Poll: How many plants do you put under a 1000 watter?

[razzapiggy]

You should probably throw those puppies in bigger pots if you want to fill a canopy of 4X4 with only three plants.

[stinkyattic]

5 gallon pails. Those are probably already potbound.

[BeforeYourTime]

I would put 4-9 plants under 1kw

[rhizome]

So what was the reason behind the mass production? Speed?

Well, the thought process that made it seem like a good idea was probabley somewhat stimulant-influenced. Definately made sense at 4 a.m.:wtf:

It was basically a " jeez that'd be swell, Wally" kinda thing- was getting very good performance out of "proof of concept" runs, but the scaling turned into a huge PITA.

[jamstigator]

I usually do 6 plants in 4-gallon square pots under two 20"x48"' ScroG screens, 3 under each screen, with a small area between the screens for access. But the last (currently flowering) grow in that area, I did the normal six (5 Jock Horrors and 1 AK-48), and supplemented that with two extra Jock Horrors in 2-gallon pots and six AK-48s in half-gallon pots (a mini-SOG test, these six were tiny clones when they started).

And....that's too much. Man, it's a freakin' jungle in there. Ironically, the six AK-48s in the little half-gallon pots are now the tallest plants, even though they began flowering at like 5 inches tall. They're more like 3 *feet* tall now, and require watering every day, as they suck all the juice out of those little pots in no time. I'm thinking AK-48 (Nirvana) is not an ideal SOG strain. I have another 24 AK-48s in a different cabinet (2'x4' space), also in half-gallon little pots, and they too are getting pretty tall. Looks totally doable, but I won't be trying any SOG with AK-48 henceforth. Might try NYC Diesel for the next SOG experiment, see if that works a little better.

For the big cab, I'm going back to my normal six-plant ScroG. Easier to deal with than the packed jungle in there now. Although I'm sure I'll be very happy with the yield.

[socialistpete]

You should probably throw those puppies in bigger pots if you want to fill a canopy of 4X4 with only three plants.

Thanks for the advice this is my first soil grow. I was thinking about using 18 gallon totes.