3kw=3+lb????

[Bosshog Diesel]

just wandering if anyone has experience with small plant numbers and high wattage? would a lb per light be possible with 6 per light? 3lights(kw)/18plants. If so, with what method/strains?Been successful through the years but never been affected by plant numbers until now. Let me know. Peace.

 

[meduser180056]

Yah that's totally possible. You just have to make sure to veg em for at least a month so you get a good yield per plant.

You could pull that with pretty much any method and a decent strain.

KFB or Bio-Buckets are the systems you want to look into if you wanna really get serious about pulling huge yields off of low plant #'s without having to veg longer than a month.

With either of the above systems dialed in you'd be looking at more like 4-6 pounds with that kinda wattage and plant #'s.

 

[Bosshog Diesel]

thanks meduser, just wanted to get an idea. I currently have NYCD and Grand Daddy Purple going which have yielded ok. Ive read great thinks about blockhead...how does it compare to these in terms of yield/quality?

 

[Bosshog Diesel]

no more suggestions/input????what about Scrog?? Love to get some feedback guys. Thanks.

 

[Maj.PotHead]

may i suggest DWC 27 bucket 9 per 1k light should pull you 4-6 lb's every harvest with your current strains mentioned above. do a search on DWC and you'll be amazed heres 1 great tutorial on the subject http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=26343

 

[Bosshog Diesel]

wow thanks maj. thats a great thread(very thorough)...i was looking into something like that but have only grown soil in my time. maybe its time to make a switch? what about scrogging a dwc? http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=15121&highlight=bio+bucket . I found this thread from a how-to on here. halfway down the page are the results of this setup. Definitely nice. Also NYCD has been my fav to grow for the last year but I am looking to take something new on....Any suggestions??

 

[Guest]

I veg my blockhead for about 30 days and flower them in 2 gallon pots,I'll go 12-16 plants per light each plant yielding about 1 1/2 ounces after a thorough manicure

 

[Bosshog Diesel]

why only 2 gallon pots skeletor??space??

 

[Guest]

I've tried 1 gallon pots and 3 gallon pots,I knew if I could find the plain black plasic pots in 2 gallon which isnt easy that would be my best bet.For awhile I used those 8 inch thick plasic pots from walmart for 88cents,then my hydroshop finally got some in.The plants I flower in 2 gallon pots are nearly as big as the ones I was flowering in 3 gallon,and I can get a lot more plants in with the smaller pots.It just has worked out this way for my cloning experiments.First I tried 1 gallon and they were just too small for the size plants I was going to flower.Three gallon was fine but I'd be lucky to cram 30 in my 8 by 8 space.With the 2 gallons I have no trouble getting around 45 plants plants in and I'm still watering every 4th day at harvest,roots have plenty of room.

 

[Bosshog Diesel]

so you prefer numbers to size? I have as well and so would anyone else i assume but could you not get the same amount with like 20 five gallon pots or large growbags? we are in the same neighborhood is why i ask and i'm trying to lower my plant numbers.Also my roots are already flying out of the bottom of my 4-5(not quite 5) gallon pots at 15 days flower....how are you able to keep them confined??

 

[Guest]

I have no clue how you get roots growing out the bottom of a five gallon pot bro,that blows the big one.Are you starting in a small container like 4 inch and transplanting up as the plant gets larger?The root system of my clones are nothing compared to the root system of a seedplant,that I know from looking at them.I can grow larger plants in larger pots or smaller plants in 1 gallon pots and already have,thats why I'm sticking with 2 gallon.It is the size where I've been able to get the most bud.I've never had probems with the roots having room,I'm still watering every fourth day when I harvest

 

[Bosshog Diesel]

hmm...im working with clones as well but they definitely are growing out of the bottom..i started in small 4 or 6 inch pots and moved them up..protocol bro. I am using rhizotonic in canna coco and bcuzz coco for a root stimulant but it is a minimal amount, not like in veg. It was suggested by the mfg. think i should stop?

 

[Frozenguy]

at my first attempts in soil (about 2 months ago) I started 20 a-10's in 1 gal pots then moved them to 3 gal pots after 3 weeks and lots of roots poking out.. now there are roots poking out of the 3 gallon..
i have a 4X8 tray that will fit 36 of my 3 gal pots but i think skeletor is right that i may also be able to pass by with a 2 gal and fit more plants in there.. i'm not sure, i'll have to see what my root structure is like after these plants are done flowering..