40+ lbs with 12 Plants in 2 Rooms on a Flip

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westcoast420

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ttystikk said:
What's a dual head heat pump??
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It’s a mini split heat pump with 2 heads and one compressor unit. See attached https://www.sogoodtobuy.ca/28000-btu-dual-zone-mini-split-air-conditioner-sena-30hf-d/
You can get mini splits in 1 to 4 head configurations.
@diggs99 if your going to invest good coin in a setup why not get an acmpr licence so you can grow more plants? There’s lots of companies that will get you setup with 150 plus plant licenses.

Sorry to highjack the thread, beauty rooms btw, can tell you’ve got them dialed in.
 
Couch_Lock

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gr865 said:
Hell I may be old but I am no dummy!
This is about 15 days before flipping.
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The square base have castors that match the groves in the tray so I can pull it back and forth, and the lazy Susan is attached to that square base, the screen stand on top of the LS is just to keep the fabric pot drained and not sitting in solution.
Was able to rotate it about 345 degrees, should have used longer feed lines. :)
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What ya runnin this batch, GR? Your grows inspired me to buy CMH's, lol. Was about to buy a Timber 4vs prior to seeing your CMH grows.
 
diggs99

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westcoast420 said:
It’s a mini split heat pump with 2 heads and one compressor unit. See attached https://www.sogoodtobuy.ca/28000-btu-dual-zone-mini-split-air-conditioner-sena-30hf-d/
You can get mini splits in 1 to 4 head configurations.
@diggs99 if your going to invest good coin in a setup why not get an acmpr licence so you can grow more plants? There’s lots of companies that will get you setup with 150 plus plant licenses.

Sorry to highjack the thread, beauty rooms btw, can tell you’ve got them dialed in.
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That sounds like it would be fun in theory, but I am in no way good enough or capable of running a garden that size.

I am still new to all of this. Setting up a room to maximize a 4 plant limit ,I can manage that. setting up a 150 plant grow, not so much lol

I don't mind spending a few grand on lights and a few more on the other stuff I'll need. I can grow big ole trees and have enough weed to always keep us going. That would be good for now.

Would love to be able to do what you suggest, maybe one day. But I am a very long way away from that type of venture.

Sorry for the hijack renfro. Your help and information was very helpful and I thank you very much
 
Renfro

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ttystikk said:
If you want to grow big plants you need time to let them grow.

If you're serious about 4 plants, do a perpetual grow and bloom just one a month. Space your crops 4 weeks apart so you have a baby, a juvie and a prebloomer at all times.
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Another good thing about this is one could setup a trellis rig for each plant and that gives more side canopy area and more room for side lights. Basically two more sides to get yield from.

Downside is you never have an empty room that you can really sterilize.
 
gr865

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Couch_Lock said:
What ya runnin this batch, GR? Your grows inspired me to buy CMH's, lol. Was about to buy a Timber 4vs prior to seeing your CMH grows.
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I think you will like the 315's.
Just harvested 5 Big Buddha Cheese grown vertical, 1 plus g/w, 23 plus zips of smokable buds.
Built an EZ Cloner, 34 sites and got 33 of the 34 to take root. About to flip 24 of them in a SOG.
This pic was taken on day 8 after being put in the coco pots, expect to start flower within the next 5 days.
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First time I have attempted this style of grow, one gallon smart pots with individual 2 g/h drip heads split. Pic of the drip system.
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Nothing as fancy as Renfro's, his is a work of art.
 
gr865

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Renfro said:
Looks great, everyone has to start somewhere.

My first grow was a small closet with a 400 watt HPS. Nothing fancy at all but it provided.
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Yeah, we progress. My first indoor was in a DIY 48 x 30 cabinet in the garage. No climate control, drew air from a closet in the house, under a SS 400 LED.
 
ttystikk

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Renfro said:
Another good thing about this is one could setup a trellis rig for each plant and that gives more side canopy area and more room for side lights. Basically two more sides to get yield from.

Downside is you never have an empty room that you can really sterilize.
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Not true. You can sterilize by moving one plant out.

Powdery mildew is best controlled with environment rather than chemicals. Molds, same. Spidermites need to be controlled through eradication and making sure no one gets near the plants after they've been outside in the yard- pets included!
 
Renfro

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ttystikk said:
Not true. You can sterilize by moving one plant out.

Powdery mildew is best controlled with environment rather than chemicals. Molds, same. Spidermites need to be controlled through eradication and making sure no one gets near the plants after they've been outside in the yard- pets included!
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cant move a trellised massive plant. I also like to have all the plants in a room the same strain and on the same schedule, one nutrient tank to mix. easy peasy. I see no advantage to having them spaced out except harvest is easier but your doing it more often. Everyone has their way that works form them. :)
 
ttystikk

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gr865 said:
I think you will like the 315's.
Just harvested 5 Big Buddha Cheese grown vertical, 1 plus g/w, 23 plus zips of smokable buds.
Built an EZ Cloner, 34 sites and got 33 of the 34 to take root. About to flip 24 of them in a SOG.
This pic was taken on day 8 after being put in the coco pots, expect to start flower within the next 5 days.
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First time I have attempted this style of grow, one gallon smart pots with individual 2 g/h drip heads split. Pic of the drip system.
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Nothing as fancy as Renfro's, his is a work of art.
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Dude, nothing wrong with that setup!
 
ttystikk

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Renfro said:
cant move a trellised massive plant. I also like to have all the plants in a room the same strain and on the same schedule, one nutrient tank to mix. easy peasy. I see no advantage to having them spaced out except harvest is easier but your doing it more often. Everyone has their way that works form them. :)
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Bullshit, I used to do it all the time!
 
ttystikk

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Renfro said:
Take a closer look at my trellis rigs. 5 feet tall and bolted to the floor.
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Mine were 4' wide by 6' tall and were hung from the ceiling on hooks screwed into the rafters.

One person would hold the bottom and lift the rootball out of the tubsite and place it in a 5 gallon bucket to avoid damaging the roots. He'd hold the bucket handle and trellis panel with one hand and use the other for guidance. The second person would get the top of the panel, again using one hand to hold it and the other to guide it.

We could thus carry 6' tall fully grown plants anywhere- through doors, around corners, up stairs, even into the back of a pickup to travel anywhere. Because the panel was flat and the plants were trained and clipped to it, it was easy to do. Your trellises are different in that they aren't flat.

We did this every dozen days for years, it wasn't hard and in fact boosted productivity substantially.

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In this image, she's two steps up a ladder to reach the top of the plant for training and fan leaf removal. The tubs were 15" tall and the trellis went from there to the ceiling.
 
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