Quote Originally Posted by oldmac
All thru this thread there seems to be a misconception of what SOG is or does. SOG is a technique to grow many small single cola plants, usually less then 18" high when finished, in as short a time as possible (meaning little or no veg).

1 plant per sqft is not what I'd consider SOG. A minimum of 4 plants per sqft to a maximum of 9 plants per sqft is where it's at.
And lighting should be greater then some have suggested here, 600w per sqM if using HPS, I would consider more appropriate.

IMHO, SOG is the most efficent method of growing the most BUD, regardless of the type of light or grow medium used. When you start growing bushes and trees, you wind up throwing away stalks, branches and alot of leaves....all of which you put money (read electric) to grow. Why grow it if you are going to throw it away?

But there is a down side, to do this effectivly you need to run 1 strain with the clones comming from 1 common mother plant at a time. Trying to grow muli strains in the same batch, with the enhierent differences in growth rates and hieghts, will cost you effiency.

The other down side, as Rusty pointed out, in the good ole USA it probably is a felony. Actually 99+ plants and your're looking at a federal crime. The answer to that is live in an area where MMJ is legal and they base how much you can legally grow on canopy size rather then plant count. Or switch to SCROG, and shoot for a bud density of 4-9 buds per sqft.

-Oldmac :twocents:
OK....no more math while medicated.....12 x 18 =216 clones to fill the space in my post.but wannabe123 only needs one 400watter for his personal grow.unless he's a very heavy smoker [or a very bad grower].How much do you smoke wannabe123?
seventhchild Reviewed by seventhchild on . Sea of green, Explanation Hi everyone, this is my first post on this website, So i apologize if this question has been asked a 100 times already! Im a long time smoker and have tryed my hand at growing before with variable success. I'm preparing a personal use grow op, I have 6 400w HPS, and I would like to use the SOG technique. Im thinking of using a 'cheese' plant as i have bought it and love it :rasta: but where i live it sells at £10 per gram. My question(s) are: 1: 6 x 400w HPS with lots of space but Rating: 5