Question about my perpetual setup

I've made some plans for a perpetual setup so I can harvest more often . I need to know if this is doable as I get really confused here and there .

I'll be using a quick flowering strain to make this possible . Using soil .

Here's the setup I have in mind

600w MH tent
Veg plants and Mother plant

1200W HPS tent
Flowering plants

My plan is to start of with 4 Veg plants and 1 Mother plant

Week 3

I get 4 clones from mama

Week 4

4 clones go into veg tent
Veg Tent = 4 main 4clone (week0) 1 Mother

Week 5

Move 4 clone to veg tent
Move the 4 main plants into Flowering Tent ,
Clone 2 from Mother

VEG tent = 4 clone(wk1) 1 Mother
Flower tent = 4 main (wk0)

Week 6

Move 2 clone to veg

VEG tent = 4 clone (wk2) 2 clone (week0) 1 Mother
Flower tent = 4 main(wk1)

Week 7

Cut 2 more clones from mum

VEG tent = 4 clone (wk3) 2 clone (wk1) 1 Mother
Flower tent = 4 main (wk2)

Week8

Move 2 clone to veg tent

VEG Tent = 4 clone (wk4) 2clone (wk2) 2 clone (wk0) 1 Mother
Flowering tent = 4 main (wk3)

Week 9

The 5 week clones go into flowering tents
Cut 2 new clones

VEG tent = 2 Clone (wk3) 2 clone (wk1) 1 Mother
Flowering tent = 4main (wk4) 4clone (wk0)

Week 10

2 clones go into veg tent

VEG tent = 2 clone (wk4) 2 clone (wk2) 2 clone (wk0) 1 Mother
Flowering tent = 4main (wk5) 4clone (wk1)

Week 11

Cut 2 more New clones
5 week old clones go to flowering tent

VEG tent = 2clone (wk3) 2clone (wk1) 1mother
Flowering tent = 4main (wk6) 4clones (week2) 2clones (wk0)

Week 12

Move 2 clones to veg tent
First harvest of 4 main

VEG tent = 2clone (wk4) 2clone (wk2) 2clone (wk0) 1 Mother
Flowering = 4clones (wk3) 2clones (wk1)

Week 13

Cut 2 more clones
5week old clones go into flowering tent

VEG tent = 2clone (wk3) 2clone (wk1) 1mother
Flowering tent = 4clone(wk4) 2clone (wk2) 2clone (wk0)

Week14

New clones go to veg tent

VEG tent = 2clone (wk4) 2 clone (wk2) 2clone (wk0) 1 Mother
Flowering Tent= 4 clone (wk5) 2clone (wk3) 2clone (wk1)

Week15

Cut 2 more clones
5week old clones go into flowering Tent

VEG Tent=2clone (wk3) 2clone (wk1) 1 Mother
Flowering tent = 4clone (wk6) 2clone (wk4) 2clone (wk2) 2clone (wk0)

Week16

Clones go into veg tent
First clone harvest

VEG tent = 2clone (wk4) 2clone (wk2) 2clone (wk0) 1 Mother
Flowering tent = 2clone (wk5) 2clone (wk3) 2clone (wk1)

Week 17

2 New clones
5week clones go into flowering

VEG tent = 2clones (wk3) 2clones (wk1) 1mother
Flowering Tent = 2clones (wk6) 2clones (wk4) 2 clones (wk2) 2clones (wk0)


And so on and so forth . Sorry for such a Long post , I have a few questions .

1. What size grow Tent would I need for veg and flowering ? Would 4x4 be enough ?
2. Are the lights mentioned above sufficient ?
3. Does moving plants in and out of the Tent often affect the growth of the buds ?

It would mean the world to me if someone could answer these questions .

I'm pretty lost but it sounds like your trying to stagger harvests. You'd be better off just filling up the tent full each time rather than cramming some in half way through, and having room for more. If your flower tent still has room for more plants in week 4-5 you've just been providing electricity to that space for 4-5 weeks with no return.
Tent size depends on strain, veg time, and grow style.
U can move plants as much as u want during veg. But during flower they get fragile. Buds get heavy and branches become brittle. Not to mention stress during flower is a loss of production!

Things to consider.
-you are going to have to prop up younger plants to get even light on the canopy
-assuming u don't get bugs or pm or any other issue u never really get a chance to clean out your tent.

I like to do at least a wipe down after every harvest, things get dirty/dusty/ gross.

Another idea for you would be a 3rd tent. 1 veg and 2 flower tents. Might work better with your method assuming I understood it correctly.

Buyfrommycity said:

I'm pretty lost but it sounds like your trying to stagger harvests. You'd be better off just filling up the tent full each time rather than cramming some in half way through, and having room for more. If your flower tent still has room for more plants in week 4-5 you've just been providing electricity to that space for 4-5 weeks with no return.
Tent size depends on strain, veg time, and grow style.
U can move plants as much as u want during veg. But during flower they get fragile. Buds get heavy and branches become brittle. Not to mention stress during flower is a loss of production!

Things to consider.
-you are going to have to prop up younger plants to get even light on the canopy
-assuming u don't get bugs or pm or any other issue u never really get a chance to clean out your tent.

I like to do at least a wipe down after every harvest, things get dirty/dusty/ gross.

Another idea for you would be a 3rd tent. 1 veg and 2 flower tents. Might work better with your method assuming I understood it correctly.

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I thought of 2 tents for flowering but I can really only have one as I'm gonna be using a portable ac unit . I can't have both tents cooled at the same time unless I get another ac unit :/

One video should sum it all up for you marijuana garden rescue how to determin light yield plant count and bucket size on youtube made by the grow boss he expains everything your looking for.

I have a perpetual grow going since 2011. Here's a few of my observations.

1. I need four times the floor space for flowering than I need for vegging. My veg room is actually a 5 x 3 foot area carved out of my laundry room. My flower room is 8 x 8.
2. You should have plenty of lumens for your grow. I use a 400W bulb for vegging and a 1000W bulb to flower.
3. Plants don't like to be moved. If you change a plant's orientation to the light source you will end up with "swirlies" - leaves that look like they are trying to be circular. In fact, the leaves will turn to try to follow the light.

I would avoid tents if possible. Not only do tents make moving plants more difficult they tend to be hotter.

Most important thing I've learned is that running a successful perp grow is that you have to be able to choreograph a lot of different factors to keep it going. I harvest 6-8 plants a month, usually chopping down 2 a week. After harvesting 2 plants I need to have 2 veggers the right size to move right into the empty spots in the flower room. That leaves 2 empty spots in my veg room. You can see where I'm going, eh?

Finally, you are trusting 100% in your cloning success. It doesn't hurt to have a stash of seeds in case your cloning gets less than 100% successful.

Good luck, BigSteve.