Light Penetration

[dilligaf]

I see a lot of pics of other peoples grows where the plants are all crowded together in a tent...leaves overlapping plants next to them.

Is that advisable..i mean there is a canopy up high that light cant penetrate..and i know buds want to form below the canopy.

I try to spread mine more and if i dont rotate them some the buds on the side with weaker light are so small.

Am i missing something important here..whats the real deal here.

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[EventHorizan]

I see a lot of pics of other peoples grows where the plants are all crowded together in a tent...leaves overlapping plants next to them.

Is that advisable..i mean there is a canopy up high that light cant penetrate..and i know buds want to form below the canopy.

I try to spread mine more and if i dont rotate them some the buds on the side with weaker light are so small.

Am i missing something important here..whats the real deal here.

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Ya lollipopping....

 

[dilligaf]

Do they just forget about the lower buds then...is the yeild better crowded together with just colas over spread out for lower buds

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[EventHorizan]

Do they just forget about the lower buds then...is the yeild better crowded together with just colas over spread out for lower buds

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Yes they trim it off. So the plant focuses on building big colas on top

 

[dilligaf]

Thanks for reply

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[One drop]

Yes lollipoped is the way to go here's what I do I strip all the lower popcorn off up to the 5 node hope the pics help .

 

[DemonTrich]

Take a look at my grows. Stuffed and crammed, still pull killer yields none the less.

 

[rmoltis]

I've had 3 successfully mainlined grows so far. I started with 4 plants 4 cola's each. I figured more light=more yield.

Was a small yield lol. 4 plants were slightly more yield than my 1st single.

Next round I had 4 plants with 8 cola's each. I left room for light and it was my best yield yet.

This round I focused on maxing out my space with as many tops as I could stuff together in my 2x2 space.

I wanted to see until what point the yield trend continues upward.

As of now I feel this will be my best yield to date. I think cramming them together and counting on the canopy to produce buds is your best bet. It receives the highest light density& intensity all being up top.

Now I also expect the light to penetrate about 10" through the canopy to grow buds. Lately it's been closer to "12-"15 penetration in prior grows.

With the thicker canopy this round it may be closer to "10 of light penetration. I go visually by the lowest point on the plant that quality buds develop.

 

[dilligaf]

Great pics...thanks
Got to scrape together enough to get new bulbs for next run..since work slowed down at end of October i can only plan and research for next grow.
You must veg 3 months to trim and get that many colas.
Whatever way i do my soil and nutes i will definitely try this..
Been doing organic soil but friend wants me to try coco coir and general organics nutes.
I have 5x5 area but only 400 watts..not saying i use all the space..i keep them close to center under light..many thanks good people.

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