I don't want to start a pissing contest or insult anyone but done properly, vertical grows always out perform horizontal, as far as watts per sf.
I grow vertically two different ways, one is a stacked 2k watt hexagon SOG with 2 gal hempy's (100% perlite) and the other is a shared 360 tree grow in soil with 1000k watt hps bulbs. We are experimenting with different light/plant configurations. I won't go into detail about plant and light counts but the site where we do the 360 grows is supplemented with solar power, so electrical consumption is not that big of an issue.
But when you have to pay the power company full price like most of us do, my vertical SOG out performs any other type of grow I've done. Sure there are a some down sides to it, like supplying 72 clones and changing the medium every cycle but once you get the program down, it's efficient as hell.
Vertical scrog is not my cup of tea because of the extended veg time but I could see the benefits for some to do it.
One variable I rarely see brought up when guys are bragging about yields, is the quality of the weed!
As we all know, many of the top shelf strains are not the big yielders, comparing a big bud grow to an OG grow is apples to oranges and so is the price per lb and demand when it comes to selling it to the clubs.
Not knocking anyone's grows but what good is a pic of a giant plant with huge buds if the price per lb of that weed is low or there is really not much demand for it?
Here in the Bay Area,(the land of the pot snobs) the market is so competitive and demanding that if you want the clubs to buy from you on a regular basis, you better have top notch stuff or you're ass out.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, there are just too many variables to consider when talking about yields and efficiency and what is best for any particular grower.
I grow vertically two different ways, one is a stacked 2k watt hexagon SOG with 2 gal hempy's (100% perlite) and the other is a shared 360 tree grow in soil with 1000k watt hps bulbs. We are experimenting with different light/plant configurations. I won't go into detail about plant and light counts but the site where we do the 360 grows is supplemented with solar power, so electrical consumption is not that big of an issue.
But when you have to pay the power company full price like most of us do, my vertical SOG out performs any other type of grow I've done. Sure there are a some down sides to it, like supplying 72 clones and changing the medium every cycle but once you get the program down, it's efficient as hell.
Vertical scrog is not my cup of tea because of the extended veg time but I could see the benefits for some to do it.
One variable I rarely see brought up when guys are bragging about yields, is the quality of the weed!
As we all know, many of the top shelf strains are not the big yielders, comparing a big bud grow to an OG grow is apples to oranges and so is the price per lb and demand when it comes to selling it to the clubs.
Not knocking anyone's grows but what good is a pic of a giant plant with huge buds if the price per lb of that weed is low or there is really not much demand for it?
Here in the Bay Area,(the land of the pot snobs) the market is so competitive and demanding that if you want the clubs to buy from you on a regular basis, you better have top notch stuff or you're ass out.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, there are just too many variables to consider when talking about yields and efficiency and what is best for any particular grower.
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