whats up _dude, glad to see youre still trying to hit that 2lb/light mark. I just harvested one of my better SOG harvests and got 722g off a 1kw. Getting close to that magical 900g mark but still a ways to go. Keep it up K+
Yeah buddy I'm real close to that. They're 1/2 gallon grow bags (way closer to what you want for a SOG than the 1 gallon bags unless you're growing HUGE girls in your SOG, IMO) and they're jammed together as close as I can get them. I guess about 4 per square foot, or maybe 4 per 14". Not much more than that.how many plants per square feet? 4 per square foot was my #. looks like you are close
Yeah buddy I'm real close to that. They're 1/2 gallon grow bags (way closer to what you want for a SOG than the 1 gallon bags unless you're growing HUGE girls in your SOG, IMO) and they're jammed together as close as I can get them. I guess about 4 per square foot, or maybe 4 per 14". Not much more than that.
One thing I MIGHT try before throwing in the towel on SOG is vegging them in the containers they'll flower in for all or the last part of veg. Maybe that would help a lot in hitting the ground running when they go to 12/12.
They're about 8" tall when I flower them, yeah. I don't think that's the problem. They ranged from about 14" to 18" when finished. My next crop is at day 21 and they average about 14". A few look to be about 24" but I haven't measured them.Switching from hydroton and flooding 6x/day to 100% canna coco and topfeeding 1x/day helped my yeilds a lot.
Depending on the height of your light, they should be 8-10" tall and hearty with good momentum when you put them into flower.
I think this one's a decent example. Plenty of indica. I don't know the strain but it's got much more indica traits than Nebula, the only other strain I have.not all strains are suited for SOG.
Indica hybirds seem to work well.
You should be getting WAY more than 13-14oz per 1000W. I hit at least 1.5#, almost 2# per 1000. And I do not consider myself an expert grower. I am good at room setup, logistics and just getting er done.
Good question. Too old. I plan to replace them ASAP. But I got 14z a few months ago, and my last two are around 8 or 9 (one's still drying but that's my guess) so I don't think that's caused the latest collapse. I do need to replace the bulbs though.How old are the bulbs?
They're sealed air-cooled hoods. Sunlight supply.do the hoods have glass on them? are they clean?
what kind of hoods?
Yeah I don't know. I have Nebula and it looks a good bit more Sativa than my unknown strain.What is the strain? If I remember it is unknown to you?
Pretty sure. I'm tracking height on one of my girls now at day 21 so I'll have a precise estimate of the veg period for this strain after they stop putting on height. Over the last few days I've been tracking her she went like so:Are you sure the plants are fully finished?
Small buds at the top. You know how the nodes blow up and eventually "weld" together to form colas? Well, these didn't get big enough to "weld," except at the very top. I've got some pictures somewhere.Are they getting single colas? My plants had huge single colas
Yeah. If memory serves I trimmed them around day 21.Are you lollipopping them? At what day in flower?
Yeah, the most recent series of pics I posted in this thread are of the grow I just harvested. I have a few more from later, in the last week, I think. I think I probably have a few from chop day actually.Do you have pics of them at various stages?
Yeah well, right now I've got the counts without the yields. That ain't going to last. I was doing better with bushes and I'm going back to that if the yields for the next two don't go WAY up.I have grown a shitload of plants SOG style. It is a simple method and highly effective. It is alot of work taking cuts, lollipopping etc. Plus the plant #'s. The plant #'s are why I am trying to stay away from it now.
Keep at it. You should be close to double your yield
Howdy bean. I'm not a SOG expert but you just named the SOG golden rule imo. You've GOT to make sure they're vegged long enough so they take off when flowered. That's the most important thing I've learned about SOG so far. I veg mine 3 weeks. The first week of veg they just root. They don't put on any height. The second week the most vigorous start growing, but the laggers (maybe 1/3?) take a bit longer to start. The third week they really start to put on height. I go by root development more than height though. When there's a lot of roots coming out of the cups, they're ready imo. It might not take as long if I took cuts from mothers instead of revegging them from girls during stretch, I don't know.hey dude_,
what is the average distance of stretch for the strain you're running?
My low yielding indicas stretch 5-7" when started at 7-10". the high yielding sativa blue dream haze starts at 8-10" and can finish at 30"+. the momentum they start with makes all the difference though, adequate veg time for the roots to really take hold is key.