Agentbuckwold3 Here's my notes on single cola grows:
SINGLE-COLA SOG: The cola is the best smoke!!!!!
♥ Sea of Green switches to flowering quickly, when plants have only been in vegetative state for two-three weeks.
♥ Use common sense and intuition: know the strain. When it is strong enough to switch to 12/12, do it. Maximize veg. growth to maximize cola height. In other words, don't switch too early!
♥ Don't cut anything that looks like it will stay close to the plant; trim lowest nodes. By trimming the side branches all growth is sent to the cola. This also improves the overall flow of air.
♥ Xlnt technique when space is limited. You fit more flowering plants into the space.Â
♥ Works better with indica varieties because of their short stature and single primary cola.Â
♥ Sativas can work, but they are typically too “leggy†for the SOG: Top sativa strains a few days before changing the light cycle to 12/12.
♥ You create a canopy of buds that makes the most out of your light.
♥ Earlier harvest; more harvests per year.
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This is the size of my CFL grow box: 30" H x 18" W x 24"L. I'd say there's around 22" height above the tub. What I learned on my first grow in this box: I switched to flower too soon. They could have gotten taller if I had left them in veg for a little longer, who knows, another week...
So I don't want to do too much trimming in veg, because they won't be in veg for long, and I want them to pick up good steam during veg. I'd like to wait until maybe week 3 of flower to do the trim and defol below. And then let them buds do they thang!!!!!
So I've got 100% Indica (the BD) and hybrids that aren't going to lean towards the sativa-type growth. I'm gonna use my AN nutes with all the bloom boostin stuff, and see what I can do for my babies to make those colas PHUKN PHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We will both be learning on this first grow. I look forward to watching yours!! AK48 will be an ideal strain. Nirvana says "Using a Sea of Green set-up will produce yields of hard buds in the region of 400 - 500 gr/m2. " Of course, it will be smaller w/ single cola, but I bet we can grow nice fat ones.
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