Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & More!

[Dr Bob]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

Canna,

Do you wash your felt pots in the washing machine? What is your process for cycling them. Anything to consider?

PeeJay is the Marquis de Sade of growing. Leaving her outside "to suffer". So cruel, so cruel.


Bob

 

[7Dust]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

I clean mine but not washing them. Afraid they will tear up. I just finish one pull it up and add more dirt. I have recycled the dirt also thru a screen and add bat cap and other things to the soil.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

Canna,

Do you wash your felt pots in the washing machine? What is your process for cycling them. Anything to consider?

PeeJay is the Marquis de Sade of growing. Leaving her outside "to suffer". So cruel, so cruel.


Bob

I don't put mine through the washing machine, I just soak them in a large bucket of warm water with a very small amount of mild dish detergent until all of the dirt and stains are gone. Then rinse them really well a couple of times to get the detergent out.
Once they are dry, if any little pieces of roots are still hanging around on them I use a piece of large packing tape around my hand to lift them out and off. The worlds greatest tool would work too. Duct tape.

Hope that helps!

 

[B A R]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

Same here 7. I just rinse the salt out with plain water in the tub and let them dry. After all, we're just going to fill them up with dirt again anyway.

 

[Dennise]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

Well wait for the shocker... wait for it.. I wash them in the washing machine and they work just fine.... I have used the same ones for about 2 years now so that has to be at least a couple of grows in each one and I have yet to have to throw one out...

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

Well wait for the shocker... wait for it.. I wash them in the washing machine and they work just fine.... I have used the same ones for about 2 years now so that has to be at least a couple of grows in each one and I have yet to have to throw one out...

Oh! I'm so shocked! Had to sit down.....

What kind of fabric are they Dennise? Mine are eco felt and I find it tears them up a bit, even on gentle cycle. That's why I don't run them through there.

 

[Dennise]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

I'm not near as handy around a sewing machine as you... I sewed my finger once in HomeEc and haven't been able to get back on that horse since... They are Smart Pots and probably are a little bit heavier than the eco felt... I know there is at least 2 of them I have run through the machine twice and honestly... You wouldn't know which ones they are if you were just looking at them.... I use the gentle cycle with Dreft/unscented... I think it's supposed to be used to wash baby stuff in and there is no scent at all... I would be a bit concerned about washing them with Tide and Downy.......

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

I'm not near as handy around a sewing machine as you... I sewed my finger once in HomeEc and haven't been able to get back on that horse since... They are Smart Pots and probably are a little bit heavier than the eco felt... I know there is at least 2 of them I have run through the machine twice and honestly... You wouldn't know which ones they are if you were just looking at them.... I use the gentle cycle with Dreft/unscented... I think it's supposed to be used to wash baby stuff in and there is no scent at all... I would be a bit concerned about washing them with Tide and Downy.......

Oh yeah, that Tide is a strong breed.
Thanks!

 

[Dennise]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

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[B A R]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

I have one from that batch of 5gal smart pots you gifted me Fifi that's been used 3 times and is still like new, strength wise.

 

[Dennise]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

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[Dr Bob]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

What a bunch of great response but I hope it didn't hijack your thread Canna. If it did I woulda FELT terrible. Pretty punny 'eh? Someone stop me please.

But, I asked only because our homemade ones have now been through the wash twice and onto grow number two. They seem fine so far. The felt is not eco felt though and was pretty tough stuff so that may help. I washed with full strength soap as I just tossed them in with other towels and stuff and then realized they likely needed another rinse just in case so they were done again with no soap.

I my Cannafan felt pots for sure!


Bob

 

[Dennise]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

Well Bob... I don't know that it was blog worthy... But darn good info.......

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

I don't mind you hijacking Bob, even though I don't feel you did.
Your humor makes my day, I FELT good after reading your post.

Glad to hear the warsher worked.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

Chop Day for Top Gal Clone. Certainly not the best harvest to date. LOL

I'll be trimming and snipping today. I think she's fairly resiny and sticky, that's a good thing. You can see in the last photo where one branch got a little seedy. There are still some immature ones on there. I picked off about a dozen that might be viable.

Something has changed on the uploading of photos, I can no longer choose several at once from my files to be uploaded. They have to be done individually.

So, now I have to choose some more seeds to get more photo plants going. I'll let you all know what I'm going to germ as soon as I decided.



I have some going for the memorial grow, but I want some in addition to those.

 

[PeeJay]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

That's some pretty pot, Lady.

I hope the picture upload change isn't permanent. I dread the next time I want to upload 15 - 20 pictures for an update.

 

[Dennise]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

I just want to go home....

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

That's some pretty pot, Lady.

I hope the picture upload change isn't permanent. I dread the next time I want to upload 15 - 20 pictures for an update.

It was a challenge, there are a few changes to the first page of the upload with different choices now. If you see anything for bulk uploading, let me know. I'll look it over again later and see if there's something I missed. Was in a bit of a hurry, time spent this morning dealing with drunken idiots.

I just want to go home....

I hope that is not bad news on your follow up visits. You WILL be going home after those right?

 

[Dennise]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

I'm waiting to find out the answer to that question right now...

 

[Dennise]

Re: Cannafan's Perpetual Grow - Where Everything Changes - Autos - Photos - Seeds & M

Well I'm actually sitting at the lab then back to his office to find that out.. They are all at the same place....