Hi all just a quick question i have never tried growing indoor ive been reading alot about it everyone seems to be growing 3,4,5 under a 400 and doing a sea of green but your veg will be longer to train the plants right? could i just put like 30 clones in 8" pots and go for 1 nice bud on each or will i yeild more out of a sog?
How many plants under a 400w mh
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racerboy71
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you seem to be a little confused as to what sog means scottyb..
sog, sea of green, is exactly what it sounds like you're doing. lots of small plants, with lil to no veg time on them, usually with only one main cola for bud..
i usually grow about 4 or 5'ish plants that i veg till i see preflowers and alternating nodes on before i flip to flower, which can vary from around 6-8 weeks of veg time or so for each plant..
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
also, i think it's pretty comparable to the amount of yield from say 4 or 5 smaller plants that all give you say 3 oz.'s per, or say 30 smaller sog'ed plants that give an 1/4th oz. per..
some growers simply would rather grow fewer, larger plants, rather than more, smaller plants, in case anything legal were to go down, the grower with fewer, bigger plants would look better in the eyes of the law, even though we all know they're both going to end up with similar amounts of bud in the end.
some growers simply would rather grow fewer, larger plants, rather than more, smaller plants, in case anything legal were to go down, the grower with fewer, bigger plants would look better in the eyes of the law, even though we all know they're both going to end up with similar amounts of bud in the end.
RedCarpetMatches
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You can do 30...just flower from the get go. You can add supplemental 2700k CFLs if you need to.
joe macclennan
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yep, i'd say you are right. Another benefit to sog is if you ever have the bad luck to get a pest such as root aphids they do not have the time to establish strong colonies in plants with less veg. Allowing you to pull great yields despite their presence. With larger plants you may as well give up. Shut down for a few months sterilize and bomb the shit out of everything and start over, and hopefully they are all gone. Been battling these fuckers for months now. Truly a menace to growers.
Sorry i ment scrog not sog thought they were kinda the same lol. anyway room is as big as i want it to be 10'x10'x10' if i want havent started to build it yet. Clones are no problem ill have a box with 3-5 mothers under cfl's going so what i ment to ask in the first place is do a SOG? or a SCROG? where is my best yeilds going to come from for my time? Your help is very much appreciated thx.
Nice Ol Bud
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Get a avatar you bastard!
RedCarpetMatches
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SOG you'll get less yields, but more harvests. SCROG you'll veg longer, better yields, but less harvests. Plants finish faster and yield more in a hydro set up.
joe macclennan
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When done properly yields are outstanding.
yes,...maybe,...yes
No they grow faster, it takes the same amount of time to flower.
not true.
Speed is the biggest benefit to hydro, not yield.
RedCarpetMatches
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Have you done any of these methods? If a plant grows faster you can switch to flower faster duh. Everyone knows hydro yields more...another big duh. Guess I just had to spell it out. Cute dog tho.
joe macclennan
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uhh, no I haven't. Everything I say on hear is pure fiction and for entertainment purposes only. 
RedCarpetMatches
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You chose to break down everything I said that was correct while putting words in my mouth and patronizing me. Shocking you have 3000 posts with that attitude. Know it all that knows nothing. Read some previous posts and mine and you might teach your old dog some new tricks. You crossed the line when you tried to break me down quote by quote. Even the sun shines on a dogs ass every once in a while but not for you.uhh, no I haven't. Everything I say on hear is pure fiction and for entertainment purposes only.
Well thanks a lot guys for the info I'm thinking a 600 and SOG after reading some of your posts then maybe adding to it if the first crop turns out. Will a 600 cover a 6x6 area? And this is going to be my stupidest question so far but how high should the 600w mh be? i read somewhere 24" that sound right?
joe macclennan
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I'd do one 1000w on a mover or two 600's for a 4x8