Those must be some crazy ass trees dude...pretty sure evergreens have needles and stay green year round....well mine do. Sounds like a great plan you have though, hope it works well for ya.
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Planning an autoflower grow in the treetops...
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Those must be some crazy ass trees dude...pretty sure evergreens have needles and stay green year round....well mine do. Sounds like a great plan you have though, hope it works well for ya.
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SelfCatering
I dont think you can smell them up in the threes cuz then the wind have to blow down and that i dont think it does hehehe
But u must be sure to tie it up really good ...some peeps gets coconuts in the head and survive but i doubt they will survive a hit from full rooted ganja pots with soil and a lil tree
But it would be a good death ......
But u must be sure to tie it up really good ...some peeps gets coconuts in the head and survive but i doubt they will survive a hit from full rooted ganja pots with soil and a lil tree
But it would be a good death ......
Sandnut
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hemp grows wild??? How about planting between all those and marking the stem with a small red piece of tape!
im guessing they are doing open pollination, seeded weed in bigger quantities must beat nothing eh.
Otherwise id really suggest you to find something on the ground, it cant be that hard, and i mean as you are gonna grow in treetops we are talking small potatoes here..
and if help grows wild, no one will care about them....
a couple of autos here and there wont be hard to hide on ground level!
do lst on them and they will be hardly noticeable, or just spread them out over a large field far out nowhere and only visit them to water them when its really needed... its basicly what i call a "Plant N run"
But if you really want to grow in treetops go ahead, i've seen it and it's possible but your going to have to work alot for those yields.
there are many mediums to help you contain water such as perlite and vermiculite.. but i'd rather blend in some natural sand cause it contains it much longer..
also wind might be a problem high up there, make sure you choose thick andd really stable stems, tie them hard with ropes and you obviously need a good stem to support the bottom of the pot up there
Wind + Sun on a bucket of soil is gonna make it dry out quick rather than if planted into the ground,, first the surface and the sun is going to heat up the pot, it's gonna need alot more water than usual.
about the blumat system it seems awesome i've been looking into that earlier and it can well come in handy.. take a look at the official blumat thread in the forum first tho cause there are some issues frequently with them you should learn how to avoid and how to fix
thats what i have at the top of my head man. good luck
thizzness
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Haha yeah. Upon further research I think I'm dealing with bald cypresses, which are actually deciduous.
And Sandnut, yeah hemp grows wild around here. As I've already said I'm probably doing some ground grows too. Its funny how you say to grow some autos between wild hemp plants because its probably exactly what i'll probably do. I know of a farmer's cornfield where hemp grows at least 15 ft tall next to the fenceline...a perfect place to throw in some auto seeds.
MasterKhufu
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Thizzness- The hand pump I saw was in another thread:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=152750
Check out post #83 (page 6) there's a pic of it.
And here's another thread on treetop growing:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=21493&highlight=tree
I haven't read much of it yet but it looks really cool and informative. Seems difficult to find info on this style, so it'd be nice to get a collection of threads together.
The bladder idea is just something I'm visualizing in my head, but I picture it being camo and hanging off of a branch. I'd like to get something 5 gallon, and have that feeding 5 small 1 gallon pots below. Since they're auto's I don't think they'd need to be much bigger than that, especially if I decide to go with coco for a medium. Plus they will stand out much less if they're small
So far I have some sour 60 to work with. I also have guerilla gold, but I'm thinking that would be a better one for the ground. So, I'm on the search for 2 more packs. I was thinking of MI5 and maybe something else. Onyx maybe?
Bentom- have you run Blue Streak? If so how is it?
I don't think smell is gonna be a huge concern. Scent cones tend to travel up and out, and also you have lots of wind up there. Even if someone smells it, the last place they're gonna look is up.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=152750
Check out post #83 (page 6) there's a pic of it.
And here's another thread on treetop growing:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=21493&highlight=tree
I haven't read much of it yet but it looks really cool and informative. Seems difficult to find info on this style, so it'd be nice to get a collection of threads together.
The bladder idea is just something I'm visualizing in my head, but I picture it being camo and hanging off of a branch. I'd like to get something 5 gallon, and have that feeding 5 small 1 gallon pots below. Since they're auto's I don't think they'd need to be much bigger than that, especially if I decide to go with coco for a medium. Plus they will stand out much less if they're small
So far I have some sour 60 to work with. I also have guerilla gold, but I'm thinking that would be a better one for the ground. So, I'm on the search for 2 more packs. I was thinking of MI5 and maybe something else. Onyx maybe?
Bentom- have you run Blue Streak? If so how is it?
I don't think smell is gonna be a huge concern. Scent cones tend to travel up and out, and also you have lots of wind up there. Even if someone smells it, the last place they're gonna look is up.
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Smell is no concern guys. Backcountry never did his treegrow though. Seems like alot of people are complicating things reagarding this. Get some soil and pots up there and you have come along way.
Watering is the main problem. I went up there with a backpack full of water during dry periods, and that worked for me.
Watering is the main problem. I went up there with a backpack full of water during dry periods, and that worked for me.
not outside, this is a season with alot of "firsts"for me.
new soil mix,new method(tree),new genetics( autoflower).
so i cant really help ya out with solid yes or no answers.
indoors i found it to be very good and a breeze to grow.
decent smoke and good flavor.thats why im crossing it with alot of strains i have.
ill keep everyone informed as much as i can.
so far ive picked my soil to try out, its foxfarm ocean forest,
and ill be using 3gal grow bags.
MasterKhufu
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I was thinking about using foxfarm. It would be a first for me. Do you plan on adding any additives to it or just water? What R ya planning for a flush? It'll be tough to dump lots of water in there when the time comes. I'm trying to work all this stuff out in my head.
Went scouting for places today. I found a cool tree house with a ladder and a nice cushion seat, so I climbed it and got a great view of the land. It's an abandoned corn field amidst lots of trees and wild brush, with a reservoir very close by.
A little while later I found a nice tree where half of it had broken and split, so there's lots of direct sunlight above it, and at the same time the split half fell over a bunch of thorn bushes and acts like a bridge over some terrain that would be tough to get through otherwise. On the other side is the reservoir with no other entrance to it, unless you have a boat. This spot has potential, cause I plan on doing something on the ground also.
I spotted lots of partially broken trees. Some trunks were actually leaning against other trees almost acting like a ramp. Would be very easy to climb. I think good trees would be in spots where there's very little traffic, and in a tree that is partially broken. this way you don't have to be quite so stealth and can get lots of direct sunlight. Just a thought.
When I find an ideal tree or 2 I'm gonna post a pic, if that's ok with you thizz.
Went scouting for places today. I found a cool tree house with a ladder and a nice cushion seat, so I climbed it and got a great view of the land. It's an abandoned corn field amidst lots of trees and wild brush, with a reservoir very close by.
A little while later I found a nice tree where half of it had broken and split, so there's lots of direct sunlight above it, and at the same time the split half fell over a bunch of thorn bushes and acts like a bridge over some terrain that would be tough to get through otherwise. On the other side is the reservoir with no other entrance to it, unless you have a boat. This spot has potential, cause I plan on doing something on the ground also.
I spotted lots of partially broken trees. Some trunks were actually leaning against other trees almost acting like a ramp. Would be very easy to climb. I think good trees would be in spots where there's very little traffic, and in a tree that is partially broken. this way you don't have to be quite so stealth and can get lots of direct sunlight. Just a thought.
When I find an ideal tree or 2 I'm gonna post a pic, if that's ok with you thizz.
thizzness
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MasterKhufu: Hell yeah post a pic or 2 of any killer trees you find, I'm always interested in seeing what types of trees people are growing in.
And Bom, I definitely agree that I'm complicating this idea too much. But watering is a bitch and it takes so long to get to the spot that I don't wanna be out there 3x a week during the really hot and dry periods to climb trees and water by hand.
May is gonna be here so fucking quick so I've been getting started on setting shit up. Today I drilled some drainage holes and camo painted the buckets that'll be strapped up in the trees. I put a white bucket up in one of the trees earlier and it was hard to see from most spots on the ground, so hopefully this will make them almost invisible.
And Bom, I definitely agree that I'm complicating this idea too much. But watering is a bitch and it takes so long to get to the spot that I don't wanna be out there 3x a week during the really hot and dry periods to climb trees and water by hand.
May is gonna be here so fucking quick so I've been getting started on setting shit up. Today I drilled some drainage holes and camo painted the buckets that'll be strapped up in the trees. I put a white bucket up in one of the trees earlier and it was hard to see from most spots on the ground, so hopefully this will make them almost invisible.
thizzness
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I am spending waaay too much time and money on this project...just bought a game camera the other day so I can get an idea of how many people are normally around this forest...Not that it matters if I hide the buckets well enough up in the trees. But I figure a game camera is an essential tool for a guerilla grower, I'll definitely be using it later to scout some ground spots.
And I'm sad to say...I'm cutting off this idea of running an irrigation line among the treetops. It'll be too visible and risky I think..which defeats the purpose of being in the trees anyway. I'm just gonna have a small water reservoir at the top of each tree and be filling that up every week or so. Wont yield much this way but it'll still be fun.
Also look what I found growing at the base of a tree!
The little guy's probably just some wild hemp but I still get excited every time I find one.
And I'm sad to say...I'm cutting off this idea of running an irrigation line among the treetops. It'll be too visible and risky I think..which defeats the purpose of being in the trees anyway. I'm just gonna have a small water reservoir at the top of each tree and be filling that up every week or so. Wont yield much this way but it'll still be fun.
Also look what I found growing at the base of a tree!
The little guy's probably just some wild hemp but I still get excited every time I find one.
thizzness
Member
i might try that out. not sure how stealth this is. the bucket can only be seen from the ground right below it and i doubt most people will be looking straight up there. but it catches a lot of sunlight and reflects so burlap might be the best choice...camo painted burlap...
thizzness
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Alright! Only a month away from planting time and I've almost got everything setup.
I picked up some realtree pattern burlap stuff and glued it to the bucket. Now it blends in waaaay better. And I've figured out the water reservoir situation. I'll be using a 5 gal gas can which fits perfectly up there. I'm not sure how I'll be hauling water up yet, but most likely I'll run a water line a few feet down from the top and pump it up manually...but still gonna be climbing with 40 lbs of water on my back. Any ideas on how to carry it up there? I need something that will fit into a backpack that I can connect to some tubing and a hand pump.
By the way hiking through a forest and climbing trees at night is really fun
I picked up some realtree pattern burlap stuff and glued it to the bucket. Now it blends in waaaay better. And I've figured out the water reservoir situation. I'll be using a 5 gal gas can which fits perfectly up there. I'm not sure how I'll be hauling water up yet, but most likely I'll run a water line a few feet down from the top and pump it up manually...but still gonna be climbing with 40 lbs of water on my back. Any ideas on how to carry it up there? I need something that will fit into a backpack that I can connect to some tubing and a hand pump.
By the way hiking through a forest and climbing trees at night is really fun
Ursus
Active member
if you had a foot pump you could pump the water up from the bottom if you had a long enough hose and you should just leave the automats on a slow drip. I would put a screen over the res and hell if it rains thats a free refill right? You have my exact idea in your head already, theres another one
thizzness
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I would use a pulley system but hikers come around semi-frequently so its all gotta be contained way up high in the tree canopy.
And Ursus, the rez will be kept up there of course. I've contemplated collecting rainwater but I'd need to set up some sort of funnel system to catch it..and I think that would be too complicated and visible. The tree is really close to a hiking trail so stealth is a priority.
I found a nice hand crank pump. 4 quarts a minute...I could live with 5 minutes of crankin in a tree haha
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1272832
And Ursus, the rez will be kept up there of course. I've contemplated collecting rainwater but I'd need to set up some sort of funnel system to catch it..and I think that would be too complicated and visible. The tree is really close to a hiking trail so stealth is a priority.
I found a nice hand crank pump. 4 quarts a minute...I could live with 5 minutes of crankin in a tree haha
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1272832
DANK_BOTANIST
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u read my mind on this thread..
did sum rooftop growing lastyear and always wantedto makeit to the treetops..
p.s. how the heck u gettin 50 ft up??
u read my mind on this thread..
did sum rooftop growing lastyear and always wantedto makeit to the treetops..
p.s. how the heck u gettin 50 ft up??
thizzness
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with my arms and legs of course
I've been practicing climbing trees a lot these past couple months. Last week I went to the top of a 100 ft pine, it was a beautiful view up there but a little unnerving because it was extremely windy and the tree was swaying a couple feet back and forth. Tree climbing is pretty safe if youre always careful to distribute your weight evenly on all the branches and keep your feet planted as close to the trunk as possible.
