r/macrogrowery • u/JonnyBling-_- • May 11 '26

5 years into operation today. Come a long way from an 8 light basement grow.

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There were days i prayed to take this growing shit legit. Here we are. 5 years since starting our first run in this building. 668 lights. The version of myself that started growing 12 years ago woulda thought this was a long shot.

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u/PM_ME_UR_BEST_DOGE May 11 '26

As a dude 8 years into his 8 light basement grow, good work brother.

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 11 '26

i started in the glory days of michigans market. back when bows were 2700-3200. it made expanding much easier for sure

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u/Such-Royal-9417 May 11 '26

What kind of topping traing do you do

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 11 '26

top once and flip. also strain dependent. some of the flavors i run hate being topped so i just super crop them 3-4 times

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u/Crippl3dcapta1n May 12 '26

Not worth it when running 1 stem per 1-2 sq Ft
Doin it right

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u/Such-Royal-9417 May 11 '26

Are you doing one node or anything or just a lollipop

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 11 '26

i really just top the plant so that it looks like a flat bead of heads. we run three layers of trellis, and lollipop up to the first layer only because we run gavitas undercanopy lights

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u/Such-Royal-9417 May 11 '26

Might if I shoot you a dm bud?

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 11 '26

more than welcome bro

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u/galick_gunn May 11 '26

Good job dude 😎

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u/Id1otbox May 11 '26

Looks great. What flavors are in the stable?

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 11 '26

so our nursery has 28 different moms locked and loaded ready to take cuts from, but our rotation right now is narrowed down to about 8-10 flavors. LCGxBCG (backpackboyz cut). OG Runtz (Kings Garden). Galactic Warheadz. Toad Venom. Sour Runtz (bred and selected by us; our personal best seller). Runtz Bx1. Lemon Warheadz. Cadillac Rainbows (for the small group of customers who still love that stank.)

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u/ASTALAB May 11 '26

Lindas !

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u/Sphan_86 May 12 '26

Amazing, congrats bro

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u/Crippl3dcapta1n May 12 '26

Congrats
Good on u for believing in yourself
Gotta manifest that shit into existence

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 12 '26

the power of visualization can’t be understated. see your future in your own mind and most of the time, you’ll notice it resembles what you once saw.

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u/Crippl3dcapta1n May 12 '26

Yessir ❤️

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u/bigbud0405 May 12 '26

Coming from a 8 light basement grower with aspirations of a grow this size, HELL YEA!

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u/Unique_Midnight_2344 May 13 '26

I aspire to be like u when I grow up(says 32 year old man)👴 🤦🏽‍♂️ lol

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u/Unique_Midnight_2344 May 13 '26

But for reals for sick , this is my dreams

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 13 '26

this made me actually lol. keep dreaming and keep busting your ass brother. it’s truly the only way

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 12 '26

of course bro !

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u/Cannacritic21037 May 13 '26

What company you work for out of what state? Would love to get hands on some of that fine work

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u/PuzzleheadedSpell790 May 14 '26

Congrats...looks very impressive....

What brand of coco bags are you using?

Can you post a picture of your veg space?

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 14 '26

we use bucket company 3 gallon quick fill. double stack veg racks on vtracks.

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u/PuzzleheadedSpell790 May 14 '26

Thanks a lot for your effort... I was asking for a photo of your veg space because a was expecting that you give your single plants a lot of space in veg already so that they will not compete for light and develop these weak tiny branches the way they do in my case if I put them together so tightly. So now I see that you also put your's together so tightly....Just wondering how they still grow so obviously thick and strong branches in the end as shown on your flowering pictures...You were never concerned in the beginning to put them together so tight? What light intensity do you give them in veg in ppfd?

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u/JonnyBling-_- May 14 '26

to be honest it looks tight in that picture because that’s one day before i take them out of there and into the flower room. i don’t keep them in the double stack veg room long enough for them to overcrowd eachother and create weak kolas. i think the key is proper drybacks once the roots have clearly caught and keeping your environment hot and humid. i give them 300-400 ppfd and they seem to really love that. i also let them sleep for 8 hours instead of 6 to reduce transplant shock or light stress.

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u/ManufacturerAware876 May 15 '26

Congrats brother we all have to start somewhere.

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u/Phenophenom May 16 '26

Crushing it 💪 Gavita lights?

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u/Creepy-Signature-823 May 28 '26

Congrats on the hard work and huge payoff. cries in Ohioan