cloudseeder
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As of 7/1/15 those of us in Oregon can legally grow a maximum of 4 plants. Finally! Total allowed dried cannabis flower is 8 ounces. Those limits are per household.
It's been 24 years since I've last fired up my 400w HPS. The system I used then was a simple 2 chamber hydro flood system with a mom + clones on a 12/12 cycle in a 5x2 closet. With a lot of little clones packed into the space I could turn out more than I needed on a ~2-3 month cycle.
My question to those of you who have been cultivating using modern strains, equipment, processes and techniques is this. What sort of system would you build if you could only grow 4 plants and could only posses 8 ounces of dried buds?
I'd like to yield about 3 ounces every 2 to 3 months on a continuous basis with some variety. Since cloning requires a mom which accounts for 1 of the 4 plants I was instead considering using some of the new autoflowering strains from seed. But after doing some reading they seem to have yield problems unless you get things perfect. I'm sure there will be a huge commercial clone market, which actually makes the 4 plant maximum workable, but until then (mid 2016) I'm looking for the best ideas on how to play legally.
What would you recommend for lights? HID or LED? None of the local Hydro stores stock any LEDs, nor do they know of anyone who has had any success with them. Reading the forums it's clear that LEDs do work as long as you get things set up correctly.
Oregon may have a great Craft Beer scene but becoming a Craft Grower isn't going to be possible under the new law. Too bad.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
It's been 24 years since I've last fired up my 400w HPS. The system I used then was a simple 2 chamber hydro flood system with a mom + clones on a 12/12 cycle in a 5x2 closet. With a lot of little clones packed into the space I could turn out more than I needed on a ~2-3 month cycle.
My question to those of you who have been cultivating using modern strains, equipment, processes and techniques is this. What sort of system would you build if you could only grow 4 plants and could only posses 8 ounces of dried buds?
I'd like to yield about 3 ounces every 2 to 3 months on a continuous basis with some variety. Since cloning requires a mom which accounts for 1 of the 4 plants I was instead considering using some of the new autoflowering strains from seed. But after doing some reading they seem to have yield problems unless you get things perfect. I'm sure there will be a huge commercial clone market, which actually makes the 4 plant maximum workable, but until then (mid 2016) I'm looking for the best ideas on how to play legally.
What would you recommend for lights? HID or LED? None of the local Hydro stores stock any LEDs, nor do they know of anyone who has had any success with them. Reading the forums it's clear that LEDs do work as long as you get things set up correctly.
Oregon may have a great Craft Beer scene but becoming a Craft Grower isn't going to be possible under the new law. Too bad.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
