NEED HELP ON 2011 GREEN HOUSE PLANS

[mark bammer]

hey i have a few questions i live in galt right next to sacramento and want to grow plants the size of monsters so im thinking put clones out in april after being under a 1000 watt all march but im scared they will start to flower to soon and be done in july or something will this happen or should i just get long flowering strains and i was gonna dig large holes and fill it with roots organics not sure what nutes to use or even when to use them i've only grown indoor so im a newbie to outdoor growing any help or tips is greatly appreciated and good luck to every one on thier summer grows!

 

[kmk420kali]

I just built me a new GH at my house...I work for a Collective as a Grower...and do a pretty large GH there--
What we do, is put them out from clone (with a heater at night) by the 1st of Jan-- We use Christmas lights, 1 over each plant...it is enough that they do not flower-- We simply turn them off, when big enough...about April 1st--
Here is a pic from out there--

And here is what I use at my house-- (Before I built the GH)--


Hope this helps-- Any questions...feel free to ask--

 

[Rysam]

Im not brave enough to go out on 1/1 but I am going out on 4/1 in the Costco carport GH. the plan is to veg indoors on 18/6 schedule for march then into the GH, string up cheapo cfl's above each plant in 30g buckets until May 15 on a 15/9 light schedule then straight into the ground for the rest of the year with no lights. check out HumboldtLocals thread or the big plant thread in TomHills forum. Lots of good ideas in them threads for this area. Im just north of the sacto myself....

 

[kmk420kali]

Im not brave enough to go out on 1/1 but I am going out on 4/1 in the Costco carport GH. the plan is to veg indoors on 18/6 schedule for march then into the GH, string up cheapo cfl's above each plant in 30g buckets until May 15 on a 15/9 light schedule then straight into the ground for the rest of the year with no lights. check out HumboldtLocals thread or the big plant thread in TomHills forum. Lots of good ideas in them threads for this area. Im just north of the sacto myself....

You are correct for all season grows--
Just to clarify...my system is for a 2 harvest per Season thingy--
Spring and Summer crop--
Depends on what you want--

 

[doublejj]

Just string some lights, to keep them from flowering early.

I have some plants I just started indoors, to place out into my carport greenhouse this spring. I'm in Sacto.

Good luck, welcome to the club

peace
doublejj

 

[elbarracho]

What do you recommend for an average temp during winter Kmk420? Any supplemental lighting or are you strictly using sunlight? I wanted to shoot for two crops, but if you are saying 1/1 I dropped the ball this year.

 

[kmk420kali]

What do you recommend for an average temp during winter Kmk420? Any supplemental lighting or are you strictly using sunlight? I wanted to shoot for two crops, but if you are saying 1/1 I dropped the ball this year.

As long as you are ready to flower on 4-1, you are still good--
Vegging indoor or out doesn't make much difference, except in the electricity Bill!! lol
4-1 start flower
Harvest in June (I let my stuff go as long as possible, I love me some couch lock!! lol)
Last year, we did not start flowering our Summer Crop til Aug...we vegged extra long, and had monsters!!

As far as heat, all we do is set the thermostat at 48F....then just turn it off once temps are consistently above 45F at night-

 

[elbarracho]

What do you recommend for an average temp during winter Kmk420? Any supplemental lighting or are you strictly using sunlight? I wanted to shoot for two crops, but if you are saying 1/1 I dropped the ball this year.

 

[headband 707]

As long as you are ready to flower on 4-1, you are still good--
Vegging indoor or out doesn't make much difference, except in the electricity Bill!! lol
4-1 start flower
Harvest in June (I let my stuff go as long as possible, I love me some couch lock!! lol)
Last year, we did not start flowering our Summer Crop til Aug...we vegged extra long, and had monsters!!

As far as heat, all we do is set the thermostat at 48F....then just turn it off once temps are consistently above 45F at night-

Sweet I was wondering how you dealt with the cold nights lol.. I really need to understand this particular colloquialism .. ?? .. When you say "couch lock" do you mean sleepy bud? Really curious as to what ppl mean with this term? To me, that means narcotic type bud and I wrong here? peace out Headband707

 

[mark bammer]

thanks guys im probably gonna do a 2 season grow now ima put plants out in carport like double j but kmk420 will it stay warm enough in this type of gh and r those jus normal white christmas lights how much do you pull off each plant during each seasonal grow how many plants do you do each time and whats the average size of each plant and how many heaters you use and how many watts r they cause its pretty cold in sacramento but not too cold thanks again im such a newbie i need all the facts lol

 

[kmk420kali]

To me, that means narcotic type bud and I wrong here? peace out Headband707

You are correct Sir--
I like to wait for 80 to 90% amber trichs to pull--

 

[doublejj]

Mark, if your gonna try for an early outdoor crop in Sac, your going to need a heater. Good luck

peace
doublejj

 

[mark bammer]

thanks double j i have a question for you could i use big flea market poles to make a large version of your green house thanks for takin time to answer

 

[kmk420kali]

thanks guys im probably gonna do a 2 season grow now ima put plants out in carport like double j but kmk420 will it stay warm enough in this type of gh and r those jus normal white christmas lights how much do you pull off each plant during each seasonal grow how many plants do you do each time and whats the average size of each plant and how many heaters you use and how many watts r they cause its pretty cold in sacramento but not too cold thanks again im such a newbie i need all the facts lol

You only need to keep it warm enough to not freeze-- They can do fine down to the mid to upper 40's at night--
Yes, just plain ole Christmas lights...any kind of light will do, as long as it doesn't get dark--
We only use 1 propane heater, it is pretty large tho...our area is 6000 sq ft--
Our plants varied in size....some got 8 foot, some were 5-- We averaged about a QP per plant tho-- 400 plants, and we pulled 100 lbs--

 

[mark bammer]

WOW!!!!!!! with numbers like that you cant go wrong im tryin to do 12 plants hoping for 2 pounds per plant is there a certain way to grow multi pounds per plant cause im just a card holder so i cant have big numbers thanks again

 

[kmk420kali]

Doublejj is the one to ask about big plants...he grows some MONSTERS!!!

 

[mark bammer]

i cant pm him so ill just write it on here double j whats your secret to 14 ft monsters do you use special nute formula or something

 

[doublejj]

Mark, read my Carport Greehouse thread, (link in my signature below) you'll find a lot of info there. Ask any questions. I'll be posting a 2011 Carport Greenhouse soon.

Good luck bro, but if you wanna grow MONSTERS, you better start now, and pay-up your health insurance. lol!!

peace
doublejj

 

[mark bammer]

thanks double j i cant wait to see your next carport grow are you gonna do anything different this year im doin a flea market pole version

 

[doublejj]

New starts

New starts

Thanks mark, I can hardly wait myself.

Yeah, I'm doing a few things differently. I'm using 100 gal Smart Pots this year, and I've relocated the greenhouse to the other side of the garage. I had to take out a couple of large trees to do it but now they'll get better light.

Here's a pic of some of the plants I've just started for this years grow.

Good luck bro, hope you have a great season

peace
doublejj