First grow Special kush #1 / white widow grow journal

[DankwingDuck]

72 plants is only the starting point . That’s only a caretakers card and no a commercial license. Once I get to that stage my numbers will increase greatly so the ability to do something like a sog is more realistic then.

[DankwingDuck]

I have 4 children of whom I have full custody so the house itself isn’t really open for growing . The larger building is my old work shop. It has 20 foot ceilings and is just one large open space . The smaller building were just storage buildings for my equipment back then . On is a open floor plan where the other is split into 2 rooms (I will get pictures next tome I go out there . Holiday right now and I got roofs and other stuff being replaced . So it’s a bit of a construction zone right now . )

[DankwingDuck]

The 3000sf consist of a “warehouse” It is split between 3 building and is about 1500sf for one and almost even split between the other 2 I used to own a law care business before my divorce and the property is what I ended up with after the divorce . The property also includes a 5bedroom home almost another 3000sf

[DankwingDuck]

Ok I’m going to answe this is a few posts as a read or I will lose track .

[DankwingDuck]

Well this is what I enjoy and I’m trying to step out of th he mainstream job market and do something I enjoy instead of a job that I hate to go to everyday . This started as a hobby for me and is progressing into this . It wasn’t planned it just happened . The opportunity to make i living out of this is being dangled in front of my face and I can’t resist the possibility. Like I said it is something I enjoy. And when you find something you enjoy and can make a living out of it , it isn’t a job anymore .

[IslandColas]

BillBates very true! It becomes a job not really a hobby. I prefer to have fun and leave the business thinking for my vegetable crops

[BillBates]

Sure takes the fun out of it.

[IslandColas]

Going to post this here to avoid further highjack of BurningTeddy ‘s feed.

This is is my reply to your questions as well as Campesino ‘s responses on this feed:

https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum/growing-community/222677-new-here-my-first-attempt-at-growing-anything

First, though I strongly agree with a lot of things Campesino says I do not agree with doing any real seed work in a commercial grow. It has a failure rate which even when it’s minimized is problematic especially when your legality relates to stalks not canopy. You want every legal stalk in the ground to be a success. You want to know how much it will produce, how it likes to grow, everything should be as repeatable as possible and you should remove as many variables as humanly possible. This will ensure the even quality of your crop as well as giveyou much more accurate and repeatable results. With clones cut directly from the mother stalk you will ensure that every plant in the facility has the exact same characteristics, growth rate, flowering time, and yield %. The exact same DNA!!!. When you’re talking business plans your talking repeatable profitability. Predictable timelines, harvest schedules, growth, and yield provide essential building blocks of a successful farming organization. When it comes down to it, in a capitalist society, it doesn’t matter what you’re doing or growing, it only matters what’s in the books this is stuff CEOs think about. Bottom line, logistics of functionality, maximizing profitability... You need to think like a rich man to become one.

now I’m not going to provide a whole lot of information in this post, instead I’m going to ask some essential questions that will aid me in helping you brainstorm ways of maximizing a 3000 square foot grow area when given the limitations of legality.

first describe the grow space. Is it a home? Multiple rooms and corridors? Or 3000 square feet of warehouse grow space? You mentioned land and possibly outdoor growth? If outdoor is an option it’s critical you include that in your reply.

clones! Since you’re already planning to go with the right route let’s get deeper into it. Do you plan to keep your own mother stalk? Will that be included in the 72 plant limit? If you don’t plan to keep your own, who do you plan on getting it from? Make sure you know they’re reputable and legal to operate. Make sure they test their stalk and verify they’re not using companies known for falsifying thc content results in their testing. (It happens WAY more than you’d think. It’s actually quite profitable for the lab) If you plan to keep your own stalk you will need to develop a tried and true phenotype identification program and grow a large mother stalk to find your perfect girl. You can then get an aeroponic cloning system that will root the fastest possible and that would remove the cost of RW cubes. It’s a whole process that will require a dedicated space for which will subtract from potential grow areas but... Not impossible. Usually easier and cheaper to leave it to a local clone nursery and let them do the work. Most legal states have them available for commercial/medical growers. This brings me to the next pro! If you buy from a nursery the clones should already be rooted, removing the time in the dome, they can go directly to veg

next set of questions, mediums!? What type of mediums are you planning to do this 72 plant grow op in? Startup Cost is going to be a big deal especially when convincing investors or clients. Mediums can make or break a grow operation. I’m hoping you’re not planning to DWC all 72 plants...

please give me a good understanding on the local laws and guidelines related to the operation. Is it JUST FLAT OUT 72 PLANT MAX. Or does each plant have to be in a certain phase etc. do they count cuttings/seedlings? (I’m almost positive they do) give me a link if you can’t tell me but if you can’t tell me, you should probably gain a deeper understanding lol

after those questions are answered I’ll have a much brighter picture of the operation and be able to provide further input at a much greater level of detail.

Look forward to the the continuation of this conversation!!!

Aloha!

[DankwingDuck]

So I’m pretty sure I got an investor for the capital we will need for a commercial license . Here in Florida you need 2 million dollars to qualify for the licensing but it is easy to assume I personally don’t have that kinda money . But I did come up with 200k and I have someone willing to put up 1/2 of the needed amount . So still a little way to go and nothing set in stone yet because I’m not willing to give up 50% of the business. But if we can agree on some numbers it is looking like a strong possibility.

[DankwingDuck]

It really isn’t a big deal I have had them tied down for week was trying to let them branch out and do their thing . They are getting a net once I flower them . So it will all even out then .

[DankwingDuck]

Always

[DrPhoton]

Haha, as long as your having fun ey

[DankwingDuck]

You guys all have a lot of knowledge. Everyone seems to bring something else to the table .

I am no expert but I try to learn something new everyday . Just looking at my journal you can watch me learn over the last few months .

This site helps a lot because there is such as mass amount of information and misinformation .

[DrPhoton]

They looking healthy as anything. Nutrients is really my weak area. Although i have some pretty good understanding in the biology, i have left little focus in the practice. I put so much energy into plant biology and light physics. Im actually glad Campesino has taken the privilage to learn the science of hydroponics.

[DankwingDuck]

Ok so I feel I need to update my nute schedule so I’ll start with that . I changed it at my last feeding and used it for this feeding too

this is ml/3gallons . As I use 3 gallons in each res currently

6ml hydro guard
3ml orca
3ml armor si
8ml calimagic

^these 4 go in before anything else in this order.

8ml micro
10ml gro
5ml bloom
8ml diamond nectar
8ml flora blend
2ml rapid start
1ml floralicious plus

^these 7 are added in this order.

this gives me a ppm of about 550 give or take 10ppm

this is is the ppm for all 3 ladies
with this dosage I get a perfect 5.6 ph which I really like because I don’t have to adjust it and add unnecessary product to my water .
The plants seem to like this ratio and after my last res change I got about 1/2 inch of upward growth per day and my plant really filled in some of its thinner areas . Over the last week I also saw about 5-6 inches of outward growth. Have to say I’m very happy which this new dosage. And I will be using this ratio as my baseline for veg for now on and deluding it down for earlier veg stages .

This is only took a little trial and error but I finally got it to a good range that makes my plants and my wallet happy

so quick recap

SK#1.1/ SK#1.2/ WW

ppm 550 ph 5.6

very noticeable growth over this last week .

All 3 seem happy and healthy .

no signs of Stress deficiency or toxicity.
i was going to flower them today but I need to wait one more week as I will be having to move these ladies one more time to there final home about 2 hrs south of where I am currently . ( my house wasn’t ready when I got here so they are currently at my mothers house )

i cropped and topped the ladies one more time to get my canopy a little bigger before flower . They are currently a total of 4.5sf of canopy coverage . And I would like to see them cover about 6sf total .

They will I’ll get a scrog net the day I flip them to flower and I am aiming for no more then 10 inches in hight when they start flower. They are currently sitting at a beautiful 7 inches tall . I have not tied them back down yet but it is looking like I’m going to have to because they stood back up completely from being super cropped in about an hour. But I’m going to Check them throughout the day and see if I can work them down so I don’t have to tie them down. But I will do so if it is needed .