Need help expanding my horizons

so, ive been growing in a 4x4 setup ( https://www.rollitup.org/t/first-timer-looking-for-the-terps.1012693/#post-15460140 ) (details there) and my 4 beautys are getting pretty bushy, with this being said ive ordered another light and a 3x3 tent and also have a 2x2 closet for seedlings/clones already set up. My roommate is moving out soon and my ultimate goal is roughly 9-12 plants at a time and to harvest maybe every month or two (meaning cycling 9-12 every time). im more or less just concerned about taste then quantity as i just plan on growing for myself and a friend. but the rest can be turned into hash or "disposed" of by other means. mainly id like to grow most plants about 3-4 foot tall and pretty well bushy. as i plan on lolipoping them as i learn to grow im not to worried about the flower room but more or less the veg room. ive done some research on different set ups but i have a 10x12 room with a closet thats 2x6 about 8 foot tall at my disposal as well, id like to not go to overboard and turn the whole room into a grow but at this point it seems to be ending up that way. so should i be fine cramping these guys together or should i expand the room and invest in more lights? also should i jsut set up tents in the room or convert a portion of the room with pvc and Mylar and such. opinions would be greatly appreciated

Gwhiliker said:

mainly id like to grow most plants about 3-4 foot tall and pretty well bushy.

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Gwhiliker said:

so should i be fine cramping these guys together or should i expand the room and invest in more lights?

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Cramping the plants will prevent them from getting light on their sides, if you do that and lolipop them there is less point in growing them so tall. If you want to grow big plants with large yields then you may wish to jump down the rabbit hole that is my grow journal, linked in my signature. It's a long read and a lot can be learned from it, you may decide to implement some of the ideas you see there. I love side lighting tall / big plants, pull some real numbers like that.

Renfro said:

Cramping the plants will prevent them from getting light on their sides, if you do that and lolipop them there is less point in growing them so tall. If you want to grow big plants with large yields then you may wish to jump down the rabbit hole that is my grow journal, linked in my signature. It's a long read and a lot can be learned from it, you may decide to implement some of the ideas you see there. I love side lighting tall / big plants, pull some real numbers like that.

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time for a good read

hmm well i do like the tips and tricks from the different light sources to resin productions from different spectrums which will definitely help me in my venture. but i am willing to sacrifice size/yield for flavor/thc levels. im more worried about the flavor over the yield. willing to get rid of the larf for the extra potency up top, was wondering if maybe side/underlighting at a minimal amount might be beneficial, i may have read over it if mentioned, im only like 8 pages in atm lol

Renfro said:

Cramping the plants will prevent them from getting light on their sides, if you do that and lolipop them there is less point in growing them so tall. If you want to grow big plants with large yields then you may wish to jump down the rabbit hole that is my grow journal, linked in my signature. It's a long read and a lot can be learned from it, you may decide to implement some of the ideas you see there. I love side lighting tall / big plants, pull some real numbers like that.

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