Legaldroman
Member
I would like to start off by saying thank you to all the people who helped me to get here. Without the help of so many people, old and new friends alike, I would be nowhere. This thread is dedicated to all those people. This is my first thread so please bear with me...
So I can't really start this thread without a little background info. To make a very long story short, I was arrested in 07' for cultivating our sacred plant in the southwest. I was a nightmare and a real lesson in life. I'm going to post a separate thread detailing how I was busted and exactly what happened every step of the process so others will know the risks they are taking. Yes, I went to jail. Two years later...NO felonies, huge amounts of money spent and I'm finally free from everything the man threw at me.
I now live in the Northwest and I'm a 100% legal medical grower now!!!! I can hardly explain the feeling of joy and freedom I'm experiencing. To know that I can grow legally without the risk and consequences I faced just a few years ago makes me profoundly grateful.
So onto the Grow, I know it's what you really came here for!
I had tons of space for my first legal grow, since everything is legal I was determined to do everything as professionally as possible. I drew up some designs and started building. I decided on 2x6 construction, with 16'' on center for the walls and 24'' on center for the ceilings. The Bloom room was to be 22'x16'x9' and the Veg room was 17'x16'x9'.
Here they are with the Skins up...
I'm not a new grower but I've been out the game for a number of years. My partner and I grew for 3 years then I quit for two and got busted and was forced to take another 2 years off. So needless to say this is exciting! The largest grow I ever had was 2 1000w's in the bloom and 1 in the Veg. This one is a bit larger.
Details, the Bloom room is a completely sealed room with no exhaust, pretty cool. The Veg room is basically sealed, but to control temp I have a carbon scrubber connected to a thermostat that exhaust whenever the temp is hit. That is my only exhaust into the space I have. Here are some shots of the Veg room being constructed on the inside.
Since I was building from the ground up, I had to throw in insulation. I went with R-19 for the 16'' construction and R-21 for the 24''. It was my first time working with fiberglass, NOT fun...Nice learning curve.
Next I went with 6mil clear plastic to seal the room, and major amounts of gorilla tape. On one of the walls I had to use hard foam insulation R-12 I believe, very expensive.
Here are some more shots of the inside of the bloom room.
As you can see, the insulation is up the 6mil is done and the panda plastic has been sealed. Also from this shot you can see that my tables have been built. These are awesome!
Now here is where I have to admit something. I actually never planned on creating a grow journal or anything like that. So, I didn't really document this whole process as well as I should have, so there is a lack of pics here. I'm a bit disappointed to be honest. Okay, more details. For my sealed Bloom room I'm running:
10 1000w digital Nextgens
10 Super Sun Reflector hoods, no glass or exhaust. On yo-yo's
1 MLC 16 plug up to 16 1000's into
Fuzzy logic Co2 with aluminum Co2 tank (so light)
5 ton stand alone A/C unit
Industrial dehumidifier
Small carbon scrubber with 10'' elicent fan
Custom tables run 4' wide and for every 3' there is a hood.
In this next pic, this is the first day I brought plants here and turned on lights, so stoked! The plants are in my bloom room, but I have them in Veg, my veg room still wasn't complete so I started in here. I'm starting with two plants that are already 5 weeks old and 2 more that are only one week old. The 2 young plants are Lavender and the older plants are Green Queen and Pineapple Trainwreck. I'm not familiar with either of these strains so any input here would be greatly appreciated! I'm looking for large yielding strains that finish in 8-9 weeks, suggestions would be great.
A few weeks later...
These are my two girls at week 8. I'm totally new to the whole tie down method, but I'm learning...Now these are going into bloom yay!
I forgot to mention these two are in 15 gal pots...trellis in place.
Here is a shot of my A/C unit and the rest of the bloom room. This is my first attempt, it's not perfect but I'm very proud of how these rooms turned out. I built them myself from the ground up with the help of only two close friends.
Here's a canopy shot.
Another angel
My carbon scrubber is up, it only kicks on a couple times a day to scrub the air...it doesn't exhaust.
The view from above...should I try and spread the canopy more, this shot is their 3rd day of bloom, their on day 7 now...
Here are my Ballast and MLC 16
Fuzzy logic Co2
That pretty much is a wrap for the bloom room, I'll get more pics soon as they progress. Off to the Veg room!
It took me a while to get the veg room finished, just so busy with the bloom room. Here are some shots, I opted not to do panda plastic in this room, maybe I should have but this project took way longer than expected...
In the veg room I ran:
5 1000w Digital Nextgen Ballast
5 Super Sun Reflectors, no glass or exhaust.
MLC 8
A larger Carbon scrubber with 10'' elicent fan with variable speed control.
Here are some more...
My Turbo Clone Machine works great!
extra room for a sixth light...
In another room where I make my nutrient blends I keep all my nutes, records, ph stuff ect. I'm working with what I know since this first harvest is so important to me. All House and Garden with Sweet Carbon Love Bud added.
Back to my veg room, here it is with all my plants for my next cycle. I plan on vegging these girls for at least 60 days, some with be vegged for 90.
So here's the strains, White Russian, Purple Nepal, Pineapple Trainwreck, Green Queen, Blue Dream and Lavender.
Question, what would the knowledgeable members of ic recommed to keep out of these genetics. I'm vegging for 8 weeks and blooming for 8-9 with a tie down/ scrog method. I'm looking to keep the highest yielders, again any feedback would be cool.
So that's it, I hope that you've enjoyed what you've seen thus far and will continue to follow this thread. Thanks in advance for the feedback. Positive vibes out to all of you.
LegalDroMan
So I can't really start this thread without a little background info. To make a very long story short, I was arrested in 07' for cultivating our sacred plant in the southwest. I was a nightmare and a real lesson in life. I'm going to post a separate thread detailing how I was busted and exactly what happened every step of the process so others will know the risks they are taking. Yes, I went to jail. Two years later...NO felonies, huge amounts of money spent and I'm finally free from everything the man threw at me.
I now live in the Northwest and I'm a 100% legal medical grower now!!!! I can hardly explain the feeling of joy and freedom I'm experiencing. To know that I can grow legally without the risk and consequences I faced just a few years ago makes me profoundly grateful.
So onto the Grow, I know it's what you really came here for!
I had tons of space for my first legal grow, since everything is legal I was determined to do everything as professionally as possible. I drew up some designs and started building. I decided on 2x6 construction, with 16'' on center for the walls and 24'' on center for the ceilings. The Bloom room was to be 22'x16'x9' and the Veg room was 17'x16'x9'.
Here they are with the Skins up...
I'm not a new grower but I've been out the game for a number of years. My partner and I grew for 3 years then I quit for two and got busted and was forced to take another 2 years off. So needless to say this is exciting! The largest grow I ever had was 2 1000w's in the bloom and 1 in the Veg. This one is a bit larger.
Details, the Bloom room is a completely sealed room with no exhaust, pretty cool. The Veg room is basically sealed, but to control temp I have a carbon scrubber connected to a thermostat that exhaust whenever the temp is hit. That is my only exhaust into the space I have. Here are some shots of the Veg room being constructed on the inside.
Since I was building from the ground up, I had to throw in insulation. I went with R-19 for the 16'' construction and R-21 for the 24''. It was my first time working with fiberglass, NOT fun...Nice learning curve.
Next I went with 6mil clear plastic to seal the room, and major amounts of gorilla tape. On one of the walls I had to use hard foam insulation R-12 I believe, very expensive.
Here are some more shots of the inside of the bloom room.
Now here is where I have to admit something. I actually never planned on creating a grow journal or anything like that. So, I didn't really document this whole process as well as I should have, so there is a lack of pics here. I'm a bit disappointed to be honest. Okay, more details. For my sealed Bloom room I'm running:
10 1000w digital Nextgens
10 Super Sun Reflector hoods, no glass or exhaust. On yo-yo's
1 MLC 16 plug up to 16 1000's into
Fuzzy logic Co2 with aluminum Co2 tank (so light)
5 ton stand alone A/C unit
Industrial dehumidifier
Small carbon scrubber with 10'' elicent fan
Custom tables run 4' wide and for every 3' there is a hood.
In this next pic, this is the first day I brought plants here and turned on lights, so stoked! The plants are in my bloom room, but I have them in Veg, my veg room still wasn't complete so I started in here. I'm starting with two plants that are already 5 weeks old and 2 more that are only one week old. The 2 young plants are Lavender and the older plants are Green Queen and Pineapple Trainwreck. I'm not familiar with either of these strains so any input here would be greatly appreciated! I'm looking for large yielding strains that finish in 8-9 weeks, suggestions would be great.
I forgot to mention these two are in 15 gal pots...trellis in place.
Here's a canopy shot.
Another angel
Here are my Ballast and MLC 16
Fuzzy logic Co2
That pretty much is a wrap for the bloom room, I'll get more pics soon as they progress. Off to the Veg room!
It took me a while to get the veg room finished, just so busy with the bloom room. Here are some shots, I opted not to do panda plastic in this room, maybe I should have but this project took way longer than expected...
In the veg room I ran:
5 1000w Digital Nextgen Ballast
5 Super Sun Reflectors, no glass or exhaust.
MLC 8
A larger Carbon scrubber with 10'' elicent fan with variable speed control.
Here are some more...
Question, what would the knowledgeable members of ic recommed to keep out of these genetics. I'm vegging for 8 weeks and blooming for 8-9 with a tie down/ scrog method. I'm looking to keep the highest yielders, again any feedback would be cool.
So that's it, I hope that you've enjoyed what you've seen thus far and will continue to follow this thread. Thanks in advance for the feedback. Positive vibes out to all of you.
LegalDroMan
Your setup resembles the likes of a greenhouse without the sun with the benches and all,very groovy!
