Synopsis:
A perpetual cannabis grow cycle is a growing method where there are always plants growing in various stages (clone rooting, vegetative and flower), and where you harvest a batch of plants at regular, scheduled dates.
Schedules:
The easiest way to set up a perpetual grow is to use a number of weeks of flower that is divisible easily so that you can slot in the other stages within it. A nine week flower cycle allows you to have three stages of flowering plants at a time, harvesting every three weeks. A 10 week flower cycle has two stages of flowering plants at a time, each batch harvested every five weeks.
Examples and Explanations:
10 Week Flower, 5 Week Veg
This is an example using a 10 week flower cycle, with a veg time of five weeks. We also have to provide two weeks for the clones to root after planting:
First, we cut and root our clones for the first two weeks (week -1 and -2) for Grow #1. After the two week rooting period, we plant the rooted clones, and put them into veg (week 1). Two weeks after we put Grow #1 into veg, we cut clones for Grow #2 and put them into the cloner (Week #4).
Two weeks after we cut the clones for Grow #2 (Week #6), the clones are rooted, so we A) move Grow #1 from veg and put them into flower, and B) move the rooted Grow #2 clones into veg.
Three weeks later (Week #9), we once again cut clones for Grow #3, then two weeks after that (Week #11), we plant those rooted clones, and put them into veg. We also move Grow #2 from veg to flower, and Grow #1 starts its second five-week flower period.
At this point, our cycle is in full motion. We'll always have two batches of flowering plants going (five weeks apart), and one batch in veg.
The red areas depict the last two weeks of the 10 week flower cycle, and depending on strain, you'll be harvesting within this two-week window.
Are you with me so far?
If not, please let me know so I may make updates for clarity and understanding.
Extending or Shortening the Veg Cycle:
Do you see how after each clone rooting cycle is over (light green), we have a three-week window where nothing happens? Well, we can use that time to allow for a longer veg cycle. Instead of five weeks of veg, lets do eight:
In the above case, our harvests are still every five weeks like before, but we've added three weeks of veg, so the first veg cycle pushes our entire perpetual forward by three weeks. However, our clone cycle is exactly the same. You still have a harvest after every five weeks, but you'll notice that you also have two cycles of veg plants simultaneously. The added benefit to this is three extra weeks of veg before going to flower.
If you've got the mother plants to do so, you could go as far as to have 10 full weeks of veg. You just start the veg cycle as each cycle goes into flower originally, and the clone cutting two weeks before that.
9 Week Cycle, 3 Week Veg
Here's an example using a nine week flower cycle, and three week veg.
With a nine week flower cycle as opposed to 10, we've converted into having three stages of flowering plants at all times, each stage being three weeks long. There will always only be one batch in veg at any given time. After the third three-week flower cycle, you harvest a batch, and put a new veg batch into flower.
9 Weeks Flower, Zero Weeks Veg
In this perpetual schedule configuration, we don't veg at all. We go straight from rooted clone (or sprouted seed) directly to flower.
Because we're still using a nine week flower cycle, once the perpetual is in full motion, we'll again have three stages of flowering going at the same time. We also harvest every three weeks. The only difference with this cycle is that there's no veg period.
Well, it's been fun. I hope this helps people design their own perpetual grows. If anyone has any questions or fixes, please do let me know.
Here's my current, in operation perpetual as of today:
Today is 2020-02-24. I moved rooted clones into veg on the night of the 19th. I change the colour of the column after the week has ended. This week I have nothing to do.
I do have software I wrote that plots out all of the dates and tasks in a nice list. I will hopefully get it into a position where I can release it to the public. When I do, I'll update this thread.
A perpetual cannabis grow cycle is a growing method where there are always plants growing in various stages (clone rooting, vegetative and flower), and where you harvest a batch of plants at regular, scheduled dates.
Schedules:
The easiest way to set up a perpetual grow is to use a number of weeks of flower that is divisible easily so that you can slot in the other stages within it. A nine week flower cycle allows you to have three stages of flowering plants at a time, harvesting every three weeks. A 10 week flower cycle has two stages of flowering plants at a time, each batch harvested every five weeks.
Examples and Explanations:
10 Week Flower, 5 Week Veg
This is an example using a 10 week flower cycle, with a veg time of five weeks. We also have to provide two weeks for the clones to root after planting:
First, we cut and root our clones for the first two weeks (week -1 and -2) for Grow #1. After the two week rooting period, we plant the rooted clones, and put them into veg (week 1). Two weeks after we put Grow #1 into veg, we cut clones for Grow #2 and put them into the cloner (Week #4).
Two weeks after we cut the clones for Grow #2 (Week #6), the clones are rooted, so we A) move Grow #1 from veg and put them into flower, and B) move the rooted Grow #2 clones into veg.
Three weeks later (Week #9), we once again cut clones for Grow #3, then two weeks after that (Week #11), we plant those rooted clones, and put them into veg. We also move Grow #2 from veg to flower, and Grow #1 starts its second five-week flower period.
At this point, our cycle is in full motion. We'll always have two batches of flowering plants going (five weeks apart), and one batch in veg.
The red areas depict the last two weeks of the 10 week flower cycle, and depending on strain, you'll be harvesting within this two-week window.
Are you with me so far?
If not, please let me know so I may make updates for clarity and understanding.
Extending or Shortening the Veg Cycle:
Do you see how after each clone rooting cycle is over (light green), we have a three-week window where nothing happens? Well, we can use that time to allow for a longer veg cycle. Instead of five weeks of veg, lets do eight:
In the above case, our harvests are still every five weeks like before, but we've added three weeks of veg, so the first veg cycle pushes our entire perpetual forward by three weeks. However, our clone cycle is exactly the same. You still have a harvest after every five weeks, but you'll notice that you also have two cycles of veg plants simultaneously. The added benefit to this is three extra weeks of veg before going to flower.
If you've got the mother plants to do so, you could go as far as to have 10 full weeks of veg. You just start the veg cycle as each cycle goes into flower originally, and the clone cutting two weeks before that.
9 Week Cycle, 3 Week Veg
Here's an example using a nine week flower cycle, and three week veg.
With a nine week flower cycle as opposed to 10, we've converted into having three stages of flowering plants at all times, each stage being three weeks long. There will always only be one batch in veg at any given time. After the third three-week flower cycle, you harvest a batch, and put a new veg batch into flower.
9 Weeks Flower, Zero Weeks Veg
In this perpetual schedule configuration, we don't veg at all. We go straight from rooted clone (or sprouted seed) directly to flower.
Because we're still using a nine week flower cycle, once the perpetual is in full motion, we'll again have three stages of flowering going at the same time. We also harvest every three weeks. The only difference with this cycle is that there's no veg period.
Well, it's been fun. I hope this helps people design their own perpetual grows. If anyone has any questions or fixes, please do let me know.
Here's my current, in operation perpetual as of today:
Today is 2020-02-24. I moved rooted clones into veg on the night of the 19th. I change the colour of the column after the week has ended. This week I have nothing to do.
I do have software I wrote that plots out all of the dates and tasks in a nice list. I will hopefully get it into a position where I can release it to the public. When I do, I'll update this thread.
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