Carcass' $150 Low Budget Grow 2019

[Trala]

Good morning C Friend

She looks so pretty! I’m so glad yours struck. Take Two is coming. We will try again. I need a redemption grow in my life!

I really love how you take the time to both show and tell. It makes me wonder how many people you have inspired. So many people would be sharing your knowledge and experience. Faceless, nameless people telling their friends about Carhooks and CarCanopies. It’s a wild thought.

 

[Azimuth]

I L_L_L_L_OVE it! Another box grower!

Welcome, @MicroGrowerMan !- There ain't many of us!

Maybe not many, but there are a few.

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Oh well, page 421.

 

[Carcass]

She looks so pretty! I’m so glad yours struck.

Thank You, T- I'm glad too, sure wish yours hadn't got helmet headed
We'll def try again!

So many people would be sharing your knowledge and experience.

Thank You for the nice words, T- If they're on 420, they're learning from the best!

And then a few are learning from me..

Maybe not many, but there are a few.

Oh well, page 421.

I told ya it wouldn't last long...
But welcome to page 421, GDB!

 

[InTheShed]

on the upcan, and so smooth...might not be any razor burn even!

I thought Bernie and Elton wrote songs together?

List of songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Reminds me of the old joke about the wives of Rodgers and Hammerstein having dinner at a restaurant when someone comes over and says:

"Oh Mrs Rodgers, I love your husband's song Oklahoma!"

To which Mrs Hammerstein replied:

"My husband wrote Oklahoma. Her husband wrote daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da da da."

It helps to tell it in person so you can sing the melody.

 

[Absorber]

on the upcan, and so smooth...might not be any razor burn even!

List of songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Reminds me of the old joke about the wives of Rodgers and Hammerstein having dinner at a restaurant when someone comes over and says:

"Oh Mrs Rodgers, I love your husband's song Oklahoma!"

To which Mrs Hammerstein replied:

"My husband wrote Oklahoma. Her husband wrote daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa da da da."

It helps to tell it in person so you can sing the melody.

that joke reminds me of this one

 

[HashGirl]

Ha!- Damn last-minute tax stuff got in the way this morning...

I thought US taxes were in April and the deadline was April 15...

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And now, it's Monday Update time!
Although, not a lot has changed since Saturday....
But there's a little to report-

The Blue Gelato 41 is 13 days old, working on node 5...


She started to lean a bit yesterday, so I put the little pig to work...

Could I have a refresher on how this mini-SIP was put together since your 13 day old plant looks at least twice the age of my 27 day old plant. I figure I could maybe do mini-SIPs for seedlings to give them a good start before transplanting to 1 gallon pots. I've decided that I grow far too many plants to have them all be SIPs throughout their grow. I'll probably switch to hydroponic at some point since lugging bales of ProMix up to an apartment is a lot different than into a house.

 

[InTheShed]

I thought US taxes were in April and the deadline was April 15

It usually is, but for some reason both the Fed and State governments gave California until Oct 16th (15th was a Sunday) to file taxes because of the huge winter storms we got.

I have no idea why big rainstorms would necessitate a 6 month delay in filing (do folks leave their tax docs outside all winter?), but why do in April what I can put off until October! Unless you're getting a refund of course, which I am not.

 

[Preston9mm]

I thought US taxes were in April and the deadline was April 15...



Could I have a refresher on how this mini-SIP was put together since your 13 day old plant looks at least twice the age of my 27 day old plant. I figure I could maybe do mini-SIPs for seedlings to give them a good start before transplanting to 1 gallon pots. I've decided that I grow far too many plants to have them all be SIPs throughout their grow. I'll probably switch to hydroponic at some point since lugging bales of ProMix up to an apartment is a lot different than into a house.

I would assume if the sip's are giving you issues, switching to hydro is not likely to change that.
Not sure what the best resolution is with your current situation, but I'd expect the switch to a more difficult grow style is not gonna be the magic bullet.

I know many growers who struggled with hydro/aeroponics/sips and got frustrated, switched back to soil/coco/promix and had no struggles.

Maybe the simpler methods are the correct one?

 

[Carcass]

Could I have a refresher on how this mini-SIP was put together

Sure you can!- It's pretty easy, I think finding containers that fit together correctly might be the hardest part...
Here's a few pics:
Start with a solo cup (or a dollar store party cup) and poke/drill/melt a bunch of 1/8" (3.17mm)holes in it, to make sure the roots get some air- but only make 2 holes in the bottom, for the wicks..

Now run a stick through two of the holes, then run the string up and over it, and back out the other hole in the bottom. The wick material is just general purpose cotton twine.
You're doing this so there's more of the wick in the soil- I think more wick makes it work a little better

Now you've got this:

So you leave the stick in, and fill the cup with your preferred medium (I use ProMix HP)

Then, you pull the stick out, and the wicks stay put...-you should have 4 - apx.2" long wicks out the bottom...

I used a small Folgers Coffee jar for the rez, because solo or party cups fit perfectly...there's a little grip tape on there to remind me not to pick it up by the solo cup, because that can get messy when the rez falls off a few feet off the ground...
The red line on the rez is where you want to maintain the water level, although, you can put as much water as you want in there, as long as there's an air gap between the bottom of the cup and the water..
I just prefer to keep the water about an inch below the cup..

Slip the cup into the rez, and you're sippin'!
I recommend starting with damp soil, which is usually the case anyway if you've got a seed in there...

Those are air holes in the rez, and you can also fill it through the holes if you want to...

And there ya go @HashGirl !- the plant I've got going now has never been top watered, and she seems pretty happy about that...The wicks really keep the seedling water level "just right"- you might think the cup would get all heavy and waterlogged, but that doesn't happen- in fact, the cup stays lighter than when I water a seedling normally...
Happy mini-sippin' !

edit* I forgot to mention- at transplant time, clip the wicks off where they come through the bottom, and just leave the rest in there- a little string in the dirt won't hurt anything...

Unless you're getting a refund of course, which I am not.

Yeah, my taxes went the opposite direction too...

Not sure what the best resolution is with your current situation, but I'd expect the switch to a more difficult grow style is not gonna be the magic bullet.

I've been lucky with the SIPs, haven't had any problems yet- and once you build the SIP, the rest is actually easier than growing in a regular container, (imo)- Not that watering is that difficult, but sips do it for you, and us lazy folk can really appreciate that

 

[HashGirl]

I would assume if the sip's are giving you issues, switching to hydro is not likely to change that.
Not sure what the best resolution is with your current situation, but I'd expect the switch to a more difficult grow style is not gonna be the magic bullet.

I know many growers who struggled with hydro/aeroponics/sips and got frustrated, switched back to soil/coco/promix and had no struggles.

Maybe the simpler methods are the correct one?

I haven't grown in SIPs yet. I was just thinking it might be a good way to have a seed get a healthier start since Carcass' 13-day old plant is twice the size of my 27-day old plant.

Sure you can!- It's pretty easy, I think finding containers that fit together correctly might be the hardest part...
Here's a few pics:
Start with a solo cup (or a dollar store party cup) and poke/drill/melt a bunch of 1/8" (3.17mm)holes in it, to make sure the roots get some air- but only make 2 holes in the bottom, for the wicks..

Now run a stick through two of the holes, then run the string up and over it, and back out the other hole in the bottom. The wick material is just general purpose cotton twine.
You're doing this so there's more of the wick in the soil- I think more wick makes it work a little better

Now you've got this:

So you leave the stick in, and fill the cup with your preferred medium (I use ProMix HP)

Then, you pull the stick out, and the wicks stay put...-you should have 4 - apx.2" long wicks out the bottom...

I used a small Folgers Coffee jar for the rez, because solo or party cups fit perfectly...there's a little grip tape on there to remind me not to pick it up by the solo cup, because that can get messy when the rez falls off a few feet off the ground...
The red line on the rez is where you want to maintain the water level, although, you can put as much water as you want in there, as long as there's an air gap between the bottom of the cup and the water..
I just prefer to keep the water about an inch below the cup..

Slip the cup into the rez, and you're sippin'!
I recommend starting with damp soil, which is usually the case anyway if you've got a seed in there...

Those are air holes in the rez, and you can also fill it through the holes if you want to...

And there ya go @HashGirl !- the plant I've got going now has never been top watered, and she seems pretty happy about that...The wicks really keep the seedling water level "just right"- you might think the cup would get all heavy and waterlogged, but that doesn't happen- in fact, the cup stays lighter than when I water a seedling normally...
Happy mini-sippin' !

edit* I forgot to mention- at transplant time, clip the wicks off where they come through the bottom, and just leave the rest in there- a little string in the dirt won't hurt anything...

Yeah, my taxes went the opposite direction too...

I've been lucky with the SIPs, haven't had any problems yet- and once you build the SIP, the rest is actually easier than growing in a regular container, (imo)- Not that watering is that difficult, but sips do it for you, and us lazy folk can really appreciate that

This is great! Thanks so much, Carcass. It's now bookmarked and maybe I'll try one with my next batch of seeds.

 

[Carcass]

Oops!...missed a couple....

on the upcan, and so smooth...might not be any razor burn even!

Thanks, Shed! No roots (to speak of) out the bottom made it even easier than usual...

that joke reminds me of this one

maybe I'll try one with my next batch of seeds.

You're very welcome, HashGirl
You never know- it may not be your cup of tea, but you might really dig it!
It actually works better than I expected it to...

 

[Trala]

OMG C SIPster! You’re the BEST! You are such a great mentor!

Full Disclosure: I’ve been awake two days and I’m a bit lit so my love spray might be a bit OTT… LOLLING!

A funny tho. I’ve had a bowl of Cheetos for dinner and I’ve got this nagging feeling my man is not going to appreciate his bowl of dinner Cheetos like I appreciated mine when he gets home from work…

 

[Carcass]

You’re the BEST! You are such a great mentor!

I’ve been awake two days and I’m a bit lit

A-ha! ....that explains the crazy talk in your first sentence...

A funny tho. I’ve had a bowl of Cheetos for dinner and I’ve got this nagging feeling my man is not going to appreciate his bowl of dinner Cheetos

That's so wrong! - Everyone knows Cheetos are for lunch!

 

[Trala]

Well I’m sober as a judge right now, and I still love ya guts! I will however admit a bowl of Cheetos is not a suitable dinner option for a man who just worked a 12 hour shift lolling!

 

[Carcass]

Thank You for the kind words, T...

But Cheetos and beef jerky, now that's a meal...

 

[Preston9mm]

Thank You for the kind words, T...

But Cheetos and beef jerky, now that's a meal...

LoL... I like to sneak in a gas station hot dog from time to time, but agree that Cheetos & Jerky will keep any hard working dude kicking along.

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Thank You for the kind words, T...

But Cheetos and beef jerky, now that's a meal...

You've got to be puking kidding!

 

[Bean Genie]

Thank You for the kind words, T...

But Cheetos and beef jerky, now that's a meal...

For anyone here that likes jerky, it doesn’t get any better than this stuff. One of the things I miss most about home (besides family of course)

 

[Absorber]

For anyone here that likes jerky, it doesn’t get any better than this stuff. One of the things I miss most about home (besides family of course)

I eat it all too quickly, I find it addictive when I make it