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What u have for lights soil and nutesIn a space of 4ft x 2ft im wondering what is the best option for maximum yield.
A. I could have four plants, long veg, topped and trained to fill out the space completely.
B. I could start twenty plants on 12/12, no veg and packed in and grown with a single cola
C. I could squeeze ten in quite tight, veg and run a sog
2 doesn't really fill it up properly, I'm guessing measurements of space but it's no more than 5 x 2and a half.
2plants don't fill it fully, 4 will be packed out and maximising all available space.
20 might seem a lot but by the time they show sex, ten will be most likely be thrown then thats ten to finish, if I get a z a plant then that's 10 ounces in 90 days. Ideally for me, perhaps over. The trouble is circulation when the plants are kept that tight together.
If I do A I'll probably get more than ten but it's a lot more maintenance aswel. I'm training a plant now and it gets fuckin boring having to keep tying bits down.
I appreciate everyone's replies it gives ma a lot to think about. I'll be under a 400 hps.
Yep. A rectangular box like that should optimally have 2 lights.If you can't fill it with 2 plants, something is off. You probably don't have enough light. Five feet wide is gonna be tough for a 400 watt HPS to cover. Adding plants won't fix that.
I like hearing that cause it’s exactly what I’m trying. Exactly down to the 4 plants(clones) and short veg. I’m on day 3 of flip n wall to wall. Can’t wait for the colas.A. But you don't need a crazy long veg to fill out a space of that size. Just have good water practice and your environment dialed In.
Nothing's off but putting two plants in their is not gonna yield the maximum bud in the space in the best time. Not for me anyway.If you can't fill it with 2 plants, something is off. You probably don't have enough light. Five feet wide is gonna be tough for a 400 watt HPS to cover. Adding plants won't fix that.
Sounds like you're an expert that doesn't need any help. Good luck.Nothing's off but putting two plants in their is not gonna yield the maximum bud in the space in the best time. Not for me anyway.
2 will sort of fill it up if I top here n there n leave it but that aint really gonna be good enough I need it brimming, ive had two in there a few times. like @Monster762 said, I want it wall to wall. For me getting 10+ ounces from two plants isn't achievable in decent time, I could use 600 but its the heat that comes with it.
I'm leaning towards B or C now.
Surely a wall to wall jam packed flat topped canopy is gonna be best here?
Sounds like you're an expert that doesn't need any help. Good luck.
I’ve never had a real canopy before but the net itself pretty much gave me one. I think 5x2.5. 3 plants. Not sure medium but I’d go med size pots 3-5 gal in coco with lots of perelite with mykos for an explosive start. I use a whole big scoop (in the bag ) per 3 gal worth of mix. About 30-40% perelite for air to roots. It really does show. Also dr earth root zone has myko in it and is available at Home Depot and a 1/4 the cost. It works good too. But a big jump on roots n they’ll take over from there. You’re going to want to take dominance of main shoot or to avoid thestall just start early training it tied down sideways. Then all the lowers go straight up. When they are tall enough put net on em. Silica too. Boost the stalks up they’ll need it. Mine are a mix of sideways and topped. All clones of 1 strain I know is right today will be day 3 of 12/12 but this day 2 and the last pic is right b4 flip look at the difference in 2 days from flipNothing's off but putting two plants in their is not gonna yield the maximum bud in the space in the best time. Not for me anyway.
2 will sort of fill it up if I top here n there n leave it but that aint really gonna be good enough I need it brimming, ive had two in there a few times. like @Monster762 said, I want it wall to wall. For me getting 10+ ounces from two plants isn't achievable in decent time, I could use 600 but its the heat that comes with it.
I'm leaning towards B or C now.
Surely a wall to wall jam packed flat topped canopy is gonna be best here?
What u have for lights soil and nutes
What u have for lights soil and nutes[/QUOTE
400 w hps duel spec, soil perlite mix and not sure might change nutes been using flora mainly
I like that system and set up, it gives me something to think about.I’ve never had a real canopy before but the net itself pretty much gave me one. I think 5x2.5. 3 plants. Not sure medium but I’d go med size pots 3-5 gal in coco with lots of perelite with mykos for an explosive start. I use a whole big scoop (in the bag ) per 3 gal worth of mix. About 30-40% perelite for air to roots. It really does show. Also dr earth root zone has myko in it and is available at Home Depot and a 1/4 the cost. It works good too. But a big jump on roots n they’ll take over from there. You’re going to want to take dominance of main shoot or to avoid thestall just start early training it tied down sideways. Then all the lowers go straight up. When they are tall enough put net on em. Silica too. Boost the stalks up they’ll need it. Mine are a mix of sideways and topped. All clones of 1 strain I know is right today will be day 3 of 12/12 but this day 2 and the last pic is right b4 flip look at the difference in 2 days from flip
It’s a 4x8 2 flower plots split in center. 1050 true watts leds and t5 combo.first time putting a net in
30 days behind each other so chop every 30. By the time it’s cured I’m chopping more down unless I screw something up. Always the chance of that.
After flip View attachment 844447View attachment 844448this ones b4 flip View attachment 844449and I try to keep underneath trimmed cause everyone says it diverts the energy up. So far I cant say they’re wrong.
Light output, environmental conditions/control and nutrient solution/irrigation setup are all going to be more important than how many plants you decide to stuff in a tent
They're not just important, they're crucial. Without a properly dialed environment and feeding schedule along with strong genetics there is no "maximizing" anything. When you get into plant count, it's all about canopy coverage. Your canopy needs to be completely filled across the entire coverage of your light and you need to maximize the amount of penetration you can get into your canopy exposing as many budding nodes and lower fans to direct light without any of the light actually passing through the canopy and lighting the groundI know all them things are important but I'm trying to produce the most I can using what I have, I'm not in a position to be changing much, and its not stuffing them in a tent, I've been doing micro grows in tiny spaces for a few years now, id like to think it would be strategically done.
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