Small Stealth Perpetual Grow

Pullin' weeds

Pullin' weeds

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Yup - clones is def the way to go for a set up like this. Can't be bothered with males....
They veg for about 6-8 weeks and I top them at least once - sometimes I top the major side branches as well.

Cheers!
 
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JBodule

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Hey well i just read through this whole thing and you got a great set up going here.. props to ya man. im really new to growing and am just reading as much as i can to absorb everything i can. while reading this i dont really understand what and how to "top" and "train".
 
Pullin' weeds

Pullin' weeds

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Thanks for stoopping by and for the props.

Topping is cutting the top off - this redirects growth from the main stalk to th ebranches, making for a bushier plant.

Training is using wires / strings to pull branches where I want them to make sure each branch gets the light it needs to make big buds.
 
upinchronic1

upinchronic1

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beuatiful you got it going on man. you say you keep them below 30 inches? could you imagine keeping them smaller? like 10 15" smaller? im going to have a very very similar set up, 2 150 watts but they will be in a 2 drawer file cab, which is about 30 inches high in totall. ?
 
Pullin' weeds

Pullin' weeds

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upinchronic1 said:
beuatiful you got it going on man. you say you keep them below 30 inches? could you imagine keeping them smaller? like 10 15" smaller? im going to have a very very similar set up, 2 150 watts but they will be in a 2 drawer file cab, which is about 30 inches high in totall. ?
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Yeah, they can be kept short like that. Though you'll need to put them in flower right away. Last fall I did a small SOG grow with 10 small clones - flowered when they were like 4 inches tall. Each got about 12" tall, single cola and yielded about 1/4 z for each one.

Though I'm worried about your twin 150s in such a small space. I got a pal who grows in a 2 drawer file cabinet like you mention. He's got a 75 HPS and 2 cfls and has trouble keeping the heat down in the summer time.

Though I guess putting 2 in there makes sense - you could always just run 1 if / when the temps get too hot.

good luck with the grow
 
upinchronic1

upinchronic1

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Pullin' weeds said:
Yeah, they can be kept short like that. Though you'll need to put them in flower right away. Last fall I did a small SOG grow with 10 small clones - flowered when they were like 4 inches tall. Each got about 12" tall, single cola and yielded about 1/4 z for each one.

Though I'm worried about your twin 150s in such a small space. I got a pal who grows in a 2 drawer file cabinet like you mention. He's got a 75 HPS and 2 cfls and has trouble keeping the heat down in the summer time.

Though I guess putting 2 in there makes sense - you could always just run 1 if / when the temps get too hot.

good luck with the grow
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Nice. Yeah im thinking of sticking 4 in there cause theres very limited space as you probably know seeing your budies set up. Thats cool man, i havnt heard of anyone trying it before so yeah id like to see that thing or at least a smoke review and plant review from what was witnessed

. What does he have for ventilation? Cause i was planing on a cool tube with 4 54cfm computer fans, 2 on each side, direct flow straight out with plexy boxing it in. Im debating over that and a 250 hps with a blower fan cool tube. Cant make up the mind, though i think im just going to go with one 150 and 4 85 watt cfls. (my other 150 is being held hostage(long story))
 
Pullin' weeds

Pullin' weeds

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Modified bathroom fan with a variable speed control. I've also got a small PC fan inside as well to circulate. The bottom of the cab is an open grate, so fresh air isn't a problem - getting rid of the heat is.
 
Pullin' weeds

Pullin' weeds

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So Things have been going mostly smooth. It's hard to keep on top of the timing of everything. I get lazy, or the plants don't grow quite as fast as expected and thing kind of lurch a bit. But I've been harvesting regularly every 2 weeks for quite a while now. EAch plant has been giving up about an oz - an extra 1/4 if I'm lucky. Plus I'm collecting some decent trimmings.


I try to pretty throughly inspect everything every month or so. Last week I noticed some serious scorching :shock::shock::fire::shock::shock: on the ducting and insulation I was using. and I only have 150w lamps!!!

PLEASE remember - electricity, heat, water etc... these things can be dangerous. especially in tight spaces like grow closests with high wattage lamps. Take a few minutes and check everything out every now and then.

I've since replaced the ducting with higher temp stuff. I also did away with the counter balances on the lights and chained them in place. By the time I got everything figured out with growing out the plants, they were up at the top most of the time anyway.
 

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MetalSmelter

MetalSmelter

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How well would a single 150w do in a 2ftx1.5ftx3ft area, single or double plant, 12/12 from the getgo on a clone, then progressing from there, mabey some CFL 40wers side lighting and a uvb light......Is a single 150w enough to get quality bud for a personal stash?
 
ev3rfr3sh

ev3rfr3sh

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150w CFL or HPS? and how many 40w CFL's? 4? anyways i think you could pull a small stash from around 250w easily man.
 
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