LVSkunkWorx
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Hey gang, here is something I came up with and maybe it will help others. Kind of a neat system for me. Not saying it grows pot better than any other method but I CAN state w/o reservation how well it works for me and solves some problems unique to my situation. Due to my disability I needed some way of growing and transplanting plants where my shaky hands cant kill anything. Two other needs I have are being an inside grower I needed to make the most out of the space I had, yet it has to be flexible enough to work with all the growing methods I use. Finally, it has to deal with the extremes of desert growing.
Now for my main grows I have four Autopots going in veg and 6 going in bloom. The way Autopots work make them ideal for desert environments because they really help stablize temp and pH swings. However, starting plants outside of them and then transplanting the seedlings resulted in plant-death in about 50% of the cases. No mystery why, shaking hands really screw the pooch at the wrong times. Thats why I came up with this:
I got these 32 ounce heavy-duty plastic to-go containers, used a hole saw to cut the bottoms out, then a 3/8 inch drill to poke 3-4 feed holes in the sides near the lid. Then I use it upside down and grow the plant out of the hole I cut in the top. Looks like this:
So WTF right? Well here is why I do it like that. First, I can fit 8 of these in a tub of oxygenated nutrients and have a min-farm that can start anything from clones to seedlings:
What is here is one Uranium 420, two Afghan Kush seeds (already germinated), two Alpine OG, and two Sugar Black Rose. Float-valve in the tub hooks right into my Autopot reservoir and keeps the veg fluid level precise. This allows me a great deal of flexibility in a tiny space. Can fit four good-sized plants in here or 8 smaller ones.
However the pay off is this: when I go to transplant these into autopots, its incredibly fast, simple and safe. I just dig a hole in the autopot soilmix the size of the upside down pots (still trying to think of name) , pick the target plant out of the minifarm, remove the bottom lid and set it in the soil. Then I just fill in the soil *around* the plastic pot until the Autopot is as full as I want to make it, then I can just slide the upside down pot up and over the whole plant, leaving the roots and pre-existing soil behind...and I never had to risk fucking up a root. Looks like this:
...dig hole in target pot...
Remove bottom of plastic pot and place in hole...
Now lift the remaining plastic pot up and around the leaves and all done. Never had to touch or otherwise endanger a root...
This is getting long here but I think you will see the utility of such a setup. Best part is for indoor growers, I transplanted the above plant in less than five minutes and made ZERO mess.
There is more to the seed-starting side but like I said, this is getting long....
Peace brother growers...
Now for my main grows I have four Autopots going in veg and 6 going in bloom. The way Autopots work make them ideal for desert environments because they really help stablize temp and pH swings. However, starting plants outside of them and then transplanting the seedlings resulted in plant-death in about 50% of the cases. No mystery why, shaking hands really screw the pooch at the wrong times. Thats why I came up with this:
I got these 32 ounce heavy-duty plastic to-go containers, used a hole saw to cut the bottoms out, then a 3/8 inch drill to poke 3-4 feed holes in the sides near the lid. Then I use it upside down and grow the plant out of the hole I cut in the top. Looks like this:
So WTF right? Well here is why I do it like that. First, I can fit 8 of these in a tub of oxygenated nutrients and have a min-farm that can start anything from clones to seedlings:
What is here is one Uranium 420, two Afghan Kush seeds (already germinated), two Alpine OG, and two Sugar Black Rose. Float-valve in the tub hooks right into my Autopot reservoir and keeps the veg fluid level precise. This allows me a great deal of flexibility in a tiny space. Can fit four good-sized plants in here or 8 smaller ones.
However the pay off is this: when I go to transplant these into autopots, its incredibly fast, simple and safe. I just dig a hole in the autopot soilmix the size of the upside down pots (still trying to think of name) , pick the target plant out of the minifarm, remove the bottom lid and set it in the soil. Then I just fill in the soil *around* the plastic pot until the Autopot is as full as I want to make it, then I can just slide the upside down pot up and over the whole plant, leaving the roots and pre-existing soil behind...and I never had to risk fucking up a root. Looks like this:
...dig hole in target pot...
Remove bottom of plastic pot and place in hole...
Now lift the remaining plastic pot up and around the leaves and all done. Never had to touch or otherwise endanger a root...
This is getting long here but I think you will see the utility of such a setup. Best part is for indoor growers, I transplanted the above plant in less than five minutes and made ZERO mess.
There is more to the seed-starting side but like I said, this is getting long....
Peace brother growers...
