Confuten1
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So I had some rare free time a couple days ago:animbong:----> and decided to work out some numbers that i have been kicking around in my head for quite some time now. Its actually the math part of a solution Ive been trying to solve. Im sharing this not because i solved the problem, rather i believe this is the same equation that many of u farmers also seek to solve, and hopefully this can create some dialog reguarding " THE GOLDEN CHALLENGE"
The golden Challenge is (how to maximize yield and quality)
The math i focused on was how many colas, how many nugs, how many buds site per sqft of canopy do I need to hit 2#s per 1k if i am running a SCROG.
First, some basic rules of ingagement in this thread.
1)For this discussion we will exclude the "QUALITY" section and only focus on the mathmatical portion of the YEILD equation.
2)Pictures and links of topic related subjects is appriciated!
3) Please save any drama for other threads, unless its good ol civilized debate of on topic related material.
4) Please only add to subjects by stating facts that are thought/proven out and be prepared to answer questions and back up claims.
5) Most important, lets all learn something!
Now I realize in order to answer this equation, there are many factors that effect the outcome, so for sake of discussion lets all (make an ass out of u n me) i mean, assume that you have a perfect and constant grow enviornment, the strain we are growing yields an avg of .5 gram nugs (final product ), and the node spacing of said strain is 1 inch per bud site.
Some of the other factors we will use is my room diminsions (43 sqft of canopy), wattage (3000), and my plant count (22).ohh, and i round up.
I did alot of math and used alot of different factors and here is what i ended up with; in order to achieve 900 grams per light(or 2#s per 1k) with 22 plants, 43 sqft of canopy space and 3000 watts of light I must have each plant cover 2 sqft, 12 colas per sqft, 11 bud sites per cola, and a final weight of 5.25 grams per cola @ .5 gram nugs(final weight).
Most of my math was focused around how many colas per sqft would be needed to achieve this. I ran numbers from 4 to 16 colas per sqft. I know each strain will change how many colas and such, but with what i am running 12 seemed to be what fit best.
So like usual I have many questions, heres a few:
Has anyone also sat down and worked out the numbers on this for their grow situation to set a base goal for themselves?
Can you use these basic numbers to determine when to flip your plants if you know your plants factors(like, size of nug, nodal spacing, and amount of stretch).
Should i shoot for more or less colas?
For my situation, this would mean I have 12 inch colas above my SCROG at 12 per sqft. With light defoliation at week 2-3 can even light penetrate all the way thru to my screen to ensure all bud sites are optimized?
Thnx fir stoppin by,
Confu...
The golden Challenge is (how to maximize yield and quality)
The math i focused on was how many colas, how many nugs, how many buds site per sqft of canopy do I need to hit 2#s per 1k if i am running a SCROG.
First, some basic rules of ingagement in this thread.
1)For this discussion we will exclude the "QUALITY" section and only focus on the mathmatical portion of the YEILD equation.
2)Pictures and links of topic related subjects is appriciated!
3) Please save any drama for other threads, unless its good ol civilized debate of on topic related material.
4) Please only add to subjects by stating facts that are thought/proven out and be prepared to answer questions and back up claims.
5) Most important, lets all learn something!
Now I realize in order to answer this equation, there are many factors that effect the outcome, so for sake of discussion lets all (make an ass out of u n me) i mean, assume that you have a perfect and constant grow enviornment, the strain we are growing yields an avg of .5 gram nugs (final product ), and the node spacing of said strain is 1 inch per bud site.
Some of the other factors we will use is my room diminsions (43 sqft of canopy), wattage (3000), and my plant count (22).ohh, and i round up.
I did alot of math and used alot of different factors and here is what i ended up with; in order to achieve 900 grams per light(or 2#s per 1k) with 22 plants, 43 sqft of canopy space and 3000 watts of light I must have each plant cover 2 sqft, 12 colas per sqft, 11 bud sites per cola, and a final weight of 5.25 grams per cola @ .5 gram nugs(final weight).
Most of my math was focused around how many colas per sqft would be needed to achieve this. I ran numbers from 4 to 16 colas per sqft. I know each strain will change how many colas and such, but with what i am running 12 seemed to be what fit best.
So like usual I have many questions, heres a few:
Has anyone also sat down and worked out the numbers on this for their grow situation to set a base goal for themselves?
Can you use these basic numbers to determine when to flip your plants if you know your plants factors(like, size of nug, nodal spacing, and amount of stretch).
Should i shoot for more or less colas?
For my situation, this would mean I have 12 inch colas above my SCROG at 12 per sqft. With light defoliation at week 2-3 can even light penetrate all the way thru to my screen to ensure all bud sites are optimized?
Thnx fir stoppin by,
Confu...