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Ranching With Rootwise
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alamony2005
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Motivation indeed. Keep up the work! That Plum tree has me craving some now! I cant wait to see what comes next.
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planty
Dude badass job on the g pad and the containers and everything..you def took the cali style to CO LOL..what are the stats on those containers...are you going to mulch over the ground below them so the roots grow right to the top? how are you going to water? im doing my irrigation system this week...
Planty-
Appreciate the nice words man, I look up to all you guys out there, have many friends in your neck of the woods and brought the knowledge I've learned from them and from Icmag here to the Rockies. The G-House enables me to do it...
Most folks here are stuck with the mindset of "you can't do that here bro" Watch me....!! lol
The planters are 2x4 hole welded wire frames with spun gray landscape fabric for covers. The center row, under the tallest peak of the G-House (15') are around 300 gallon but two different shapes. A couple are wider and a couple are deeper. Just wanted to experiment...
On the edges with less height (9') I made 200 gallon planters about 5' wide and 16" deep give or take, it will be tough to manage the plants as they get tall, I'm just trying to maximize the space I have. My Chem D and Skunks will take up the sides while my biggest C99 crosses will have the headroom in the middle. The Screme'n Dawgs will be placed according to whether they favor the Chem or the Strawberry in growth structure....so far they are very obvious in phenos...
I plan on mulching the rows outside the pots with my Alfalfa Compost as the roots outgrow the pots, as for the planters, I'm not sure yet. I may fool around trying it out with a few. Have you had good results mulching your planters? We don't have gophers but mice/voles suck out here and they LOVE to get into mulched beds. I have 6 cats but they won't be able to get in the g-house after I put up the chicken wire...
As for irrigating, I'll hand water with my tea (gravity from the tanks) and am setting up drip lines for regular waterings...1/4" soaker lines with holes every 6". Running it with a pressure regulator and filter. Will have separate lines for watering planters and watering "the bed" beneath...
I guess I'm trying a few different things with this new set-up to see what works best and then going from there----it has been a huge undertaking as I am a "one man show" so advice is always welcome....
Wish me luck!
Appreciate the nice words man, I look up to all you guys out there, have many friends in your neck of the woods and brought the knowledge I've learned from them and from Icmag here to the Rockies. The G-House enables me to do it...
Most folks here are stuck with the mindset of "you can't do that here bro" Watch me....!! lol
The planters are 2x4 hole welded wire frames with spun gray landscape fabric for covers. The center row, under the tallest peak of the G-House (15') are around 300 gallon but two different shapes. A couple are wider and a couple are deeper. Just wanted to experiment...
On the edges with less height (9') I made 200 gallon planters about 5' wide and 16" deep give or take, it will be tough to manage the plants as they get tall, I'm just trying to maximize the space I have. My Chem D and Skunks will take up the sides while my biggest C99 crosses will have the headroom in the middle. The Screme'n Dawgs will be placed according to whether they favor the Chem or the Strawberry in growth structure....so far they are very obvious in phenos...
I plan on mulching the rows outside the pots with my Alfalfa Compost as the roots outgrow the pots, as for the planters, I'm not sure yet. I may fool around trying it out with a few. Have you had good results mulching your planters? We don't have gophers but mice/voles suck out here and they LOVE to get into mulched beds. I have 6 cats but they won't be able to get in the g-house after I put up the chicken wire...
As for irrigating, I'll hand water with my tea (gravity from the tanks) and am setting up drip lines for regular waterings...1/4" soaker lines with holes every 6". Running it with a pressure regulator and filter. Will have separate lines for watering planters and watering "the bed" beneath...
I guess I'm trying a few different things with this new set-up to see what works best and then going from there----it has been a huge undertaking as I am a "one man show" so advice is always welcome....
Wish me luck!
Hey Nomaad-
Looking at the weather this week, which changes hourly at the moment, I think I'm looking at Wed. to get started. Was hoping tomorrow but I don't want them to have 5 solid days of gray. That gives me 2-3 days of mostly/partly cloudy for hardening off. At this point, they are getting HUGE and I'd rather have em out than inside getting cramped and rootbound. I can run my lighting all day for a little extra boost if needed during abnormal cloudy days. This year is very strange, we're used to 300 days of FULL sun here and it is just taking it's time getting here this Spring...
I'll be maintaining 15.5 hours of light until June 1 either way...
You still looking at next weekend to get your long and tall ladies out?
Best regards-
Looking at the weather this week, which changes hourly at the moment, I think I'm looking at Wed. to get started. Was hoping tomorrow but I don't want them to have 5 solid days of gray. That gives me 2-3 days of mostly/partly cloudy for hardening off. At this point, they are getting HUGE and I'd rather have em out than inside getting cramped and rootbound. I can run my lighting all day for a little extra boost if needed during abnormal cloudy days. This year is very strange, we're used to 300 days of FULL sun here and it is just taking it's time getting here this Spring...
I'll be maintaining 15.5 hours of light until June 1 either way...
You still looking at next weekend to get your long and tall ladies out?
Best regards-
G
Ganja D
Again, beautiful pictures ROOTWISE. Mixing all that soil is fun,huh? Your soil mix looks great,really rich from the looks of it. Really enjoying your posts.
Sorry for the delay folks, darn photo uploader wasn't playing nice...
fisher--GREAT to see you man, how's things starting out for you this year? You know I'm anxious to see! All my best brother...let's talk tea sometime...
dubbalicious- always a pleasure to have you in the house, you're gonna like watching that SK1 blow up....
planty- Loving your work thus far, glad to have you swing by here man. I'll be pulling for you too...
yossman- Anyone with a "Rockers" avatar is welcome in my garden!! Thx....
Dutchie- Sweet, sweet, sweet you are. Loving having you around, will be a fun Summer for sure, see you in your forum soon as well...
Z1ON- Fellow greenhouse tender, an honor and a pleasure sir...
ESBE!- Was fun having you here last year, thanks for the good vibes in 2010 also, stick around...
Sacko, Cobcoop, and all others! Happy to see so many friendly faces, makes me SMILE...
OK, on with it!!!!
Busy times here, I'm sure most of you are in the same boat. Mad rush to get all the details done. Weather has been hit and miss, strange Spring so far. Hoping to start transplanting Mon-Tues with supp. lighting. Cloudy weather looks daunting though...
This week's flowers!!!
Tulips
Grape Hyacinth
Daffies
Spent the last week building planters, filling and mixing. Took about 3 days of actual time spread out amongst the week's chores. I must say it kicked my ass.....was going to use a concrete mixer but it never happened so I'm a bit sore this morning! Ganja D---where were ya when I needed ya?! Does Humboldtlocal rent you out???!!!!
First this:
Then this: Filled with bagged soil, top-soil, composts, and dry amendments (Bone Meal, Kelp Meal, Greensand, etc....)
And finally this: phew.
Well, that's all for now. Hope you're doing well in whatever projects you've got going. I'm working hard but really enjoying it, will get lighting hung today and my next update should be transplant day...a lot of work and focus is finally coming to fruition. Fulfilling.
All my best!
RW
YEAH THAT!
here2learn
Member
BIG up ...... Rootwise
well its official,my jaw just dropped so hard it busted my keyboard :jawdrop:
looks like the beginning of the next epic season from my kat rootwise....smilin ear to ear just thinkin of the ladies that will fill that entire area soon.
peace-T-
looks like the beginning of the next epic season from my kat rootwise....smilin ear to ear just thinkin of the ladies that will fill that entire area soon.
peace-T-
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planty
I saw your tanks for your tea...very nice. are you going to brew in those tanks? if so what designs are you going to implement? are you planning on diluting brewed teas in the tanks? I'm going with the simplicitea microbulator , its a 55 gallon brewer ... I am planning on putting 50 gallons of tea in to my 2500 gallon tank and doing undiluted compost tea foliar sprays....whats your plan for your teas and what are you going to use to make your tea? I'm going with kelpak(cold pressed kelp), organic gem(cold pressed fish), worm castings, activated fungal compost, yucca for my tea.
roOt
Howzit brother..?? I would not say its cali style or colo style im going to say its roOt style.. Great work brother much props on the clean ass GH.. I will be keeping my i on this beauty.. sending ya good vibes brother.. peace n pufs..
sackO
Howzit brother..?? I would not say its cali style or colo style im going to say its roOt style.. Great work brother much props on the clean ass GH.. I will be keeping my i on this beauty.. sending ya good vibes brother.. peace n pufs..
sackO
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theJointedOne
howdy rootwise
loving ALL the beds, garlic is lookin good, green house is looking AWESOME!
great thread and great pics
Raspect!
loving ALL the beds, garlic is lookin good, green house is looking AWESOME!
great thread and great pics
Raspect!
Nomaad, woke up to snow this morning so looks like tomorrow..
My take: I began farming and followed Steiner's methodology and the Biodynamic calendar for a number of years. After managing 126 acres of fruit trees for 3 years and working on numerous farms from branding cattle to harvesting organic salad greens, to pressing cider full time, I learned probably the most important and valuable lesson there is in farming:
Get your work done in the window you are given, not the window you are waiting for.
I can't tell you how many times we waited around for that darn calendar to tell us the day to do something only to miss the window due to weather, a broken machine, etc....only to be caught thinking,"YEP, could have been done with this a couple days ago." You get the idea. Don't get me wrong bro, I believe in many unseen forces that work with us, it's just that when it comes to what I have experienced, you get shit done when you can. Use those calendars as a guideline but don't let it hold you back...hope that makes sense bro....
My take: I began farming and followed Steiner's methodology and the Biodynamic calendar for a number of years. After managing 126 acres of fruit trees for 3 years and working on numerous farms from branding cattle to harvesting organic salad greens, to pressing cider full time, I learned probably the most important and valuable lesson there is in farming:
Get your work done in the window you are given, not the window you are waiting for.
I can't tell you how many times we waited around for that darn calendar to tell us the day to do something only to miss the window due to weather, a broken machine, etc....only to be caught thinking,"YEP, could have been done with this a couple days ago." You get the idea. Don't get me wrong bro, I believe in many unseen forces that work with us, it's just that when it comes to what I have experienced, you get shit done when you can. Use those calendars as a guideline but don't let it hold you back...hope that makes sense bro....
