent in terms of yield. Without adequate
conditions, plants may stay extremely small, almost comically so but
still produce a decent smoke.
Buds are compactand close-quartered, slightly irregular and variable, with high bud/leaf ratio. Thick pistils, with orange coloration, and medium-sized, individual calyxes. Tends to be top-heavy indoors. Typically, budding sites start very close to the
ground.
High is uplifting, surprisingly strong. Well-rounded. Best suited for
outdoor activities. Smoke is smooth with pleasant, earthy undertones.
Smell is not overpowering. Unique flavor, with echoes of NL and
Williams Wonder in the bouquet.
JD on nutes:
I get alot of requests for more info on nutrient needs for Lowryder. This is a hard question to answer as it depends how much money you want to shell out for nutrient products.
I get Advanced Nutrient products (many say the best) at a discount and I have adapted their formula for my own use. Advanced Nutrients provides a complete program for an 8-week grow and has a guide for different growing mediums.
For the first two weeks, I use what they recommend for seedlings.
Then I use the Micro 2+ Light Feeding program for the rest of their life cycle. I usually skip week 3 and 5 to bring it down to a 6 week program which I begin as soon as LRs are sexed.
I know it sounds complicated. Obviously all this is not needed.
As a rule of thumb, treat Lowryders like seedlings for the first 2-3 weeks, then switch them onto a light bloom program. So, you feed them a seedling/transplanting formula the first 2 weeks, then switch to a bloom fertilizer with something like a 5-10-5 or 1-2-1 ratio of N-P-K.
Give them a feeding of bloom fertilizer every week on weeks 3,4,5,6. Just pH-balanced water on week 7. Flushing solution on week 8.
...or for organic freaks, just plant into organic soil mix with bat guano mixed in... and put away the calculator...
