pick 3 out of 6

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Hello guys,
i am planning my next grow, i have 6 strains i have space for only 3 plants ,
strains are,

white widow
Sensi Skunk
Durban posion
Black domina
Thai-tanic
Jack herer

i grow in a closet , 2ft deep by 8ft wide by 6ft height , for lighting i use 2 150 watts led panels 3500k , i use peat moss based soil with general hydroponics nutrients.
which three strains do u recommend for maximum yields and not that hard to grow.also i like both sativa and indica so if i have a variety of both would be nice.

thanks
 
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The Black Domina is a very forgiving plant to grow, it's hardy sturdy and will take nutrients without being too picky and it's a good producer. The Durban Poison is my favorite indoor Sativa, it's another easy plant to grow just hit it with a little less in the nutrient department than the Domina. The white widow is also easy to grow, it finishes super early although it's a plant that likes a little longer veg time if you want big production from it. I'd grow the Jack Herer rather than the white widow but that's just because I like the buzz from it better than the WW and done right it's a bigger producer. But it's a little harder to grow, not that hard though really, takes longer and likes more light but it's in the same window as the other two. (I haven't grown the thai-tanic so I can't say anything about it) The Sensi Skunk produces big given enough light, space and time but it might not be the best for your set up, it can be a space hog and leafy light producer if it's not give it's legs to grow big.

I guess I'd go for the Black Domina, Durban Poison and Jack Herer that's some great old school genetics, they are all building blocks for today's strains and still stand the test of time as great strains by themselves. You would have a nice Sativa, hybrid and sativa, that way too. (Morning, noon and night, lol) I've actually closet grown these back in the day with great results, I can pretty much picture in my head what your grow would look like with these in it and the mix would work out nice.

I'm curious though, why do you think you only have room for three plants, because if you don't have plant limits there is no reason you can't grow more than that in the space you have. You could grow a whole lot more if you really wanted to and your turn around time would be faster. If I had the same room and no plant limits I'd pack a lot more than that in there, you'd laugh if I told you how many.
 
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18six50 said:
The Black Domina is a very forgiving plant to grow, it's hardy sturdy and will take nutrients without being too picky and it's a good producer. The Durban Poison is my favorite indoor Sativa, it's another easy plant to grow just hit it with a little less in the nutrient department than the Domina. The white widow is also easy to grow, it finishes super early although it's a plant that likes a little longer veg time if you want big production from it. I'd grow the Jack Herer rather than the white widow but that's just because I like the buzz from it better than the WW and done right it's a bigger producer. But it's a little harder to grow, not that hard though really, takes longer and likes more light but it's in the same window as the other two. (I haven't grown the thai-tanic so I can't say anything about it) The Sensi Skunk produces big given enough light, space and time but it might not be the best for your set up, it can be a space hog and leafy light producer if it's not give it's legs to grow big.

I guess I'd go for the Black Domina, Durban Poison and Jack Herer that's some great old school genetics, they are all building blocks for today's strains and still stand the test of time as great strains by themselves. You would have a nice Sativa, hybrid and sativa, that way too. (Morning, noon and night, lol) I've actually closet grown these back in the day with great results, I can pretty much picture in my head what your grow would look like with these in it and the mix would work out nice.

I'm curious though, why do you think you only have room for three plants, because if you don't have plant limits there is no reason you can't grow more than that in the space you have. You could grow a whole lot more if you really wanted to and your turn around time would be faster. If I had the same room and no plant limits I'd pack a lot more than that in there, you'd laugh if I told you how many.
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thanks a lot bro for your detailed reply , it really helped , well i was thinking three plants because i thought when they grow and fill the space there would be room for light penetration and air flow , i don't mind adding more plants , but this is my first grow in this space so i thought i'd start with 3 plants and see how it goes.
 
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you know! said:
thanks a lot bro for your detailed reply , it really helped , well i was thinking three plants because i thought when they grow and fill the space there would be room for light penetration and air flow , i don't mind adding more plants , but this is my first grow in this space so i thought i'd start with 3 plants and see how it goes.
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Your welcome and I'm sure it will be a good grow either way. I just kind of chuckle at the way plant limits have changed the way we grow. The common advice now is to grow fewer plants and fill your canopy out by topping or using LTS or whatever, but back in the day we filled a canopy out by having more plants in smaller containers. In an area that size I've had as many as 49 plants using 3 liter containers. (I used to stay under the 50 plant mandatory minimum sentencing rules). Back then we often grew what was called a "sea of green". It's faster because you don't have to veg for much time, if you even have a veg cycle, instead of simply starting from 12/12. By the way, the strains you are talking about were for the most part bred to be used as part of a sea of green operation, they have fewer side branches and do great without the topping (the jack herer is the acception, it's a bit stretchy and should be topped to keep it tamed down a bit)

It's just something to keep in mind, you can fill your canopy quicker with more plants and you can grow a larger variety of strains at the same time. Variety is the spice of life. I've also never felt like I got a smaller harvest because I packed too many plants into a small space, I have gotten smaller harvests because I didn't fill my canopy though. Don't be shy about packing plants more plants into a small area, just remember that you don't have to veg for long if you do it that way.

I see this all the time when it comes to beginner mistakes, not filling out the canopy, even with old hands like me it's still tough sometimes with new strains to know how big to grow them. But sadly I see many beginners who start with just a couple plants and then waste a ton of light and a ton of time too because in that same area and in the same time they could have doubled or tippled their harvest. Since big harvests are your goal then I really do suggest starting more plants, if the limits allow it, you can veg them for less time or even start them from 12/12. Your canopy will be full and at harvest time you won't have to worry that you are only harvesting a couple of small plants. I honestly have seen more people discouraged by small harvests than anything else, they pour months of work into harvests that amount to a couple ounces of dry weed and then it never even comes close to keeping them high. The first goal of growing should be to make yourself independent of other growers, that's easy to do if you pack enough plants and light into a closet that size, in fact with that much room you should be able to grow way more than you can smoke, but only if you get into a cycle that's fast and only if you keep your canopy full, that's much easier to do with more plants.

Good luck and hit me up any time for suggestions, I love to help people out if I can.
 
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18six50 said:
Your welcome and I'm sure it will be a good grow either way. I just kind of chuckle at the way plant limits have changed the way we grow. The common advice now is to grow fewer plants and fill your canopy out by topping or using LTS or whatever, but back in the day we filled a canopy out by having more plants in smaller containers. In an area that size I've had as many as 49 plants using 3 liter containers. (I used to stay under the 50 plant mandatory minimum sentencing rules). Back then we often grew what was called a "sea of green". It's faster because you don't have to veg for much time, if you even have a veg cycle, instead of simply starting from 12/12. By the way, the strains you are talking about were for the most part bred to be used as part of a sea of green operation, they have fewer side branches and do great without the topping (the jack herer is the acception, it's a bit stretchy and should be topped to keep it tamed down a bit)

It's just something to keep in mind, you can fill your canopy quicker with more plants and you can grow a larger variety of strains at the same time. Variety is the spice of life. I've also never felt like I got a smaller harvest because I packed too many plants into a small space, I have gotten smaller harvests because I didn't fill my canopy though. Don't be shy about packing plants more plants into a small area, just remember that you don't have to veg for long if you do it that way.

I see this all the time when it comes to beginner mistakes, not filling out the canopy, even with old hands like me it's still tough sometimes with new strains to know how big to grow them. But sadly I see many beginners who start with just a couple plants and then waste a ton of light and a ton of time too because in that same area and in the same time they could have doubled or tippled their harvest. Since big harvests are your goal then I really do suggest starting more plants, if the limits allow it, you can veg them for less time or even start them from 12/12. Your canopy will be full and at harvest time you won't have to worry that you are only harvesting a couple of small plants. I honestly have seen more people discouraged by small harvests than anything else, they pour months of work into harvests that amount to a couple ounces of dry weed and then it never even comes close to keeping them high. The first goal of growing should be to make yourself independent of other growers, that's easy to do if you pack enough plants and light into a closet that size, in fact with that much room you should be able to grow way more than you can smoke, but only if you get into a cycle that's fast and only if you keep your canopy full, that's much easier to do with more plants.

Good luck and hit me up any time for suggestions, I love to help people out if I can.
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thanks again for your reply, its a very interesting way to look at it i never looked at it this way, its well worth considering , maybe I'll try all six strains together for a start and see how i could manage,maybe if i pulled it off i will be getting a very respectable yield and also 6 different kinds of weed.
thanks for sharing , respect.
 
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