Bodhi Roach
Member
Here is the scenario
System is
(2) 1K HPS in 48" cooltube
square system with 4 walls I.D. 56" - about 22" from shelf to outer part of cooltube. 22" space between outercasing of cooltube to shelves. Top shelves are 5'6" with 18" plants on them
the bottom shelves are 12" above the ground, allowing a plant to be 18" tall before interfering with the next shelves plant above it.
Normally there would be (20) 18" plants on the lowest shelves.
The low shelves do get good light and ventilation, nice flowering location.
My question is this:
I want to know if this would be better or worse in regard to yield.
Get rid of all 4 lower shelves (20 x 18" plants) and replace with moms that are going to be chucked out.
The moms are about 4' tall and heavily noded, was thinking to put 8 of them in there, 2,2,2,2
Shred them down to about 6 nice branches each and LST them so they dont exceed the total height of 12" from ground to shelf, 8" height of pot and 18" plant height restriction giving a total of 41"
Do you think these (8) three and a half foot moms can yield more than (20) plants that would normally be flipped at 12 inches tall, the moms being well rooted, huge beefy main stalks and very stong branches and the 12" baby clones not that well rooted and more of a SOG type plant?
Ive never done huge plants before and was hoping someone could help me out here,
Thanks
System is
(2) 1K HPS in 48" cooltube
square system with 4 walls I.D. 56" - about 22" from shelf to outer part of cooltube. 22" space between outercasing of cooltube to shelves. Top shelves are 5'6" with 18" plants on them
the bottom shelves are 12" above the ground, allowing a plant to be 18" tall before interfering with the next shelves plant above it.
Normally there would be (20) 18" plants on the lowest shelves.
The low shelves do get good light and ventilation, nice flowering location.
My question is this:
I want to know if this would be better or worse in regard to yield.
Get rid of all 4 lower shelves (20 x 18" plants) and replace with moms that are going to be chucked out.
The moms are about 4' tall and heavily noded, was thinking to put 8 of them in there, 2,2,2,2
Shred them down to about 6 nice branches each and LST them so they dont exceed the total height of 12" from ground to shelf, 8" height of pot and 18" plant height restriction giving a total of 41"
Do you think these (8) three and a half foot moms can yield more than (20) plants that would normally be flipped at 12 inches tall, the moms being well rooted, huge beefy main stalks and very stong branches and the 12" baby clones not that well rooted and more of a SOG type plant?
Ive never done huge plants before and was hoping someone could help me out here,
Thanks