How many plants in a 4x8?
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ddeck96
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Thanks man. Also, I’ve never done Aero before. Should I just stick with good ol rdwc? Ngl, aero makes me a bit nervous haha. I live in Florida and hurricane season is right around the corner. I do have a 500 gallon generator tho
NanoGadget
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If you have concerns about power outages i wouldn't run hydro at all. I'm not exagerating when i say that as little as 24 hours of no power can wipe the whole crop out. If you want some of the benefits of hydro with much lower risk you may want to consider growing in coco or an inert peat medium like promix hp. Excellent growth rate and far more forgiving. Just my 2 cents. Good luck!
ddeck96
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what about FFOF or Happy Frog? I ordered some of that before I knew how soon hurricane season started. I could still get some great results with that right? Maybe save hydro for after hurricane season? Not to mention, winters here are steady 65-70. So I probably won’t even need a chiller, just some hydro guard.
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NanoGadget
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Soil is certainly an option. I love growing in good old fashioned dirt, i just find it to be slower growth and lower yeild indoor, and it sounded like you were shooting for shorter veg so i threw coco or peat out as an option.
MickFoster
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8.......I like 4 s/f per plant.
medidedicated
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I am a huge auto fan due to the 30 day veg. I would only do photo period to grow 9 square foot plants. 30 days fills 4 square foot real easily as they still stretch and can still widen canopy those 3 weeks into flower.
There is a good market for strains of 90 days ish of a plant cycle but they are autos.
There is a good market for strains of 90 days ish of a plant cycle but they are autos.
ddeck96
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I talked to my neighbor and he says that the hurricanes that are big enough to cause power outages don’t hit until around late august - early September. He’s lived here 8 years and only experienced 4 outages and they were all during September or later. Should give me 4.5 months of safe growing.