Perpetual harvestin a 3 x 3 diy tent

slippy_81

Active Member
Hi guys,
I am new here. This is my first thread so be kind please :). Last year I built a wooden grow tent which measures exactly 3 x 3 x 7. I bought a 300w Viparspectra LED light. For my first grow I decided to go for 3 northern lights autoflowers in a 5 gallon smart pots and managed to harvest an ounce per plant.

For the second grow I bought another Viparspectra 450w which was intended to be used during flowering, but then I was wondering if it is possible to divide my tent in two partitions. One for cloning/vegging and the other solely for flowering. Vegging area would measure 1 x 3 and flower area 2 x 3.

My question is....is this viable?? I am not looking for very high yields. If I manage an ounce a month it would be perfect for me. What are your opinions on this??

Thanks in advance guys and dolls..
 

GrowUrOwnDank

Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
I am new here. This is my first thread so be kind please :). Last year I built a wooden grow tent which measures exactly 3 x 3 x 7. I bought a 300w Viparspectra LED light. For my first grow I decided to go for 3 northern lights autoflowers in a 5 gallon smart pots and managed to harvest an ounce per plant.

For the second grow I bought another Viparspectra 450w which was intended to be used during flowering, but then I was wondering if it is possible to divide my tent in two partitions. One for cloning/vegging and the other solely for flowering. Vegging area would measure 1 x 3 and flower area 2 x 3.

My question is....is this viable?? I am not looking for very high yields. If I manage an ounce a month it would be perfect for me. What are your opinions on this??

Thanks in advance guys and dolls..
I would not buy another viper light. I would add a small COB. Since you're growing autos and want to do perpetual, there is no reason to have a seperate area for veg and flower. Just add one plant every month and you will harvest one plant a month for 3 month or 12 week genes. I always do 12/12 anymore so, I've grown autos in the same space with regular and fems and had fantastic results. 18/6 or 24/0 doesn't get you more bud unless the genetics of the seed are designed for that. You should be able to pull 2 ounces easily more or less depending on the genes. Yeah man. Don't over think it in a micro. Micro is what it is and can be extremely effective for personal. Furthermore, I can not smoke an ounce of my dank in a month. Personally. And my genes are older.
 

slippy_81

Active Member
I would not buy another viper light. I would add a small COB. Since you're growing autos and want to do perpetual, there is no reason to have a seperate area for veg and flower. Just add one plant every month and you will harvest one plant a month for 3 month or 12 week genes. I always do 12/12 anymore so, I've grown autos in the same space with regular and fems and had fantastic results. 18/6 or 24/0 doesn't get you more bud unless the genetics of the seed are designed for that. You should be able to pull 2 ounces easily more or less depending on the genes. Yeah man. Don't over think it in a micro. Micro is what it is and can be extremely effective for personal. Furthermore, I can not smoke an ounce of my dank in a month. Personally. And my genes are older.
Thanks for your advice. Are you saying that is better for me to continue growing autos one month at a time?? It sounds good with autos I have to buy seeds everytime and risk that some dont germinate. If I have plenty of clones, that risk is avoided.
 

GrowUrOwnDank

Well-Known Member
Thanks for your advice. Are you saying that is better for me to continue growing autos one month at a time?? It sounds good with autos I have to buy seeds everytime and risk that some dont germinate. If I have plenty of clones, that risk is avoided.
Nah I do them alll. Auto, fems and regular. I always go to 12/12 in the first week or two. Always no matter what type I am growing. It makes for small plants and 2 ounces should be expected. Maybe more. This is just my simple style though most people don't grow like I do.

As for clones, you could take them right off your fem or reg mid flower. Won't hurt a thing.
 

qballizhere

Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
I am new here. This is my first thread so be kind please :). Last year I built a wooden grow tent which measures exactly 3 x 3 x 7. I bought a 300w Viparspectra LED light. For my first grow I decided to go for 3 northern lights autoflowers in a 5 gallon smart pots and managed to harvest an ounce per plant.

For the second grow I bought another Viparspectra 450w which was intended to be used during flowering, but then I was wondering if it is possible to divide my tent in two partitions. One for cloning/vegging and the other solely for flowering. Vegging area would measure 1 x 3 and flower area 2 x 3.

My question is....is this viable?? I am not looking for very high yields. If I manage an ounce a month it would be perfect for me. What are your opinions on this??

Thanks in advance guys and dolls..
It is but you have to divide the tent and you cant have light leaks on the flower side if you have reg seeds or fem seeds. If you do they will hermi. Better to have 2 separate tents.
Autos just pop new beans every month have the light 18/6
 

qballizhere

Well-Known Member
I would not buy another viper light. I would add a small COB. Since you're growing autos and want to do perpetual, there is no reason to have a seperate area for veg and flower. Just add one plant every month and you will harvest one plant a month for 3 month or 12 week genes. I always do 12/12 anymore so, I've grown autos in the same space with regular and fems and had fantastic results. 18/6 or 24/0 doesn't get you more bud unless the genetics of the seed are designed for that. You should be able to pull 2 ounces easily more or less depending on the genes. Yeah man. Don't over think it in a micro. Micro is what it is and can be extremely effective for personal. Furthermore, I can not smoke an ounce of my dank in a month. Personally. And my genes are older.
hell i wish i could smoke less than a ounce a month just to make the oil for me in a month takes a lb doesnt matter how old the genetics are
 

GrowUrOwnDank

Well-Known Member
hell i wish i could smoke less than a ounce a month just to make the oil for me in a month takes a lb doesnt matter how old the genetics are
Them dabs man. I smoke daily but, limit my use. As a matter of fact it's time to take a break. I already feel stoned when I haven't even smoked. Them dabs may put you over the top. But, I just do the flower unless donated a dab by a friend on a Holiday or whatever. Around here you can get a gram of dab for the same price of the flower. I would say the extract is a much better value. I'm old school bro. I don't even do bongs. Just rolllitup on some flower and take a few hits and have a few beers and I'm good to go. Repeat. I'm kinda medical but just for sleep and anxiety after work at home. Not 24/7 but, I feel for you if you are. Peace and love.
 

qballizhere

Well-Known Member
Them dabs man. I smoke daily but, limit my use. As a matter of fact it's time to take a break. I already feel stoned when I haven't even smoked. Them dabs may put you over the top. But, I just do the flower unless donated a dab by a friend on a Holiday or whatever. Around here you can get a gram of dab for the same price of the flower. I would say the extract is a much better value. I'm old school bro. I don't even do bongs. Just rolllitup on some flower and take a few hits and have a few beers and I'm good to go. Repeat. I'm kinda medical but just for sleep and anxiety after work at home. Not 24/7 but, I feel for you if you are. Peace and love.
Thats my issue I dont want to limit my use especially for pain and more. Im there with you old school started in the late 70s
Here in CO the shatter is more than double the price of flower. If you are ever in CO hit me up ill donate you a dab or twobongsmilie
 

ChaosHunter

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I would just use a clone dome as a veg area. It's going to be hard to take a cutting and veg it for 8+ weeks while your in flower in your main grow space. I'm fighting the same issues in doing a perpetual in a 2x2x6 tent. If I take cuttings when I flip it's a long 8 or so weeks to keep things small.
 

slippy_81

Active Member
I would just use a clone dome as a veg area. It's going to be hard to take a cutting and veg it for 8+ weeks while your in flower in your main grow space. I'm fighting the same issues in doing a perpetual in a 2x2x6 tent. If I take cuttings when I flip it's a long 8 or so weeks to keep things small.
I don't want to veg for the whole 8 weeks. I was thinking of cloning and vegging for only a month. When the plants reach a certain height, I take clones from them and put the plants into flower. From what I have read there is really no need to veg for the whole 8 weeks. The yield will be less but who cares. As lond as I have constant supply of small amount of weed it's still good.
 

ChaosHunter

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I don't want to veg for the whole 8 weeks. I was thinking of cloning and vegging for only a month. When the plants reach a certain height, I take clones from them and put the plants into flower. From what I have read there is really no need to veg for the whole 8 weeks. The yield will be less but who cares. As lond as I have constant supply of small amount of weed it's still good.
I'm in the same boat, no cash cropping here. So you plan to keep a mother plant to clone off of ? My first thought was to take cuttings before flipping to flower but that means the cuttings would have to be in veg for 8 weeks.

Keeping a mother, the first cuts would be fine but after that and vegging her for 8 weeks she would get really big !

I'm trying to work it out in my situation also.
 

slippy_81

Active Member
I'm in the same boat, no cash cropping here. So you plan to keep a mother plant to clone off of ? My first thought was to take cuttings before flipping to flower but that means the cuttings would have to be in veg for 8 weeks.

Keeping a mother, the first cuts would be fine but after that and vegging her for 8 weeks she would get really big !

I'm trying to work it out in my situation also.
Solution: a bonsai mother plant grown in a 1 or 2 litre pot. I was watching some videoa on youtube and researching this matter on this and other forums and it can be done. So I can grow the mother plant and leave it with the other clones and / or vegging plants. In my opinion I have enough space for vegging 2 plants for flowering with the mother plant in 3 x 1 area. I will keep 2 flowering plants in the 2 x 3 partition. If I manage to get an ounce per plant it would be perfect for me. What do you think of that??
 
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