12/12 from seed or scrog?

[VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER]

Hello everyone.
I have a grow tent that is 31x31x60, I have a 400watt mh/hps light.
I was wanting to know if I should try 12/12 from seed with a few plants or scrog just 1 nice plant?
Which would you do if you had the same choice?

 

[Lucky Luke]

or scrog using two plants?


12/12 from seed......are you aware that it takes approx. 30 days for a plant to mature (staggered nodes)? So going 12/12 from seed is wasting veg time (6 hrs every day at 18/6)

 

[VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER]

so anymore opinions on this?

 

[SPLFreak808]

so anymore opinions on this?

12/12 from seed pretty much means you flip as soon as the plants are sexually mature, if you are looking for a quick harvest then this is the way to do it.

You probably don't want to actually start the seeds on a 12/12 schedule though because all that's going to do is reduce your harvest, 18/6 for atleast the first 3 weeks works nicely then keep an eye out for males ect.

If you scrog one plant, you'll still get a nice harvest and its easier to care for 1 plant vs 10 but you'll also spend more time/electricity vegging.

 

[ladywolf]

I would love to see you do 12/12 from seed, I am curious.

 

[Gaz29]

I would love to see you do 12/12 from seed, I am curious.

All it does is grow til mature enough to induce flowering, and you'd have a smaller plant than one you vegged for 16/18 hrs- if your gonna scrog you'll have to veg lots longer.. or grow a few. Your call bud.. good luck and happy growing
Gaz

 

[drsaltzman]

Go with several and use different strains.
You'll learn more that way watching how they grow differently as well as have some variety.
Definitely 18/6 to start as well.
Wait for 4 nodes minimum, pinch, and veg a little longer before flipping.

 

[Rusher]

It depends on your timeline as well - as others have stated, a scrog will need considerable veg time; much more than the 30 days required for the plant to start flowering under 12/12 from seed. Most scroggers I've been in contact with will veg for 56-77 days. If the timeline doesn't matter to you, then I guess it would depend on your level of comfort with multiple plants in 12/12 SOG or 1 (or 2) plants in scrog.

Are you an experienced grower?

 

[Michael Huntherz]

Hello everyone.
I have a grow tent that is 31x31x60, I have a 400watt mh/hps light.
I was wanting to know if I should try 12/12 from seed with a few plants or scrog just 1 nice plant?
Which would you do if you had the same choice?

31 x 31 x 60 kilometers is an awful big tent. Just trollin', I assume you mean inches? Depending on your lighting, timeline, and experience I'd lean toward SOG in a tent that short.
In that space I'd maybe do as many as 9 x 1 gallon nursery pots, if they will fit in there, or as few as 4 x 2-3 gallon pots if you pinch the tops off early.

 

[VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER]

31 x 31 x 60 kilometers is an awful big tent. Just trollin', I assume you mean inches? Depending on your lighting, timeline, and experience I'd lean toward SOG in a tent that short.
In that space I'd maybe do as many as 9 x 1 gallon nursery pots, if they will fit in there, or as few as 4 x 2-3 gallon pots if you pinch the tops off early.

yes the 31x31x60 is inches.
I have grown a few times.
I was just curious which would yield better a few plants 12/12 from seed or a nice scrog.
I grow just for a hobby.

 

[Lucky Luke]

yes the 31x31x60 is inches.
I have grown a few times.
I was just curious which would yield better a few plants 12/12 from seed or a nice scrog.
I grow just for a hobby.

SOG will yield more per year. Don't waste all that time at 12/12 from seed. Go 12/12 when the plant reaches maturity and can flower.

 

[stoned-monkey]

You could run a few autos while you grow out a plant or two for scrog.

 

[VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER]

SOG will yield more per year. Don't waste all that time at 12/12 from seed. Go 12/12 when the plant reaches maturity and can flower.

I am trying to just grow a few plants with just a single cola.
Thats why I was thinking of trying 12/12 from seed.

 

[drsaltzman]

Even if you don't pinch it, let it go 18/6 first.
You will get better results.

 

[Farmer.J]

12/12 from seed is a good way to figure out the highest yielder from a bunch of seeds of the same strain. @ day 21 of flowering cut a smaller node from each the best looking plants. Revegg and label those clones. After you harvest keep the clone from the best plant as your new mother.
Caution: 12/12 from seed should only be practiced by high yielding sativa dominant strains. Kushes and other indica dominant strains are less likely to perform well under 12/12 from seed.

I have personally grown 10 feminized seeds of the Grapefruit strain from marijuana-seeds nl . Grown under 2 400w hps bulbs in 6" rockwool cubes w/ hand watering advanced nutrients sensi grow/bloom + AN additives. My yields were from 86g-110g/plant. I revegged clones off the largest and grew many cycles of clones for the next 16 months.

 

[VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER]

Even if you don't pinch it, let it go 18/6 first.
You will get better results.

So if I veg for say 2 weeks. Would I get alot of side branching or not?

 

[Lucky Luke]

So if I veg for say 2 weeks. Would I get alot of side branching or not?

Just keep them Lolly popped and veg for how ever long t takes for the plant to be sexually mature (staggered nodes, approx. 30 days). Switch to 12/12 and have a SOG.

 

[Kerovan]

18/6 for about 3-4 weeks then 12/12.

 

[VACAVILLE,CA.GROWER]

18/6 for about 3-4 weeks then 12/12.

How would the plants get?
I am trying to grow a few plants at once, thats why I thought of trying 12/12 from seed.
I would like to get 1 nice single cola on each plant.
I was thinking of trying a few plants but each strain different.

 

[Kerovan]

How would the plants get?
I am trying to grow a few plants at once, thats why I thought of trying 12/12 from seed.
I would like to get 1 nice single cola on each plant.
I was thinking of trying a few plants but each strain different.

You can snip off any lower branches/buds if you want. Even 12/12 from seed you will still get lower branches and buds unless you pack them in about 4 inches from each other and choke all the lower stuff out. Is there any reason why you only want 1 single cola? You won't be very productive that way.