Aquaponic grow BLUE DREAM MATIC

Well it has definitely been a learning experience. I couldn't get a wet weight because I didn't have enough space. Although I had an average dry yield of just over 3 OZ per plant, which isn't a bad yield, I am disappointed in my yield. This is only my 4th grow ever and only my second time growing in this grow bed. Both times I grew Blue Dream matic. My first grow, I had a few plants that had over 8 OZ per plant. But I didn't achieve the same results with this grow. The problem was because the Grow bed is now established and full of nutrients, the plants grew much larger this time around. However they were so bushy that I couldn't get in there to defoliate enough and I ended up with several very tiny buds that If I could have seen, I would have trimmed off. Therefor the light was blocked from getting down to the lower branches. I had one plant that became dwarfed and didn't produce much, then another plant that all but one branch died. This severely affected my yield. On the plus side, now we know that we can only put 6 plants in one grow bed at a time. We are still learning more with every grow. I will post another diary when I start a new grow. (wont be for a few months because I am moving)