not sure how i missed this thread, but damn... making the dream of owning land to do outdoor hydro even more intense. out of curiosity have you ran other outdoor hydro setups? like, dutch buckets or NFT?
not sure how i missed this thread, but damn... making the dream of owning land to do outdoor hydro even more intense. out of curiosity have you ran other outdoor hydro setups? like, dutch buckets or NFT?
forgive me if you mentioned this, but your buckets look to be about 30 gallons. is that accurate? i was just in a mix of awe and envy looking at all the pics haha.
i did dutch buckets in my tent last year after watching entirely too many commercial tomato and cucumber growers on youtube using the technique. with the lessons learned, i think your setup is much more ideal given the length of the growing season outdoors. ran into the drains clogging constantly because the roots didn't know how to stay in their own damn area. dutch buckets might work with clones started in say, July so they don't have a full summer to build the root mass. all that to say, your system obviously grows trees, and it's awesome!
forgive me if you mentioned this, but your buckets look to be about 30 gallons. is that accurate? i was just in a mix of awe and envy looking at all the pics haha.
i did dutch buckets in my tent last year after watching entirely too many commercial tomato and cucumber growers on youtube using the technique. with the lessons learned, i think your setup is much more ideal given the length of the growing season outdoors. ran into the drains clogging constantly because the roots didn't know how to stay in their own damn area. dutch buckets might work with clones started in say, July so they don't have a full summer to build the root mass. all that to say, your system obviously grows trees, and it's awesome!
Hey man, the sites are actually 68 gallons each. They’re used organic pickle drums. Lol. Mine could potentially get clogged. Or slow the drain. But I believe my pump keeps the roots clear of the drain. I’m just guessing tho, plants are too big to pop them out anymore. I had roots to the bottom of the sites a month ago so I can imagine they’re down there just spinning!
Hey man, the sites are actually 68 gallons each. They’re used organic pickle drums. Lol. Mine could potentially get clogged. Or slow the drain. But I believe my pump keeps the roots clear of the drain. I’m just guessing tho, plants are too big to pop them out anymore. I had roots to the bottom of the sites a month ago so I can imagine they’re down there just spinning!
HOLY SHIT! 68 gallons each?! I agree with @Aqua Man you're gonna need to host a raise the roof party. Stretch is gonna be insane with those hydro trees you're growing. making every vertical bulb, undercurrent indoor tree grower's wet dream come true man lol
Grab the chainsaw and cut a flat canopy, trim all lower branches off. Supercrop scrog. . and keep tucking and trimming lower off until you see flowers. Have the scrog on poles so you can slowly raise the canopy line with the plant growth. I just would make sure its all lined out before flower though. You wont hurt them buy cutting half that out. Its only veg and at least this way you can customize it. You can make each plant have 30 large colas. . or 20 extra lage ones. I'd just look at this as building a sturdy lower branching system. Hell you do it right and you might not need to scrog.
Hey thanks! I’m in central western Michigan. The hoop house I bought used for 500$. The plastic was about 500$ for two layers. The fence was 50$ a roll, 300$ total.
Hey thanks! I’m in central western Michigan. The hoop house I bought used for 500$. The plastic was about 500$ for two layers. The fence was 50$ a roll, 300$ total.