how big you think they will get by finish? I can't see how any other technique could have a better harvest?(yield)!! I mean that is as full a canopy as you can get,,, and all tops are pretty much main colas so fat ass cola buds. I only have one problem with it @Wisher619 and that is the bullshit laws in our country( my state ) and the penalties monopolize quickly as plant quantity increases. I would like to try it tho, but I would want to get it done quickly. I would say that this method is prob as good as it gets for max coverage, penetration, which equals yield. Temps, humidity, should be easy to control. Easy to conceal=smaller grow area. There is so many positives here, so many....
So give me better numbers. 2x4 table = res gal? I have started to take water cost in to account as I see they can drink some water even when less than 2' tall. Are you figuring about a 1/4 to 1/2 ounce peer plant? And looking at 4 weeks veg, then flip for 7 more, = 11 or 12 weeks?
well with flood and drain I am not sure....
with drain to waste it would be 36oz per plant a day
but I would be using a 24 gal res for the table....just a black tote from Home Depot
your time frame is about right.....but I would only be vegging for 2 weeks......3 at most
depending on the strain you can pull between 1/4-1oz per plant....I have had affies that yield super fat buds....then things like my Cookies cross that are tiny nugs.....
the dutch started this growing technique while pioneering cut flower cultivation
then quickly translated it to cannabis and found it to be extremely successful
I feel you on the whole plant count
luckily some counties that are medical provide a square footage under 99 plants rather than plant count
I think it idiotic to limit plant count
limiting space is much more relevant as with growing....really for commercial you would go by gram per square foot not per watt
watts factor into cost equation but square foot is the most important
lets say I am growing outdoors
I can only run 6 plants
well I am gonna be harvesting between 30-60lbs off those 6 plants....the way I grow trees outside....when using my grow beds
8'x6' trees
or they could tell me only a 4x8' bed then I will stick a clone every foot and grow only 1 cola...snipping all side branching....and get about 15-30lbs
same goes for indoor
6 plants
build out a garage and run 1 plant per 1k
and scrog each one....and net 2-3lbs per 1k
or you tell me to only grow within 32 sqft
big difference you know what I mean