mellokitty
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lol, i have friends up in the "up over there somewhere" part of bc who are like "heatsink? what's that? we just hang the ballasts outside under the eaves...."






I have some MM clients that have back and mobility issues and I construct their gardens with that in mind. At the minamum they must be able to turn on a tap, thats it. I put the lights on a pully that has 8 wheels on it so the weight is about 1.5 lbs to move it. They just water and move the light, that's it for 9 weeks of flower. Planting and harvesting are done by me or my crew. I build my own organic soil that they use and every re plant topdress. I use 2x12x10 to build with and EDPM for liner, never a leak in 12 years. The finished plants are pulled up and new ones put in the hole. After 4 crops turn soil top to bottom and repeat. All you do is water every 5 to 7 days, yield is from 1/2 g per watt to 8/10g, so 500 to 800 for a 1000w.
These were grown under a 1000w and just watered, that's all, no food no teas, just tap or well water. No messing with Ph,zero just water.
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I have some MM clients that have back and mobility issues and I construct their gardens with that in mind. At the minamum they must be able to turn on a tap, thats it. I put the lights on a pully that has 8 wheels on it so the weight is about 1.5 lbs to move it. They just water and move the light, that's it for 9 weeks of flower. Planting and harvesting are done by me or my crew. I build my own organic soil that they use and every re plant topdress. I use 2x12x10 to build with and EDPM for liner, never a leak in 12 years. The finished plants are pulled up and new ones put in the hole. After 4 crops turn soil top to bottom and repeat. All you do is water every 5 to 7 days, yield is from 1/2 g per watt to 8/10g, so 500 to 800 for a 1000w.
These were grown under a 1000w and just watered, that's all, no food no teas, just tap or well water. No messing with Ph,zero just water.
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Very nice man, I love it!! Let me understand....are you building a big box and plantiing multiple plants in that box? And then turning the soil and replanting it?
Yes big box, yes 15 plants under a 1000w, no turning till 3 or 4 full grows, pull them up and stick a new one in the hole. I work very hard to grow my micro and fungi armies and turning the soil destroys them and you start all over. The real magic happens in the soil by these armies. Read the post again you missed some stuff than if you want to know more get this book..
Teaming With Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
Sorry Mello cluttering up your thread
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Afgoo, Blueberry x Northern Lights, and Super Silver Haze x Super Skunk. Vegged under a 6 tube t5 badboy![]()
mh are better for veg, but hps (or an hps/mh combo) are where it's at for flower, imo.
heat issues as compared to... ? i don't think there's a discernible difference between mh/hps if that's what you're asking?
This thread rocks! Kitty I love your set up making me think vertical is the way to go for me with eight foot ceilings. But tell me are you running co2 . I hope you haven't already answered that but when you got attacked for your choice in nutes I just skipped to say LOVE your work so far thanks for the effort keep it up.