SOCO GreenHouse

[MarkMyWord]

Hey all just finished my greenhouse project I started last year.

 

[MarkMyWord]

Finished

Finished

Big difference from last year I finally ran polly.[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]

 

[MarkMyWord]

I will be doing a Spring grow and a Summer grow in there. I have plants all ready and on 18/6 they are 7 weeks old. all female and mixed strains. plus a buddy is giving me five clones of Blue Dream and five other. I will show before introducing them sun.

 

[MarkMyWord]

I will be doing a Spring grow and a Summer grow in there. I have plants all ready and on 18/6 they are 7 weeks old. all female and mixed strains. plus a buddy is giving me five clones of Blue Dream and five other. I will show before introducing them sun.

Using Roots Organics 710 soil.

 

[oldschool growe]

Looking good bro ! I like the fencing to keep the unwanted out !!

Peace , Oldschool Grower

 

[MarkMyWord]

Looking good bro ! I like the fencing to keep the unwanted out !!

The fencing was the big expense $260.00 for 150' really high but 12 gauge is strong it took bolt cutters to cut. The Nylon Screening is a high UV protected 30% shade cloth 10 year warranty 200' x 12' $300.00 "Overstock sale" usually double that. Then the lumber was approx. $220.00 2"x3"x8's (walls) and 2"x6"x12' for frame of floor and beams on top. then the poly is reinforced with woven nylon strings then laminated between two 4 mil. sheets of plastic $65.00 10'x100' roll. the fasteners were #200-3" screws $30.00 and 3,000 3/4" staples $16 and corner brackets for optimum strength $3.00 x #4 $12.00.
300+150+220+65+30+16+12= $788.00 wow I didn't know how much I was set back till now!

 

[MarkMyWord]

Any body need the spec's on the Greenhouse I can give them. 12'x24' bottom frame. 5' sidewalls 8' end walls. The slant is the left over cut-off the 5'. 3' slant pieces meeting an 8'x24' wide flat top.

 

[RckyMtRdnk]

It might not have been cheap, but with our high winds and the microbursts, you seem to have bought yourself peace of mind. In my opinion, that's priceless.

It all seems worth it when we get those springtime windy all day days and you can look out at the greenhouse and its standin strong and keepin the plants safe.

When are you gonna plant your spring? I do the same thing with the spring and summer crops in the greenhouse in soco. I enjoy greenhouse bud the most. Especially the spring harvest.

 

[RckyMtRdnk]

Are you leaving the top open or where it can be opened to get full sun? The pics look like the top isn't totally covered in plastic. Looks real nice!

 

[MarkMyWord]

Peace of mind is the right set of words as when I moved here last spring I had 18 2'-3' tall veged and ready plants they were the first thing I moved but had to leave them outside over-night when i returned I found the plants leveled. Wind destroyed them. I nearly cried; no spring crop! The summer was almost as devastating with the winds and HOT! temps I had a low Harvest. This time I am ready! Hail-screen and 8' wind-walls. Leaving top free of plastic for air circulation. Plus I have a starting house inside to slowly toughen up the plants.

 

[MarkMyWord]

Are you leaving the top open or where it can be opened to get full sun? The pics look like the top isn't totally covered in plastic. Looks real nice!

Right the top is open but have Shade-Cloth over the whole building. Hoping to keep Hoppers out of my stash this year.

 

[MarkMyWord]

It might not have been cheap, but with our high winds and the microbursts, you seem to have bought yourself peace of mind. In my opinion, that's priceless.

It all seems worth it when we get those springtime windy all day days and you can look out at the greenhouse and its standin strong and keepin the plants safe.

When are you gonna plant your spring? I do the same thing with the spring and summer crops in the greenhouse in soco. I enjoy greenhouse bud the most. Especially the spring harvest.

I want to get them outside this week March 20 (weather providing); I will post as soon as they are in.

 

[MarkMyWord]

Transplanting today!

Transplanting today!


Warming my soil slightly before I transplant.










These plants were from seed and I already sexed them. Grape Ape, Grape Skunk, Sweet and Sour Kush, Power Plant and Dwarf Plant.

 

[MarkMyWord]

All done with Transplant

All done with Transplant

I am including pic's of what I did.
I always water a few hours before transplant as they slide out of the pots easier.


This girl is grape ape.


I always roll the pot back and forth in my palms to loosen slightly; I also push on the bottom with my thumbs as I am flipping it upside-down and using fingertips keeping plant from dropping to the floor as it slides out.


It always slides right out for me. and in one piece I set it gently into the pre-dug hole as close to the same size but 2"in. deeper than pot height.


first I knock the extra soil down the sides of the clump to secure and center it then fill in the top and slightly push down the clump as if you don't it will sink and cause a crater.


And there you have it a noninvasive transplant. Never transplant under high output lighting such as MH and HPS and that includes the Sunlight. Very low light is best but we do have to see.

 

[MarkMyWord]

For Watching
I will be setting these girls out in the slant house inside my greenhouse as the temperature will be easier to control. I will show pic's of that process also.

 

[MarkMyWord]

In the slant room.

In the slant room.


The girls are in...

This is Dwarf Plant she is the same age as the rest of the girls within a few days or so.

Sorry for sideways shot forgot to edit before upload.

I am very fortunate to have fresh mountain stream water for watering. It only lasts til mid June though, then it dries up till fall.

I set a pump in a basket with a screen right in the water.

Then I put the and hose and pump in drum for distribution.

I store the water in a 50 gal. drum till needed

As you can see the barrel on the other side of the wall. The hose is passed through the back wall for easy access. I just plug the pump in from right here and I have water.


The Temp. got up there quick so during the day i will leave the door on slant house open.

There they are and very happy too after the irrigation water they perked up and reached toward the light.

 

[MarkMyWord]

Colse-ups

Colse-ups



Definitely Female traits there.

This heat and cool switch was a great investment. The heater won't kick on until it drops below 75 deg. F.night or day you can really dial in temps.

My fan has a heat switch on it also; it wont blow unless it reaches 76 deg. F.

This is the Grape Ape.

Grape Skunk.

 

[MarkMyWord]

Cold Front moving in!

Cold Front moving in!

................................... NO!

I need the weather to stay above 32 deg. F. the next few days!

 

[RckyMtRdnk]

What kind of heater do you use?

 

[MarkMyWord]

I have a Hot Oil Radiator $60.00 at Walmrt. I also have rocks stacked around it. I checked the temp. this morning and was 56 deg. F. inside my slant. and 38 deg. F. Outside.