i hope everymember on this forum dosen't have their panties in such a knot as this dude or i won't be sticking around for long.
Well, before I post what your gonna need to do I have to say. Dealing is anti-productive in most of our causes. The Black Market and commercial ops have a habit of putting a negative light on our "hobby". The main purpose of this forum is to help people set up tiny grow ops for "Personal" use only. This Forum does not support or endorse Dealing. I am a retired mod. so My words do hold a tiny bit of wieght.
OK so you want to produce lets say for shits and giggles. a decent operation to produce dank buds on a regualr basis. OK.
First forget those OD plants. Waste of time. Get on to a seedbank and order some good F1's. You want Indica dominant for ht. and fast flower periods. Sativas take too long. While your waiting on the seeds......
Get you grow ROOM (not closet) set up. You want two areas. 1. Florous or Metal Halide setup. That will run on an 18 hr. on and 6 hr. off or 24hr. on light schedule. This area will be for you mothers and clones.
Other Area will be larger. You will need at least one HPS. that is one a 12hr on and 12hr off schedule I'd say (2) 800W to get any commercial yeild. (2 lower watt light opposed to one big one)so it covers the entire canopy. You'll need an sealed environment with a large Carbon Filter. Because this room is gonna stink. You'll need Mylar, fans, blowers, All sorts of crap for both areas. (better get to reading).
In your Veg. Area. You'll want several seed starts. After 4 weeks of veg. take a few clones. root them and put em in flower. Once sex is determined eliminate any males. Keep the BEST females for cloning. These plants will never see the flower room until after a few harvests.
Take clones many many clones. After rooting put clones in flower room. @ 1 plant per sq. ft. This is one massive SOG (Sea of Green). At least 1 ounce per plant.
OK lets say your flower area is 5'X5' that would be 25 sq.ft. At 50W HID/sq.ft. you will need both those HIDS. or at least one 1000W. IMHO lower wattages covering an area is better than 1 biggie dead middle. less shading at the edges of the grow room.
This method will take 3 months to have up and running. but could produce on the speculation of 25 sq.ft. of flower area 25 ounces of herb every 2 months. Because its high quality herb, more $$ per ounce.
I would set-up a hydro operation for this size though with several resevoirs at the front for easy maint.
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Estimated budget for lights. $1,000 bucks a total (no digital ballasts)
Seeds (decent ones for commercial 100 bucks)
Fans Blowers Mylar $200-$300
Commercial Carbon Filter Exhaust $300 (A Must)
Hydro set-up Depends on the system.
Already your 2 grand in.
But in the end, you prolly will get busted in the states being a rookie with an op. this big. And you'll have a freind accidently see it and run his mouth to his freinds next thing you know your being raided. College and growing don't mix.
I have seen some online @ 6,000W ops. but that just crazy and way way to dangerous. and these guys were pros. I know in my state an op. that big. at least 20 yrs. in the hooscow
THIS WAS FUN TO WRITE...BUT DEALING IS BAD MMMMK.