5x600w Madman OG/Private Reserve Grow

[piecemasta]

Wanted to share some photos of my current grow
Made some significant changes to my setup since my lasting postings.
Let me know what you think and don't hesitate to ask questions!
Panorama attached below!
Hope you enjoy

 

[bazookajoe]

Lookin good man, clean setup! what kinda cycle u got goin? Yeild expectations?

 

[piecemasta]

Lookin good man, clean setup! what kinda cycle u got goin? Yeild expectations?

Thanks. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by cycle.? My flowering phase lasts for approximately 8 weeks or until the trichomes are about 20% amber. Once the plants are harvested I usually have a new series of veg from my own clones ready to go into the flower room. Since half of my flowering plants are new genetics from a new shop it is hard to know for sure. The Madman OG I have been growing for the past two years is an excellent trichome producer and heavy yielder compared to various other strains that have came and went. Lets just say I have to clean my scissors between each cola its that sticky I was a little lazy with my last series of cloning so I had to pick up extra to fill out the garden a little more. With the current training techniques of topping and lollipop-ing Madman usually produces around .4g per watt. I'm expecting to yield a little under 3 pounds from 5 600w fixtures.

 

[piecemasta]

My dad helped me build a photo-controller that you can see in the first picture mount to the ceiling. It turns on the fans that exhaust my room and cool my lights. It has two duplex receptacles wired to a switching relay. One powers on during the dark period and the other powers on when the lights turn on. I was considering posting the design in the DIY portion of this forum. Let me know if anyone is interested and I will start a new thread about it

 

[bazookajoe]

So u load and un load it all @ once every 8 wks..gotcha..that's all I was getting at lol..looks like a lot of work.. but rewarding I'm sure That shit looks good too! What's ur veg time or height? Medium? Nutes? What are the room dimensions? Looks like a perfect amount of room really, walking room and space to tinker

DIYs r always cool and I'm sure someone will use it

 

[piecemasta]

So u load and un load it all @ once every 8 wks..gotcha..that's all I was getting at lol..looks like a lot of work.. but rewarding I'm sure That shit looks good too! What's ur veg time or height? Medium? Nutes? What are the room dimensions? Looks like a perfect amount of room really, walking room and space to tinker

DIYs r always cool and I'm sure someone will use it

Yea, that way I only have to do each step once (cloning, transplanting, training, feeding regiments, harvesting, trimming, and drying/curing). I considered doing a more perpetual cycle, but that would entail more work more often. I prefer banging everything out at once. When it comes to gardening the least amount of maintenance while achieving the highest efficiency should be one of the primary goals for mostly all setups. That is what I set out to achieve given my situation. The trick is to design the layout right the first time so your not wasting your time and energy.
Once the grow room is setup up I estimate a couple hours a week max. The primary task is watering/feeding and occasionally checking the plants for any pests while your feeding. Ideally the plants are around 12-18" tall when introduced into flowering. My medium is Pro-Mix HP. I reuse my soil after every cycle. Just make sure to let it dry out and then break down the soil to be used to fill new containers for clones/veg. Just another way to save money. If you flush the soil well prior to harvesting the reused soil should not contain much if any residual nutrients. They grow to maturity in 3 gallon pots. As far as nutrients I have been thoroughly pleased with the CNS17 line by Botanicare. Highly recommended! Got the 3 gallon bottles of the grow, bloom, and ripe for around $100! I use to run the Pure Blend Pro line by Botanicare and prior to that Advanced Nutrients. But it was a headache mixing all those supplements and additives. Plus the cost to buy the various small bottles easily surpassed the cost to run CNS17. I also was experiencing deficiencies with both lines prior to switching to CNS17. It seems like most of the companies in this industry are in the business of making newbies and even novice growers feel like they need more then they really do and end up over spending before they even have any clue about harvesting. My room dimensions are 10'x12'. Ultimately I chose this layout because it allowed me to maximize my canopy while still being able to easily access any part of my garden. This is just my flowering room. My veg and work area is about double the size. This is because for me it is important to maintain a area that is easy to move around and work in without being overwhelmed due to over crowding. Let me know if you have anymore questions

 

[bazookajoe]

I wish I had the option of only doin it once. Due to veg space and and lighting limitations I gotta do it 3x(minus the training). Our setups are damn near the same..well space wise.I like to mill about in the flower room during lights out under the green led xmas lights. You're runnin 1800 more watts then me and ur shits a lot cleaner! I'm on my first run with organics, my version of supersoil I guess. My buddy runs the pro blend with hydroplex right now and I've been tryin to get him to go with CNS but he won't listen lol.. the owner of the dro store gave me a gal of the cns, and he wouldn't even try it. I guess he likes his $60gallons.