The8thChevron
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I know more plants indoors doesnt mean a bigger yield, but does it mean a quicker harvest for the same yield? Theoretically, it fills the canopy quicker so you can bloom quicker, no?
Does more plants mean quicker harvest?
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not necessarily, “quicker harvest” is usually from faster genetics in a strain (Cindy99 finishes fast) or the light cycle you use (decrementing light deprivation, cut light time each week, “winter is coming)....or growing Sea of Green method, which may be what you’re asking about.SOG is where you take as many clones as will fit in your tent, get them all about the same size....clones are sexually mature and finish faster and you get a faster harvest and more buds overall. But growing from seeds indoor and having more plants just means your tent is a mess during stretch / flower.
Kalebaiden
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More plants can mean more harvested. It doesn't mean quicker harvesting.
The time in veg is usually a standard 1-2 months, allowing for each plant to become established and create flower sites. The flowering period is a standard 8-14 weeks, depending on strain.
After you've flowered and got to the end of the run, the thought more = quicker flies right out the window. Harvesting takes time...sometimes days....harvesting is fun and it sucks all at once.
The time in veg is usually a standard 1-2 months, allowing for each plant to become established and create flower sites. The flowering period is a standard 8-14 weeks, depending on strain.
After you've flowered and got to the end of the run, the thought more = quicker flies right out the window. Harvesting takes time...sometimes days....harvesting is fun and it sucks all at once.
harvesting is awesome, its the hanging and especially trimming that sucks!!!! BTW another great reason to grow SOG is perpetual growing of plants with far less fans and more bud...much easier to trim 10 mature clones than one bigger plant which would yield the same amount (or sometimes LESS) than the SOG. Every year i get some big outdoor plants and after i get the uppers and “best” colas I just get to a point in trimming where its like “”f—- this”, then call a buddy to come collect the popcorn so i can start trimming the next big plant. I totally agree its fun but exhausting stressful hard work and after you’re legal for a while...much more of a pain, IMO.
Interesting you say that. My experience is the opposite over my years of growing. I've scaled back from a couple dozen plants flowering at a time to just four per 4x4' flower tent.
My wife and I can trim four plants that vegged for eight weeks in a fraction of the time we used to trim a dozen much smaller ones that vegged for a much shorter veg period.
Budzbuddha
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Look into perpetual growing.
I did a bit of a writeup on that topic not too long ago:
Anatomy of a Perpetual Grow Cycle
Synopsis: A perpetual cannabis grow cycle is a growing method where there are always plants growing in various stages (clone rooting, vegetative and flower), and where you harvest a batch of plants at regular, scheduled dates. Schedules: The easiest way to set up a perpetual grow is to use a...
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Budzbuddha
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Good one ... staggered grow will allow continuous
harvest , i run plants around 3 week windows.
12/12 SOG grows will work well under this.
Start ( say 4 ... 1 or 2 gallon bag grows ) in 2-3 weeks start another set , on and on.
Side note : this will also allow one to run seed breeding along with the grows.
Spec are you talking about plants from seed or clones? That could be the difference....flowering clones always have more budsites and less leaves than the plant they came from, IMO and experience, and what i described was SOG from clones not seed....could also be a difference in our strains or setup? Always good to find out more either way
My first perpetual was a three week cycle from rooted clones and seed. Three batches of plants each three weeks apart.
Then I did five weeks, and finally landed on eight week veg, four plants in flower at a time, harvest two every five weeks at which time two new ones go in.
I run both seeds and clones perpetually. I never found it mattered. I prefer trimming very large plants over many small ones no matter if they came from clone or seed.
cool! I actually like unsupercropped, long thin and tall clones that I've vegged for weeks to get tall...trim the few fans, hang em...clip all the buds and trim smaller leaves as i go from buds.....i get overwhelmed when I have giant colas/plants to trim...but for some reason i keep doin that too!! Worst trim job I ever had was a 1024 clone that I supercropped and revegged a couple of times, overfed and kept in a 20 gallon feltpot...after a couple of revege cycles I planted this outdoor in may, and it grew into a 10 ft tall bush that I kept staking down and supercropping to hide from the neighbors....it looked like a hedge in fall, and I trimmed that bitch of a harvest day and night until all i could smell was dank.....yielded me close to 5 lbs of the absolute best herb ever, but I’ll never try it again unless I have my own trim team.
Don_Sequitor
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If you are seeking superior seed, then I recommend checking a breeder by the name of BOG. BUSHY OLD GROWER. His Bogglegum will get you pearled.