leroy69
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im a first time grower 5 weeks into flowers two plants, i grew them two big, so the buds close to the light are biggest and where the light is not reaching the small as. lol. learning curve
Can someone list some benefits of vertical growing?
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harris hawk
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type of side lighting CFL's ? wattage ? 500 watters work well
harris hawk
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You can increase yields by at least 50% or more by side lighting a must for indoors grows, but must use properly; need to consider lighting adjustment while plant is growing
jigfresh
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I was joking around. I thought growing vertically was basically side lighting everything, so not sure how to add side lighting to side lighting. But it sounds like a plan. More light = more bud. Or course it also means more heat and less space for plants. Everything's a trade off.
ttystikk
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Personally, I think side lighting is a band aid solution for a lousy setup design. This is especially true of vertical growing.
You want yield? Get some watts on the job! Thirty W/ft² or more is what it's going to take to get decent results. Yes, in vertical grows it's all side lighting. That doesn't mean it isn't still your primary light source.
OGEvilgenius
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2x600w = perfect for a vertical grow. You stack em relatively close - I have mine a little over a ft apart and you get the added intensity and then some from a reflector to get to some of the lower sites. Makes your trees really shine. Also some strains tend to more even expend energy - lowers get bigger anyway. Genetics helps.
HappyMan420
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courtesy of camp vostok
legallyflying
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The biggest benefit to vertical growing is A. Going blind when your shades fall off
B. Burning the back of your neck on a hot bulb.
Oh yeah, I guess mega yields are kind of cool as well.
B. Burning the back of your neck on a hot bulb.
Oh yeah, I guess mega yields are kind of cool as well.
MrMeanGreen
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Now put a 600w in each corner and your canopy just more than doubled again.
HappyMan420
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more lights wouldn't add surface area to the canopy, although they would probably increase the yield
ttystikk
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Mother Nature does not approve of Jesus.
NebulousPLM
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Really helpful thread for those looking into vert grows. This almost has me convinced
legallyflying
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Yeah, don't do vertical grows. I mean, why would you want 4x the canopy?
We hung some 1k over our biggest vert plants last run. Fucking 3lb blue dreams
It's like McDonald's over here. I'm loving it!
We hung some 1k over our biggest vert plants last run. Fucking 3lb blue dreams
It's like McDonald's over here. I'm loving it!
ttystikk
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Shhhhhhh.... we'll just keep it our little secret... weapon.Yeah, don't do vertical grows. I mean, why would you want 4x the canopy?
We hung some 1k over our biggest vert plants last run. Fucking 3lb blue dreams
It's like McDonald's over here. I'm loving it!
NebulousPLM
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That's amazing!Yeah, don't do vertical grows. I mean, why would you want 4x the canopy?
We hung some 1k over our biggest vert plants last run. Fucking 3lb blue dreams
It's like McDonald's over here. I'm loving it!
Can you detail this out a little more?
How many plants , watts , soil/hydro?
legallyflying
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Sorry upon request I'm keeping it a secret
Welcome to the new world of legal weed..
It's not like you could strut into KFC and say "damn, this chicken is the shit, could I please have the recipe"
Besides, there is already a thread and I'm busy trying to secure a fucking water right for our 70 year old well at the WH. Or I could just hook up to city water. I was told 30k for that on Friday.
Welcome to the new world of legal weed..
It's not like you could strut into KFC and say "damn, this chicken is the shit, could I please have the recipe"
Besides, there is already a thread and I'm busy trying to secure a fucking water right for our 70 year old well at the WH. Or I could just hook up to city water. I was told 30k for that on Friday.
ttystikk
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LOL that's the REAL world of legal growing, right there! 'Please pay this amount'.
legallyflying
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^ word. So many of these fuck nuts have NO fucking clue how much cash it takes. There was a thread the other day.. I have 30k and want to start a commerical grow. Lol. Where? In your parents house.
It's all good I suppose, keeps the economy going and all but jesus fucking christ, sometimes I am absolutely blown away by the cash that flows OUT.
"DUDE, we spent 80k in July and august!! Wtf dud we spend 80k on?
" well there was rent, electrical bills, we bought two new air cons, fertilizer for nutes, paid the trimmers for two rounds, gor some new cameras installed, re plumbed the veg room, bought some hoods.... it was 80k, here are the receipts..let's just keep.moving forward.
It's all good I suppose, keeps the economy going and all but jesus fucking christ, sometimes I am absolutely blown away by the cash that flows OUT.
"DUDE, we spent 80k in July and august!! Wtf dud we spend 80k on?
" well there was rent, electrical bills, we bought two new air cons, fertilizer for nutes, paid the trimmers for two rounds, gor some new cameras installed, re plumbed the veg room, bought some hoods.... it was 80k, here are the receipts..let's just keep.moving forward.
ttystikk
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I saw nutes on that list. PLEASE tell me you're not buying hydro store nutes for an op your size?