Hey t2h,

I don't believe in coincidence...but that would take me OT to another plane. Actually I'm going to take a play from Weezard's book of good.

I have played the topping game, and it's real easy; if you want a bushy plant, top it early and often.
It's not exactly what I do, but it's a workable plan for a 3-4' bush plant indoors, working with HID lighting.

Maxium bud production is really all about the canopy. The more equal in height and the more densely the bud sites are in relationship to filling up the avaiable light.

(OK this is where I get labled an "internet heretic")

I believe that SOG is the most effiecent way to grow; small plants, continuous. My grows are based on growing single cola plants that finish abt 14-16" (some strains a little more/less). I believe in growing fast, time equals money especially indoors (electric). Plus all I want is the buds; the branches, leaves and stalk I'm going to throw away anyway. The only problem with SOG is plant count, those who think they are in a legal "med" state cannot take the chance on the shear number of plants....and any growing/flowering area exceding 3 sqft would probably be into federal proabition BTW. For those folks SCROG is the way to go, it just takes a bit longer.

Up till a year ago my personal grow was based on a highly modified GI Grow rotating garden. It produced 144 plants per run, hmmm that might be more then the fed's 99 count or not. The last few years I've built aeroponic and fog grow trays, called "fogfognugen". There is an album of it's construction located at ICmag, and I use the same name there. Sorry just don't know how to link it. Speaking of not being able to link......

.....there is another old thread here at Cdot called "aero/fog LED grow table" that shows the first experimental run useing one 4x4 tray (1/2 of fogfognugen) that gives an idea to the size plant and number, I did not fill it but each tray holds 138 plantlet sites. Currently there are 4 trays in production, with a tray finishing every 2 weeks.

I may build a "hobby" size 2x2 tray with abt 25 plant sites, just for shits and giggles. If I do it will probably be over at....(censorship may prevent me from saying, help someone). I'll figure a way to tell ya. Plus over there I have a few threads dealing with light, such as the supplemental stuff I mentioned.

OM :stoned:
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