Less plants = More yeild?????

[215zealot]

Bear with me.


I have three OG kush mothers that have been in veg for a while, they have really sprouted outwards and are taking up alot of space. While i can fit like 9 of my strawberry cough plants under one 400, these huge kush plants care barely fit under the same light.

So, if i put just these three under ONE 400 HPS, would they grow bigger and yeild more than if i put them under a 400 HPS with say, 2 or 3 other plants?


Should i give these big Kush plants their own 400 watt?? I have seen grows on here where people grow like 1 or 2 massive plants under a single 1000 watt or something similar.

So, does less plants under a light = more yeild per plant???


What do you guys think?

 

[bluealein56]

Remember just cause you see it on here or somewhere else on the net doesnt mean its not overkill. You gotta do what works for you and if you have the money and space for some more light then well heck go for it. more light the merrier. Im sure someone will chime in with a lumen's to area ratio here soon so ill leave the rest to the pros........................................

 

[cadlakmike1]

As long as the mothers aren't going to block the light from the other plants you should be fine, depending on the overall size of your grow area. How big is your grow room? What are the dimensions? If you can control the heat more lumens per square foot will give you larger tighter buds, but you may not need it. Multiply the length by the width of your room, then divide your total available lumens by that number. You want/need to be at/above 5000 per square foot.

 

[bluealein56]

:yeahthat:..........................told ya:joint:

 

[Alistair]

I believe that once the plants sense that they're encroaching upon another plant's territory they restrict their growth in the direction of the neighboring plant. In my opinion, nine plants growing in a certain space will grow to be smaller than only three plants in the same area. The three plants all by themselves are freer to grow horizontally. The three plants have the potential to yield more than the same three plants growing together with six other plants, making nine.

 

[whiterussian]

Bear with me.


I have three OG kush mothers that have been in veg for a while, they have really sprouted outwards and are taking up alot of space. While i can fit like 9 of my strawberry cough plants under one 400, these huge kush plants care barely fit under the same light.

So, if i put just these three under ONE 400 HPS, would they grow bigger and yeild more than if i put them under a 400 HPS with say, 2 or 3 other plants?


Should i give these big Kush plants their own 400 watt?? I have seen grows on here where people grow like 1 or 2 massive plants under a single 1000 watt or something similar.

So, does less plants under a light = more yeild per plant???


What do you guys think?

My last plant got to hog up the whole 1000 watt HPS/MH its whole grow life :hubba:

 

[whiterussian]

I believe that once the plants sense that they're encroaching upon another plant's territory they restrict their growth in the direction of the neighboring plant. In my opinion, nine plants growing in a certain space will grow to be smaller than only three plants in the same area. The three plants all by themselves are freer to grow horizontally. The three plants have the potential to yield more than the same three plants growing together with six other plants, making nine.

but do you think he would yeild more with 3 plants growing with all the room they want or 9 plants all touching eachother?? because i got 7 basicly all touching eachother, but there still growing a LOT

 

[Hidesert]

Im wondering what your yield was on any of your plants?

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

Bear with me.


I have three OG kush mothers that have been in veg for a while, they have really sprouted outwards and are taking up alot of space. While i can fit like 9 of my strawberry cough plants under one 400, these huge kush plants care barely fit under the same light.

So, if i put just these three under ONE 400 HPS, would they grow bigger and yeild more than if i put them under a 400 HPS with say, 2 or 3 other plants?


Should i give these big Kush plants their own 400 watt?? I have seen grows on here where people grow like 1 or 2 massive plants under a single 1000 watt or something similar.

So, does less plants under a light = more yeild per plant???


What do you guys think?

Yield is more a function of your light (grams per watt) than it is the number of plants. Yes, it has been my experience that less plants under a light=more yield per plant (within reason of course).

If you have the means to get those 3 under their own 400W, I think that would be what I would do.

 

[KADE]

Bear with me.

So, does less plants under a light = more yeild per plant???

What do you guys think?

I know one fella that grows one plant under 2 lights.. and gets 2 pounds from it... i know another fellow that has the same area and packs in 100 and gets the same amount... i think it comes down to how knowledged the grower is.

 

[Alistair]

Whiterussian, in theory the three plants could yield the same as nine plants, but the three plants under the same conditions would not yield more.

 

[NorCalHal]

To me, this is a very important and one of the toughest growing questions there is.

After all, aside from great quality, we are after great yeilds are we not?

For arguments sake, lets say we have a 1000w mh/hps.
Lets set the goal at 1/2 g w or roughly 1lb cured herb.

How many plants is the first question most folks ask themselves.

IMHO, it comes down to a couple of things. Strain being the number one factor and weather or not you have big testicles, or patience.
Let me explain.

If you choose the "big testicles", you could throw 50 clones under the light and flower them at 6" and get your weight, on most any strain.

If you choose patience, you could run 6-9 under the same light and get the same weight.

But, that is just to acheive the "weight". As far as quality, I beleive that less plants is better. You are forced to grow them bigger, healthier and more lush then you would with flowering clones. Bigger plants obviously produce bigger buds.

But not all strain are alike. Some strain like the San Fernando Valley OG Kush ( ya Effen, I see what u mean now!) will not produce weight with 6-9 plants, no matter what you do. You HAVE to throw numbers at it to get weight.

But most strains are easily able to produce the goal weight with fewer plants, imo. Patience is the way to go. Get to know a few strains that you like. Dial them in first, them get a new one. If you can dial in one specific strain for a few clicks, then you can master any of them.

When you master your sppecific strain is when you can aveive the full gram per watt.

Good times.

 

[215zealot]

I believe that once the plants sense that they're encroaching upon another plant's territory they restrict their growth in the direction of the neighboring plant. In my opinion, nine plants growing in a certain space will grow to be smaller than only three plants in the same area. The three plants all by themselves are freer to grow horizontally. The three plants have the potential to yield more than the same three plants growing together with six other plants, making nine.

If the Hemp GOddess backs your post my assumptions must be correct!


The growroom is ten by ten. The nine smaller ones are under their own 400, and the 3 kush plants are under their own 400 at the moment. I also have another 400 that i am gonna put 6 smaller kush plants under. With 3,6, and 9 each under a 400 i guess i can sort of find out which works best right??

 

[215zealot]

My last plant got to hog up the whole 1000 watt HPS/MH its whole grow life :hubba:

Yea i think it might have been your grow that made me think about this.

What was your dry weight off one plant under a 1000???

 

[215zealot]

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I know one fella that grows one plant under 2 lights.. and gets 2 pounds from it... i know another fellow that has the same area and packs in 100 and gets the same amount... i think it comes down to how knowledged the grower is.

2 pounds from one plants!??!?! Nice, was it under two 1000s or two 400s???

 

[kasgrow]

I would grow the six plants. Put 3 plants in the room for 4 weeks and then add the other 3 plants. I rotate plants through my flower garden regularly to get the most out of my space, lights and environment.