The Octagon

here's where it begins.

first off credit to my friend. he's using this method and is sharing it with me. rumor has it Humboldt county growers are doing it a lot and that's where he heard of it.

i will be using 2 600w HPS lights. vertical hanging, no hoods. i will have 7 walls, leaving the 8th out for access. 3 tiers high. each wall will be 18" across and 5' tall. there will be 2 holes in each tier on each wall for a total of 6 sites per wall. the octagon will be made of 4" pvc tubing and fittings. i will drill holes to place cubes. i will have a reservoir at the bottom with a pump that will pump to the top. each tier will be slightly sloped so it drains down to the next one. the lights will be hung from the center.

i have not a thing yet, so this is a project in planning. i will post all new steps as completed.

sounds good bud! interested to see how this works out, good space efficiency

when you get it to 16 oz per foot call me ill take 10

this one is NOT mine. but i took this photo.

That is one bad ass setup!

Do you know how many plants, lights, etc. are in there, man that is the baddest setup I;ve ever seen. How does he take care of them, with a ladder?

it's 8 sided. 1 side is left open. 5 tiers high. 3 per tier. 15 per wall. 7 walls. capable of 105. 2000 watts.

Wow, that guys a fucking genius in my book! I'll bet that's the best feeling walking in that room and looking at that octagon!

i'll let him know. thanks.

he lurks among us. he may pop up. he could be standing right behind you. i won't name names though.

how much approx is a plant yielding off a setup like that ?

I'm not real smart so I'll ask a dumb question.

Is that hydro and if yes what kind?

Sorry I took a better look it's a drip system

will your buddy not have problems with the plants growing towards the lights.
might be a bit of a nuisance, no.

If your restricted for space thats a dam good idea! But i am really curious to see end results and how early you would need to start flowering.

Bottom line - looks the piece but how effective, some plants look very stick like with hardly any leaves. (unless there just baby clones)

anyway im not a hatter just voicing my opinion.

Nice thread it kind of got into something I have been working on copying and figuring out how to build at home with some hardware componenets.I have a basic idea but I have yet to be able to see one of these things in person to steal some measurements and mechanical know hows.Anyways heres a picture of what I wanna finish coping and building for a side sog action...Oh if anyone has one of these or knows where there is one to get pics and measurments for me let me know lol Thanks

your right it did originate in humboldt as DIY plans from the concept of a coliseum grow which is what they refer to it up there. i suggest putting hinges on it so it can be a full circle closed and open up to give you room to do your "stuff" inside. wrap the out side with poly or mylar, add fans top and bottem. rock and roll. my buddy was debating he can get the same amount as "those guy in.... who do coliseums". but he is the wizard of oz. i dont doubt his abilities, only my own.

this is my first time growing in this thing. clones were thrown in with 0 veg time, except 20 that were vegged 3-4 days. im just experimenting with the yields/stretch/etc... so some are scrawny cuz they may have only had barely one root, also some are OG KUSH which stretch to all hell.

i have noticed much more trichome formation, way frostier faster.

phototropism- growing towards lights
gravitropism- growing towards the sky which takes priority. most of these plants are growing straight up but the leaves turn towards the light.

FF: i have seen Omega gardens in use and 4 pounds off 2-600watters consistently... orbitropism.. nothing beats these vertical rotating gardens imo.

sketch you have similar ideas to what is going on inside my head.

told ya he was here.

Wow! I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread. Awesome idea, cant wait to see the result after the bugs are worked out.