Dutch Passion Question about grow height

[A4]

Hello All,
I currently have 3 DP White Widow and 3 DP Strawberry Cough growing. I have scoured the web and am having a hard time coming up with a definitive answer to my question so I thought I would go to the experts. I have about 6 feet of workable grow height in my tent. At what height should I start flowering these two strains to keep them at ~ 4-5' in height? This is my first indoor photo grow and with both having Sativa genes I don't want to run out of room before I can harvest but I also don't want to sell myself short on the grow either. I will be cloning them and sticking to the same genetics but I would like to try to get it right the first time as well without too much guesswork. To help with the question I have highlighted my grow equipment below.

1) Hydrohut 3x3(40"x40"x78" inside dimensions)
2) 5 Gallon smart pots
3) 600W MH & 600W HPS (Air cooled hood)
4) Soilless Promix
5) 12k BTU AC/Heat Pump cooling/heating the tent set @ 76F.
6) I will only have 2 plants each in the tent during flowering, the other ones will go into a separate veg tent to clone the best pheno.

Anything else that will help out, please let me know. I am new to this and want to do it right the first time.

Thanks in advance for any and all help. I am indebted to all for this awesome forum.

 

[peacebrother]

guessing around 2-2.5 feet unless you top em down , also 6 plants in a 3x3 will be tight. I would run 2 at a time

 

[A4]

It will be a total of 4, 2 each in the tent. I know 4 will be tight but it looks like it is possible. Thanks for the input peace!

 

[MrSparkles]

Id recomend topping them both twice and training them down at the first topping then the second with 4 in a 1M x 1M... Ive done 6 a couple of times in a 90x90cm (37"x37") but you will need to keep on top of them..

Just wanted to check is that 600MH followed by 600HPS or at the same time?... 1.2KW will bleach them in a tent that small garenteed as i get a bit from my 600W duel spec... with 2M of height if you train and top them at least once you should get away with it.. twice will increase yeild and ease i recon though..

Good luck, some great genes there bro

 

[BillyWu]

Personally I'd recommend a ScrOG for height restrictions, probably about 4ft/4 1/2ft up so you have some room for the buds to grow into the canopy with enough space for even light dispersal

 

[A4]

Id recomend topping them both twice and training them down at the first topping then the second with 4 in a 1M x 1M... Ive done 6 a couple of times in a 90x90cm (37"x37") but you will need to keep on top of them..

This being my first indoor I have never done any topping, I am going to read up on it and see what I can learn. That seems easier than setting up a scrog. I want to be able to move them in and out for watering and such and it seems that once they are in the scrog I am stuck with the location until the end.

Just wanted to check is that 600MH followed by 600HPS or at the same time?... 1.2KW will bleach them in a tent that small garenteed as i get a bit from my 600W duel spec... with 2M of height if you train and top them at least once you should get away with it.. twice will increase yeild and ease i recon though..

Yeah, only 600 at a time. I have a 600W Sunpulse 4K for veg and then swap to a 600W Eye Hortilux Super HPS for flowering.

Good luck, some great genes there bro

Thanks man, I love DP. Their Polarlights I am growing now have taken a beating and are still performing excellent.

 

[A4]

Personally I'd recommend a ScrOG for height restrictions, probably about 4ft/4 1/2ft up so you have some room for the buds to grow into the canopy with enough space for even light dispersal

I am worried about the ScrOg, me being a new grower I want to be able to take the ladies out if I have to flush or something without creating a catastrophe. I definitely don't want to have to pull the wet/dry vac into the tent every time I water to get out the excess runoff.