The Main-Lining Thread

turnip brain

turnip brain

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mainline sq ft estimation?

I am going to have 28" x 42" or 8 sq ft. on the horizontal. How many mainlined plants would fill that space for a single grow?

And would you go with 400 or 600w for that sq ft?

Thanks
 
Shawns

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I would say that it depends on how many mainlining heads you were going for, if it 8 you could probably do 3 anymore like 16 heads and you could only do 2 imo, and the more light the better as long as you can cool it so if heats not an issue go with the 600
 
turnip brain

turnip brain

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Shawns said:
I would say that it depends on how many mainlining heads you were going for, if it 8 you could probably do 3 anymore like 16 heads and you could only do 2 imo, and the more light the better as long as you can cool it so if heats not an issue go with the 600
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Thanks, so what would you anticipate comparative yield to be? i.e., expect more yield from 2 x 16 heads or 3 x 8 heads?

Certainly more heads in 2 x 16, (32 vs 24) but does that also mean more poundage from a single grow?
 
turnip brain

turnip brain

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sine143 said:
takes experimentation with your strains and growing style.
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Fair enough, but perhaps someone has already done so and can comment? Just want to maximize what I can from the get go!

in terms of "growing style", I am starting from seed, will see which are hardiest, clone transplant to 1 gal- 3gal -then into supersoil method in 7 gal fabric pots and mainline, and I will have to use blumat watering due to my frequent travel.

Another related question, I am designing the grow space itself, and have what I think is reasonable, but not unlimited vertical. Those of you mainlining in limited vertical, how short/tall do you go? Nugbucket's first post here said he had just 48" vertical. Is there advantage to more vertical space?
 
Shwagbag

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turnip brain said:
Fair enough, but perhaps someone has already done so and can comment? Just want to maximize what I can from the get go!

in terms of "growing style", I am starting from seed, will see which are hardiest, clone transplant to 1 gal- 3gal -then into supersoil method in 7 gal fabric pots and mainline, and I will have to use blumat watering due to my frequent travel.

Another related question, I am designing the grow space itself, and have what I think is reasonable, but not unlimited vertical. Those of you mainlining in limited vertical, how short/tall do you go? Nugbucket's first post here said he had just 48" vertical. Is there advantage to more vertical space?
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More vertical space = |_0ng3r k0ng3rz? lol
 
Oriah

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I believe Nugbuckets said once that his 8 head ones got him right around the same amount as a 16 head... So by that logic, id say 3 8's over 2 16's. But, as my homey Sheldon says, until you look in the box, the cat can be thought of as both dead, and alive. :lol:
 
nugbuckets

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Oriah said:
I believe Nugbuckets said once that his 8 head ones got him right around the same amount as a 16 head... So by that logic, id say 3 8's over 2 16's. But, as my homey Sheldon says, until you look in the box, the cat can be thought of as both dead, and alive. :lol:
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i would run 2 -16's side by side in 10 gal smarts....under 600W.....but that is just me....;-)
 
nugbuckets

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turnip brain said:
Fair enough, but perhaps someone has already done so and can comment? Just want to maximize what I can from the get go!

in terms of "growing style", I am starting from seed, will see which are hardiest, clone transplant to 1 gal- 3gal -then into supersoil method in 7 gal fabric pots and mainline, and I will have to use blumat watering due to my frequent travel.

Another related question, I am designing the grow space itself, and have what I think is reasonable, but not unlimited vertical. Those of you mainlining in limited vertical, how short/tall do you go? Nugbucket's first post here said he had just 48" vertical. Is there advantage to more vertical space?
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my test cab is 35 inches from the floor to the glass...lol....this is what got me working bonsai techniques, and ML'ing.....a lot can be done just by bondage and keeping the light source close through veg and early flower, also keep your night time temps up near day temps, and supercrop your stretchers.....;-)
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turnip brain

turnip brain

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Thanks, great info!

I'll be splitting almost 7 feet of vertical space into a mom/clone/early veg level and the other the mature plant, flowering space. Just trying to come up with the right split. At this point, partly from feedback elsewhere on the forum, I am thinking probably 2 1/2 ft and 4 1/2 ft split.
 
nugbuckets

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can't believe i pulled it off in my mini cab.....these are almost done stretching, and are filling in nicely....i have done it before with clones, but never from seed.....:hump:

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Pennywise.......

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Pandora...

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sine143

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4 feet, no more for the flowering plants. most of my less stretchy things end up on top of cinderblocks in my 4 foot tall flowering chambers when mainlined anyways.
 
sine143

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nugbuckets said:
my test cab is 35 inches from the floor to the glass...lol....this is what got me working bonsai techniques, and ML'ing.....a lot can be done just by bondage and keeping the light source close through veg and early flower, also keep your night time temps up near day temps, and supercrop your stretchers.....;-)
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what does keeping temps constant do for them? suppossed to minimize stretch?
 
ibitegirls

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:peace: update on my half-assed attempt:

cheese on the left. slh on the right. I clipped the lower branches that were not receiving enough light. this is also my first organic attempt, so far they're still green yay

i really need to buy a canopy ring and get rid of the pipe cleaners. :oops:

 

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Shwagbag

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Great plants! I'm a big fan of both the rings and the pipe cleaners. Add bamboo stakes to that list and put it in a book!
 
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