3rd run, garage grow

[APdonzi15]

Just looking for some feed back, possible things I can do differently to increase yield. I will post pics of current plants in flower and a video of my all around set up. Flower room is 18.5' x 8.5', 6 750w Gavita HPS, 36k BTU mini split, 4 16" oscillating wall fans, 6" carbon filter (on plant risers exhausting down the middle of the room for lower air movement), 1 floor fan, 2 50 pint dehus, supplementing with C02 via a 20lb tank at 1250ppm when lights on. 100% Coco Coir in 10 gallon fabric pots. I top at least twice in my 8 to 9 week veg(from clones) and lst. On this run I ditched Advanced Nutrients and started with Athena Blended. So any input on Athena would be appreciated as well. I run around 82°F with lights on(usually 85%) and humidity hovers between 40-45% until my lights go off and I spike up to 55-60% for about a hour which I don't like but the dehus are dialed down as far as they will go. With the lights off I stay between 73-77°F and the humidity settles back down to 45%.

 

[Eugenios]

Nice room and good luck friend!

 

[APdonzi15]

Thank you, do you think im pretty well dialed in? Anything you can add that I may not ve doing to optimize yield?

 

[Eugenios]

Thank you, do you think im pretty well dialed in? Anything you can add that I may not ve doing to optimize yield?

Lol I think you should be giving ME advice.

 

[myke]

Why 10g pots?How do you feed?

 

[APdonzi15]

Why 10g pots?How do you feed?

Right now(tomorrow starts week 5) 2 gallons every day per plant. Water ran through dechlorinator/sediment filter. 2.5ml CaMg per gal, 8ml A & B per gal, 9ml PK per gal and once a week they get stack and photosynthesis plus(just stopped those two since there is not much photosynthesis going on in late flower). I let my PH range from 5.5 to 6.0.

 

[myke]

You’d save a lot of water/nutes in 3 g pots.

 

[APdonzi15]

You’d save a lot of water/nutes in 3 g pots.

I veg until they're about 6 feet tall, you don't think they'll get root bound in 3gals? I pulled 9lbs 10oz my first run(21% thc) and just a hair over 11lbs my 2nd run(18.5% thc) had a little pm problem during the 2nd run so I was running hot 85° plus on purpose to keep the pm at bay. I think that hurt my density and thc.

 

[myke]

Remember coco is hydro so no concern of root bound. The advantage of 3 gallon to your 10 gallon is runoff. I’d think a 10 gallon pot would take 3 plus gallons to get enough runoff. Then you have to deal with it. 3 gallon pot can grow big plants. With proper training there’s no need to go 6’ high. Lights can only penetrate so far.
Your hand feeding?

 

[APdonzi15]

Never looked at it like thaf before, maybe i'll give it a go in 5 gallons next time. I get a decent bit of runoff with 2 gals, maybe not the recommended 25% but I personally think thats a little bit of bullshit. If your nutes are dialed in and the plants are getting enough water then runoff is where you're wasting water/nutes. My plants are in runoff trays that are connected to pvc that runs around my room. I have a fitting on the end sticking out of my wall and I connect the wet/dry vac to it and suck the runoff out of the pvc in a matter of seconds after watering. I lollipop so no need for my lights to penetrate any further than the canopy. Yes I hand water with 2 half gallon pitchers, I have it set up to pump to the plants but I dont like it. I like to know they're getting what they need every time.

 

[APdonzi15]

*10 gals not 2 gals

 

[myke]

Cool set up. Being able to get under the canopy like that. Yeah I agree you don’t need the big runoff everyday. I think you’d save a bunch of time though not vegging so long. You’ve got tall plants but not that many colas. Not bashing you. You obviously know what your doing.

 

[kovidkough]

beautiful room

do you have run off going to a condensate pump?

 

[APdonzi15]

Cool set up. Being able to get under the canopy like that. Yeah I agree you don’t need the big runoff everyday. I think you’d save a bunch of time though not vegging so long. You’ve got tall plants but not that many colas. Not bashing you. You obviously know what your doing.

Definitely not taking it as a bash.. I have a lot of time/money into this, not to mention a 55hr a week job. So im definitely looking for some criticism/advice! Well It's a perpetual grow and my flower time is usually around 8 weeks until I see the amount of amber trichs I want to see.. I also use my flower room to dry so my plants are going to veg for 9 weeks bare minimum. No way around that unfortunately. But I could top a 3rd time, put them into flower a little shorter and gain more colas during the "stretch" is what you're saying?

 

[APdonzi15]

beautiful room

do you have run off going to a condensate pump?

No, my runoff is the inside pvc run(pictured) it's closed loop with the only exit protruding out of my wall into the non-grow part of the garage.. there's a fitting I hook the shop vac up to and pull the runoff out.

 

[APdonzi15]

And thank you!

 

[kovidkough]

No, my runoff is the inside pvc run(pictured) it's closed loop with the only exit protruding out of my wall into the non-grow part of the garage.. there's a fitting I hook the shop vac up to and pull the runoff out.

sweet job man , barely getting my room even started its nice to see something finished and so clean

 

[myke]

Not my best work,light was a little close.3gallon coco,vegged for 3 weeks from rooted clone.

 

[APdonzi15]

Not my best work,light was a little close.3gallon coco,vegged for 3 weeks from rooted clone.View attachment 4818528

Nice! What kind of lights? Whats your ceiling height? I have 8ft ceilings, thats why I grow them so tall

 

[myke]

11lbs thats more then a gram a watt.I dont know if thats good with co2?I dont use it.