GregNak
Well-Known Member
It has been a damn long time since i have posted here. Just got big news from my best friend who resides in Washington that he is in the final process of approval for a producer license in a small county in Washington which will take place at the end May/beginning of June if everything goes according to plan. I have soo many questions as to where to go with this Operation. My friend who is in charge doesn't smoke weed and hasn't been around the cultivation process so he has been reading a lot of literature to get up to speed. As for me I have dabbled in it for 10 plus years now but never came close to growing on a scale that is about to be done. The building is 4k+ square feet. Each bud room is planned to be 1650 sq feet. with 120 1000 watt open bulbs in each room. Here are some of the questions I have regarding all of this and hope you guys can help
1. I don't know anything about prices in Washington or what a producer would get for a lb of product. When we ran the numbers we figured 2k a pound, does that sound right?
2. Regarding Hydro vs Soil, I see a lot of people in Colorado are actually running Soil grows? If so is soil viable on such a large scale? Soil is what I am most familiar with but hydro seems to run a faster cycle?
3. 120 bulbs in a 1650 square foot room? is it doable with proper ventilation without having closed hoods?
4. Is CO2 a must when growing this much? Wouldn't it be counterproductive to go without CO2? pros/cons?
5. With 2 1650 rooms for bud will 800 sq ft. be sufficient for clones/veg?
6. Nutrients? I'd prefer to use nutrients that are a fair price when purchased in bulk. I have used pretty much every line under the sun and to be honest you can get good results with anything in my experience.
7. Trimming? On a grow of this scale what would be the best way to tackle this, is it really ideal to drop 15-25k on a trimpro?
I'm sure more will come up in my head that I am curious about but I wanted to get the ball rolling now. I appreciate all the feedback whether good or bad.
1. I don't know anything about prices in Washington or what a producer would get for a lb of product. When we ran the numbers we figured 2k a pound, does that sound right?
2. Regarding Hydro vs Soil, I see a lot of people in Colorado are actually running Soil grows? If so is soil viable on such a large scale? Soil is what I am most familiar with but hydro seems to run a faster cycle?
3. 120 bulbs in a 1650 square foot room? is it doable with proper ventilation without having closed hoods?
4. Is CO2 a must when growing this much? Wouldn't it be counterproductive to go without CO2? pros/cons?
5. With 2 1650 rooms for bud will 800 sq ft. be sufficient for clones/veg?
6. Nutrients? I'd prefer to use nutrients that are a fair price when purchased in bulk. I have used pretty much every line under the sun and to be honest you can get good results with anything in my experience.
7. Trimming? On a grow of this scale what would be the best way to tackle this, is it really ideal to drop 15-25k on a trimpro?
I'm sure more will come up in my head that I am curious about but I wanted to get the ball rolling now. I appreciate all the feedback whether good or bad.