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Motherlode Gardens 2014
- Thread starter Shcrews
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for full season plants i think seeds are the best option because they are more vigorous and less prone to pre-flowering.
The benefit to clones is that you know exactly what your end product will look like, but i think that there are some very good breeders putting out quality seeds that will outperform most clones.. our Bodhi seeds are doing better than anything else in the garden, most are 8ft tall now and they were the last things to go in the ground.
Killin it Schrews, hows that ancient og coming along. Can i get a peek at her?
Looking good bud, i like the fact that you hand water each plant i think in the long run it will pay off. They are finicky and love the attention and should produce and respect you right back, do you have a filter on the hose or is it well water if so what's the ph on it?
mendo-local
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Looking good man!
thanks! means a lot coming from a grower as good as yerself
Handwatering isn't so bad, only takes like 6 hours. We are using well water, straight from the hose. i think last time we checked the pH was around 7, . the plants seem to like it just fine
yah!
heres one of the Ancient OG's.... 400 gallon pot, the plant is 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide as of yesterday.
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Oh man that's beast mode, talk about trees. Thanx for the pic
6 hours a watering god damn!!! for only 25 plants thats crazy….i used to hand water my 55 plant garden in about 3 hours. what i would do is run two hoses, go place one hose in the smart pot and the other hose in another, then just go back and forth every 5 minutes to move them around.
you can build a drip irrigation system in like 6 hours and save yourself 360 hours of hand watering labor over the next 2-3 months. I'm telling you man once you set up that drip you will be like "why didn't i do this earlier!!"….this morning i woke up at 6am, pressed the "ON" button, then went back to sleep for 2 hours while my garden got watered lol, or you can use that time to go pluck leaves and do other random stuff instead of standing with a hose in your hand for 6 hours a day . now my crew only has to spend maybe 1-2 days a week tops for hand watering in the compost teas.
anyways plants are looking great those bodhis sure are going nuts, seed starts are definitely the way to go!
you can build a drip irrigation system in like 6 hours and save yourself 360 hours of hand watering labor over the next 2-3 months. I'm telling you man once you set up that drip you will be like "why didn't i do this earlier!!"….this morning i woke up at 6am, pressed the "ON" button, then went back to sleep for 2 hours while my garden got watered lol, or you can use that time to go pluck leaves and do other random stuff instead of standing with a hose in your hand for 6 hours a day . now my crew only has to spend maybe 1-2 days a week tops for hand watering in the compost teas.
anyways plants are looking great those bodhis sure are going nuts, seed starts are definitely the way to go!
I've tried to explain it numerous times,
I will even hook it up , for a fee.
I will even hook it up , for a fee.
I have my drippers double filtered...with a big disc filter on the 2" line and a screen filter on each patch on the 1.5" line that delivers the water around the farm. The fertilizers I use would stop up the filters, so I hand water with a fire hose when I root drench
yea i run filters on my drip system even though i dont put any food through it. one time we got lazy and tried to put tea through the system and we had to stop and clean the filter after every 5-10 minutes.
so now we just brew in a 550 and hand water it all in via wand/hose...
so now we just brew in a 550 and hand water it all in via wand/hose...
CoastalKind
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I agree that 6 hours for watering 25 plants seems like a really, really, really, fucking long time. Does your water come out in a trickle?
we really want an irrigation system it is just a matter of buyin the gear and setting it all up properly. i still think setting up the drip will be kind of a headache considering the widely varying sizes of our plants, and pots, but it would be nice to have more time to smoke weed and dabs , practice jiu jitsu, play drums, throw the ball for the dogs, maybe even go to the lake and look for chicks... you know...productive shit.
We have a good worker who is percentage paid who does all the handwatering and other BS we ask him to. sometimes i do it myself i kind of like it. And yah i am a big fan of the "set the hose down for a few minutes" technique for handwatering. y4p you know exactly what the fuck is up
Bodhis for the win BTW, I think there is some serious outdoor potential in his Snow Lotus kush crosses. We will see in a couple months i guess. I was just in santa cruz and snagged a few more packs for next year.
haha i know man. how much is it gonna cost? For real though, i'm the kind of guy who needs to set everything up myself and make every possible mistake before i eventually maybe figure it out. Usually when other people set things up for me something goes wrong as soon as they leave and then I am stuck wishing i had just figured it out myself in the first place instead of calling somebody and bugging them to help me fix things.
Our big issue now is funds obviously which is why we dont have irrigation yet. because of the new ordnance we are spread hella thin just trying to keep our genetics and make it through the season without eating our dogs. We don't even own a vehicle, this entire season has been made possible by compact rental cars.
The hose puts out about 5 gallons per minute. idk if that's good or not
We aren't exactly off the grid we have electricity and internet . I feel so lame saying that
About 1000 for 25 plants. That includes filters clamps fittings and hose.
Some of my gardens are over 100 ft from each other they're all on the dame line and start up at the same time and they're at different elevations on the farm,
Drips easy to set up problem free the first time.
I can even waive my normal consultation fee until fall, I just want to see your garden do better.
500' ft rolls of drop line are 170 , 100 ft rolls are 40 , fittings and hose clamps,are a few bucks each, you just need some Ts and elbows and a bunch if the appropriately sized clamps.
Some of my gardens are over 100 ft from each other they're all on the dame line and start up at the same time and they're at different elevations on the farm,
Drips easy to set up problem free the first time.
I can even waive my normal consultation fee until fall, I just want to see your garden do better.
500' ft rolls of drop line are 170 , 100 ft rolls are 40 , fittings and hose clamps,are a few bucks each, you just need some Ts and elbows and a bunch if the appropriately sized clamps.
Loopfield or straight ended dripfeed manifolds are babyshit simple to put together once equal flow and pressure are understood for each plantsite.....
No fuckin consultation fees necessary.....all the info needed is online with mega illustrations at numerous outdoor irrigation websites....
Plants look good , and since you ain`t the 1 holdin the wand for the most part , let the boy do his job and collect his small part for services rendered....
All things in time....when budget permits......I`d say a truck , immediately from the first proceeds available but that`s just me...anyways...keep stroking Bro...
Peace....DHF....
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No fuckin consultation fees necessary.....all the info needed is online with mega illustrations at numerous outdoor irrigation websites....
Plants look good , and since you ain`t the 1 holdin the wand for the most part , let the boy do his job and collect his small part for services rendered....
All things in time....when budget permits......I`d say a truck , immediately from the first proceeds available but that`s just me...anyways...keep stroking Bro...
Peace....DHF....
....I got a chance to see the system BYF is talking about, and even though it is an awesome, kick ass drip line, you can go to home depot and buy the Rainbird brand drippers and spend 300 total. Super easy to set up, I guarantee you can do it all by yourself in an afternoon. I would set it up for free, simple shit. Also with the rainbird system you can buy different emmiters, instead of buying the inline that BYF is talking about and have no control over different volume outputs.
BTW - 5gpm is really low flow. I have 7gm and that is about as low as you want to go. Good luck.
Edit: HomeDepot also has zero percent financing for anything over 2 or $300. Buy it today, pay for in 6 months. That's the American way.
BTW - 5gpm is really low flow. I have 7gm and that is about as low as you want to go. Good luck.
Edit: HomeDepot also has zero percent financing for anything over 2 or $300. Buy it today, pay for in 6 months. That's the American way.
Are the rain bird drippers self flushing and pressure compensating ? P
I like the dripworks stuff because I can walk in And buy it...it's pretty far to Home Depot...
Plus I like supporting a local company over a corporate monster any day
I like the dripworks stuff because I can walk in And buy it...it's pretty far to Home Depot...
Plus I like supporting a local company over a corporate monster any day
