the table/trays have nothing to do with your yield. its 2 things.. first and most importantly.. its the strain... and second and almost just as important... its the veg time.. letting them double in size b4 flower is a huge difference... like 4 times the nodes and they space better... i would never use a table that high in a 7.5 space.. put your trays on cinderblocks with a 6" drip catch under it... and put a hydro pump 10 gpm or more in it to pump the water back into your res... and change the water every 2 to 3 waterings.. also.. 15 plants per tray is one method im really starting to lose faith in.. to get any coverage below the canopy is almost impossible. i work in a hydro store in costa mesa, ca. i talk to alot of guys.. as well as my own exp and it all points to 3 things that make all the difference.. 1. climate control... the biggest thing in growing and never taken seriously enough. humidity, teperature, root space, air circulation, light quality, and co2 levels. second.. is legnth of veg and topping. i know the feeling of just wanting to shove the little ladys in and flower em.. but waiting to top and recover is a massive difference.. if you flower after topping and recovering to a plant 2 feet tall.. your legit. this only takes 5 weeks veg time from a rooted clone to flowering.. and if you are exp in growing at all... your running a sog style grow with plants rooting, vegging and flowering all at once.. so if you clip clones 2 weeks after starting to flower.. they root and you plant.. you have 5 weeks to veg top and recover them.. perfect cycle.. imo. thirdly.. is pot size and spacing.. most guys in southern cali who have been growin for more than a year have cut it down to 6 plants per 4x4. its what i do. and its what most talented growers in my area do. just stuffing 16 plants into a 4x4 is gonna give you bud.. and its the idea of more plants = more bud. i assure you this is wrong.. more root space/quality roots, light coverage, and plant height/space/pot rotation is what will give the best results. i grow sfv og kush. its not a heavy yielding strain. its borderline light yielding strain.. but i have a perfectly controlled atmosphere in my room.. and i space 6 to a tray with 5 weeks of veg.. topped. i assure you.. i get 2lb or more per tray. so.. im getting 4 times the weight as you with 16 plants off my 6.. im using the same light, same space.. just less plants that are managed differently.. there around 5 1/2 feet tall when i finish.. with 4 colas on each plant and good bud down to the 5 gallon tall pot its chillin in. i get almost a half p per plant. but honestly, if you take any advice from this.. and if your not alreaddy doin it... do these 4 things: space your plants more, let them veg long enough to yield properly, give em better root conditions(great white+root excellerator+5 gal pots) and run c02.. you will be at 2 lbs. i promise. its not just me. its the hundreds of growers that come in and out of our store.. dont think more plants = more pot. there not cattle.. coverage and height make a big difference. sorry for the rant i just really have alot of passion for growing and when i do reply to one of these posts i go off.. hit me up with questions if you want concerning my nutes and spacign and shit..
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dampille Reviewed by dampille on . Why are Trays 4X4 not 5X4? Please Help This is frustrating the high hell outta me. The best I've ever done was my very first cycle when I put threw the plants on the ground and had no trays at all. I did about 17 plants per 1000 watt lamp, and now that I have all trays... I have a hard time wrapping my head around why the damn trays aren't 5X4 to begin with. The lamp can cover a 5X4 area. The guys at the shop tell me, "Well, the company that makes them assumes that your plants hang over and fill that area on the outside..." That Rating: 5