a growing question

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

to get a pount a month you would need say 6 plants every month, and 4 monthes each would be ready, so you'd need 6*12=72plants (if they were all females,) and 12 light systems

[stinkyattic]

You need 2000 watts of HID light in your flower room, approximately, and a continuous canopy (SOG, SCROG, or equivalent), and all your conditions dialed in properly.


Yield per month does not depend on plant count. It depends upon watts of HID light in the flower room and skill of the grower.

[dire1234]

so what would be idea then for me right now i have 2 400 hps bulbs and i am having 10 plants under each of them on in flowering one in veg 1 month veg and 2 month flowering.
so do i need to change stuff around and have 800 hps like use both lights on flower ing and then get some more lights. or what would be the best set up. and for fert i use big grow, tiger bloom, and big bloom , from fox farm is there any other nutrients i should use. is dark energy good ? i know there a lot of veritable. i just trying to redo what i have to make it work better because my last 2 crop was only Q P for 8 plants

[stinkyattic]

If you have the space, make a permanent flower chamber that is 3 x 6 feet, which is the correct size to run a pair of side-by-side hps400, and then do your vegging under something even as simple as a couple 4', 2x40w T12 tube cool white flouro shop lights which will run you a total of less than $30 at home depot. Keep the plants low and short, and less than 3" away from the light. If you run 24/0 in veg, you don't even need to worry much about creating a grow chamber for veg, since light leaks aren't an issue in constant light conditions.

[dire1234]

how many plants can i have in a 3x6 and would i need 2 3x6 in flowering to get 1 pound a month average

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

you understand once you take the bud off the plant its dead, right?

to get a pound a month you need to harvest "x" amount of plants each month

[stinkyattic]

X is a variable that depends upon plant size, veg time, training technique, etc.
For example, a SOG grower would be happy with half a zip off a clone flowered the moment it's rooted in a quart pot. You'd need to take down 32 of these per month. But a SCROG grower would harvest a SINGLE PLANT to get that. Get it?
The constant is light:

0.5 grams per watt of HID light in the flower room per month of flower

[dire1234]

is scrog growing where you but the screen over the plants, and what do you mean by half a zip off a clone . i have been thinking for flowering my clone when they are at 6-8 in. right now all i do is flower at 12-14 in and veg for 60 days. also can you flower 32 plants with only 2 400 hps bulbs if they are only 6 -8 in call when you start flowering

[stinkyattic]

Sorry, a 'zip' is an ounce, lol.
And yes, you can flower that number under those lights.

[dire1234]

To achieve my goal, I would need then 2 3x6 flowering areas with 32 plants in each or just one 3x6? I am also looking at doing the SOG idea to see how it goes. I know it's a high goal but I'm getting better all the time. Thanks for your help.