[ColoradoJay]

Been doing research on this site forever and have found lots of great knowledge. Decided to ask what would you do with the space I have.

Outdoor bloom area
20x40 hoophouse with 14ft peak.
200 amp service
8000w HPS DE in umbrella hoods bare bulb
Propane heat with inflated double layer plastic

Indoor veg area
14x12 with 8ft ceiling
8 8 bulb T5s
Co2 generator
A/C and Space Heater in room for temp control

Strains: KropKing White Cookies and Dark Angel
48 in veg and 48 in flower


What system would you use and why?

Considering pure coco with 30 percent perlite in 5 gal pots. Canna Coco A & B with a few additives.

[ColoradoJay]

Seed are in. Have to recommend Crop King Seeds for excellence. Fast delivery and funny as hell packing.
Can't wait to pop these

[Chunkypigs]

nice greenhouse! does it snow where you are?

[ColoradoJay]

Thanks. And yes it snows. Looking forward to the challenge honestly. I'm at about 7500" ft elevation so winters are no joke. With the propane heater and a backup generator thinking I will be fine
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[who dat is]

Subbed as fuck

[ColoradoJay]

Originally Posted by who dat is

Subbed as fuck

Thanks for stopping by. Will try to keep things posted. Finishing up my veg room currently. Plan of popping the beans this weekend.

Also thinking about spending a little more and adding 4 600w MH in cool tubes to the veg room.

[WMICoastal]

i cant think of a worse choice for reflector for greenhouse growing, blocking out a lot of your natural lgiht. other than that looks like a great start

[ColoradoJay]

Originally Posted by WMICoastal

i cant think of a worse choice for reflector for greenhouse growing, blocking out a lot of your natural lgiht. other than that looks like a great start

That would be true if not for the type of plastic I have on the greenhouse. It's a diffused lighting plastic. When the sun strikes it instead of just passing through it splits the beam and scatters the light very evenly. I have smaller reflectors(wings) that I will be using in the summer, these are my winter hoods. In the winter the sun is my supplemental lighting and the Hps are my primary. Plus the even light spread I get off of these is great. Will have to take some pictures to show but honestly the way the light is distributed even lights of there are no shadows in my greenhouse

[ColoradoJay]

*lights are off

[ColoradoJay]

Decided to show what I was trying to explain about my greenhouse plastic be different.

• 4 year, 6 mil greenhouse film

• High light transmission

• Excellent thermic properties

• Effective light diffusion

Solar-Ice is a four-year film that will lower greenhouse temperatures in the daytime heat. Solar-
Ice is the first highly diffusing greenhouse film that improves growing conditions by using controlled diffusion to influence the light reaching the plant. It is designed to make more light available to plants by increasing the amount of diffused light to close to the maximum, while reducing short wave infra-red radiation and enhancing useful light in the PAR range. This four-year, 6 mil film is the ideal choice as an outside layer, and the perfect partner with GT IR/AC on the interior

This leads to healthy, bushy plants while reducing greenhouse temperatures. In addition, there is less risk of plants scorching while achieving an optimum rate of photosynthesis. Solar-Ice creates higher yields and stronger-than-normal root systems, making it a excellent choice for ornamental plants, nursery stock and tomatoes.

Greenhouse owners have long contended with the loss of heat from greenhouses during the night and at times of cool weather. That is why high level of thermicity of Solar-Ice is so important. Research conducted in Europe shows that, in greenhouses covered with Solar-Ice,
the total solar heat load was reduced by over 20%, without any significant decrease in PAR light.
Your workers and customers will enjoy this more comfortable environment and you can expect this will be reflected in productivity, too.