PaganRich
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First off, having an idea structured like this and presented to the Forum was a sound move mate. Most growers here have learnt the expensive hard way. Your main error in thinking is prediction of yield. That can`t go from zero to full simply because there are various `tricks` and factors that need to be learnt but what you are seeking is a perpetual harvest and that can be quite time consuming.
So, lets look at your veg tent. You need to set up a schedule and lets assume you grow soil. In that schedule you need to not only time manage the plant`s growth but anticipate when to take cuttings, how many and how to stagger this growth so it becomes like a conveyor belt. Also, vegging is for me the most important part of the grow followed by the curing then flowering. If you screw the veg stage up then you`re royally shagged. Also, strain info, growth times etc. In veg you would do the same strain twice to really get a feel for her. Tactics would involve what pots you use (I use airpots and only fabrics if I have to), LST, Supercropping, defoliating, manifolding, topping, lollypopping and Schwazzing...and there are more. All will cause comment and debate but none so much as defoliation. You don`t need a veg tent that high as you usually flip around the 20" height but if you are using a 600 you will need a MH bulb, extraction and passive intact. Light leakage isn`t the end of the world. You may be able to work a cooler, better system with a 400MH. Veg plants need less light intensity and slightly higher humidity. This could also help with costs.
Flowering tent-If you think a veg stage can take 4-6 weeks say but a flowering stage from flipping to harvest can easily be 12 weeks then you will soon back up with too many veg plants. Scrog is alright but once started you have to let it do it`s thing. Growing your girls under 12/12 and moving them along to rotate fresh plants in will help with regular harvesting that isn`t overly time consuming. A 1,000 HID would be suicidal unless you rigged up CO2. I`d be inclined to go with either 2x400 or 2x600 and I think the 600`s may be a tad too strong. I`d definately hit it hard with three fans, one on the floor and two between bulbs and buds, strong intact fan...6" works well and extraction fans on air cooled tubes or hood. I would also run a dehumifier in there 24/7. Pots-5 gal would be right for that tent and indica/ indica hybrids my suggestion. You also need to structure a watering system as well as a scrubber and a way to get rid of the after grow waste. A 1,000 ballast will burn energy like no one`s business and I think you`d bleach everything in sight or have mega heat exhaustion issues. Your set up will be expensive to run. Your `return` overly optimistic until you are further down the line. If you want the returns you seek then I would suggest a larger flowering tent but looking at 40 oz`s roughly from scratch? Unlikely but doable down the line. Anyway, compliments upon your question. If you don`t ask, you don`t learn and you asked questions ever good grower has---many, many times over in their heads
So, lets look at your veg tent. You need to set up a schedule and lets assume you grow soil. In that schedule you need to not only time manage the plant`s growth but anticipate when to take cuttings, how many and how to stagger this growth so it becomes like a conveyor belt. Also, vegging is for me the most important part of the grow followed by the curing then flowering. If you screw the veg stage up then you`re royally shagged. Also, strain info, growth times etc. In veg you would do the same strain twice to really get a feel for her. Tactics would involve what pots you use (I use airpots and only fabrics if I have to), LST, Supercropping, defoliating, manifolding, topping, lollypopping and Schwazzing...and there are more. All will cause comment and debate but none so much as defoliation. You don`t need a veg tent that high as you usually flip around the 20" height but if you are using a 600 you will need a MH bulb, extraction and passive intact. Light leakage isn`t the end of the world. You may be able to work a cooler, better system with a 400MH. Veg plants need less light intensity and slightly higher humidity. This could also help with costs.
Flowering tent-If you think a veg stage can take 4-6 weeks say but a flowering stage from flipping to harvest can easily be 12 weeks then you will soon back up with too many veg plants. Scrog is alright but once started you have to let it do it`s thing. Growing your girls under 12/12 and moving them along to rotate fresh plants in will help with regular harvesting that isn`t overly time consuming. A 1,000 HID would be suicidal unless you rigged up CO2. I`d be inclined to go with either 2x400 or 2x600 and I think the 600`s may be a tad too strong. I`d definately hit it hard with three fans, one on the floor and two between bulbs and buds, strong intact fan...6" works well and extraction fans on air cooled tubes or hood. I would also run a dehumifier in there 24/7. Pots-5 gal would be right for that tent and indica/ indica hybrids my suggestion. You also need to structure a watering system as well as a scrubber and a way to get rid of the after grow waste. A 1,000 ballast will burn energy like no one`s business and I think you`d bleach everything in sight or have mega heat exhaustion issues. Your set up will be expensive to run. Your `return` overly optimistic until you are further down the line. If you want the returns you seek then I would suggest a larger flowering tent but looking at 40 oz`s roughly from scratch? Unlikely but doable down the line. Anyway, compliments upon your question. If you don`t ask, you don`t learn and you asked questions ever good grower has---many, many times over in their heads
. I realised i dont have enough space. It would be too mutch...