Hell yea man! ok this is what i got Low Girl, Top 60, Sweet dwarf and i wanna do 2 of them right now 12/12 and then 1 of them outdoors what 2 should i do?
Man Im really not sure on that one. I dont have any experience with any of those strains, or growing outdoor for that matter. If it were me, Id use the one that promises the highest yield (based on reviews and such) outside, and the other 2 inside. Growing outdoors will always give you more bang for your buck, so you might as well put the one that has the highest potential out there.
hey kb...
i absolutely LOVE your auto threads. you are one of the deciding factors in why i'm growing autos.
how many plants were in the diesel ryder SOG that yeilded these beauties?
i also have a 150w HPS bulb, obviously, and i have been getting alot of conflicting info about how many girls i could put under it. i just ordered some seeds; (5x feminized himalayan blue diesel), (5x feminized russian rocket fuel), (5x feminized Mi5), (5x feminized onyx). im eager for my first harvest but im wondering how many females do you think i could SOG and still see the plants grow to a good portion of their yield potential.
i know im kind of rambling here but you seem like you would be able to steer me in the right direction.
thanks for any info man
-n0va
Hey 150, thanks for the kind words man! Im glad my threads have been of some help to you. I had 8 Diesel Ryders in the mini fridge after pulling males. I was hoping for 9, and could have done 12. With 8, I never had to rotate them to get optimal light. With 9 or more in 2L bottles, I would have needed to rotate them daily to keep a good amount of light on every plant. There was one "dead spot" where not much light got to on the back side of the bulb, as well as the 2 corners on that side. Heres a shot a couple weeks before harvest. With the 8 in there its pretty crammed, but there is a lot of room on the back wall you cant see in the pic.
People say you get more per plant if you space them out, like 1 square foot each. but my theory was that it doesnt matter if you get a little less per plant when you can cram 2-3 times the amount of plants in there. 6 plants with an avg yield of 18g dry, or 12 plants with an avg yield of 14g dry....hmmm let me think
With the 8 I grew, my lowest yield was 12g and the highest was 20g. I think I could have used 3L bottles, grew 9 females and got almost an ounce dry per plant. Too bad those Diesel Ryders stink so bad I cant grow them again haha!!
So Id say under a 150, anywhere from 3 to 12 is doable depending on your grow style. For scrog, I would just use 2 MAYBE 3, for SOG I would use a MINIMUM of 6, up to 12. If you have really expensive fem seeds, stick with 6-8 so you get all you can out of them. Oh and keep a fan on the bulb at all times so you can keep it close as possible. I got a bit cocky with my SOG and put it about 1" over the canopy for a few days, that fried a few leaves but 2-4" is completely doable with good air circulation and no cool tube.
best of luck!
KB
lol...
funny thing is the plants havent even started flowering yet
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