The SoG Method (Sea of Green) is one of the best Cultivation Techniques to optimize the space of the Grow Room . This technique is designed to achieve the best results by maximizing space in Indoor growing . The main feature of this method is the reduction of the growth phase of the plant which will therefore have a smaller stature but a high and qualitative number of buds .
All the energy of the plant is dedicated only to the main buds which remain totally exposed to the light , giving homogeneous harvests by making the most of the space in the grow room.
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SoG is the acronym of Sea of Green (a sea of green), a technique mainly conceived to optimize space in indoor growing . With this method every inch of the grow tent is put to use. It is recommended to use smaller pots to grow plants that will be sent into flowering after a short period of vegetative growth . This way the plants will flower earlier, developing a single central cola .
Smaller plants does not mean a lower but better production, with the SoG Technique which, in addition to exploiting all the space available, concentrates most of the energy on flowering .
Is cannabis sea of green only for expert growers?
The grower who is about to carry out the SoG method must have a minimum of experience because he must be able to understand the best moment to send the young plants into flowering. With the Sea of Green all the light intensity will spread evenly over the entire plant. It is recommended, without exaggerating, to thin out the lateral branches and the lower part of the plant. Furthermore, it is always good to provide a constant flow of air throughout the carpet of buds and it is very important to keep odor emissions under control .
In full bloom with the SoG there will be a greater mass of inflorescences per square meter , therefore the smells will be more intense. This technique , like all intensive cultivation techniques , ensures that the flowers are very close to each other. This can lead to the transmission of infections and parasites from one plant to another. It is essential to keep the growing space clean , ventilated and always under observation , taking care to correctly adjust the temperature and humidity parameters .
The best varietys for sog cannabis
The Sea of Green method can be performed both from seed and from cuttings , even if, for a matter of time and for a better result of the technique, it is preferable to start the SoG method from already rooted cuttings. Growing clone plants from a single mother plant can help. The homogeneity of the plants is helpful for better execution of the SoG technique . Furthermore, the clones immediately reach sexual maturity and the plants can be sent into flowering after a few days of rooting. With cuttings we can induce flowering after 7-10 days , when the plants will have a height of 25-30 cm . TheCannabis varieties to grow with the SoG are many:
- autoflowering varieties , if you start from seed
- feminized or regular genetics
- genetics with an Indica dominance or hybrids with balanced Indica/Sativa genes
On the other hand, Sativa-dominant strains are not recommended for use in the Sea of Green , because they have a long flowering period and many of these, in the first weeks of flowering, continue to vegetate. This feature compromises the ultimate goal of the SoG technique, i.e. obtaining man-made plants
give immediately into flowering after a short vegetative growth.
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With the SoG technique you can make the most of the available indoor space . It is possible to insert from 15 to 25 plants per square meter with the SoG method . In the SoG pots of 6 L , maximum 6.5 L are used , to ensure the minimum space for the plant to develop, thus obtaining small plants that will have a predominant central top and minimal, or even absent, branching to allow the pots to stay neighbors ensuring the space between the pots for proper air circulation even in the lower part of the grow room.
Once the young plants enter the flowering phase, the only direct operations to be performed are any cleaning , in the lower part of the plant , where ramifications or small and isolated buds could form. These parts of the plant will never benefit from the full intensity of the lamps. It is advisable to eliminate these parts to always concentrate the energies on the central peak .
With this method , other cultivation techniques or operations such as topping or tying must be avoided , they would retard the growth of the plant, invalidating the main intent of the Sea of Green . The temperature and humidity parameters must be controlled because with the Sea of Green a high level of humidity will be created which must be tackled to avoid dangerous air stagnation . A change of air and good ventilation is needed inside the cultivation environment . Keeping the climate under control helps prevent pest attacks andmolds that would compromise the final results.
Not only the humidity but also the odors coming out must be eliminated with a system of activated carbon filters. Unlike standard crops, with the SoG method the flowering odors will be more intense due to the presence of numerous large buds close together.