Well LK, at this point everything is pretty much new to me.
I have grown about 12 or so breeds out.
I have had mad success with a SOG but even there I would
say that it was dumb luck more than skill and experience.
(I should add that a great deal of study precedes my actions)
My SOG win is a great example. I lucked into a very strong
growing and well-behaved-for-SOG plant in the AK-47 I used.
But, this being said, the Somango that joined it in the SOG is
not as well designed for a SOG IMHO.
But, this being said, the buds that I got off the Somango were
not tiny or anything, it just grew wildly compared to the AK, and
they were far tastier to me than the AK too.
So, I act judiciously, and then luck into good results in spite
of all my ignorance.
I think that that is how it works. :0)
As to the issue of some breeds preferring longer Veg times....
This is one of those issues where there does not seem to me
to be a clear answer and so I am happy to rely on what seems
to be the consensus for now. The consensus is clear: larger
tubs means more root, more plant, and more bud.
BUT when one takes the extra time and space into consideration
then it is not so clear.
A 12/12 from seed, in a massive array of beer cups, harvested
perpetually, might end up out producing a tree over a fixed
period of time.
It is like the argument for/against main-lining. I am betting the
it results in more yield weight being focused in bigger buds,
but at the cost of a longer Veg time.
I am happy to blunder along. I did not really *enjoy* hearing that
my 10 days of Veg in the hempys was not going to amount to much,
but I am happy to be wiser.
I will think of a great line from "Lady Chatterly's Lover" where the Lover
is confronted by the Lord who says him "I'd rather be a Cuckold than a Fool".
Well, I want the truth too.
Take care,
JD