rmoltis
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When u grow next spring i intend to shoot for three toppngs (8 tops).All this mainlining training I've been doing lately trying to maximize my space with tops.
Got me wondering,
What is the ideal number of tops per square foot. My definition of top is an almost even canopy where every top is squeezed between each other. Not a big round bush with 100 tops all stuffed inside and out.
You would also imagine all these tops fitting within a square box the sq footage of your grow area. Imagine walls/boundaries. Yet you could grow upwards within that footprint.
I'm talking real main cola's!
I've noticed if the count gets too high light penetration will be low beneath the canopy.
Then there is the idea that some strains leaves may be huge and require more distance between cola's.
If too dense mold or p.m. could be an issue for some. That is if airflow was low and humidity high (my airflow is good an humidity is low. Also I have an intake filter).
As it sits now I have 4 mainlined females with 4 tops each in a 2x2 space (4sq ft). That puts me at 4 tops per square foot 16 total. And its comfortable.
I've been wondering lately if I could push it higher. I'm worried my space is a jungle already lol. Here is most recent photo yesterday of the chaos.
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I have clones in my lower chamber now. Two with 4 tops and the third with only 2. I am training them for the flowering chamber when this run is done in 6 more weeks. I'm gonna decide if I want more or less this next round. I could have 2 with 8 tops and the 3rd with 4. That would put me at 20 tops/5per square foot. Or I could grow 1 monster with 16 tops. The configurations are endless.
Anyone have any experience or opinions?
When u grow next spring i intend to shoot for three toppngs (8 tops).
In soil and pots I used to put 16 x 7.5 ltr pots in 4 rows of 4 and top once so each plant had 4 main colas so I guess that's 64 colas under a 600w light or per 1.2sqm was real nice now I'm in hydro/coco plant numbers have been cut to a quarter with the same 2 week max veg any more than this I would lose a crop per year hope this helps BroAll this mainlining training I've been doing lately trying to maximize my space with tops.
Got me wondering,
What is the ideal number of tops per square foot. My definition of top is an almost even canopy where every top is squeezed between each other. Not a big round bush with 100 tops all stuffed inside and out.
You would also imagine all these tops fitting within a square box the sq footage of your grow area. Imagine walls/boundaries. Yet you could grow upwards within that footprint.
I'm talking real main cola's!
I've noticed if the count gets too high light penetration will be low beneath the canopy.
Then there is the idea that some strains leaves may be huge and require more distance between cola's.
If too dense mold or p.m. could be an issue for some. That is if airflow was low and humidity high (my airflow is good an humidity is low. Also I have an intake filter).
As it sits now I have 4 mainlined females with 4 tops each in a 2x2 space (4sq ft). That puts me at 4 tops per square foot 16 total. And its comfortable.
I've been wondering lately if I could push it higher. I'm worried my space is a jungle already lol. Here is most recent photo yesterday of the chaos.
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I have clones in my lower chamber now. Two with 4 tops and the third with only 2. I am training them for the flowering chamber when this run is done in 6 more weeks. I'm gonna decide if I want more or less this next round. I could have 2 with 8 tops and the 3rd with 4. That would put me at 20 tops/5per square foot. Or I could grow 1 monster with 16 tops. The configurations are endless.
Anyone have any experience or opinions?
So how many inches apart would you recommend the tops to be ??
My main representation of stuffing multiple cola's into a small space. I did some defoliation of the core right b4 these pics today.
The Beast (#2)
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She is growing in a 2x2x5 chamber.
4 sq ft/20 cu ft. And she has 56 cola's.
The 3 accent plants have a few tops growing in but I'm counting them as single cola each. Add those 3 accent plants you got 59 cola's total.
So 59 cola's ÷ 4 sq ft= 14.75 cola's per sq ft. She is gonna be a huge yielder. She is in her 3rd week of flower.
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18.6-14 grams per cola ....
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