Perpetual Grow

[atticflowers]

Starting from seed, on a 9 week strain it would be best to start seeds at about the 1 month period when the first plants are flowering to begin a perpetual grow. Meaning; I have a set of plants in flower now an they are about 3 weeks in would this be the best time to pop more seeds so when the first plants are harvested the popped seeds will be ready or just about ready for flowering giving everything runs smooth? All plants are indica an grown in ocean forest soil useing GH ferts, MH/HPS lights.

Or would running clones be much better timed again giving everything runs smoothly LOL
Any info is greatly appreciated!

 

[Cork144]

Hard to do a perpetual seed grow, first off your plants will be incredibly stretched as the seedling will have to wait a good month until its mature enough to flower.

You will be better off doing one large run of females, keeping a marked clone of each in veg, and running a few females you like.

You will get such a broad spectrum of phenos from seed, so your just going to give yourself a massive headache in a perpetual setup

 

[adrenaline]

Hi atticflowers, unless you are already familiar with the way your strain grows, it will be tough. But the worst that can happen is too crowded of a flower room for a while or it being empty waiting for plants. I say start some seeds and see what happens, have fun and learn as you go, that's the way I have done it and I have had to make constant adjustments and decisions along the way, that is how you will become experienced. Good luck, fun hobby.

 

[chronosync]

yeah man get a veg tent going now, that way you will always have stock to fill your flower tent with grow some seeds to keep as mother plants. make as many clones as you need and veg em out till they are ready for 12/12 or when space opens up

 

[atticflowers]

Hi atticflowers, unless you are already familiar with the way your strain grows, it will be tough. But the worst that can happen is too crowded of a flower room for a while or it being empty waiting for plants. I say start some seeds and see what happens, have fun and learn as you go, that's the way I have done it and I have had to make constant adjustments and decisions along the way, that is how you will become experienced. Good luck, fun hobby.

This is my 2nd-3rd run with NL yea i do this for the hobby an fun, thats the only way to grow.

yeah man get a veg tent going now, that way you will always have stock to fill your flower tent with grow some seeds to keep as mother plants. make as many clones as you need and veg em out till they are ready for 12/12 or when space opens up

I do have tents set up thats the only way to do a perpetual grow but i run the veg tent with T5s, 8 of em. Im soon to get a MH set up for it but for now i get real good steady growth with the T5s then they go into my flower tent under MH for 3 weeks to keep the stretch to a minimum an then i switch to a HPS bulbs im just trying to get the timing right an see what others have done to run grows the same way. I think I actually got the timings down on this run tho thanks for the info guys.

 

[chronosync]

so you use the MH for the first part of flowering? is this good? because i have a MH and a HPS.

 

[trichrider]

i do perp from seed.
you must plan three months in advance what will happen.
i have eight week strains.
every month (new moon) i start seeds.
they veg for two months and into flower as the crop from two months back is harvested.
so there are always two strains flowering at a time, one finishing and one starting flowering.
if i find something unusual/special, i will take cuttings and clone as if they were from seed...(same amount of veg time), and insert into regimen.

it's work.
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[Vanilla Phoenix]

I've been doing a small perpetual grow for more than ten years in a 4x4 tent and seperate veg area. Doing 5 plants in flower tent and all 5 different strains.

What I do is start new clones/seeds according to the plant it is replacing in flowering. I know I like to veg plants for 6 weeks before the flip. And most of my plants I flower for 9 weeks. Sooooooooo, I start the new plant when the plant it is replacing is 3 weeks into flower. Giving 6 weeks before I need it.

The real trick is to space the harvest out evenly so you don't have a harvest too soon or have to wait too long. Hope this helps you.

 

[atticflowers]

so you use the MH for the first part of flowering? is this good? because i have a MH and a HPS.

I do that to keep the stretch of the plants to a minimum.