WHAT's Cost of 18 square meter grow?
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newworldicon
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You may not like reading this but it is true........all the reading, knowledge gaining, research and such is no replacement for experience. I admire your chutzpah for wanting to go big...hell I did the same thing, started out wanting to grow a few autos in the cupboard and now I have 2x flower rooms, a Mommy room and cloning station turning out dozens of clones every week and 16 flowered plants per 2 weeks.
Your first correction needs to be that the described yield posted by the breeder/seed bank is under perfect conditions under 1k lights and taking into consideration that the quoted yield is at the top end.
Will you hit that benchmark off the bat......unlikely! and I think every person on RIU would acknowledge that from personal experience.
Buy the equipment and get growing but be aware that your estimates will shift drastically once you get going and realise a small mistake during every stage of the grow will merely personify the negative result.
Good luck with it all.
Your first correction needs to be that the described yield posted by the breeder/seed bank is under perfect conditions under 1k lights and taking into consideration that the quoted yield is at the top end.
Will you hit that benchmark off the bat......unlikely! and I think every person on RIU would acknowledge that from personal experience.
Buy the equipment and get growing but be aware that your estimates will shift drastically once you get going and realise a small mistake during every stage of the grow will merely personify the negative result.
Good luck with it all.
AspireToGrow
Member
I know experience is important, but I will have a year to research and full time to deal with the plants. I mean, not to be offensive, but it is plants man. Sure you need to be pretty diligent as this isn't just "any" plant, but it's not exactly the most complicated thing ever. My plan is to have perfect conditions for the plant. I'll also have a second person assisting me.
And, the reason I say the yields I want is because that's the expected minimum yield. I'm basing everything off of getting a good minimum yield, so that if I don't do amazing the first time, I will still do pretty good, and if I get more, well, awesome.
I know you think a lot of people on rollitup will say things and all, but I need to let you know I'm not just your typical person. I have a lot of determination, a high IQ, and a lot of plans that I'm going to make beforehand.
That being said, I do appreciate your response and would definitely appreciate any tips you have, whether it be in post form or by personal message. Thanks!
AspireToGrow
Member
Eh, are you sure? I don't know if that's exactly the optimum solution for nutrients and all. How do you manage it exactly?
sittin
Member
it can only hold 30% water so no problem with over watering. i just have have dripper setup to feed 4 times a day, just setup my run to waste. setup a rez get your ph and ppm to what you want set the timer on the pump and walk away
Green Dave
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Like the dude said You should start on the smaller side
You can read all the books writen and watch all the videos you can find but until you do it yourself YOU WILL MAKE MISTAKES
Call me a post whore or what ever you need the grows under your belt to get a feel for what you are doing
You can read all the books writen and watch all the videos you can find but until you do it yourself YOU WILL MAKE MISTAKES
Call me a post whore or what ever you need the grows under your belt to get a feel for what you are doing
cowell
Well-Known Member
Quit trying to help Dave.. don't you see already - he has a plan. We're apparently stoopid hillbillyz that should have did some research before we started growing.. then we wouldn't of had no problems. What were we all thinking? And you really are a whore. He pegged you on that... lol.
BTW- to the OP.. if you are so much different then most RIU'ers, why don't you know how to use google? Seems about the same as most people out here to me.
http://www.cannaversity.com/calculators/
lights to use for an 18 meter square grow op - Your room is also about 3500 square feet (just so all the Americans will know how big we are talking here too)
@40 watts a square - you are going to need 139500 watts. Divide by 1000 (cause that's the light you're using) and you need 140 of them. How much are they? Where do you go in your neck of the woods to get them?
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/105460-best-places-go.html
Or use google to look up online shops... and compare prices you see till you find the lowest.
Funniest thing about it to me is that if you plan on doing all this research about growing and shit over the next year.. you should just start doing it. Most videos I've watched, or books I've read start with an equipment list and most will also give a rough estimate on cost within the first few pages.
BTW- to the OP.. if you are so much different then most RIU'ers, why don't you know how to use google? Seems about the same as most people out here to me.
http://www.cannaversity.com/calculators/
lights to use for an 18 meter square grow op - Your room is also about 3500 square feet (just so all the Americans will know how big we are talking here too)
@40 watts a square - you are going to need 139500 watts. Divide by 1000 (cause that's the light you're using) and you need 140 of them. How much are they? Where do you go in your neck of the woods to get them?
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/105460-best-places-go.html
Or use google to look up online shops... and compare prices you see till you find the lowest.
Funniest thing about it to me is that if you plan on doing all this research about growing and shit over the next year.. you should just start doing it. Most videos I've watched, or books I've read start with an equipment list and most will also give a rough estimate on cost within the first few pages.
AspireToGrow
Member
Lol you're correct dude.
@Green Dave & @cowell:
To be honest I am using Google and watching videos, etc. I posted on here because I was curious about the opinions I'd get from many growers. This forum has like 330,000 members. That's a huge community. I'm sure there are cheaper ways to do it than mentioned in videos and the likes. Therefore I thought, instead of just doing research, I would also get opinions from active people, people who have been in the industry, people who are in the industry, and people who know the tricks of the trade to getting things right at a cost lower than what's out there on "official" videos and "online shops".
Don't criticize me for wanting to corroborate with people who have experience, to actually talk to them, to use numerous resources and strategies to accomplish my goal rather than only doing 1 thing. Maybe that's why you're saying to start small. Because you didn't utilize every means necessary to grow big from the start. Stop trolling. Start being positive and actually reading an entire topic before posting.
Thank you to those who are actually helping and not just criticizing. I greatly appreciate it!
Green Dave
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Well while your watching and reading you better take a look at the JAIL TIME you can get for growing that big
There are alot of things that you cant be tought its kind of like riding a bike you can read for a year and will still bust your ass the first few times
You came here for advice and that is what your getting honest and hands on
If you set up 1 light and do 2 or 3 grows you can exspand and wont be out anything
But as you said you will read and watch videos for a year
IMO start small and grow into it
There are alot of things that you cant be tought its kind of like riding a bike you can read for a year and will still bust your ass the first few times
You came here for advice and that is what your getting honest and hands on
If you set up 1 light and do 2 or 3 grows you can exspand and wont be out anything
But as you said you will read and watch videos for a year
IMO start small and grow into it
newworldicon
Well-Known Member
Some people need to learn the hard way................
@aspiretogrow.......people here are not telling you to rethink your size of grow off the bat to limit you in any way, you asked for advice and everyone here is saying build up to it, you can easily make a decent penny out of a 3rd of what you intend to do and it will allow you to milk your teeth.
Growing a weed plant in itself is not so hard until you remember you need to manage a micro climate and the plants, and I can tell you from very personal experience that every grow space will have it's own unique set of issues that you will have to fine tune, that does not get seen in a video or a book......
Don't be a stubborn fool and heed the advice you are being given, in a year from now you will be eating your own words!!
0Pacific0Northwest0
Active Member
I believed alot of people are being way to nice in there post idk how much it will cost with out.being there and picking everything out but I do know a few things 1) your a fucking idiot 2) you are so fucking dreaming 3) with you ia level.if u do.mange to.put a crappy grow together you will more than likely be arrested soon after u start lmao oh and did I mention your an idiot who.is dreaming
0Pacific0Northwest0
Active Member
Think about what you are asking and what you are trying to do before you claim to have a high iq. In reallty the only thing high is you. If you do.not appreciate out responses well don't post dumb as fuck shit