Genetics is extremely important I definitely agree there. I was going to do 2x1K tuned down to 50% for a 4x4 but I changed my mind, I'm doing 3K for a 4x8.if its all about yield, then finding the right strain/pheno is important
you want something that will make long colas quickly, a good sativa dom
can finish in 8 weeks. the right pheno of blue cheese or something like that
these plants have a very large stretch so virtually no veg time is needed
you can grow clones with no veg time that will still yield 2-5 oz each in 8 weeks total grow time
growing more smaller plants is always going to win out against larger plants imo all of the time spent in veg is wasted time
but you still want plants that get to 3ft tall or maybe more, as with no veg time you will end up with 1 oz plants if they do not have a good stretch and a great deal of wasted vertical height
its not an easy task to get 2lb in that space but not impossible
20 to 25 oz would not be so difficult, you will need to pack colas in very tightly
you do not need 2k of light, that will just cause too much heat, 2x600 would be better or even 1x 1000
2kw over the canopy would be a waste, spread the light out around the whole space, this lets the plants
grow out in more directions, plants can make colas on every branch of the plant if the genetics allow it
and light is all round them on every side
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That's exactly what I do now these days.they make whole room tents just saying lol
I'm using the other side of my 4x8 tent for a bare bulb 600w DTW Coco grow. Lolgo vert, bare bulbs stacked. you could unzip the sides of the tent to get to each screen.
That's overkill. 2x1K watters for 4x8 is already more than enough to pull the max possible yield from that space. I would go for 2x 750w gavita DE. Between the boost and dim features it will suit your space perfectly. 3K on 4x8 will likely even get you less than with 2K.Genetics is extremely important I definitely agree there. I was going to do 2x1K tuned down to 50% for a 4x4 but I changed my mind, I'm doing 3K for a 4x8.
That's it right there. Only so many buds/colas can be put next to each other, for max yields it's the length of the colas that matter, how deep they go in the canopy. Sativa doms that require little veg time, yet stretch and fill in, is a major contributor to high yields. Amnesia haze grows like that too. Did that Kush x Cheese finish in 8 weeks?if its all about yield, then finding the right strain/pheno is important
you want something that will make long colas quickly, a good sativa dom
yes mate, total growing time under hids was around 90 daysThat's overkill. 2x1K watters for 4x8 is already more than enough to pull the max possible yield from that space. I would go for 2x 750w gavita DE. Between the boost and dim features it will suit your space perfectly. 3K on 4x8 will likely even get you less than with 2K.
I'd go for either 36 or 49 colas per 4x4 (either through sogging that many plants or by topping and/or cropping less plants).
That's it right there. Only so many buds/colas can be put next to each other, for max yields it's the length of the colas that matter, how deep they go in the canopy. Sativa doms that require little veg time, yet stretch and fill in, is a major contributor to high yields. Amnesia haze grows like that too. Did that Kush x Cheese finish in 8 weeks?
I wish that I didnt buy tents because I eventually built a room! i have three tents in storage! Just a thought. You know, in case you think that you will ever expand, just skip the tent and buy lumber. I guess that you cant build if you are renting.?Yeah I think it's easy too, and I am a experienced grower, but I always hated tents because they are ovens and I live in the southern most state which doesn't help. But winter is coming and I own a shit ton of equipment so I hoping I can actually pull this off for her
what he said ^^ unless its a huge tent i guessI hate tents they are always 10 to 15 degrees hotter then the room they are in...
I usually blow out houses, this is for my girl to help her with her rent and she has seizures so she goes through a lot of concentrates.I wish that I didnt buy tents because I eventually built a room! i have three tents in storage! Just a thought. You know, in case you think that you will ever expand, just skip the tent and buy lumber. I guess that you cant build if you are renting.?
Well I own 16 or 17 something hid lights most are 1K's, I also own 5- 8" inline and 4-6" fans. And I have 14k portable AC. But I was planning on running co2. I also own a 2 burner and a 4 burnerwhat he said ^^ unless its a huge tent i guess
small tents also restrict growth, all the branches that grow up against the walls of the tent suffer
light penetration is affected once the canopy develops , air flow restricted, unless you have cool tubes lots of fans etc tents are pretty much a slow cooker or oven on gas mark 3
the volume of air inside a little tent is cooked up so quickly by hids, is a hard battle to win
i think it can be done with two fans one pushing cold air through the lights, and another fan extracting any excess heat above the canopy you could keep it around the same temp as the room its in
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i see, you just never used a tent. I could never really keep CO2 in mine.. minor problems really.Well I own 16 or 17 something hid lights most are 1K's, I also own 5- 8" inline and 4-6" fans. And I have 14k portable AC. But I was planning on running co2. I also own a 2 burner and a 4 burner
Yeah probably not the best idea but it worked.. And yeah I use to manage a grow shop, I had a 8x8 tent with 2K in grew a bunch of cucumbers on a trellis with a GH waterfarm, and heat was always a issue. We even water cooled the lights with a 1/2 HP water chiller and it still wouldn't keep it cool, the only way I could use it was with the doors wide open, lol..propane burners in tex?