Wouldnt scrog be better for that small of a light? I always associated SOG with large lights with much more penetration, and SCROG with smaller grows used to get the budsites even for max penetration with smaller lights?
or you could just SCROG your SOG haha, just to ensure the light's hitting those buds the way they want? idk
Either way, whatever you do goodluck man hope it works well
i would do a scrog but it makes my clone box useless and i dont want the watering issues (i either have to have a fully portable scrog setup so i can take the plants to get watered..or have to mount them on something and have something underneath to catch the water) w/ sog those problems are eliminated and i wasnt aware it made a difference on the size light (when it comes to determining if you should go SOG and SCROG) i always have associated them as two ways of accomplishing the same thing.
thats why i was shocked to hear 4 plants as a good idea in a scrog of this size. since im only looking to harvest tops i didnt think the size of my light mattered since im aiming for 1ft tall tops. ill have to probably play with it to see what works best i guess. ill try a scrog with 1/2 gal grow bags and 1gal grow bags (on different occasions) and see whats the difference in number of plants/potsize and see which helps w/ the yield. im honestly aiming for a minimum of 100g from the 150. eventually ill get to 1g per watt. i had it dialed in to 1g per watt when i ran my 2 600w for flowering.
SOG just means sea of green as theres that many plants flowering it looks like a field of green
scrog is screen of green as the screen is so full all you see is canopy thats it
both are based on max yield as every bit of light is soaked up by canopy and utilised as fuel for bud production
yields are fine for me (over 1g per watt in organics in those size of pots)
there is no definition on what size of pot can be used in a sog but the rule of thumb is 1g per 4 weeks of life and the other rule which im not 100% on is 1g per square foot of canopy (so 1g could do it) Pot size to small would have direct reflection on yield if to small.
really if you get a 250w then its ideal for that area and that would bump yield loads as its the weakest link here i can see
in general SOG is easier if you goggle SOG Guide theres plenty of info out there i still stand by 4 plants and an extra weeks veg
i cant get a 250w. i have 2 600s and a 4ft 6 bulb t5 collecting dust actually. i had to scale down and go stealth (including on my electric bill) which is how im down to this rinky-dink set up. i wanted to do SOG because i thought it would give me the most bud for my buck.
i have to get 4-5 oz per harvest. no easy task but if i can work my way back up to 1g per watt ill be in good shape since 150w at 1g per watt is 150g which is like just over 5 oz.
itll take awhile to get dialed in since its a new setup grown in a new location so i have to get the environment just right. ive done 2 full complete grows w/ the 150w hps so far. my first yield w/ it was 1 big mason jar (quart size i believe..they can be bought in packs of 10-12 from BALL)
the 2nd time i yielded 2 nearly full mason jars (same size...quart)
both of those grows were with one plant each.
i noticed lots of space in the 2x2 was wasted by only having 1 plant thats why i ended up buying a clone tray/dome rockwool cubes and a smaller t5 so i could veg...make clones...do sog...and repeat.
plus...the other main reason i like SOG is that my trimming will be minimized (colas are always easiest to trim)