SEA OF GREEN SYSTEM
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I am setting up a sea of green (SOG) system. Should I trim the lower portions of the plants or side branches? When I look at the pictures of SOG systems I only see one bud per plant. What should I do about side branching?
I am setting up a sea of green (SOG) system. Should I trim the lower portions of the plants or side branches? When I look at the pictures of SOG systems I only see one bud per plant. What should I do about side branching?
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The advantage of sea of green (SOG) systems is that very little time is spent in vegetative growth. Rather than having a few plants growing linearly until the canopy is filled with vegetation, which can take a month or more, many plants are placed in the garden. Each has to grow only a little bit for the garden to fill up. SOG plants are grown vegetatively for just one to three weeks after seedling stage or transplanting clones. The plants reach a height of about 20-30 cm, and then the light regimen is changed to the flowering cycle, 12-13 hours of light and 12-11 hours of uninterrupted darkness each day.
In most SOG systems the plants are placed about 15-25 cm apart. This allows each plant to grow one large bud. Some growers use a modified system, growing the top bud and 3 or 4 side buds.
When growing one bud plants you may see some side branching during the first few weeks of flowering. This varies by variety, fertilizer and the amount of space provided each plant. Plants that are crowded together grow fewer side branches and place more emphasis on vertical growth. Remove these branches so energy is not diverted to extraneous growth.
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