1m Squared NFT System Questions, Please Help

Has anyone got any help on how many plants at the most I should put in a 1m Squared NFT system.I'm running 3 systems and i was going to put 16 plants into each system and run a SOG. But i would like to know your thoughts on it and if you think 16 might be too many for that size system

Thanks in Advance!!

36 is about right.

So do you think 13 plants per system would work out alright for me on this one?

What size do you recommend to flower them at, i was thinking 12" might be good, whats your opinion dude?

MARAVALU said:

So do you think 13 plants per system would work out alright for me on this one?

What size do you recommend to flower them at, i was thinking 12" might be good, whats your opinion dude?

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i think you're talking about rails similar to an aeroflow unit? if so, i run 6 plants in a 5' rail, plants 8'' center to center. i veg for two weeks, or to 10-12'' then flower. my indi's end up about 24-28'' tall, 2oz each average, sativas get about 30-36'', about 12oz per 6 plants (close, but weight on the sativas varies more, so i divy up for total plants and total weight).

i figured plant count for a m2 for plants 6'' on center vegged to 12''. if you have rails, then counts may differ, as 3 rails doesn't give you a true square for spacing.

is there any way you can take a picture?

i put in a 2m nft 50 they did ok very cramped and killed 2 clones, next time arround i put 40, they did a bit better the colas crew bigger, this time arround i went by somas advice and left 25 cm distance between each stem. they are in veg right now and just uncle bened today. im thinking the 25cm rule of thumb is going to work out nice since there is plenty of room fo rthe colas to fill in, i veg my sog for 5-7 days but with this uncle bens im planning on letting them go for 10 days since a big chunk of plant hight got cut. for ur 1m i would suggest 10-14 for ur 1m if you want to cram them in i would do 16. if you veg for a while u can do less like 9 and veg them to big beasts....

I've stuck in a picture of the system that i'm gonna be using, I'm running 3 of them with a 600w HPS for each one, I'm putting in Euphoria by Dutch Passion which has a 7 week flowering period. From what i'm reading here i reckon i'll be going with 12 plants per system, I've got about 50 in my veg room just which are a 8 days old from seed and sitting at about 4 inch..
As for vegging for longer period of time with less plants won't work for this grow, i've decided to try my hand at a perpetual SOG hydro grow.
I think i'll be flowering them at about 12inch no matter how old they are, i'm not certain how much of a good idea that is so if you guys have any ideas just shout..
This is the first time i've grown a SOG so any sog growers with advice i'd be happy to hear from you all.
And thanks guys for your advice so far.

at day 10 of flower, prune the bottom 2/3 of each plant (it'll look like you're raping them). after that, DO NOT PRUNE AGAIN!!!! this will get your sog canopy nice and bountiful

for a 12'' plant, 8-10 branches is 2/3, just for reference

Thanks mate, i'll be sure to do that, I knew i was going to have to do some pruning but i wasn't sure at all when to do it and how much to do as i have never pruned any of my plants that i have grown before..
I'll be sure to do that and not prune again after that.