Monster Cropping: Wie man diese Cannabis-Trainingstechnik anwendet – CannaConnection (2023)

FAQs

Is Monster cropping worth it? ›

Monster cropping may or may not work great for you. It all depends on your setup, your strains, and your experience. For instance, it doesn't work with autoflowers and is not optimal for strains that grow very short or too slow.

Monster cropping is the technique of taking clones (AKA cuttings) from a flowering cannabis plant and re-vegging them. Cannabis that has been re-vegged, either as a plant or a cutting, will show increased bushy growth with additional bloom points and side branching. This helps increase final yields.

Monster cropping is a really unique plant training style in which you take clones from your flowering plant, and revert them back to veg (known as revegging). You'll put these clones into an 18/6 photoperiod, and allow them to grow into big, robust plants at which point you'll flower them.

DISADVANTAGES OF MONSTER CROPPING

On that note, taking monster crop clones from small or slow photoperiod strains isn't the best idea either. Compared to clones from vegging plants, clones from flowering cannabis have a lower success rate. Since some just won't root, you should always take some extra cuttings.

Once the muscle tissue recovers, their muscles are bigger and better than before. The concept is the same in super cropping plants; physically breaking them down makes them stronger and more efficient.

This may take 4-6 weeks. The technique of re-vegging does take time and it can offer the possibility of heavier second harvests but growers should be aware that there are no guarantees. Save yourself a cannabis seed! A re-vegged plant will allow you the convenience of a second harvest from one of your favourite plants.

By lollipopping, you not only help direct light to the right nodes, but optimise the limited energy stores of your plants. The end result is a heavier harvest of big, dense buds with maximum potency and flavour.

Many growers have increased yields by lollipopping. We know enough about plant science to support the logic behind this type of pruning. What's even cooler is that you can combine lollipopping with topping or fimming.

Monster cropping is usually performed by taking cuttings on a plant when it has reached its third week of flowering, or after the plant has been converted to a 12/12 lighting schedule. Cuttings are usually taken from the lower branches of the plant and immediately placed in oxygenated water.

Types of Cropping Systems: Mono cropping; Crop Rotation; Sequential Cropping; Inter Cropping; Relay Cropping.

What are the three types of cropping? ›

Cropping Patterns-Mixed Cropping, Intercropping, Crop Rotation.

Don't feel too worried or nervous about super cropping cannabis plants, many growers use the technique routinely. Although it feels like quite a damaging process, cannabis generally copes well with super cropping.

Angiosperms provide an enormous environmental and economical importance. Environmentally, they use the carbon dioxide we produce, and turn it into the oxygen that is pertinent to our survival. Obviously, they also provide food for a variety of organisms, including humans.

The bigger the leaf area, the bigger your buds will be. Nitrogen is the nutrient needed most for this green growth. When plants reach their mature size and begin flowering, they need more phosphorus, the nutrient most essential for budding.

Increasing the amount of CO₂ in your grow room can help you grow bigger, denser buds. By doing so, you'll help plants photosynthesise faster and encourage them to take up more nutrients and water.

If you wait too long, your buds will be overripe and possibly ruined. If you harvest too early, the buds may not have finished growing (and developing their potency). Ultimately, the goal is to harvest when your plants' trichome and resin production is at its peak.

You can remove fan leaves during flowering in much the same way you do during veg. Prune away large leaves that are overshadowing bud sites, as well as dead or dying fan leaves. One thing to keep in mind is that you should prune in intervals, giving at least a couple weeks between each session.

The longer that plants are kept in a vegetative state, the taller they will become. As such, vegging your plants for too long in a confined space can result in an overgrow situation. Plants that grow too high can potentially reach too close to light fixtures and suffer damage as a result.

You can force photoperiod strains to mature almost as fast as autoflowering cannabis by putting them in 12 hours of darkness every day from the time they germinate. It works, but your plants will not get nearly as big or yield as much as if you had allowed them to veg for the normal 4–6 weeks.

The more trichomes a bud has, the more potent the marijuana will be. Trichomes are the medicinal crystals of the plant and form as the bud yields into its final stages. These crystals peak during the plant's drying and curation process, and the more frosty your nuggets become determines how strong your highs will be.

Do small buds get you less high? ›

Are Small Buds more Potent? Small buds are generally the same potency as large nugs of the same strain. Small nugs come from the same plants as large nugs, they're simply pieces of flower that tended to get less light and thus didn't grow as large.

Improvements in crop yields have been essential to feed a growing population, while reducing the environmental impact of food production at the same time. By increasing crop yields we can reduce the amount of land we use for agriculture.

The most important High Yield Crops (HYVs) can be found in wheat, corn, soybean, rice, potato, and cotton. They are heavily used in commercial and plantation farms.

By improving the crop variety through cross-breeding and hybridization, the crop yield can be increased. The crop becomes resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses. For short-duration crops, the early maturing varieties can fit the crop into multiple cropping varieties.

Sativas or Indicas—Which Yield More? In general, sativa-dominant cannabis strains tend to provide heavier yields. These varieties reach much taller heights—sometimes resembling small trees—and produce bigger canopies, with more bud sites.

Should you remove fan leaves? Yes, removing or pruning some fan leaves is a necessary step when cultivating cannabis healthy plants. When fan leaves become too large or abundant, they block the light and airflow to parts of the plant that can hinder trichome and cannabinoid production.

Indica plants (in general) grow faster than Sativa plants, and they tend to produce more buds. Sativa also grows taller and more slender than Indica (again, in general), and tends to have slightly higher THC levels. They also take a bit longer to mature.

The longer you keep your plants in the vegetative stage, the bigger your plant will be, resulting in bigger yields from plants that were vegetated longer.

Make sure to cut just above a pair of leaves, as this will encourage the growth of multiple branches. Know when to top weed plants; it can be done any time after the plant has reached the vegetative stage, but it's typically done when the plant is between 3-5 weeks old.

The telltale sign of harvest-ready weed is when the hairs of the plant, or pistils, have fully darkened and curled in. If your buds are looking thick and dense, but there are still some straight white pistils, it's not time yet. However, opinions on harvest time vary.

What is the best cropping system for a farm? ›

For example, a mixed farm may grow cereal crops such as wheat or rye and also keep cattle, sheep, pigs, or poultry. The most effective of the mixed cropping system for livestock development is the combination of legumes with winter wheat, barley, oats and rye.

A staple food for cultures across the globe, the tuber has emerged as a nutritional giant and the friend of peasants, rulers and sages.

Various forms of multiple cropping include corn, especially in more tropical areas. Some of the more common crops grown in rotation with corn are oats, wheat, barley, soybean, sorghum, alfalfa, and numerous clovers and grasses (Farnham et al., 2003; Brummer, 2006).

Maize is the third major food crop in India.

Cash crops are agricultural crops that are planted for the purpose of selling on the market or for export to make profit, as distinguished from subsistence crops planted for the purpose of self-supply of the farmer (like livestock feeding or food for the family).

Another great advantage of Monster Cropping is that it avoids the need to keep mother plants. By taking your cuttings during flowering you can create new clones every generation. You can put all your plants into flower, then take the next generation of clones from them.

You can also use super cropping in the late vegetative and early flowering phases if you want to even out your canopy and boost resin production for a bigger, more aromatic, and ultra-potent harvest. As they recover, your plants will form thick, hard knots at the crop points.

In deploying a short canopy of clones straight into the flowering phase, more uniform canopies are achieved, allowing for better use of vertical space and more efficient use of horticultural lighting.

You can technically take cuttings from both vegging and flowering cannabis plants. However, cuttings taken from a flowering plant may take longer to root and tend to exhibit slower growth. They'll also need to be reverted back to veg for about 2–3 weeks before you can flip them into flower again.

How many clones can you take off a mother plant? ›

🌱 How Many Clones Can You Take From a Mother Plant? This depends on the size, health, and age of your plant. We recommend taking only 2–3 clones at a time from small, young mother plants. Large, bushy mother plants, on the other hand, can easily tolerate having 6–8 clones taken from them at a time.

By cloning

One plant can typically yield 500-600 clones via this method and each is an exact copy of the mother (often called the mom) plant.

Beginners will have a much easier time—and see better results—using seeds. Clones are more tricky, and best reserved for slightly more experienced growers. However, veteran growers will also choose seeds for breeding purposes, or to see plants through from start to finish.

One of the biggest risks of topping your cannabis plants is that it may cause the plant to stop growing buds altogether. This is called stunting, and it happens when the plant is deprived of the energy it needs to produce flowers. Topping can also lead to uneven growth, with some plants growing more than others.

During the flowering period if you set your fan too strong, you may end up damaging your plants' flowers due to being in constant movement. This causes them to brush against each other; this can, in turn, cause a dramatic increase in the chance of fungi and bacteria infections.

During the earlier stages of plant growth, the fan leaves should only be removed if they yellow or dry out. However, once the plant begins to flower, you can trim off some of the fan leaves. However, don't remove more than half of the fan leaves, because they are still needed by the plant.

Shorter time to harvest: Plants that you grow from clones will be ready to harvest faster than plants that you grow from seeds. By eliminating the need for germination and a lengthy seedling stage, you can shave up to a month off your time to harvest when growing from clones.

Keeping both the roots and tops at a temperature of 72 to 74*F is ideal. That along with high humidity, moist rooting medium, and moderate light intensity that's high in the blue spectrum will encourage faster root growth.

Topping is a training technique specifically designed to change the plant's natural growth habit and increase plant yields.

Clones need plenty of light to root and grow, but that light needs to be less intense than what you'll use once it's transplanted. T5 and CFL grow lights can offer your clones the vegging (blue) spectrum they need without the intensity that could take it out.

How long does it take for a clone to grow buds? ›

Clones can take from 7 to 21 days to root depending on environmental conditions and genetics/cultivar. Ideally, you want the plants to finish at approximately 24 to 36 inches tall, so you will induce flowering when plants are approximately 12 to 18 inches tall.

Place tray under suitable lighting. Spray your cuttings with Clonex Mist every other day to ensure they don't dry out. Beyond that, leave the cuttings alone. Most plants will root in 7 – 10 days, but some could take up to 2 weeks or longer.