6 plants vs 4 plants in 4x4. Yield difference?

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budrock61

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Considering two plans. Living soil, Mars Hydro TS3000, 4x4 scrog:

PLAN A:
4 plants in 10 gallon pots.
Veg 6 weeks.
Flower 9 weeks.

PLAN B:
6 plants in 7 gallon pots.
Veg 4 weeks.
Flower 9 weeks.

Obviously, Plan B will finish 2 weeks earlier.

But will Plan A yield more (enough to make up for the extra 2 weeks required), because the plants will be bigger and therefore (I assume) will produce larger buds?

Hoping some of you ol' pros can enlighten this semi-newbster.
 
Leeski

Leeski

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You couldn’t fit 6 plants under a 4x4 scrog even if you only veg for 4 wks simply the net ain’t big enough in regard to yield between 4 & 6 plants and your suggested veg time frames they would work out roughly the same imo if I had to call it think 6 plants would produce slightly more -but so many variables hard question to answer
You would save money and time with plan b obviously hope this helps ☮
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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A 4 x 4 will yield the same amount no matter the number of pots. Its all about canopy area. The less veg time the more pots are needed to fill the whole area's canopy.
More plants= less veg time so more harvests per year.
Less plants = more veg time so less harvests per year.
I find 9 is a nice number in a 4 x 4 for me but some run 64 and some run 1.

But yield is based on the canopy (and genetics of cause) not on how many pots are under it.
 
Leeski

Leeski

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Lucky Luke said:
A 4 x 4 will yield the same amount no matter the number of pots. Its all about canopy area. The less veg time the more pots are needed to fill the whole area's canopy.
More plants= less veg time so more harvests per year.
Less plants = more veg time so less harvests per year.
I find 9 is a nice number in a 4 x 4 for me but some run 64 and some run 1.

But yield is based on the canopy not on how many pots are under it.
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9 plants in a 4x4 scrog ?
 
Leeski

Leeski

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See so many posts saying scrog and it’s just plants being grown through nets or screens not scrog !
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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Leeski said:
Nice but the guy post states 4x4 scrog like you said you can get 64 in sog or 1 tree !
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doesnt matter...more plants faster canopy- Scrog or not. I did 4 plants and it took like a month or more to fill the net- fk that. Put 9 or 12 or whatever and get more harvest per year, scrog or not.
 
jzs147

jzs147

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Lucky Luke said:
doesnt matter...more plants faster canopy- Scrog or not. I did 4 plants and it took like a month or more to fill the net- fk that. Put 9 or 12 or whatever and get more harvest per year, scrog or not.
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Your canopys still not full i done 5 weeks veg
4 plants.
I got another 2 pots so ill add them next run just wanted to try this method first.20200331_123940.jpg
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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jzs147 said:
Your canopys still not full i done 5 weeks veg
4 plants.
I got another 2 pots so ill add them next run just wanted to try this method first.View attachment 4519830
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nope, its not. i take my plants out every few days so i dont want it to full, but its pretty close.
But 5 weeks veg vs 1 weeks veg is a fair few weeks difference over the year. Ive seen u running more than 4 in ur flood and drain red rock tent
 
jzs147

jzs147

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Lucky Luke said:
nope, its not. i take my plants out every few days so i dont want it to full, but its pretty close.
But 5 weeks veg vs 1 weeks veg is a fair few weeks difference over the year. Ive seen u running more than 4 in ur flood and drain red rock tent
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Yeah got 8 in 1 tent.
I still give em bout a month veg.
 
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