Afghani #1

[trumpet]

I have 5 Afghani #1 Clones in my growbox 1.7m height x700mmx700mm, 400w Son T Agro,

 

Do you think this is enough space?

 

Any advise on this strain would be much appreciated, I plan on veging them till about 1 foot befor flowering them, what aprox yeild do you think I will get.

 

Should I be tipping these plants or pruning or anything?

[boulder]

Sea of Green (SOG) is the theory of harvesting lots of small plants, matured early to get the fastest production of buds available. Instead of growing a few plants for a longer period of time, in the same space many smaller plants are grown that mature faster and in less time. Thus, less time is required between crops. This is important to you when the electricity bill comes each month. One crop can be started while another is maturing, and a continuous harvest, year round can be maintained. 4 plants per square foot will be a good start for seedlings. 1 plant per square foot will allow plenty of room for each plant to grow a large top cola, but will not allow for much bottom branching. This is OK since indoors, these bottom branches are always shaded anyway, and will not grow very well unless given additional light and space. The indoor grower quickly realizes that plants that are too tall do not produce enough at the bottom to make the extra growing time used worth while. An exception to this rule would be if it is intended the plants are to go outside at some point, and it is expected that the light/ shading issue will not be a factor at that point.

 

The plants, if started at the same time, should create what is called a "green canopy" that traps most of the light at the top level of the plants. Little light will penetrate below this level, since the plants are so close together. The gardener is attempting to concentrate on the top of the plant, and use the light and space to the best advantage, in as little time as possible. Use of nylon poultry fence or similar trellising laid out over the green canopy will support the plants as they start to droop under the weight of heavy fruiting tops. Stakes can be used too, but are not as easy to install for plants in the middle and back of the room, where reach is more difficult.

 

It's easy to want big plants, since they will produce more yield per plant, but it's usually better with limited space to grow smaller plants that mature faster and pack into smaller spaces. Sea of Green was developed in Holland. Instead of fitting 4 large plants in that small room, fit 12 small ones on a shelf above 12 other small plants. These plants take only 3-4 months to mature from germination to ripe buds, and harvesting takes place constantly, since there is both a vegetative and flowering area devoted to each, with harvests every 45-60 days.

 

It's not the size of the plant, but the maturity and quality of the product that counts. Twice as many plants grown half as big will fill the grow space twice as fast, so harvests take place almost twice as often. Get good at picking early flowering plants, and propagate only those that are of the best quality.

 

6" square containers will allow for 4 plants per square foot. You may also gauge by the size of your growing tray (for passive hydroponics); I like kitty litter boxes. ($3 each at Target) Planted 4 per square foot, (for vegatative seedlings) a 12 sq. ft. closet will hold 48 seedlings on one shelf. In my case, I use 4" rockwool cubes that fit into kitty litter pans @ 12 cubes per pan. I can get 5 pans onto a 12 sq. ft. closet upper shelf, so that is 60 seedlings on one small shelf!

 

For flowering indoors, 1 plant per sq. ft. is a good rule of thumb for SOG. If less plants are grown in this size space, it will take them longer to fill the space, thus more electricity and time will be used to create the same amount of product. If more than one plant p.s.f. is attempted, the grower will soon find that plants thus crowded tend to be more stem than bud, and the total harvest may be reduced, so be cautious.

 

It's good to avoid "topping" your plants if you want them to grow as fast as possible. It's better just to grow 2 or 4 times more plants, since they will produce more, faster, in the same space. Also, "training" plants with twist- ties is a great way to get them to bush out a bit. Just take any type of plastic or paper twist tie and wrap it around the top of the plant, then pull it over until the top is bent over 90-180 degrees and then attach this to the main stem lower on the plant. Do this for one week and then release the plant from it's bond. The plant can be trained in this fashion to take less vertical space and to grow bushier, to fill the grow space and force lower limbs to grow upward and join the green canopy. This technique takes advantage of the fact that if the top is pulled over, it creates a hormonal condition in the plant that makes it bush out at all lower internodes.

 

Sea of Green entails growing to harvest the main cola (top) of the plant. Bottom branches are trimmed to increase air flow under the "blanket" of growing tops. Use these cuttings for clones, as they are the easiest part of the plant to root. It's also the fastest part of the plant to regenerate after flowering has occurred

 

http://my.marijuana.com/sections.php?op=pr...ntpage&artid=33

 

http://www.hennepdesk.nl/Int/startpagina_int.htm

[joedave]

Trumpet,

 

 

Here are two websites that you can have alook at inregards to info on the afghani

 

http://www.cannagenetics.com and

http://www.cannabis-strainbase.com

[nouseforaname]

hey,

The afghani do branch out a bit but wouldnt need more than a foot square. Im currently veggin for 2 weeks then 12/12 in 6" pots. Ill upload some pics soon heres a old pic of tiggers to give you an idea. 3 weeks flower

[resinfarmer]

is that the Afgani that is sold in clone form on here?if so is it good mull?dose it stink,is it full on couchlock stone?

peace....

[trumpet]

My afghani#1 are dark, but not as dark as that pic, What would be causing that, I am using greenhaze nutes, ph 5.7 ppm1500, perlite, 400w son t agro

[nouseforaname]

hey,

Afghani is available thru Aussie spc but not here as such. Ozstoners is in no way connected with spc so they arent available here as such...

It is from sensi seeds stock and is pure indica, the stone is heavy couch lock but the taste is also harsh. If the youngings arent dark enough add a bit more nutrients. Will handle upto 2400 no problems. Only other thing it may be is the mums are grown under 1000 watt metal halides not sonti globes. But usually that only changes the thickness of the finger and how much stretch.

[tigger]

heres the same afghan at harvest with the large fans cut off, after 8 weeks i think yeild was at least 20 grams

[trumpet]

If I flower them at 1 foot should I expect them to get to 3 foot?

[boulder]

I have found that after the light schedule is changed to 12 hours on and 12 hours off, flowering will begin in about 7 to 14 days. During this time the plants will continue to grow another 6 to 14 inches and then stop. How much they will grow depends on the indica/sativa ratio of the strain. Sativas will stretch the most. Depending on this ratio, flowering could be initiated at around 18 to 24 inches to achieve the end height of 36 inches. How long it will take to get this tall depends on the strain and the conditions in the garden.

Cheers