Grow diary mission impossible (low to medium budget lol)

[BearWater]

The shed has come a long long way since it’s humble beginnings kickin ass mate

And to think it took me that freaking long to figure out i could do it! And the whole thing started with the idea of veggies out there! what was i thinking!? its got its quirks for sure but its my shed i love it!

thanks homie!

 

[BearWater]

really had a hard on for the grommets so i went with the low budget smasher tool and some rings $10 bucks from daddy prime, it works good, its ear bud work for sure though LOL! I’ll need to teach the kids how to use it, and have them do the 25 gal pots for next summer!

 

[cpurola]

Your grommet work looks great! I tried to use that type of tool a few times and got frustrated, so bought the hand crimping tool. Makes it much easier.
Are your grommets steel or aluminum?

 

[dalug]

Alright here I am in the correct spot of the forum for posting a dairy (Thank you to the helpful members). !DISCLAIMER! I ramble at times and am easily distracted! And if I ever read as if I’m high as shit, I more than likely am. With that said Ill try and keep this thread on track and as intelligent as I can HAHAHA!

So as my intro on the other thread stated, I’m not completely new to growing but very new to solo indoor runs. The strains I have chose to go with are XX and Raskals OG non fem photoperiod. They are currently soaking, and will do so for about another 5 hours at which point ill get them in their paper towel germination station (grow container for pods with the plastic top and the pod organizer removed on a heat mat). From there the seedlings will be going into Fox farms Light Warrior with a blend of worm castings ONLY, i may or may not add some perlite to the entire mix to make it “lighter”.

Onto the “growing space”. I have 12x12ish prebuilt type shed that im making a 6x8 grow space within. it’ll make more sense if you read on and once I get it finished along with pics! Im using foam board insulation and 2x3s for reinforcements of the false walls and (germ room!) I know! ill get it finished in the next few days and post the pics. My lighting situation is less than ideal at the moment I have 12 4ft 42watt led full spectrum white light that i use for all my veggie start on a rack. I took that all apart and made my own rail to attach them all together as ”one light”. Im hoping to be able to get something more powerful in the future but at the moment that’s all im able to come up with, I’m confident it will get the plants to where they need to be by the time theyll require a “real” grow light. If that doesnt happen ill flower out with what i got.

The soil im using will be organic soil ill mix myself from the local worm/soil place. I honestly forgot the name of nutes im going to use (theres a whole regiment of them from start to finish), along with some added things along the way in the form of fish poop water and meals and guanos. Ill get a very detailed list of all of that as i acquire them and apply them.

as a finish to the diary intro I know its a little pipe dreamy, I have faith and have always been a half glass full type of person with a heavy dose of plan for the worst and hope for the best mentality even if the odds are stacked against me, so with that said I am also a very realistic person and can and will recognize a futile situation. Im very open to suggestions and input and any questions! thanks for reading!

I’m still at work so I haven’t fully read into this and followed yet but you sound like you’re in almost identical situation as me. I want him on Vancouver Island in the midst of the start of the rainy season with two ladies that I’m trying to finish (that sounds fun don’t it?) but I got a greenhouse for free and I’m slowly working on adding to it augmenting the light and so forth. I think we should chat compare ideas. I also am a new grower and I’m doing the DIY on an extremely low budget

 

[BearWater]

Your grommet work looks great! I tried to use that type of tool a few times and got frustrated, so bought the hand crimping tool. Makes it much easier.
Are your grommets steel or aluminum?

Thank you C! They are aluminum. It took me a few holes to figure it out. I had to play around with he backing that the whole make smashes into. A roll of duct tape as the backing for the win, the cutter goes into and cuts the pot nicely though, crimping them sideways in the pot is a pain in the ass! Thats where the ear buds come into play

 

[BearWater]

I’m still at work so I haven’t fully read into this and followed yet but you sound like you’re in almost identical situation as me. I want him on Vancouver Island in the midst of the start of the rainy season with two ladies that I’m trying to finish (that sounds fun don’t it?) but I got a greenhouse for free and I’m slowly working on adding to it augmenting the light and so forth. I think we should chat compare ideas. I also am a new grower and I’m doing the DIY on an extremely low budget

Hell yeah man! Ask any all questions here if you’d like, I’ve been really busy the last week and next so im not on as much but im around! : ) take care!

 

[BearWater]

More grommets, more bending. Watered with recharge this afternoon. Set up the seedling/small plant area (temporary for this run) they were starting to look like they wanted more light. Still havent flipped the flower room, im going to make some intake and exhaust adjustments and I still have an entire 6” quiet fan with charcoal filter from aci i havent installed. Im thinking im going to put it at the bottom of the exhaust wall. And im going to install a one way fitting for the outside air intake fan to try and keep a closed’ish system but be able to intake cool air into the lung room.

 

[Greenadian]

Very well done Sir!!
Nice and clean

 

[BearWater]

Very well done Sir!!
Nice and clean

Thanks homie! im trying to keep things on the shorter side of flip and stretch for these rounds. we’ll see how that goes though!

 

[ChairmanFester]

"Officer, he's clearly weaving..."

 

[Putthataway]

really had a hard on for the grommets so i went with the low budget smasher tool and some rings $10 bucks from daddy prime, it works good, its ear bud work for sure though LOL! I’ll need to teach the kids how to use it, and have them do the 25 gal pots for next summer!View attachment 2557806View attachment 2557807

Is this like some plant bondage type stuff ? What’s with the holes? I see the handles are there for the pot.

 

[ChairmanFester]

Is this like some plant bondage type stuff ? What’s with the holes? I see the handles are there for the pot.

I just tried new bondage myself. Instead of taking wire tie from outward to in, I'm installing short segments as opposing braces. End of the wire, bend down 1cm, grab with needlenose and curl up into a hook. Repeat other end. 1/2 rotation grabs a branch on either end. aka bend this down again at a right angle

 

[Lanky024]

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Sorry for the jumble of pictures! It’ll get more organized after this post (maybe) hahah! So pictured here are the two strains im running plus a third I started just for “funzies” lol. XX, Raskals OG and Garlic Banana. as I stated in my opening post I have soaked the seeds and have had them in there germ space for the last 48 hours. The Raskals are the first to pop (pretty sure it was too cold the first 12 hours) so as you can see i added a second heat mat on the top of the tray. so hopefully the XX‘s catch up : ) FYI the sprout you see pictured is a garlic banana which was put in the pot you see it in on 1/23 of this year ( i have a whole story for that lol) and as to why i only have six started!

The light you see is my old veggie starting station all put together as a “real grow light” hahaha! I know it’s not sufficient but its what I got for now (currently waiting to get a FD8000 and a small inline fan for the room) thanks to the knowledgeable and friendly members of this forum! that light will go back to the germination rack as spring is just around the corner and my kids will want the veggies to get going : ) OH! and that station will be apart of my grow space as stated in my intro to this thread! (Pics of that project to come!)

Back to the seedlings though! Ill get those planted into SOLO CUPS as soon as they are ready (another day?) or so. If there’s anything I missed feel free to ask!

EDIT: The pic of the Raskals with root showing was taken this morning 1/31

The light in first pic is that uv an i.r ??? An did you make that??? What light is that if you dont mind me asking ..

 

[Bigalmoby]

More grommets, more bending. Watered with recharge this afternoon. Set up the seedling/small plant area (temporary for this run) they were starting to look like they wanted more light. Still havent flipped the flower room, im going to make some intake and exhaust adjustments and I still have an entire 6” quiet fan with charcoal filter from aci i havent installed. Im thinking im going to put it at the bottom of the exhaust wall. And im going to install a one way fitting for the outside air intake fan to try and keep a closed’ish system but be able to intake cool air into the lung room. View attachment 2559338View attachment 2559342View attachment 2559343View attachment 2559344View attachment 2559345View attachment 2559347View attachment 2559348View attachment 2559351View attachment 2559352View attachment 2559354View attachment 2559355View attachment 2559356View attachment 2559357View attachment 2559360View attachment 2559361View attachment 2559362

Wow bear you’ve been busy also it’s coming together nicely doing the darn thang
I’m hoping to get my indoor going by December looking good bear

 

[BearWater]

"Officer, he's clearly weaving..."

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[BearWater]

Is this like some plant bondage type stuff ? What’s with the holes? I see the handles are there for the pot.

Yeah her leather full body suit complete with gag ball is in the mail! “ill never fly S&M airlines agaaaaiiiiinnnnn!”

i plan on reusing the pots as long as they’ll hold medium and figured subsequent plants will be different and need more or less tying, that, and i got hella high before i started! oh heck yes i use them handles also!

 

[MileHiGhost]

I haven't had a good deep laugh in yrs! Thank you fer that!

 

[BearWater]

I just tried new bondage myself. Instead of taking wire tie from outward to in, I'm installing short segments as opposing braces. End of the wire, bend down 1cm, grab with needlenose and curl up into a hook. Repeat other end. 1/2 rotation grabs a branch on either end. aka bend this down again at a right angle

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I was bending the aluminum to have a small hook shape like this on the branch end and the end that’s attached to the pot gets almost like a crimp so it cant come off.

 

[BearWater]

I haven't had a good deep laugh in yrs! Thank you fer that!

Step bump step bump bump!

 

[MileHiGhost]

Yeah her leather full body suit complete with gag ball is in the mail! “ill never fly S&M airlines agaaaaiiiiinnnnn!”

i plan on reusing the pots as long as they’ll hold medium and figured subsequent plants will be different and need more or less tying, that, and i got hella high before i started! oh heck yes i use them handles also!

Who doesn't love a good set of braids.