Some Sativa strains take a really long time to flower (10-13 weeks) compared to some Indicas (7-8 weeks). Generally, does the extra time translate into extra buds enough to make it worthwhile (with a scrog setup and limited plant count)?
I am a first time grower planning a small medical grow (10 plants) with a perpetual harvest Scrog setup, rotating between 5 aeroponic Rubbermaid stations with 2 plants each - each plant covering 1 m2 (3'x3') of screen. With 2 stations for vegging (2 m2 covered by 600w MH) and 3 for flowering (6 m2 covered by 2000w of HPS) with a cycle length of 2.5-3 weeks. Ideally, the plants will be vegged for 5-6 weeks and flowered for 8-9 weeks. I am contemplating growing one of the longer flowering Sativa strains (Arjan's Haze, Super Silver Haze), which would require flowering for 10-13 weeks and a 4 week cycle.
Basically, I could do a perpetual harvest with an Indica and harvest every 2.5-3 weeks, or go with a long flowering Sativa and push it back to harvesting every month or so. I am going to be really limited by plant number, but not by wattage or square feet. I am thinking that a longer flowering Sativa may be good to help fill out the screen if 6 weeks of vegging isn't enough to fill the m2 (since by going with a Sativa that flowers in 12 weeks, I'd have to change the cycle length to 4 weeks and thereby change the vegging length to 8 weeks - an increase of 33%).
Any thoughts?
Thanks guys. I hope you all are loving your herb while I subsist on Mexico's cheapest...
I am a first time grower planning a small medical grow (10 plants) with a perpetual harvest Scrog setup, rotating between 5 aeroponic Rubbermaid stations with 2 plants each - each plant covering 1 m2 (3'x3') of screen. With 2 stations for vegging (2 m2 covered by 600w MH) and 3 for flowering (6 m2 covered by 2000w of HPS) with a cycle length of 2.5-3 weeks. Ideally, the plants will be vegged for 5-6 weeks and flowered for 8-9 weeks. I am contemplating growing one of the longer flowering Sativa strains (Arjan's Haze, Super Silver Haze), which would require flowering for 10-13 weeks and a 4 week cycle.
Basically, I could do a perpetual harvest with an Indica and harvest every 2.5-3 weeks, or go with a long flowering Sativa and push it back to harvesting every month or so. I am going to be really limited by plant number, but not by wattage or square feet. I am thinking that a longer flowering Sativa may be good to help fill out the screen if 6 weeks of vegging isn't enough to fill the m2 (since by going with a Sativa that flowers in 12 weeks, I'd have to change the cycle length to 4 weeks and thereby change the vegging length to 8 weeks - an increase of 33%).
Any thoughts?
Thanks guys. I hope you all are loving your herb while I subsist on Mexico's cheapest...
