Inout on perpetual setup, please

Hi everybody!

I was hoping I could get some input on my grow room setup before I get cracking.

The experience I have is from an amateurish outdoor grow. So I plan on starting with a few plants to learn and then work my way up.

What I plan on doing is a perpetual grow and starting off with a strain that flowers for roughly 60 days and harvest once a month.


Flowering room
I'll section off room 1 to make an area that is about 14' x 6' (4' for plants and 2' for moving about). 4 lamps, 2 for each part of the "growing stage". 600W per lamp or 1000?

Mother, clones and veg
I was thinking about sectioning off room 2 horizontally. Would that be a good idea? Good ideas on how to plan it?

Dry and cure
Room 3

I have an attic where I have ventilation pipes, filters and what not.

What do you guys say? Something I have missed?

perpetual is a juggling act thats hard to keep in the air... id suggest trying "monocropping" for awhile and honing your skills then try to go perpetual.. cause its a bitch and ive been growing for awhile

SFguy said:

perpetual is a juggling act thats hard to keep in the air... id suggest trying "monocropping" for awhile and honing your skills then try to go perpetual.. cause its a bitch and ive been growing for awhile

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This guy might be correct. I do perpetual but like I've been messing with potplants since the seventies.

My advice in no special order...

Don't be discouraged, you are planing which is great and at least have covered some fundamentals (IMHO). Be realistic though, you will fight many variables and just when you think you nail it, something changes. So expect to spend lots of time and probably $ too, and don't expected your plan to be perfect.

Focus on the basics and keep it simple with just one or two plants in each cycle at first, dirt grows, basic nutes, standard HID using 18/6 and 12/12 etc. Stay away from the temptation to go with the latest or greatest methods, light, controllers, etc. You can get great results with the basics and frankly the basics cost allot anyway. Money spent is not proportional to output, common sense time and care are (well, closer anyway).

I'd suggest you make up a sensible "cycle" schedule and stick to it for at least 1 or 2 grow cycles, trying to tweak things before you really know the outcome only adds variables.

Read, read, read... Read some more. Learn from others mistakes where you can.

Consider buying good quality fem seeds and learn to clone (simply really anyway). Why spend all this time and effort to grow bag seed? Bonus, some seeds are bred for beginners so read reviews and choose widely.

Finally, do what you are doing... Ask questions.

Best of luck!

I'm happy you guys say that. In fact, I'm a fan of both juggling and challenges... with a side of ADD

My idea was to start slow though, maybe 2 plants just to get the timing down. Once I feel confident, I add more.

What do you guys say about the layout? Anything I should think about?