Newbie setup theory questions

Hey all! First time growing on my own, very excited!

Strain: Sour Diesel from seed (9-10 weeks flowering time)
Light: 600 Watt HPS for flower, T5 6400K 6 bulb grow light ($55, Amazon) for veg
Soil: Custom mix of Organic soil, Peat Moss, Perlite, Dolomite Lime and Worm castings in 3 gallon pots
Space: 3' x 3' x 6.5' custom made grow tent from PVC pipe and panda film
Environment control: A/C unit connected to an Inkbird ITC-1000 Temperature Controller. A space heater is also available for heat, but thats not an issue here in SoCal this time of year.

So! Right now I have 4 plants, 2 older by 1 week.

- 1st older plant is super leggy but doing great so its going in my friends's backyard
- 2nd older plant is basically ready for flower, being almost 5 weeks from seed
- 1st younger plant is super fat and healthy, this will be my mother
- 2nd younger plant is looking great too, but not as fat as the other one, so its going to flower in about a week or so

While I am flowering the said plants, the mother will produce my clones for the next grow. Timing should be just right.

Here are my questions:

In regards to this grow:

I will have 2 plants that will be taking up a 9 sq ft space. My thought is that I will supercrop the shit out of them. Keep them short and bushy because they will have the whole area to call their own.

- When do I top? They're at 6 and 7 nodes right now.
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In regards to my next grow, from clones

For a 3x3 space, I have several plans in my head. These plans are 2-3 months out so they are subject to change. A lot.

Plan A: Small SOG DWC style. Bunch of clones, couple of totes, you get the idea. This is pretty standard

Plan B: Flower the mother SCROG style after cloning her. She'll be nice and bushy by then

Plan C: (my personal idea, and my favorite, at least in desire to attempt). 6 plants, 3 on each side, bent sideways across the entire 3'. Its kind of a combination of the idea of supercropping, and photos like this:



My second question is more open ended:

- Which plan do you like most? Is there a Plan D that I'm not considering? What would you do with a 3 x 3 space, and why?

Thanks, looking forward to your replies!

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Here are the girls 5 days ago



Here they are today.

From left to right: Friend's backyard, Flower now, Flower in a week, Mother

Thanks for sharing.

RusskiyFermer said:

Hey all! First time growing on my own, very excited!

Strain: Sour Diesel from seed (9-10 weeks flowering time)
Light: 600 Watt HPS for flower, T5 6400K 6 bulb grow light ($55, Amazon) for veg
Soil: Custom mix of Organic soil, Peat Moss, Perlite, Dolomite Lime and Worm castings in 3 gallon pots
Space: 3' x 3' x 6.5' custom made grow tent from PVC pipe and panda film
Environment control: A/C unit connected to an Inkbird ITC-1000 Temperature Controller. A space heater is also available for heat, but thats not an issue here in SoCal this time of year.

So! Right now I have 4 plants, 2 older by 1 week.

- 1st older plant is super leggy but doing great so its going in my friends's backyard
- 2nd older plant is basically ready for flower, being almost 5 weeks from seed
- 1st younger plant is super fat and healthy, this will be my mother
- 2nd younger plant is looking great too, but not as fat as the other one, so its going to flower in about a week or so

While I am flowering the said plants, the mother will produce my clones for the next grow. Timing should be just right.

Here are my questions:

In regards to this grow:

I will have 2 plants that will be taking up a 9 sq ft space. My thought is that I will supercrop the shit out of them. Keep them short and bushy because they will have the whole area to call their own.

- When do I top? They're at 6 and 7 nodes right now.
_____

In regards to my next grow, from clones

For a 3x3 space, I have several plans in my head. These plans are 2-3 months out so they are subject to change. A lot.

Plan A: Small SOG DWC style. Bunch of clones, couple of totes, you get the idea. This is pretty standard

Plan B: Flower the mother SCROG style after cloning her. She'll be nice and bushy by then

Plan C: (my personal idea, and my favorite, at least in desire to attempt). 6 plants, 3 on each side, bent sideways across the entire 3'. Its kind of a combination of the idea of supercropping, and photos like this:

My second question is more open ended:

- Which plan do you like most? Is there a Plan D that I'm not considering? What would you do with a 3 x 3 space, and why?

Thanks, looking forward to your replies!

____________________________________________________

Here are the girls 5 days ago

Here they are today.

From left to right: Friend's backyard, Flower now, Flower in a week, Mother

Click to expand...

Top them man

You could top after 3 nodes if you like. I have done them around 10 before.

Just fuck with em. Super crop one. Tie one down completely sideways. Top one. Learn what each method does, how it affects the way the plant grows.

'.....Soil: Custom mix of Organic soil, Peat Moss, Perlite, Dolomite Lime and Worm castings in 3 gallon pots'

this will shoot you down, the organic soil, the perlite ...yes good,

peat moss holds water hence nutes ..in temps, water evapes off leaving hi dosage of nutes leading to nute burn ...stay sharp

dolomite lime is best used as a fix later not as an additive at the start unless you ph is wacked,...dangerous

same with Worm castings, tho great food too much will screw you, and be absorbed by the peat ..best as a tea, again nute burn

water well but first lift and think,

you want a sequential grow from mothers ...but thats old school that takes room

stay sequential by taking clones as you send your babes to bud

but hey its in the pix and you are doing well

good luck

Hey guys, thanks a lot for your feedback.

MoMoGrows, thats exactly my plan. I've watched my old roommate grow before so I have a little experience, but this is my first solo grow so I'm ready to experiment.

Vostok, thanks a lot man. Hopefully the dolomite lime and worm castings wont interfere too much. Its mostly peat moss and organic soil. I have read that the best way to water is to kind of let the plants tell you what they need, instead of giving it to them in excess. Hopefully this approach will help prevent nutrient burn.

A question though - what do you mean by staying sequential with the clones? Do you mean that I should flower the mothers and continue the strain strictly through clones, instead of keeping a perpetual mother?

Thanks

As for the plants:

Just FIMed the older plant at 6 full nodes (not counting the single leaf).



The second younger plant will be topped at 2 nodes per Uncle Bens instructions, found here:

https://www.rollitup.org/t/uncle-bens-topping-technique-to-get-2-or-4-main-colas.151706/page-1