has anytone on here grown ak 48 any tips would be much appriciated, also whats the smoke like and how much bud can be expected off each plant
I grew Nirvana AK48 for about a year. Very nice stuff. Some variation in the pack, tall, short etc but all produced nice buds. Easy to root cuttings too I found. I'd say for a first grow AK48 is good, not fussy strain, just water well and feed once a week in soil, dont overdo it. Yield is up to grow method etc of course BUT you can expect a good solid dry OZ from a small plant vegged for 3/4 weeks..... veg longer/ LST/ scrog etc will push this yield up of course, I'm just trying to give you a rough guide. Most will finish in 9 weeks or slightly less!
Use good quality soil, garden centres sell quality organic soils for a fiver for 50litres and that would do fine for a first grow. Mix in some perlite (about £4 a bag). Try to use reasonable sized pots, 7 to 10litres . AK48 is a strong smelling strain as said above already. I like the hit.
Electricity usage: As the wise man said "watts is watts"! so yes, think in terms of household lightbulbs, 4 to5 x 100watt bulbs.......... my 600watt HPS/fans etc costs less than £1 a day to run on 12/12. I'd go for the 400watt as suggested, little difference in cost, big difference in output.
Good luck if you need any help on the way I'm sure you will get good advice here. I'll try to find a couple of pics.
Hope this helps you.