Hello everyone,
This journal has been a long time coming. In the past, my journaling entailed some talking and LOTS of pictures. However, in this journal which will detail the complete build of my new space and then some runs in it, I'll be forced to do a lot of talking/typing in order to explain what I did and why I did it. There will still be LOTS of pics, though....lol.
This first post is simply an introduction which will allow folks within the community to find this journal and hopefully subscribe to follow along. I'm banking that we'll all learn a few new things together along the way.
A little background: About a year ago, my Wife and I purchased a property which is far removed from any nosy neighbors. This space will allow me to "spread my wings" if you will, as a grower. It's been my dream for several years to do this and now, I am. After purchasing the property, I found myself with a lot of work to do which is why this journal has taken so long to come to fruition. However, I've made some good progress over the last few months and things are starting to pick up. While things are not completely finished, there's enough going on that I feel it's time to share some information with others.
The thing that hindered progress the most was waiting for my Mothers to grow up and provide me with clones, which in my garden, takes 4-6 months as I LST them. I also went through some Aero cloning issues which I found solutions to and will detail in this journal. Once that was solved, the process became more streamlined.
For those interested, here's what this journal will include:
1. A detailed buildout of my new space which includes an 11'x11' veg/clone room, a 20' x 11' flower/room
2. Flowering runs of 300+, SOG plants in 2 Liters
3. Dual 600 Watt lights on 6' light rails over side by side, custom built drain tables (may soon upgrade to 1000's)
4. Plans for an auto drip irrigation system which I have designed but not built yet. I have chosen to hand feed but still plan on discussing the irrigation system
5. Cloning runs of 200 babies at a time in (4) 50 site Aero Cloners
6. The how's -- why's -- whats-- what nots-- etc, of getting into something like this
7. Nugs, Nugs, and more Frosty Nugs
Most here know I grow SOG style in 2 Liters so the emphasis of this journal will be on the build itself and a low watt garden which can surpass the 1 Gram Per Watt benchmark. You don't have to embark on a 15k build or run 20K flowering watts to enjoy large yields.
My ENTIRE operation, from veg and flowering lights, to the pumps in my cloners, to my oscillating fans, runs on less than 2500 watts.
I run 1200 flowering watts. Each table holds (154) 2 Liters and sits under (1) 600 watt HPS unit on a light rail. If I can average 4 grams per SOG plant, that's 616 dried grams(22 ounces) harvested from each table, or 1 gram per watt, per run.
I'm betting we can do just a little better than that. Come along for the ride and see.
This journal has been a long time coming. In the past, my journaling entailed some talking and LOTS of pictures. However, in this journal which will detail the complete build of my new space and then some runs in it, I'll be forced to do a lot of talking/typing in order to explain what I did and why I did it. There will still be LOTS of pics, though....lol.
This first post is simply an introduction which will allow folks within the community to find this journal and hopefully subscribe to follow along. I'm banking that we'll all learn a few new things together along the way.
A little background: About a year ago, my Wife and I purchased a property which is far removed from any nosy neighbors. This space will allow me to "spread my wings" if you will, as a grower. It's been my dream for several years to do this and now, I am. After purchasing the property, I found myself with a lot of work to do which is why this journal has taken so long to come to fruition. However, I've made some good progress over the last few months and things are starting to pick up. While things are not completely finished, there's enough going on that I feel it's time to share some information with others.
The thing that hindered progress the most was waiting for my Mothers to grow up and provide me with clones, which in my garden, takes 4-6 months as I LST them. I also went through some Aero cloning issues which I found solutions to and will detail in this journal. Once that was solved, the process became more streamlined.
For those interested, here's what this journal will include:
1. A detailed buildout of my new space which includes an 11'x11' veg/clone room, a 20' x 11' flower/room
2. Flowering runs of 300+, SOG plants in 2 Liters
3. Dual 600 Watt lights on 6' light rails over side by side, custom built drain tables (may soon upgrade to 1000's)
4. Plans for an auto drip irrigation system which I have designed but not built yet. I have chosen to hand feed but still plan on discussing the irrigation system
5. Cloning runs of 200 babies at a time in (4) 50 site Aero Cloners
6. The how's -- why's -- whats-- what nots-- etc, of getting into something like this
7. Nugs, Nugs, and more Frosty Nugs
Most here know I grow SOG style in 2 Liters so the emphasis of this journal will be on the build itself and a low watt garden which can surpass the 1 Gram Per Watt benchmark. You don't have to embark on a 15k build or run 20K flowering watts to enjoy large yields.
My ENTIRE operation, from veg and flowering lights, to the pumps in my cloners, to my oscillating fans, runs on less than 2500 watts.
I run 1200 flowering watts. Each table holds (154) 2 Liters and sits under (1) 600 watt HPS unit on a light rail. If I can average 4 grams per SOG plant, that's 616 dried grams(22 ounces) harvested from each table, or 1 gram per watt, per run.
I'm betting we can do just a little better than that. Come along for the ride and see.
