CCCmints
Well-Known Member
i'm CCCmints and soon i'll be attempting to grow for the first time. i figure with my first thread i might as well write out what i plan to do in order to stay organized and actually execute this successfully. i also understand the concept of a community and will do my best to contribute whenever and however i can. i realize it may seem like i'm getting in over my head for a newbie but i've wanted to grow for a while so here we go.
i've almost got my closet completely fabricated to be my flowering room, and coming first harvest is a guerrilla grow tent for the separate veg chamber. for my first run i'll be using just my closet for both veg and flower.
within the next week or so my buddy should be giving me some seeds he just ordered from the attitude seed bank. he was planning to grow outdoor but his crop started accumulating foot prints before he could even get going:/ so i'm happy to help em' out haha
i should have: (within 2 weeks)
seeds
10x reg himalaya diesels
2x fem super-cali haze (super autos)
1x fem ch9 blue lemon thai
1x fem of another strain i don't remember. will edit when i receive them.
space
flowering room: 9'x2' double french doored closet {complete stealth}
veg chamber: 4'x2' guerilla tent (coming next harvest)
equipment
2x 400w lumatek ballasts
2x hortilux 400w super hps enhanced spectrum bulbs
2x 6" xtrasun reflectors
1x 6" 440cfm ventech fan/filter combo (vent. system diagram to come)
1x 4'x2' 8-bulb t5 light (bloom+grow bulb packs for mixed spectrum)
1x 2.8 cu ft. sunshine mix#4 (might mix a batch of super soil for next run)
1x 1 gal. flora micro
2x 1 gal. flora bloom (lucas formula)
2x 16" oscillating fans
1x roll of black/white poly (orca film next run)
1x 50ct. of rapid root starter plugs
2x 6" 240cfm booster fans
2x electrical outlets (mounted to wall inside closet, wires run out of closet under carpet --> under bed --> plug into circuit A) for 1st coord and circuit B) for 2nd coord. yes, my room is split into separate circuits for some reason; lucky me.)
{for stealth purposes - room will look/smell/sound like a normal room could bring anyone i want in there and they'd never be the wiser}
today i wrote out on my notepad a perpetual harvest for 52 weeks. i will try to type it out here in the most legible format i can.
1 year perpetual harvest - 3 stages - 4 weeks/stage - 12 week startup then harvest 1/3 your 12 week cycle every 4 weeks forever
*assuming at week 0 i am starting with 4 mother plants which can shed 4-5 cuttings a piece(in separate veg chamber) , 0 clones, and an empty flowering room.
*mother plants can be replaced with strong clones when necessary (too big||too unhealthy etc.)
*plants split evenly between 2 separate 3x2 spaces under 2 separate 400w hps lights
*if able to fit 30 plants per 3x2 space comfortably: 5 cuttings taken from each mother every 2 weeks[20]. otherwise, 4 cuttings[16]
*2 weeks given for cuttings to establish strong root systems before transfer to 1 gal. smart pots under 12/12 lighting
*for this example we are going to assume i can comfortably fit 30 1 gal. smart pots in a 3x2 space, why not?
***(the 10 plants/light for example would be 10 plants per 400w in the flowering room - best clones from veg chamber every 2 weeks)
Theoretical Yield Estimate?
@ 1oz per plant, with the 5[20] cuttings: 600oz/year || with 4[16] cuttings: 480oz/year
*note
this is only my first draft of this perpetual cycle and i am simply doing my best to port it from a notepad to this thread. if you notice any flaws or even have a critique/suggestion to add please don't hesitate to post.
don't worry, pictures will be coming with time along with other threads such as a proper grow journal.
happy to finally join the riu community
i've almost got my closet completely fabricated to be my flowering room, and coming first harvest is a guerrilla grow tent for the separate veg chamber. for my first run i'll be using just my closet for both veg and flower.
within the next week or so my buddy should be giving me some seeds he just ordered from the attitude seed bank. he was planning to grow outdoor but his crop started accumulating foot prints before he could even get going:/ so i'm happy to help em' out haha
i should have: (within 2 weeks)
seeds
10x reg himalaya diesels
2x fem super-cali haze (super autos)
1x fem ch9 blue lemon thai
1x fem of another strain i don't remember. will edit when i receive them.
space
flowering room: 9'x2' double french doored closet {complete stealth}
veg chamber: 4'x2' guerilla tent (coming next harvest)
equipment
2x 400w lumatek ballasts
2x hortilux 400w super hps enhanced spectrum bulbs
2x 6" xtrasun reflectors
1x 6" 440cfm ventech fan/filter combo (vent. system diagram to come)
1x 4'x2' 8-bulb t5 light (bloom+grow bulb packs for mixed spectrum)
1x 2.8 cu ft. sunshine mix#4 (might mix a batch of super soil for next run)
1x 1 gal. flora micro
2x 1 gal. flora bloom (lucas formula)
2x 16" oscillating fans
1x roll of black/white poly (orca film next run)
1x 50ct. of rapid root starter plugs
2x 6" 240cfm booster fans
2x electrical outlets (mounted to wall inside closet, wires run out of closet under carpet --> under bed --> plug into circuit A) for 1st coord and circuit B) for 2nd coord. yes, my room is split into separate circuits for some reason; lucky me.)
{for stealth purposes - room will look/smell/sound like a normal room could bring anyone i want in there and they'd never be the wiser}
today i wrote out on my notepad a perpetual harvest for 52 weeks. i will try to type it out here in the most legible format i can.
1 year perpetual harvest - 3 stages - 4 weeks/stage - 12 week startup then harvest 1/3 your 12 week cycle every 4 weeks forever
*assuming at week 0 i am starting with 4 mother plants which can shed 4-5 cuttings a piece(in separate veg chamber) , 0 clones, and an empty flowering room.
*mother plants can be replaced with strong clones when necessary (too big||too unhealthy etc.)
*plants split evenly between 2 separate 3x2 spaces under 2 separate 400w hps lights
*if able to fit 30 plants per 3x2 space comfortably: 5 cuttings taken from each mother every 2 weeks[20]. otherwise, 4 cuttings[16]
*2 weeks given for cuttings to establish strong root systems before transfer to 1 gal. smart pots under 12/12 lighting
*for this example we are going to assume i can comfortably fit 30 1 gal. smart pots in a 3x2 space, why not?
***(the 10 plants/light for example would be 10 plants per 400w in the flowering room - best clones from veg chamber every 2 weeks)
a) * 10 plants/light - 4th week - a) day0
b) * 20 plants/light - 8th week - a) day28 b) day0
c) * 30 plants/light - 12th week - a) day56 b) day28 c) day0
d) * 20 plants/light - 16th week - a) Harvest! b) day56 c) day28 d) day0
{First Harvest! - 1/3 of 12 week cycle}
-upon harvesting a) replace each ready to harvest plant with the strongest clone in veg chamber
-should definitely have 30 plants/light before e) occurs
e) * 30 plants/light - 20th week - b) Harvest! c) day56 d) day28 e) day0
-upon harvesting b) replace each ready to harvest plant with the strongest clone in veg chamber
-should definitely have 30 plants/light before f) occurs
f) * 30 plants/light - 24th week - c) Harvest! d) day56 e) day28 f) day0
{end cycle 1!! ~ harvest every 4 weeks forever starting now}
-upon harvesting c) replace each ready to harvest plant with the strongest clone in veg chamber
-should definitely have 30 plants/light before g) occurs
g) * 30 plants/light - 28th week - d) Harvest! e) day56 f) day28 g) day0
h) * 30 plants/light - 32nd week - e) Harvest! f) day56 g) day28 h) day0
i) * 30 plants/light - 36th week - f) Harvest! g) day56 h) day28 i) day0
j) * 30 plants/light - 40th week - g) Harvest! h) day56 i) day28 j) day0
k) * 30 plants/light - 44th week - h) Harvest! i) day56 j) day28 k) day0
l) * 30 plants/light - 48th week - i) Harvest! j) day56 k) day28 l) day0
m) * 30 plants/light - 52nd week - j) Harvest! k) day56 l) day28 m) day0
b) * 20 plants/light - 8th week - a) day28 b) day0
c) * 30 plants/light - 12th week - a) day56 b) day28 c) day0
d) * 20 plants/light - 16th week - a) Harvest! b) day56 c) day28 d) day0
{First Harvest! - 1/3 of 12 week cycle}
-upon harvesting a) replace each ready to harvest plant with the strongest clone in veg chamber
-should definitely have 30 plants/light before e) occurs
e) * 30 plants/light - 20th week - b) Harvest! c) day56 d) day28 e) day0
-upon harvesting b) replace each ready to harvest plant with the strongest clone in veg chamber
-should definitely have 30 plants/light before f) occurs
f) * 30 plants/light - 24th week - c) Harvest! d) day56 e) day28 f) day0
{end cycle 1!! ~ harvest every 4 weeks forever starting now}
-upon harvesting c) replace each ready to harvest plant with the strongest clone in veg chamber
-should definitely have 30 plants/light before g) occurs
g) * 30 plants/light - 28th week - d) Harvest! e) day56 f) day28 g) day0
h) * 30 plants/light - 32nd week - e) Harvest! f) day56 g) day28 h) day0
i) * 30 plants/light - 36th week - f) Harvest! g) day56 h) day28 i) day0
j) * 30 plants/light - 40th week - g) Harvest! h) day56 i) day28 j) day0
k) * 30 plants/light - 44th week - h) Harvest! i) day56 j) day28 k) day0
l) * 30 plants/light - 48th week - i) Harvest! j) day56 k) day28 l) day0
m) * 30 plants/light - 52nd week - j) Harvest! k) day56 l) day28 m) day0
Theoretical Yield Estimate?
@ 1oz per plant, with the 5[20] cuttings: 600oz/year || with 4[16] cuttings: 480oz/year
*note
this is only my first draft of this perpetual cycle and i am simply doing my best to port it from a notepad to this thread. if you notice any flaws or even have a critique/suggestion to add please don't hesitate to post.
don't worry, pictures will be coming with time along with other threads such as a proper grow journal.
happy to finally join the riu community
