my plan for a perpetual harvest - how does it look?

Perpetual harvest is going to be 4 clones in every 14 days, assuming flowering time is 7-9 weeks as advertised this should work.

I currently have plants flowering in the veg area, so the perpetual harvest will not be underway for a few weeks.

Here is my plan.

Veg area - 20x36 tent - 400w mh - two 10 gal DWC -
One DWC w/ 2 mother plants for 2 cuttings every 2 weeks.
Second DWC holds 4 clones for veg period. Cuttings will go from mother into rapid rooters and into 3" netcups and 7 days from cutting will go into veg DWC @ 1100 ppm grow nutes for 7 days, before being transplanted to flower area.

Flower area - 4x4 - 1000w hps - 5 10 gal DWC, 4 flowering 1 flushing.
This will recieve a new set of 4 clones every 14 days. The 4 DWCs will have 4 stages of flowering nutrients
1 - 14 days - 1200ppm / pH 6.2
2 - 10-14 days - 1300ppm / pH 5.8
3 - 12-14 days - 1500ppm / pH 5.5
4 - 14 days - 1800ppm / pH 5.0
5 - 6-10 days - flush / pH 6.0

For all of this DWC I have a Eco 8 output 24w air pump, so that will be 1 airstone for each dwc, plus one extra, which I think will be the dwc for vegging clones or the 4th stage of flowering.

I haven't gotten the timeline of the strain down perfectly, but this is a rough outline and plan.
How does it look? Anyone with experience on this kind of setup?

Looks good.

I grew sea of green for 5 years, 2 mommas in veg area. Flower area was 2 x 6 using a light mover.
I kept many many clones on this table using 430 watt HPS about 60 plants on the table in 12 x12
I just made sure I never went over 100, the magic number for mandatory sentencing law, 10 years I think?
With a 1000 watt HPS I think you could grow more if you like, the yields should be impressive!!!
Maybe massive for an indoor grow; if you could, would you start a grow journal.
This is a set-up I would like to see and watch until the 1st harvest.
If you would like to take some advise from a stranger... Keep your Mom's healthy and watch for bugs.
Be pro active, momma has spider mites, clones have mites, now the flower room has mites.
I had two bad infestations, which destroyed 70 maturing ladies, a total loss.... sad sad day.
I was so distraught with the hole damn thing, I dismantled the grow room and started smoking Mexican
Redhair again. I'm up and growing again as a MM patient, 12 to start - 6 to finish, sea of green is out for me.
My first 2009 grow, My current grow, Just so you don't think I don't know what I'm talking about...
I'm still using 430 w to keep my electric bill low, It's about $ 50.00 a month extra with my set - up.
I'm thinking of getting a 600 w HPS, a lot more lumens for a little more money every month.
Good luck with the grow bro.

After attempting to set it up I have gone with a slightly different plan

Area 1 - veg tent 20x36 holding mother plant, bubble cloner, and clone grower. 400w metal halide.

(I still need to get a 4" duct fan for the tent, although it may be o.k. with the circulation fan if I run lights at night like 9pm - 1pm a 16/8 veg cycle)

Area 2 - flowering closet about 24"x54" and a 4 dwc rotation w/ 3 solutions (1200, 1500, 1800) and a flusher. 1000w hps in cooltube.

(1000w cooltube vents into attic and runs a cycle of 12am-12pm to keep heat down)

This plan will be going underway sooner than I had anticipated assuming I can get more clones to root, I already have some potential mother clones though.
Right now the main thing I need is a faster method of cloning, and hopefully the bubble cloner will fix this issue.

Doesn't sound like enough light for the floor space you want to cover.

DillWeed said:

Doesn't sound like enough light for the floor space you want to cover.

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really...?
400w in 20inx3ft
1000w in 2ftx4.5ft

I donno if I'm skilled enough, also have other priorities but piecing it together.

my last grow was in a 2 x 4 room with a 400 hps, got 7 ounces out of 2 plants. i think you have more than enough light

Clones will follow this cycle
1) Rooted into rapid rooters in netcups in bubble cloner
2) 1/2 strength flowering solution for 2 wk.
3) full strength vegetative solution for 2 week under 400mh. After one week vegetative growth topping / pruning will yield the next batch of clones.
4) stage one flowering - 2 wks.
5) stage two flowering - 2 wks.
6) stage three flowering - 2 wks.
7) flushing - up to 2 wks.
DWCs will vary in numbers, from three 5" netcups to twelve 2" netcups. since all reservoirs use the same lid, transferring is made easy.
Nutrients are up in the air, once I run out of my technaflora, which will be soon, I will need something different.
Planning on using crystal salts because they are cheaper, easier to store, less messy, easier to measure, and possibly sub cultures in every other stage.
Temp and RH will be variable.

dbo24242 said:

really...?
400w in 20inx3ft
1000w in 2ftx4.5ft

I donno if I'm skilled enough, also have other priorities but piecing it together.

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No, you're right. I completely misread the original post. My bad!