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Thanks man. I've got like 16 strains and only enough room to grow 9 plants. Going to try to talk my cousin into letting me run the greenhouse this year.
Sure that would be fun. It might be a little bit before I have room but I’m working on expanding the grow now. So hopefully here soon I’ll have more space to really do some fun stuff. And I’ve been itching to try that banana ice cream. I’ve been following your grows of it and it looks stellar.
Thank you sir, "you're a gentleman and a scholar." I'll send you a few from the other strains I just got too.
...and hey, I appreciate it. If the BC doesn't turn out for some reason, it's always a gamble, it's alright. I figure I increase the odds of success in your hands. Just send me back some beans from it (if it goes right) and I'll be happy. If you end up breeding the BIC I'll go for beans from it too but the BC is my favorite banana.
What is banana crack? Sorry i had just woke up when I replied so it hadn’t really sunk in. Very interested in it for sure.
Ahh very nice. That sounds awesome. Right up my alley. I’ve never tried green crack but have always been interested in it since I heard about it. I do like my sativa hybrids. Do you know what the expected flowering time is indoors by any chance? I know it’s hard to say if you’ve not grown them indoors just curious is all.
Ahh very nice. I’m a regular on that site as well. Love the info they have. I should have looked it up. Lots of great old school genetics in there. I wasn’t sure if it was something you created or bought is why I didn’t check there first. Can’t wait to give those a try :)
Ahh very nice. I’m a regular on that site as well. Love the info they have. I should have looked it up. Lots of great old school genetics in there. I wasn’t sure if it was something you created or bought is why I didn’t check there first. Can’t wait to give those a try :)
Pots in the bottom are about 1/4-1/2 gallon. I grow them to about 12-14” and then transplant them into 2 gallon pots that go into the flowering chamber above. The plants above get to about 24-26” above the soil when finished. I top them if they start stretching too much to keep them away from the quantum board lights.
Been getting around 2-2.5 oz per plant every 8 weeks depending on strain at a cost of between $6-10/oz to produce including the cost of electricity, soil, nutes, etc.
The genetics I don’t factor in as that’s a one time cost for seeds and then I clone them from that point on so they don’t cost me anything but a rapid rooter plug to reproduce.
I grow perpetually so I’ve always got something going in and coming out. I’ve got this last round bunched up a little. Should have a decent harvest mid feb to end of feb and then nothing for a few weeks until the middle of March. I may end up putting a couple more plants in flowering as I have room for 10 but currently only have 8 in there. But if needed I can add a couple more.
I also have 1 gallon flowering pots but those require frequent watering mid to late flowering so I don’t use them anymore unless I’m testing out new strains and want to flower them early to cram more of them in a smaller space.
You're making that look so easy! Assuming there is no light leak from the bottom up to the flowering chamber?
Bummer, you gonna get any pollen, or just trash it?View attachment 857919 View attachment 857920
Day 34 from seed. I’m pretty sure UC2 is a boy. Nothing yet on UC1.
Correct. I’ve designed grow spaces over the course of many years and have made all the mistakes that folks do when doing so. When I designed this I knew it was not ideal but rather practical and economical. Not to mention modular in a way most grow spaces just aren’t.
I mean I can unplug and roll my grow space across the room or to another area of my home. How sweet is that? Not that I ever do mind you but I could.
But back to the subject at hand. When combining two photoperiods into a single unit there is always going to be the possibility of light leaks and something as simple as duct tape has allowed me to keep all light from escaping to the other section. Now let’s say in a couple months when I start using this for veg only as I expand to a larger area the light leak issue won’t be anything I need to worry about. But for now I do take care to make sure no light is leaking from each section.
The negative air pressure inside from the ventilation system sucks in the sides somewhat so there’s no light leaking. That was the easy part. And quite frankly when I tested it out originally that was my main concern. But once closed up the negative air pressure does all the work and I’ve not had any issues so far.
That being said I don’t have the bottom veg area light tight as it’s not required in my setup but you could do exactly as I have in the flowering chamber to keep any light from escaping or entering. But in my setup as I’m running it, it’s not needed. Just need a little bit of duct tape and you’re good to go.
And I realize duct tape isn’t the most glamorous solution. But it’s also not permanent so the unit remains modular. There’s a fine balance between functionality, usability and flexibility that has to be considered when designing such a space. But there’s nothing like it on the market today and I’m proud of how well it turned out.
Sure you can make one cheaper and I hope folks do. But you probably won’t make one as nice, solid and long lasting for the price I’m offering this one. The rack itself is commercial grade and can hold 13,000 lbs. I can stand on the middle shelf and jump on it and it won’t move. That’s why I’ve also adopted this kind of shelving units for my small commercial line of grow racks that I’m presently focused on.
Those are 4x4 units that are perfect for commercial applications and most commercial grow lights as it’s the perfect footprint for them. Fluence, FGI and HLG all have a 4x4 light footprint they use as standard and most commercial hydroponics trays are also 4x4. So for very little money a commercial grow op can double their canopy space without expanding their facility and build aisles where theolants are accessible from all sides anytime they need.
Sorry to post so much info. It’s just I’m passionate about this stuff and want the world to know what I’ve got to offer. My commercial racks start at $249 btw ;-)
It’s free shipping to anywhere in the continental USA. I figured that into the price of the unit. I should maybe price it differently but with amazon giving free shipping with everything I figured it would be better to just figure it into the price.
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