Do I have enough room for a sativa?

[C0TT0NM0UTH]

The space I have is 1mx1mx2m, the plant will b grown in a hydro bubbler system with a 400w hps, I am not worried about yield just quality smoke so I want to dO a fruity sativa, was thinking a strawberry diesel! Just wondering how much space is needed for a sativa in these sorts of conditions! Cheers!

 

[LexLuthor]

So your space is about 3'x3'x6', thats plenty space for any strain. Make sure you train it so it doesn't get too tall, sativas are great for topping because most of them grow really fast compared to indica dom strains.

How many plants do you plan on growing??

 

[C0TT0NM0UTH]

So your space is about 3'x3'x6', thats plenty space for any strain. Make sure you train it so it doesn't get too tall, sativas are great for topping because most of them grow really fast compared to indica dom strains.

How many plants do you plan on growing??

I plan on starting two and just choosing the best looking one after 5-6 weeks, then just grow one as big as i can make it in my available space. I wasn't quite sure how sativas react to topping or how small it is possible to keep them as I have only ever grown indicas, i was just a bit worried about having an uncontrollable tree in there ha, i think growing more than one in there would be a bit crowded, or do you think it would be possible?

 

[LexLuthor]

Some sativas can get wild and out of control, but, your using 1 400w so that shouldn't be the case especially if you top and train it. I would grow 1 plant because your using hydro and it's a sativa so you don't want it to get crowded. Right now I'm doing an indica dom plant in my closet thats about the same size as yours and I topped it and I still have space for another plant, but thats an indica not a sativa and I'm growing in soil which is alot slower then hydro. If you go with 1 plant you might have to veg a lil longer to make sure it fills in nicely but other then that you should be fine

I'm just giving you my opinion and you could honestly do more then 1 or 2 plants but I think it will get crowded and you can get a good yield from 1 plant thats well taken care of and make sure you train the fuck out of it lol. Do you know how to top and train??

 

[shaker1]

I'm growing 2 sannies jack which I believe are high sativa% in a 2.5x2.5 area with 400w hps in soil. So I'd say you got plenty room. FIM and train! These are just over a foot tall now with about 7 weeks left. Good luck.

 

[LexLuthor]

I'm growing 2 sannies jack which I believe are high sativa% in a 2.5x2.5 area with 400w hps in soil. So I'd say you got plenty room. FIM and train! These are just over a foot tall now with about 7 weeks left. Good luck.

Those look great, have you thought about putting a lil extra layer of soil just to cover the top of the root ball?? I'm sure they will still do fine regardless.

 

[shaker1]

That's my Bonzai work, done with a toothpick, lol. At one time you could almost look all the way through under the plant. But it fills back in every time I water so done with that. Looks cool though. I call her my little apple tree, lol.

 

[LexLuthor]

That's my Bonzai work, done with a toothpick, lol. At one time you could almost look all the way through under the plant. But it fills back in every time I water so done with that. Looks cool though. I call her my little apple tree, lol.

Ohhhhh....you did that on purpose, ok, it does look really cool lol

 

[entropy99]

As long as you top and train, that should be plenty of space for one plant.

Love the bonsai work shaker1!

 

[frostymcfailure]

would you be interested in free Mr nice Mango haze X east coast sour diesel? Just promise to test them, they should be in when logic gets back to me. Theirs a very fruity sativa line that is pretty amazing, some grape fruit, sour mango along with a pure diesel pheno can be found.

 

[tattoojim]

As long as you top and train, that should be plenty of space for one plant.

Love the bonsai work shaker1!

this is true....i had a 100% sativa that pushed 7foot indoors, topped and trained. i have a SC thats an easy 6 foot no training just topped.
remember also that most strong sativas are like 120 day strains

 

[Darth Fader]

W/ a 400 watt i would recommend a scrog set-up so you have a nice even canopy of buds & have them all get good light. I would run 2-4 plants in that space and make sure to prune the sucker branches and lollipop/strip all budsites underneath the screen.

 

[monkeymun]

I would say ScrOG is a good way to go too. Gives you much more control over growth and size. Looks killer too. ;)

 

[C0TT0NM0UTH]

Some sativas can get wild and out of control, but, your using 1 400w so that shouldn't be the case especially if you top and train it. I would grow 1 plant because your using hydro and it's a sativa so you don't want it to get crowded. Right now I'm doing an indica dom plant in my closet thats about the same size as yours and I topped it and I still have space for another plant, but thats an indica not a sativa and I'm growing in soil which is alot slower then hydro. If you go with 1 plant you might have to veg a lil longer to make sure it fills in nicely but other then that you should be fine

I'm just giving you my opinion and you could honestly do more then 1 or 2 plants but I think it will get crowded and you can get a good yield from 1 plant thats well taken care of and make sure you train the fuck out of it lol. Do you know how to top and train??

Hello mate, sorry for the late reply, i was lucky enough to be in amsterdam for 8 days, got back a few days ago, trying as many sativa strains as possible to confirm my growing decision ha. I havn't ever topped a plant, the indicas i have grown have stayed at a good height under the 400w so i've never needed to, is there any specific time or plant process to wait for before doing it? thankyou for the helpful feedback

 

[LexLuthor]

Amsterdam, thats cool, did you get any good seeds?? I usually Top just above the 4th or 5th node when the plant is about 6-10", after the 2 new tops grow out a few inches I tie them so they grow horizontally. After they are about 6-8" long I would Top them again, tie those branches to grow sideways and just repeat the process one or 2 more times until you have them the way you want. I wouldn't Top more then 4 times because it could cause too much stress. It's really easy once you get the hang of it and IMO its the best way to get your canopy even and increase yield. Don't forget to trim the bottom of the plant, after you Top it the 1st time you should trim everything below so your left with 4 main branches, then as it grows more just trim about 1/3 of the bottom of the plant and after the bloom stretch I usually give it 1 final trim. I usually don't touch any leaves within 6" from the top of the canopy because you want those leaves there to absorb as much light as possible. Don't worry about the big fan leaves covering your bud sites, after the bloom stretch most of the bud sites will grow a couple inches above the big fan leaves.