I can hear it now, "Yo, mV, what's with another one of these?!?!?!"
The answer is simple. I needed a space to sprout seeds, start clones, and initially veg some babies until they're ready to go into either the Lab, or into the RDWC. That's the big picture.
Prior to putting this together, I was sprouting seeds in a bathroom, then moving them into what little sliver of unoccupied space I could find. Whatever. I also needed a place to dry harvested buds, give runt plants a chance, etc. The end result is the newly minted "Development Lab".
It's primary mission statement is, "A dedicated area for the development of young plants from seed or clone in order to better prepare them for their growth to maturity."
A general list of its duties includes:
- seed sprouting
- clone starting
- mother keeping
- care of sick/injured/stunted/runt plants
- early vegging in preparation for moving to Lab/RDWC
- available drying space, as needed
- other functional space as required
It will be a nursery for baby, runt, stunted, sick, or injured plants, seedlings, and sprouts. The side mission will be for very early vegging of plants, as needed, especially for the RDWC and letting them get a root going before moving them in. For this I will be using a semi-DIY build aeroponic setup, that is also able to convert into a flood/drain, DWC, or even RDWC setup. We'll get to that down the road, but I have a few details about it in my other threads. (Probably the Lab thread.) I will also be keeping mother plants in the bottom of the small side as things move forward.
This is what we're starting with (manufacturer image):
Overall it is a 4ftx3ft tent, that is 6ft tall. The primary space is 3x3 (this is important, as my multi-use setup is 34inx26in, give or take) with the shelf space on the end being 1x3. The vertical height is split evenly between the two levels. If one so desired, they could remove the shelf and use the entire end space.
In the next post, I'll start with some real pictures.
The answer is simple. I needed a space to sprout seeds, start clones, and initially veg some babies until they're ready to go into either the Lab, or into the RDWC. That's the big picture.
Prior to putting this together, I was sprouting seeds in a bathroom, then moving them into what little sliver of unoccupied space I could find. Whatever. I also needed a place to dry harvested buds, give runt plants a chance, etc. The end result is the newly minted "Development Lab".
It's primary mission statement is, "A dedicated area for the development of young plants from seed or clone in order to better prepare them for their growth to maturity."
A general list of its duties includes:
- seed sprouting
- clone starting
- mother keeping
- care of sick/injured/stunted/runt plants
- early vegging in preparation for moving to Lab/RDWC
- available drying space, as needed
- other functional space as required
It will be a nursery for baby, runt, stunted, sick, or injured plants, seedlings, and sprouts. The side mission will be for very early vegging of plants, as needed, especially for the RDWC and letting them get a root going before moving them in. For this I will be using a semi-DIY build aeroponic setup, that is also able to convert into a flood/drain, DWC, or even RDWC setup. We'll get to that down the road, but I have a few details about it in my other threads. (Probably the Lab thread.) I will also be keeping mother plants in the bottom of the small side as things move forward.
This is what we're starting with (manufacturer image):
Overall it is a 4ftx3ft tent, that is 6ft tall. The primary space is 3x3 (this is important, as my multi-use setup is 34inx26in, give or take) with the shelf space on the end being 1x3. The vertical height is split evenly between the two levels. If one so desired, they could remove the shelf and use the entire end space.
In the next post, I'll start with some real pictures.