No worries mate. Personally I don't think that having 4 or 8 plants will matter much in the eyes of the law for most of us. At the end of the day it's down to the cops discretion whether you will be done for possession or supplying.
If it "looks" like a plant factory, well that could go...
Hold your horses there mate. As I already said, I do not grow lots of plants. I don't need a pound of bud every 10 to 11 weeks. I'm a personal grower, not a dealer.
Peace ORBEH
Whether I grow 18/6 or grow 12/12, there are still the same amount of plants in the grow space at any one time, so makes no difference to me regarding police and plant count. If LEO does call, at least I won't have lots of weed from my last "huge" harvest.
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Advantages of growing 12/12
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Irish organic grower here. Nice place you have here :smoke2: Been growing a few years. Started in hydro and switched to organic. I mainly grow 12/12 from seed.
Also a member of another forum, but not as much organic info there.
At the moment I have 2 White Russian, 2 Hashberry, 3 Big Bud...
Re: How do you know its a male plant??
Switch the lights to 12/12. You will know within a couple of weeks whether it is male or female. The males show themselves first. They grow pollen sacs, similar to mini bananas in appearance. The females will grow little white hairs called pistils.