First time SOG 8x8

nbcochet

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I will get another BESTVA 2700W-COB-9 LED in about 2 weeks from now. I will put it near the 3000w one, and try to compare all of them at the end. The avg. power draw for this one is 240w, this thing convinced me. Hope I will get it right when I turn to flowering mode. If I will get nice results I will continue with this model in the future.
 

mysunnyboy

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I will get another BESTVA 2700W-COB-9 LED in about 2 weeks from now. I will put it near the 3000w one, and try to compare all of them at the end. The avg. power draw for this one is 240w, this thing convinced me. Hope I will get it right when I turn to flowering mode. If I will get nice results I will continue with this model in the future.
Where did you get your tent?
 

nbcochet

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@mysunnyboy Here are some better photos from today. I gave them too much water at the transplant, 500ml for a 5l pot and a few little flies appeared, they look like mold flies. I use Canna Terra soil and I think it keeps the humidity for longer time. I waited 4 days until the next watering, gave them less water, and they started to disappear. The humidity is now at 60-70% at the bottom of the pot.

I will get some Neem oil instecticid also if necessary.

A few plants have already 13-14cm, I think I will wait one more week and I will turn to flowering mode.
 

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f series

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@mysunnyboy Here are some better photos from today. I gave them too much water at the transplant, 500ml for a 5l pot and a few little flies appeared, they look like mold flies. I use Canna Terra soil and I think it keeps the humidity for longer time. I waited 4 days until the next watering, gave them less water, and they started to disappear. The humidity is now at 60-70% at the bottom of the pot.

I will get some Neem oil instecticid also if necessary.

A few plants have already 13-14cm, I think I will wait one more week and I will turn to flowering mode.
Yo I appreciate the smaller sized photos you've got. Quicker loading makes checking out all photos a possibility, not just 1 haha
 

Ryante55

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Hello guys. This is my first grow and my first post. I am doing a SOG in a 8'x8' tent. I am using 3 Bestva LEDS (2x2000w and 1x3000w) and a strong air extractor, no intake fan.I was collecting seeds for over a year, so i have 6 strains:

20 Amnesia Haze from RQS
20 Pineapple Chunk from Barneys
20 Blue Cheese from Buddha Seeds
5 Somango from RQS
5 Gelat OG
10 Critical

I have 80 5l pots on 5.7 square meters, i chose SOG method in the last moment and found only after that is good to have only 1 strain from one mother plant for SOG.
I put the seeds to germinate on 12th August using 2 methods, Root Riot and Canna SeedMix ( for this one i germinated the seeds into paper towell before). I transplanted the root riot into 5l pots after 5 days, and the others after 10 days.
I can say that root riot worked much better, they seem a few days older. I ll post some pics tomorrow.
For feeding i am using the Canna Pack ( Canna Rhizotonic, Terra Vegga, Terra Flores, PK and Bloom).
I only gave them some rhizotonic and molasses two days ago.
If you don't get more lights now that grow is going to be a complete failure you have enough light for 1 4x4 space right now
 

CBDbear

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I would suggest you to use square based pot for the final set up to use all of the avaible root space in the soi!!
Also evaluate a drip system it will get your watering routine supereasy!
Still hand watering will not be forgotten... some will still be needed!
 

nbcochet

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@CBDbear I will take 7l litres square pots for the next growing.

For the moment it's a pleasure to stay more time with them, I carefully water each plant and cate wait for the next watering :). Same, I will seriously consider a drip system for the next grow.

@Ryante55 I realised this a little later, eitherway I am a little more optimistic.
I can't afford a high electricity consumption, I will get another COB led in the next days, check my electricity costs after turning into flowering mode and maybe add another bestva 3000w led.
I didn't expected all of them to sprout, I thought I will have 60+ plants.
By the way It looks now, if I keep the pots sticked to each other 12 plants under the 2000w led and 20 under the 3000w one are receiving a pretty good amount of light.
I was thinking to take a luxmetre but I am limited so I ll go ahead like this.
 

Ryante55

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@CBDbear I will take 7l litres square pots for the next growing.

For the moment it's a pleasure to stay more time with them, I carefully water each plant and cate wait for the next watering :). Same, I will seriously consider a drip system for the next grow.

@Ryante55 I realised this a little later, eitherway I am a little more optimistic.
I can't afford a high electricity consumption, I will get another COB led in the next days, check my electricity costs after turning into flowering mode and maybe add another bestva 3000w led.
I didn't expected all of them to sprout, I thought I will have 60+ plants.
By the way It looks now, if I keep the pots sticked to each other 12 plants under the 2000w led and 20 under the 3000w one are receiving a pretty good amount of light.
I was thinking to take a luxmetre but I am limited so I ll go ahead like this.
Your optimism won't grow bud light does put all those over a 5x5 max don't even bother putting plants in the rest of the space
 

nbcochet

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I got another 2 lights yesterday, so now I have 2x3000w and 3x2000w Bestva leds. I am not sure if I should turn them to flowering already or wait a few days more, most of them have about 13-15cm long.
 

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f series

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@f series Haven't done it yet. What do you think, should I turn the flowering mode on now?
In all honesty, they might not even initiate flowering yet even under the scheduled lighting, but at the same time it's gonna be an uneven jungle in there no doubt. ID just throw it in flower now and try to get drip lines in there asap, or if you can stand it water them all by hand until stretch is done. Group plants together by height then do lines
 
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