fishenfool06
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thanks for that, fishenfool. Interesting that you can't run flower and bloom at the same time for heat reasons. I am looking to go with the producer, and i don't mind having to develop the clones first although that makes the whole grow cycle longer. The increased yield should carry me through the extra time
The problem is where to keep the mother. Is it possible to keep a mother alive indoors without a special lighting arrangement? Would it work to simply put the mother in a pot on the windowsill and keep cutting her back as she grows (if she grows?) the mother doesn't get taller than about 3 feet, right? I can't afford to get both a producer and a mothership and i've basically come to terms with my limitations. The two problems now remaining are 1) how to keep the mother going, (suggestions are extremely welcome) and 2) dealing with the heat.
I was considering venting the hot air from the chamber but that's not easy either. Given the huge size of the cabinet, there are not many places that i can put it where i can reasonably lay a duct to the outside, and i am not keen on drilling a hole through the wall either. But i am determined to get a producer due to its 18-plant capacity. I have not seen another box that can grow so many. The space in the producer and the distance between the grow sites will contribute to growing great medicinal grade weed.
(i just wish the cabinets wouldn't look like something you'd see in a hospital emergency room, all white. They practically call for a red cross to be painted on.)
my bigest gripe about the hole thing is , you must be realy good about timing the right time to flower. If u flower to early u have small plants , small plants meen small buds.if u veg to long , ur plants will get to big and croud eachother. If ur canipy is to thick , u will have less ventalation between plants. 9 plants in a small sapce like that , very tight. High temps , high humidity & stresed plants leed to mold. Once u have it its almost imposible to get rid of. Got it on my second grow and i have been batteling it since and im finishing my 5th cycle. Sumer is coming and im not useing it untill the end of fall.
Temps will be to high. Hawever i am going to make a new system. A dwc system in a other room. No cabinet.
Im going to make 6 dwc systems from 6 5 gall buckets each with its oun air and drip systems, under one 600 w hps lamp. I all redy have my xtra sun lamp hood, 600w hps lamp,lumateck 600w digital balist and a 750 cfm vortex fan for cooling my lamps and venting air .im waiting for my girls to finish flushing im in my 9th week of flower. Im hopeing friday. I will still use the veg chamber to bring them up to my desired higth, then ill flower with the new system.
i spent 5 grand on this box, i got one cycle to finish. half of it was covered with mold , and had to throw it away! i know there is no guaranty in life but u would think people like BCNL would be honest with there customers and enform them of the problems thear boxes have. not blow smoke up there ass and tell them " you dont have to worry about this system , just set it and forget it." i work hard for my money and in this day and age 5 thousand dollars is hard to come by. i'm using a stink bud system, i built for about 500 bucks. it's bigger holds more plants, no mold and it's quiet.