[Abja Roots]

It's been a crazy set of months since I moved up here to Oregon.

I met someone who was in the middle of setting up a 70x96 Farmtek and I'll be helping them get through their first round. They purchased the auto dep kit from them, a Link 4 GH controller, and (2) Propane heaters. The greenhouse has gravel flooring with the fabric flooring above it. They also purchased (82) Gavita DE 1000watt and (82) Gavita supplemental 300watt plasmas. It also has a giant wet wall. The plan is to run this gh year round. The property has water rights and a river that runs through it which will be the water supply for this project.

I plan on adding Rolling benches to maximize our usage of the space, and so far I've contacted Conleys(GH Megastore in Sac), Agratech, Hove Intl, Midgro,, and GGS Greenhouse.

Hove Intl had the answers to the questions I was asking as well as pricing,
GGS Greenhouse had the same.
GH Megastore(Conley's) never called me back.
Agratech people had no answers and after 3 emails I would never use them.
Midgro responded to my online form submission quickly, and is currently mocking up a prototype to see if they can get me the 24" aisle I'm looking for between tables.

I also emailed Gavita to see how they would recommend using the plasmas in conjunction with the DE's. Also shot Jair a message on IG, but haven't heard back yet.

I do still have a few unanswered questions.

(1) Do you need a dehumidifier? We'll be running intake through the wet wall and exhaust fans.
(2) Can I use an on demand hot water heater to heat the water coming from our 3000g water storage tank?
(3) MixRites vs Dosatrons?
(4) Smart Bee Controllers or other environmental sensors?
(5) Hyperlogic water purification system
(6) Dab Sys E Box, Leaders, or Grundfos

I'm trying to set this up to keep it as simple as possible for someone with limited growing experience. I had considered Coco DTW, Rockwool with Flora Flex, and Soil. I'm leaning towards soil and using the Vital Garden Supply nutrient line. This would enable them to reuse their soil for future runs. We would be able to feed that through a dosatron or mixrite setup.

Nutrient options so far:
https://vitallandscaping.com/products/fertilizers/
https://commercialcultivator.com/

We can get a bulk delivery of soil from scott at Nectar which is only 2 hrs away. I wanted to avoid liquid fertilizers from too far away, which is why I was leaning towards the powdered nutrients from Vital over the commercial cultivator products which seem to come from Denver. I also thought about running the one shot from Nectar with a tea brew and some microbelife photosynthesis plus.

Still figuring some things out, but I thought some people might have ideas on here and experience dealing with some of these products or companies.

Haven't sorted the drying/curing situation yet, but the owner had mentioned PharmPods. I looked into it, but it seemed pricey.

Lots to do. If I get the okay to post pictures I will.

[caterpillar710]

The stuff from commercial cultivator is just pacific gro oceanic rebottled.

Advancing Eco Agriculture also rebottled the same marine hydrolysate. They also offer many other preparations that help soil biology and fertility.

You do need a dehum, forget about a quest or similar.

For drying throw down on a metal building with spray insulation and HVAC

[Robrites]

I'm watching this!

[Abja Roots]

Thanks Robrites. Going to do the best job I can with it, but would love any input from locals. I know that this is a much different climate than where I've grown for years (Sierra Nevada foothills and the Bay Area).

So much to consider when putting together a system like this.

[Robrites]

Days are going to get shorter and shorter...I'd think Dep would be a challenge this time of year.

[caterpillar710]

Originally Posted by Robrites

Days are going to get shorter and shorter...I'd think Dep would be a challenge this time of year.

not to be a dick but OP has lights and heat a green house and no need to block the sun because of day length makes this time of year ideal for black out because the day length makes covering uncessary

i,m subbed for this one , sounds awesome .

you also got some , beautiful strains ......

[Abja Roots]

Thanks guys. It's going to be at least 2 months until we're ready to put plants in. The longest wait will be for the benches we're going to order. We won't be able to take advantage of the full auto dep until next spring, but we'll be running this GH year round.

I've got Gavita working on a lighting plan for us right now, and then we'll be able to build the frames to hang the lights. Once that's done we'll run the electric. Then the final inspection will happen. After which we'll be able to put our first plants in.

Haven't decided on the varieties yet, but I'm leaning towards no more than four varieties to keep it as simple as possible.

[Buddle]

Good luck. I have another friend whos been through one structural nightmare after another with his Farmtek light dep greenhouse. Hoping yours goes much smoother..

[Abja Roots]

Originally Posted by Buddle

Good luck. I have another friend whos been through one structural nightmare after another with his Farmtek light dep greenhouse. Hoping yours goes much smoother..

After seeing this one, I would not go with them again. What issues did he have?

Once it's time to expand we'll be looking at all the available options.