InhaledFreq 1st documented grow (2nd actual grow) Popcorn bagseed Indoor closet cfl's

[Be IRIE]

Inhaled... Your lady is showing preflowers... She is telling you that she is mature and ready to go into flowering whenever you are.. Your garden is looking good, and those are some nice little nuggies from your first grow...

[Ms.Fox]

^ I second that

[InhaledFreq]

So, are you all saying that it's normal for female plants show pre-flowers even before the light is switched to 12/12?

[InhaledFreq]

The Plan for This Grow

Goal: Small weekly harvest of ~3/4oz to 1oz
Initial Budget: $200
Monthly Budget: $20-$40

No surprise, I've already reached the $200 limit for the initial cost and still need grow medium, containers, mylar, a few more cfl bulbs, a $20 digital timer, and a good ph meter or at least some test strips in the mean time.

I've never seen anybody follow this plan before, this is a test that sounds good on paper, now we get to see how it does in the real world.

The plan is simple, make a space for every plant, for every week of its growth cycle. Rotate the plant to the next space each week and replace it with the plant that was in the space ahead of it. For example, move the plant in the week 4 space to the week space 5 and, at the same time, move the plant in the week 3 space to the week 4 space, and so on...

The reason for doing this is simple, every week there will be a plant ready to harvest, hopefully resulting in a supply of around 3/4oz to 1oz per week.

Here's a picture...


Does anyone know of anyone else that is doing this type of micro-perpetual harvest?

Questions? Comments? Ideas?

[Pericodaking]

^ sounds like an awesome plan. But why don't u try growing bigger plants which would give you a bigger yield, and the excess that your not smoking in during that time can be cured in some glass jars to give u some primo tasting smoke? sorry just my two cents lol

[dfw-guy]

How are the plants going to fit in the flower shelf? It just seems like they'll be hitting the ceiling.
Edit: Also your ventilation is going to have to be grade A to keep 4 separate area's at the same temp. I can't wait to see this thing completed.
Edit: I drew this up, I'm just trying to think of ways to vent the hot air. I think the advantage of this method would be that you only need 1 fan sucking air out. Though you would need a good fan to get the amount of circulation you need.
Edit: Never mind I just looked at your closet space again. So all 4 spaces are going to be vented from the bottom to the top of the closet? I just see there being a heat issue as the heat rises. The top shelf would be getting air that has already been through 3 light fixtures.

[Pericodaking]

^ yea those babies are going to double to tripple in size during flowering, are u growing AF strains?

[InhaledFreq]

Originally Posted by Pericodaking

^ sounds like an awesome plan. But why don't u try growing bigger plants which would give you a bigger yield, and the excess that your not smoking in during that time can be cured in some glass jars to give u some primo tasting smoke? sorry just my two cents lol

I agree with you... The short answer is, I simply don't have the space to grow larger plants, or I would. The second reason is, so I don't have to try to ration a large amount over a long period of time. When I try to do this I tend to run out early. With this plan, I'm thinking that even if I'm running low at the end of any given week, I'll always have a another ounce or so about to be ready to smoke. The third reason is, just in case something happens to one of my plants. If I were to grow 2 or 3 large plants in the same space and one were to get sick or get pest or something I would potentially be losing 1/3 to 1/2 of my entire 3-4 month harvest. With this method, if something happens to one of the plants, I would only lose a very small amount of the harvest.

[HazeSeeker]

If you do some badass LST , you could do just fine with that space...

[dfw-guy]

Originally Posted by HazeSeeker

If you do some badass LST , you could do just fine with that space...

I second that motion. You could reduce your closet to 3 spaces. 2 big ones for veg and flower and 1 small space for germ. Have a big crop coming in every 2 months

[InhaledFreq]

Originally Posted by dfw-guy

... I just looked at your closet space again. So all 4 spaces are going to be vented from the bottom to the top of the closet? I just see there being a heat issue as the heat rises. The top shelf would be getting air that has already been through 3 light fixtures.

Yes, there is an intake vent on the opposite side of the closet floor (not visible in the photos). This is what I'm thinking... The air coming into the intake will be from another room in the house where it is a constant 75-76 degrees. There is a gap between the back wall and the shelves to allow for some air flow. There will be a duct running from the bottom flowering room, past the seedling/clone room, to the first flowering room. There will be a fan at the end of this duct pulling air from the veg room, which will the travel up to the exit fan that vents into the attic. This room will be sealed air-tight with calk and the door will have a seal on it like a refrigerator. I'm hoping that, once everything is in place, there will be a little negative air pressure in the cabinet. You may be right about the temps going up, but hopefully it's not a problem. If it turns out to be, I'll probably start by adding a larger outtake fan and adding a small intake fan to the bottom intake vent... This is my first real grow room build, so keep your fingers crossed!

[dfw-guy]

Oh ok so you'll be spreading out the intake air throughout so that each chamber will have 75 degree air coming in. I think you'll be fine, just be sure to do some temp testing before you put your plants lives at risk lol.

[Be IRIE]

You think you are going to get 3/4-1oz a smoke a week??? What are the dimensions on your cabinet areas? Also I noticed you only plan for 6-8 weeks for flowering that is 42-56 days and you are using bag seed which you have no idea how long they take to flower.. Or are you just planning on pulling them whether they are done or not? Seems like you are going to have to many plants in there which will ultimately hurt your yield.. You are going to have your hands full, but good luck to ya.... It will be interesting to watch...

[InhaledFreq]

Originally Posted by Pericodaking

^ yea those babies are going to double to tripple in size during flowering, are u growing AF strains?

I don't know if they are AF or not. This one adult female started to flower by itself without me giving it a week of steady 12/12, but it was getting erratic light cycles because I was moving it and out of the house at irregular intervals.

Some folks here seem to think it's just pre-flowers, but it sure looks like the first stages of full-fledged flower production to me. So it may be AF, or just a really photosensitive strain, or may be flowering because of stress (?)...

This other strain I'll be growing is for sure not an AF, I'll flower them when they're small, 10"-12" and will be using LST for all the plants to make sure they fit into the grow space and produce more buds.

[InhaledFreq]

Originally Posted by HazeSeeker

If you do some badass LST , you could do just fine with that space...

That's the plan...