New Grower Different approaches to growing?

[Dr Who]

Hi Folks,

I am planning on running a continuous/perpetual grow in which I introduce one plant every couple of weeks and have about 6 plants on the go at the same time. I think that mostly this is because this is pretty much how I've always done things, and it ought to provide a smallish harvest at regular intervals.

Looking around here it seems as though quite a few people opt for growing several plants at once right the way through the cycle for a (nearly?) simultaneous harvest. I'm just wondering what folks see as the pros and cons of the two approaches, is this something I should be considering?

Thanks

 

[faded187]

when I have the seeds I start 2 then about 30 days till harvest I start another then 1 after each one finishes I don't like runnin out cause all I can get around here is Mexican brick weed that sucks ass

 

[Blissmesome]

I like your way of thinking, depending on your light, this on-going process can be quiete good.
As I see it, you plant one, it grows a week or two, you plant another and so on.
if planned well, this allows the plants to use maximum light, and when another plant is asking for more light, the biggest one is harvested.

This approach reminds me of the traditional cannabis grows, where you would take a clone and harvest every 2 months.

Think this trough, seeds costs money and threfore clones mind be a better option, but overall, I can't see why it wouldnt work.
I just have to say, when you have only one closet for this grows, you can't do a complete darkness period before harvest for example, as it would affect other plants.
This method requiers 2 grow rooms, as far as I understand.

 

[StickMan]

Welcome Dr Who! (cool name)!

I am planning on running a continuous/perpetual grow in which I introduce one plant every couple of weeks and have about 6 plants on the go at the same time. I think that mostly this is because this is pretty much how I've always done things, and it ought to provide a smallish harvest at regular intervals.

Looking around here it seems as though quite a few people opt for growing several plants at once right the way through the cycle for a (nearly?) simultaneous harvest. I'm just wondering what folks see as the pros and cons of the two approaches, is this something I should be considering?

Thanks

Dr. Who, what ever works for you, stick with it. I still say if it ain't broke don't fix it. I haven't did what you are planning to do on purpose with autoflowers, it is just the way it has worked out for me,due to different times that each strain matures.

Are you talking about growing Autos or Photos this way? What type of lighting are you planning on using?

I know for me that having plants at all different stages causes me to have to prop some plants up closer to the light, as I don't have individual lights for each one.

Hope any of this helped.

Happy growing!

 

[tokaite]

High!

Same thought as StickMan....
This in auto:
2 weeks apart does not work for me, getting always slower ones and faster ones bumping the queue line ... ( 6 plants / strain when was running 12 plants @ a time in flow room)
Now am with 18 in flow room, all planted same time, 3 strains....... 6 right on time, 6 a week apart the others and the last 6 are just starting budding (3 weeks aparts?), now am just @ 60days
Started 2 Super Cali Haze (39 days now) and wished I started 2 weeks later.......
Leading to 3 feeding programs and a lot of running here and there

So, next time I will start by 3 weeks ++ in between,

Anyhow, am not experienced enough so just my thoughts :karma Cloud:

Hope it help or make sense, bit foogy this morning...

Peace!

 

[Power.P]

The more plants in different growth stages, the more different nutes combos you will have to mix. If you run organic, you will have to do that daily. Having 6 plants you will spend about an hour to mix nutes and water the plants every single morning.

 

[Dr Who]

Thanks folks,

Bliss - you describe something I practiced a long time ago with photo plants, and basically my thinking is that I could basically have the same approach with a single cupboard of autos.

Growing under LEDs, although I'm not sure it would need to be any different under other lighting, in a small(ish) space, and hoping to maintain a relatively small but steady supply. Plants will be in soil, with a fertiliser regime that tends towards organic.

I can see some advantages with the synchronised approach, although the time required to mix different nutrient solutions will depend on how complicated one choses to make it. For me it is basically either just water, growing nutrients, or flowering nutrients. It would also open up the possibility of not growing for some of the time, which might be an advantage in some areas, and would allow a thorough wash down between growing runs to prevent any pest problems. I think it's the bigger gaps between replenishment of supplies that puts me off the most.

I had been thinking that a cycle of about 12 weeks would probably accommodate most autos, and mean that a bit of variability in timings of different strains can be accommodated with a little flexibility.

One of the things I like so far about autos is that because they are grown from seed you don't quickly fall into the rut of always growing the same strain (or limited variety of strains). The downside is that choosing the seeds can be really difficult....

Thanks folks

 

[wwwillie]

I have staggered my first grow by a few weeks in between plantings. Not really by plan or anything, just how it worked out. My first was not doing well at the time and I wanted something growing! I have about three weeks between them. I am using LED for the older and CFL for the younger. Been a smooth ride so far.
My dream is to produce my own auto seeds.

 

[Dr Who]

Stickman (love the coo) I start seedlings in small pots and pot up into bigger ones later. I stand the small pots on the larger ones (which are upside down) to get them a bit closer to the light. I think I would be the first to admit that it's probably not quite ideal, but I think it's adequate. I expect that if it goes on I'll accumulate an assortment of objects to achieve different heights for different plants.

An issue that did occur to me was the possible (likely?) need to run the lights on 12/12 for a week or so to encourage the occasional reluctant flowerer to get a shift on. Previous experiences suggest that this might be a little more often then I might like, and there would be plants of all ages at the time this happens so they will all be affected by the shorter days. Can anybody tell me what effect this might have on young and old plants please?

Thanks

 

[krug]

Hey mate, if you`re going t`pot up, I`d consider teiring them(autos can be sensitive to `disturbance`)! On the light issue, if your beans are `fully auto`, you shouldn`t need `to encourage` any of them and by dropping/messing with your daylight hours, you could stress/confuse `em! Just All the best, look forward t`seeing how it goes for ya! :smokebuds: