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Can you do a perpetual harvest set-up using dwc?

Depends. If you are using photos, you would need 2 tents. Autos 1 or more tents depending on how many plants you are growing. It's no different than setting up a perpetual grow for soil except that you need buckets nutrients lights air pumps and stones. The advantage of using 2 tents for photos is that you can use weaker lights for the veg tent. The advantage of using autos is you can put them in the tent whenever.

Happy growing.

Madman
 
Sure.In a 2x4 tent, you could run 3 autos in 5 gallon buckets, starting one every 30 days. Or like Madman said, have 2 areas, a veg and bloom.You could reasonably grow 2-6 oz per month.

And I think the faster veg growth makes DWC ideal for autos once you get it figured out. Much faster growth.
 
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I've looked at this and found that if a constant supply and yield are your goal.
A Harvest every 30 days with 3 spaces plus a clone station is the most efficient.
One veg 18/6, one transition flower space 12/12, and a near harvest flower space on the opposite 12 hour schedule.
This way only two lights are running at a time one in veg and one in flower. This helps controls your heat and air temp.

You will also save on electric this way. Also consider the current you will draw from your circuit breaker.

Remember hydro water temps must be controlled to avoid root rot Pythium, using a cooler is advisable in warm climates.

I have an obnoxious video to share with you that will explain the rotation and all the variables to getting the most yield from your resources using the the one, two and 3 space system, you don't need 3 tents you just need 3 spaces. 3 tents is an ideal.

You can start at 20:30 minute mark but then you can go back and watch him cover it all again, he is obnoxious to me but he covers all the variables and the science is spot on. He talks fast but Grow Boss tells the downside of the system too.

When he says "Remember don't let your hopes and dreams blind you to the reality, yield is based on light and quality on grower talent"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grMPeK0XheY
 
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Dude, I also think GrowBoss is awesome and obnoxious! Just like me in person if you get me going about something I have a strong and informed opinion. And other times as well, occasionally.

But yeah his video breaking down the 2 and 3 tent (area, as you pointed out) actually is when the relationship between light wattage, square footage and yield made sense, even though that was from a different video.

What I get a lot from is reading the step by step here, especially in Nebula's gentle, grow-sis, style. But then GrowBoss sure puts it all in one paragraph that makes the big picture clearer for my jumbled head.

But I wish he would quit saying"grower talent" and just hold up the correct bottle for me to order.
 
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I hope you guys looked at the video above, there are lots of reason why you can't do a perpetual grow in one tent, light and heat are only 3 of them
 
Remember, your veg station doesn't have to be in a tent. You could veg on a bookshelf or bathroom counter. You don't need massive lights for little plants.
 
Here's a couple little guys I got going on the side.
​​​​​​No tent needed. They don't need complete darkness until they're in flower, and only photos.
 

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That is the other sacrifice when going without the tent: they will be in the same climate as the non-plant occupants of the space, so no temp, humidity, or odor control. But some plants don't smell much until they are in bloom, so that wouldn't really be a problem. And most plants seem happy enough at room temp.

But you're right, this would not be stealthy
 
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