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holy fuck that growth.
Plants are looking amazing brotherHey erbody!! Time for another walk through! Itās been a couple weeks and everything is still going fantastically!
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No, this is my first attempt but Iām guessing both would work well!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.No, this is my first attempt but Iām guessing both would work well!
Hey man, the sites are actually 68 gallons each. Theyāre 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. Iām 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 theyāre down there just spinning!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!
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 lolHey man, the sites are actually 68 gallons each. Theyāre 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. Iām 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 theyāre down there just spinning!
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Hey guys! Iāve started a greenhouse hydro grow and I thought it would be cool to do a grow diary. Iāve got a bunch of pics to follow, and Iāll keep posting updated as the season progresses. Questions, comments, suggestions all welcome.
Real quick to get you up to speed, I have 12/68 gallon grow sites fed by a passive ebb and flow system of my design. Iām running cutting edge solutions nutrients full line/ full strength. The system is fed by a 900 gallon reservoir thatās currently at 1200ppm, 70 degrees, 6.3 ph. Girl Scout cookies extreme, gg#4, and Bruce banner. Two of each in hydroton, and 70/30 coco/ pearlite. View attachment 1249416View attachment 1249418View attachment 1249419View attachment 1249420View attachment 1249421View attachment 1249422View attachment 1249423View attachment 1249424View attachment 1249425View attachment 1249426View attachment 1249428View attachment 1249429
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Hey thanks! Iām 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.Awesome setup! What's your general location?
What was the total cost for the greenhouse part of the setup (frame,plastic,chain link,etc...)?
Nice score on the hh. How tall do you wish you had gotten it? It's what, 10' at the apex?, but quickly tapers off.Hey thanks! Iām 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.