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vhGhost
Dirt Doc Thats insane man... Why doesn't everyone grow like this!!
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DirtDoctor
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Growergonewild - no, I don't really think a specialized feeding regimen is necessary - but if you're gonna over-veg like I just did 
I'd definitely recommend a silica additive like Barricade to help strengthen those stems....
vhGHost - thanks for the props
the downfalls of a soil octagon like I run are that it'd be tough to set up an automated watering system, and ... um.... I guess that's about it!
I'd definitely recommend a silica additive like Barricade to help strengthen those stems....vhGHost - thanks for the props
the downfalls of a soil octagon like I run are that it'd be tough to set up an automated watering system, and ... um.... I guess that's about it!
ChristianTaylor
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Hey Dirt Doc, what octagon are you referring to? The commercial one or that one by El Blastido?
Later,
-CT
Later,
-CT
DirtDoctor
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lol, CT - I mean the octagon in the pictures I posted in this thread! 
bigballa420
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DirtDoctor: You're grow is very intriguing, and I was just wondering if that style would work well for a closet grow...could it be scaled down to wheel in and out of a closet for maintenence?
Edit: And also how many square feet is your system rolled completely up?
Edit: And also how many square feet is your system rolled completely up?
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DirtDoctor
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Balla - in that first pic of the Octy all closed up, it was in an 8'x7' space - I got 5-3/4 Lbs out of that 8x7 space, so that was pretty good
And yeah, for closets, I have friends that just built a lot of shelves in a small closet and hung lights in there - they didn't do any roll-out shelf kinda thing, but I don't see why you couldn't
And yeah, for closets, I have friends that just built a lot of shelves in a small closet and hung lights in there - they didn't do any roll-out shelf kinda thing, but I don't see why you couldn't
ChristianTaylor
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DirtDoc: Sorry about that, don't know where my head was at. Been reading a liitle to much on icmag I guess.
-CT
-CT
Nice... You could do vertical setup with plumbed raingutter or you can build your own channels with wood and use a fiberglass repair kit in order to water proof the wood. It's not super cheap but it is easy. you can do the same to make a top in order to put in netpots or use the resin kit on styrofoam in order to make it hard enough as well.
bigballa420
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What about a design like in christian taylor's pictures...maybe in like a 5' x 5' space? or would the plants grow to close to the lights?
ChristianTaylor
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Chosen: That rain gutter idea sounds good. Never thought of that before, did you just come up with that?
Bigballa420: I guess it would be cool if you vegged very, very little. Probable would require some intensive training as well.
Later,
-CT
Bigballa420: I guess it would be cool if you vegged very, very little. Probable would require some intensive training as well.
Later,
-CT
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DirtDoctor......Is that colas turned down I see?....Too heavy to hold themselves up is not a BAD thingy.....That`s awesome dewd........All the different flavors are plainly visible also....Killer work .......CT.......There`s a thread over at homegrownfourtwentydotcom named "Heath get`s the vertical bug again" that`ll show a almost tutorial on building racks on an angle being top fed on a timer with hydroton pots, bare vertical bulbs , all being drained via plastic drain gutters back to a rez that pumps back to the main rez......Pretty ingenious my Bro is.......All yas go take a look.........Peace......DHF........
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HighonPottery
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i wish i had a wall in my house that looked like that!
DirtDoctor
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vhGhost
Dirt Doc. GReat job.... are there any harvest pics/ individual plant shorts? and also if there was anything you could do to change things what would you change?
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avgjoe
Hey Dirt Doc,
Drool worthy setup yo have there and congrats on putting it together on your own?
Could you give me some more info about your lighting please? What size cool tube are you using? What size are the lights?
peace
Drool worthy setup yo have there and congrats on putting it together on your own?
Could you give me some more info about your lighting please? What size cool tube are you using? What size are the lights?
peace
Yo DirtDoctor...
Yo DirtDoctor...
Could you please give the specs for an individual shelf unit. In other words, how wide are they, what is the distance between shelves, does each shelf have a "back", what thickness and grade of plywood, etc.? Also, how large are those containers. BTW - FREAKIN' NICE JOB!!!
phrank
Yo DirtDoctor...
Could you please give the specs for an individual shelf unit. In other words, how wide are they, what is the distance between shelves, does each shelf have a "back", what thickness and grade of plywood, etc.? Also, how large are those containers. BTW - FREAKIN' NICE JOB!!!
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ChristianTaylor
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Will edit later. Bad post on my part.
Later,
-CT
Later,
-CT
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DirtDoctor
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AvgJoe - I'm runnin 3 x 1000W lights, and a verti-tube I made out of 6" cool tubes. I just posted a link showin the construction details: http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=66592
Phrank, you can see most of the construction details for the shelves in the background of the pictures in that thread too. (or what the heck, I'll post one here too):
The shelves have no backs. I water the plants from the back (using a pump & wand these days) while the octagon is closed around the light-tube.
It's 1/2" or 5/8" Plywood painted with mildew-resistant bathroom paint.
Each shelf is maybe 1/4" wider than a 10" x 20" seedling flat, so I can use a flat underneath the pots to catch run-off.
The shelves on each unit are about 15" apart vertically.
Each unit has 5 shelves, and I put 2 plants in 3-gallon pots on each shelf.
8 units makes an Octagon, so 5x2x8 = 80 Plants.
Each unit sits on 4 casters (wheels) so I can wheel them around on the linoleum and work on the plants (in the picture above, the octagon is wedged into an 8x7 space, where I had to wheel all the shelves out to water every few days - awesome use of space, but it was a bit of work.
ok! nuff for now, I'm gonna eat some dinner! Thanks for all the interest, and yeah I'm pretty stoked on my best ever harvest from this system!
Oh - what would I do differently? Either not veg my plants quite so long, or use a Screen to control those beotches - you can see in the pre-harvest shots how much they're hanging.... the fact that they were hanging doesn't bother me in the least, but it caused wasted space at the top of the octagon - so next run I'll keep em in better control I hope!
Phrank, you can see most of the construction details for the shelves in the background of the pictures in that thread too. (or what the heck, I'll post one here too):
The shelves have no backs. I water the plants from the back (using a pump & wand these days) while the octagon is closed around the light-tube.
It's 1/2" or 5/8" Plywood painted with mildew-resistant bathroom paint.
Each shelf is maybe 1/4" wider than a 10" x 20" seedling flat, so I can use a flat underneath the pots to catch run-off.
The shelves on each unit are about 15" apart vertically.
Each unit has 5 shelves, and I put 2 plants in 3-gallon pots on each shelf.
8 units makes an Octagon, so 5x2x8 = 80 Plants.
Each unit sits on 4 casters (wheels) so I can wheel them around on the linoleum and work on the plants (in the picture above, the octagon is wedged into an 8x7 space, where I had to wheel all the shelves out to water every few days - awesome use of space, but it was a bit of work.
ok! nuff for now, I'm gonna eat some dinner! Thanks for all the interest, and yeah I'm pretty stoked on my best ever harvest from this system!
Oh - what would I do differently? Either not veg my plants quite so long, or use a Screen to control those beotches - you can see in the pre-harvest shots how much they're hanging.... the fact that they were hanging doesn't bother me in the least, but it caused wasted space at the top of the octagon - so next run I'll keep em in better control I hope!
