Ttystikk's vertical goodness

So my most recent issue is that RH is climbing, in spite of the best efforts of the Iceboxes. This indicates the girls are growing rapidly and transpiring a great deal as a sign of their healthy metabolism.

It appears that while my two little 8" Iceboxes are able to deal with temperature issues well enough, they're just too small to deal with all the extra humidity created by such big plants growing right around powerful lights.

I will have to make some calls, and see what I can come up with. Meanwhile, I need to vent my 'sealed' growroom for an hour or two every day.

Keep in mind, that you could Defoliate the Plants to lower Transpiration/Humidity, increase AirFlow and it will also bring More light to the Budz!

Peace

MedScientist said:

Keep in mind, that you could Defoliate the Plants to lower Transpiration/Humidity, increase AirFlow and it will also bring More light to the Budz!

Peace

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Way too much plant mass for this to be a viable option. I do defoliate the big fan leaves after the ladies have been flowering for 3 weeks or so, helps them get light to the buds and stack.

This situation is caused by a lot of happy plants in a relatively small room, and just needs an equipment upgrade.

I'll also add that those are two flowering cabs on alternating cycles. One, that gives me 24hrs of plant gazing opportunity, and two, I only need to cool one light at a time.

really great use of space... how much you avg per light in this setup? i have a couple light movers and add a light kits i like the way you rigged it up to move the bulbs vert

whodatnation said:

I'll also add that those are two flowering cabs on alternating cycles. One, that gives me 24hrs of plant gazing opportunity, and two, I only need to cool one light at a time.

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Very nice setup, although it's hard to tell scale even with the five gallon buckets in there.

Yours is the second vertical light mover I've seen that was originally a Light Rail. I thought about that approach, but I want a different pattern of light timing, so I'll use a wheel and pulleys.

I love the enclosed cabinets on a flip, that's cool! In every sense, lol

I liked this pic;

But mom! There really ARE monsters in the basement!

tystikk said:

I liked this pic;

But mom! There really ARE monsters in the basement!



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Yup thats looking right!

SFguy said:

really great use of space... how much you avg per light in this setup? i have a couple light movers and add a light kits i like the way you rigged it up to move the bulbs vert

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Iv been growing some lower yielding genetics so theres excuse #1! lol, but to answer your question Im getting 10-14oz a 600w. So in soil, genetics, and vert experience are limiting factors in my yields. As I get more of these vert grows under my belt Im sure I'll get better at it, but Im not about to grow lower quality flowers just to get a higher yield.

tystikk said:

Very nice setup, although it's hard to tell scale even with the five gallon buckets in there.

Yours is the second vertical light mover I've seen that was originally a Light Rail. I thought about that approach, but I want a different pattern of light timing, so I'll use a wheel and pulleys.

I love the enclosed cabinets on a flip, that's cool! In every sense, lol

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Sounds good cant what to see what you come up with

The cabs aren't actually on a flip but that would be cool. I use this day/night timer from petsmart that switches them over seamlessly just like a flipflop would, just still using 2 ballasts.

That is an amazing plant so lets hope you get a good harvest

A flip schedule without the flip box. I do exactly the same thing.

ilyaas123 said:

That is an amazing plant so lets hope you get a good harvest

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Me too. That would be a lot of larf...

KingCloner said:

I don't understand what all the fuss is about.
According to tty it takes 20 weeks to grow a plant to finish using this method.
With a yield of less than a 1/2 pound finished (per plant) this is a huge waste of resource with little gain.
I can grow 4 times the pot in the same space at an 1/8 of the power consumption.
Where is the benefit here? Taste? Buzz? Sure ain't profit!

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dude, your first post AAAAAAAAAnd your a dick. welcome to riu asshole

Anywho to answer some questions, if you dont want the longer veg time then you add plants (preferably clones from the same mom so they all grow similarly) And actually vertical growing is way more efficient than horizontal, even compared to a monster scrog. Don't believe me? oh well, no skin off my nutz

TTY I love this, Imma be watching out for this. I want to do this but with a few plants instead of one for the shortened veg time

tystikk said:

A flip schedule without the flip box. I do exactly the same thing.

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Yup only need to cool one light at a time (or half of any given setup, in my case= 1 light) AND you get 24hr plant gazing time! I really like being able to spend time with flowering ladies more than just 12 hrs a day



edit: just realized I've mentioned this twice here,,, cant remember where I post!

sdf said:

dude, your first post AAAAAAAAAnd your a dick. welcome to riu asshole

Anywho to answer some questions, if you dont want the longer veg time then you add plants (preferably clones from the same mom so they all grow similarly) And actually vertical growing is way more efficient than horizontal, even compared to a monster scrog. Don't believe me? oh well, no skin off my nutz

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Obviously just someone from another site here to troll on him. Really, went through the trouble to make an account just to troll and he gave this thread a 1 star rating lol,,, I went ahead and gave it 5 to even things out.
Some people just cant stand to se others do their thing.

i know haha, if haters are following you around the web you must be doing something right
I shall rate this a 5* too

Sdf, whodatnation, I appreciate the kind words. I'm used to going my own way, and drawing criticism from those for whom nonconformism is automatically considered a threat- or at least a target for derision.

Actually getting chased out of a forum for the heinous crime of minding my own business is a new experience, but it won't stop me. It hasn't hindered my network, cost me friends, hurt my work or even damaged my reputation- if anything, I'm now more recognized than before. Whatever they were trying to do TO me, I'd say they failed. I think they saw me as a threat and got rid of me. After all, I don't even buy seeds!

There is much more to come. If they thought for a minute they were going to see the last of me, they're in for some surprises, lol...

sdf said:

TTY I love this, Imma be watching out for this. I want to do this but with a few plants instead of one for the shortened veg time

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Thanks for stopping in, and absolutely! This general approach leads to all sorts of specific applications, and you can certainly shave weeks off your veg if you're looking to use more plants- but frankly, not as many as you might think. It takes me 8 weeks of veg altogether, and they would only take seven weeks to be ready if you ran four- that's a more or less close guess.

This is for the size trellis I'm running, to reiterate; four foot tall field fencing, cut into sections 6.25' long. Two if these are bent into a full circle, the length makes it four feet in diameter. Currently, I raise just one plant per trellis, but one could easily place two or even three.

I find that the plants want to grow up, fast. This is the secret to my veg, simply letting them grow naturally and even competing with one another a bit so they continue to shoot up like sunflowers. Once they go into the trellis, they get pinned in place and then any part of the plant that runs off the top or sides of the trellis, I'd top it. Because the trellis is half again wider than it is tall, it ends up being a pain to fill in with just two plants, so I believe four would be a better solution for this shape. I have bigger fish to fry, so I'll be continuing on with my one plant per trellis plan for now.