Well its the Holidaze again and in the sprit, 
I thought about giving some info on basically hands free outdoor techniques. Assuming you have a secure location, you won't want to compromise it by making multiple trails over and over. But outdoors you need to water as the summer Sun is seriously hot!
1. Use a container large enough! The general rule is one gallon of container for each foot of growth. I like 10-20 gallon trash bags, as they are easy to carry, cheap, and conform to any ground surface easily. Poke some holes for drainage and they're set to go.
2. Soil mixes vary widely and I won't add them in here for brevity. But do include a water polymer to conserve usage and watering frequency. I like a ratio of 1/4-1/3rd polymer to the mix.
3.Nelson Easy Set timers will save your azz
on hot days as they will water any cycle you set; days from 1,2,3,4,7 or daily, the length or duration of each, from 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 1hr,1.5, 2, 2.5, or 3 and at the time of day to boot!
3 Reservoirs; these can be anything that will hold a substantial enough water to lessen the trips and re-fills necessry during the season. I have found that a 32 gallon trash will supply a dozen medium sized plants for 10-14 days depending on temperature. I will use 10-32 gallon cans per site to lessen trips and re-filling freq. this is for 20 plants from May til Oct with two re-fills.
4. Check your waters ph/ppm as the season progresses as the levels change in it you will need to adjust accordingly.
5. You have a choice of going with organic or chems as nutes go. If you use organics remember to change the veg to bloom at the right time as they need time to break down, chems will need a flush to clear veg out too.
6. If you don't have a water source nearby you may wish to reconsider the site or plan ahead and put tarps out to channel water into your rez. Water weighs in at aprox. 9.5 lbs per gallonI use a Honda WX10 gas pump to go 120'uphillper loc. The pump is noisy so you must consider this in your situation. RV pumps are electric and are very quiet too. but won't pump as quickly.
7. This system uses 1/2 line for delivery and 1/8-1/4" spaghetti line two to each plant in case of a clogged one. There are flow controls from adjustable drippers to equal the line pressures. These come in handy as some strains will require more or less water.
8. Adding a ball joint in the start can be helpful if any cleaning or battery changes require it. The timers use two "c" battaries and last just about a full season but changing sooner is rec :friends: recommened! :friends:
You will need to have a control plant which can be a different one say a tomatoe plant to determine the flow adjustment times. As the plants grow and use more water you will need to add time to the duration and with heat the frequency too! Put this in the same Sun hours as your remote location so your "home " tester will aide in adjustments.
9. A good thing to remember is bring in some gloves and an apron to prevent odors from giving others clues to your real intentions! Plan for emergency exits and have a drying area or garage set up for the years end.
10. Critters will love your plants too, so buy Liquid Fence it will keep deer & rabbits at bay. I use fishing line strung to tin cans to scare em too. Human hair, urination, Irish Spring soap will work too but not as effectively.For pest control neem oil and other Safers products are adequite.
10 I can go for 5 weeks without a visit and then only to adjust the flow controls. If you need to "see" them sooner try finding an opposing hill and use binoculars instead of actually going in.
11. Camoflage is a required addition to prevent choppers and ground rippers from spotting them easily. Check the surrounding vegetation for purchasing simular berries to disguise your plants, also training them to grow vertically will help keep their profile down.I use hollowed out "holes " I cut into surounding vegetation and tie the branches to them.These berries can be had from craft stores and the like.
12. Try to plant different strains so harvesting isn't a bigger job, this way they all won't finish at the same time.
13. When the end of the season approaches you will be astonished at the size and potency of your minimal labor crop! Pounds not ounces!:jawdrop: so I'll be seeing ya for now! Happy New Year!!!
Badmf!
I thought about giving some info on basically hands free outdoor techniques. Assuming you have a secure location, you won't want to compromise it by making multiple trails over and over. But outdoors you need to water as the summer Sun is seriously hot!1. Use a container large enough! The general rule is one gallon of container for each foot of growth. I like 10-20 gallon trash bags, as they are easy to carry, cheap, and conform to any ground surface easily. Poke some holes for drainage and they're set to go.
2. Soil mixes vary widely and I won't add them in here for brevity. But do include a water polymer to conserve usage and watering frequency. I like a ratio of 1/4-1/3rd polymer to the mix.
3.Nelson Easy Set timers will save your azz
on hot days as they will water any cycle you set; days from 1,2,3,4,7 or daily, the length or duration of each, from 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 1hr,1.5, 2, 2.5, or 3 and at the time of day to boot! 3 Reservoirs; these can be anything that will hold a substantial enough water to lessen the trips and re-fills necessry during the season. I have found that a 32 gallon trash will supply a dozen medium sized plants for 10-14 days depending on temperature. I will use 10-32 gallon cans per site to lessen trips and re-filling freq. this is for 20 plants from May til Oct with two re-fills.
4. Check your waters ph/ppm as the season progresses as the levels change in it you will need to adjust accordingly.
5. You have a choice of going with organic or chems as nutes go. If you use organics remember to change the veg to bloom at the right time as they need time to break down, chems will need a flush to clear veg out too.
6. If you don't have a water source nearby you may wish to reconsider the site or plan ahead and put tarps out to channel water into your rez. Water weighs in at aprox. 9.5 lbs per gallonI use a Honda WX10 gas pump to go 120'uphillper loc. The pump is noisy so you must consider this in your situation. RV pumps are electric and are very quiet too. but won't pump as quickly.
7. This system uses 1/2 line for delivery and 1/8-1/4" spaghetti line two to each plant in case of a clogged one. There are flow controls from adjustable drippers to equal the line pressures. These come in handy as some strains will require more or less water.
8. Adding a ball joint in the start can be helpful if any cleaning or battery changes require it. The timers use two "c" battaries and last just about a full season but changing sooner is rec :friends: recommened! :friends:
You will need to have a control plant which can be a different one say a tomatoe plant to determine the flow adjustment times. As the plants grow and use more water you will need to add time to the duration and with heat the frequency too! Put this in the same Sun hours as your remote location so your "home " tester will aide in adjustments.
9. A good thing to remember is bring in some gloves and an apron to prevent odors from giving others clues to your real intentions! Plan for emergency exits and have a drying area or garage set up for the years end.
10. Critters will love your plants too, so buy Liquid Fence it will keep deer & rabbits at bay. I use fishing line strung to tin cans to scare em too. Human hair, urination, Irish Spring soap will work too but not as effectively.For pest control neem oil and other Safers products are adequite.
10 I can go for 5 weeks without a visit and then only to adjust the flow controls. If you need to "see" them sooner try finding an opposing hill and use binoculars instead of actually going in.
11. Camoflage is a required addition to prevent choppers and ground rippers from spotting them easily. Check the surrounding vegetation for purchasing simular berries to disguise your plants, also training them to grow vertically will help keep their profile down.I use hollowed out "holes " I cut into surounding vegetation and tie the branches to them.These berries can be had from craft stores and the like.
12. Try to plant different strains so harvesting isn't a bigger job, this way they all won't finish at the same time.
13. When the end of the season approaches you will be astonished at the size and potency of your minimal labor crop! Pounds not ounces!:jawdrop: so I'll be seeing ya for now! Happy New Year!!!
Badmf!
