Bob Goes Vertical

**bongrippinbob** · 12-28-2008, 10:44 PM

Well I've been wanting to do it for a long time, and I've finally done it. I finally have a vertical grow going. I still have some work to do on it, but its looking good so far.

The cab is 6'x6'x6' with 4 shelves all 14" high. For this first run, I am using a 600watt HPS and a 400watt HPS bare bulb set-up cooled with a 747cfm Vortex fan. I have a 420cfm intake fan and some passive intakes as well. I was planning on getting my carbon filter yesterday, but I went to Vegas over Christmas and over spent, so thats going to have to wait.

The strains I am growing are HGS Blueberry, HGS NL#5, C-99, AK-48, Millenium Bud, and NL x White Skunk. It is kind of weird growing this many strains, but I only had like 3-5 seeds of each strain, other than the C-99 which is from clones. I also have Purple Urkel and Ice, but they are getting flowered this time around. I hope to find a keeper of each strain, but I would be happy with 2 or 3 keepers out of the bunch.

The pics suck, but I will get some better ones up tomorrow or something. The plants are almost 2 weeks into flower. The bud pics are some shots of my last harvest earlier this month. I just threw those in there for the hell of it. Any questions and comments are welcomed.

Bob

**TOROkills420** · 12-28-2008, 10:50 PM

Looks badass man. Keep up the good work. Your last harvest looks really nice. What strain was it?

**bongrippinbob** · 12-28-2008, 10:57 PM

Thanks. The pic on the left is the Purple Urkel and the right is Ice.

**bongrippinbob** · 12-29-2008, 06:06 PM

Here are some pics with the lights off. I think these are a little better. But I suck at taking pics, and there is barely any light in my room without the grow lights on.

**headbandrocker** · 12-29-2008, 06:51 PM

sweet setup,coulda had an extra shelf though imho

**bongrippinbob** · 12-29-2008, 08:20 PM

Right now this is a trial run so to speak. I am trying to keep my total plant numbers below 50 including mothers, veg, clones, and flower. Depending on how many plants I can actually fit properly, I may add an extra shelf. If I can only fit like 10, which is what it is looking like, I will add another shelf. Either that, or make sure my plants are a little taller next time so they reach to the ceiling. There is about 4' between the shelf and the ceiling. Some of the plants are like 6"-8" from the ceiling right now.

This is the first time I have grown most of these strains, so there is going to be a major learning curve using a new growing method, in a new room, with new strains. But I am hoping things turn out just fine.

**bongrippinbob** · 01-05-2009, 05:13 PM

Here are some new pics.

The plants are about 3 weeks into flower here. They are Millenium Bud, NL#5 x White Skunk, Ak, and Blueberry.

I can't remember what order the pics are in, but those are the strains in the pics.

**strangerdude562** · 01-05-2009, 05:16 PM

Nice grow!

**winkdogg420** · 01-26-2009, 01:40 PM

What makes this vertical if all the plants are on one level? I thought a vert grow was like a wall full of plants at different levels? Im not being a dick im just confused??? Is it because the lights are stacked vertical?

**bongrippinbob** · 01-26-2009, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by winkdogg420

What makes this vertical if all the plants are on one level? I thought a vert grow was like a wall full of plants at different levels? Im not being a dick im just confused??? Is it because the lights are stacked vertical?

Thats exactly what makes it vertical.

The plants are almost touching the ceiling in some spots, so the entire plant is getting light instead of just the tops.

You don't need multiple levels to have a vert grow. You can do a vert grow with only one 400watt light in a small 4'x4'x4' space and yeild much more that way than with a flat garden that is like 3'x3'.

I am going to add a shelf this next go around and not let my plants get quite so tall. I am going to have them finish at about 2' tall and I will be able to fit 21 plants in there.