Pjs420
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15 pages later, all caught up! Looking spectacular!
Maine 4-Season Greenhouse Grow
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No...I'm thinking the cement is still drying...but time will tell...my home root cellar does get into the 70's%, but the farm root cellar was hovering above 80% for a few days. Generally speaking you want a high humidity root cellar, so it's not something I am worried about
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on second thought...maybe they added to it...went in there and it was 76%....4-5% less than that morning, which is a big shift in a day.
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Few photos of the farm GH's....everything is doing great...
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Had all sorts of grandiose plans to use a Gamma Lid for the 5-gallon drying buckets, but then got lazy and grabbed a cheap lid off the shelf...exacto knife, pencil (in the end it fit so snug I didn't even glue it). The main advantage I see with a Gamma Lid is that I can line the bucket with a mylar bag...but I have seen many people using straight buckets.
I see them selling a similar concept for like $35 (lid only) online...this cost me:$3.75 bucket, $1.50 lid, $3.50 hygrometer....$8.25
I see them selling a similar concept for like $35 (lid only) online...this cost me:$3.75 bucket, $1.50 lid, $3.50 hygrometer....$8.25
Very nice....I might have to try something like that. I do the slow and low in the fridge but the new fridge dries them out faster so I have been doing the final part of the 'dry' in roaster bags. I might give the bucket thing a try for final part of the process.
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I'm switching to 3.5 gallons...cheaper and I can fit 2x on a shelf...not likely to half fill one of those, since my plan is to allot 1x per plant.
smokesbetter
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Plant look great !! all a little difft, Good idea too 
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Happy October 1! Bit of a milestone for me since this tim last year I was frantically chasing rot and harvesting plants well before their time. All plants are looking good and, excluding the California Dream and Fruitylicious, no sign of rot. Nice to see the DTF and ATF from @Van Stank stacking...I lost both of them early last year to rot. We are starting to get nights into the high to mid-30's, so it will be interesting to see the final stages of the plants.
Looking awesome especially the ATF!
What a difference a year makes huh? They are looking fantastic brother!!
kelticBlue
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More lessons learned this summer as well...one is I needed to lock the greenhouses after guests "wandered" in there....regardless that it was latched...padlocks are a nice reminder
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The Kali and Satori would do really well in tight spaces...they are super vertical
HayStack
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It's great that you aren't having a mold issue now. The remaining plants look great and I'm sure it will be a stellar harvest? Mold and bugs can really be a killer to a crop, but this grow is great. Go man Go!
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Which got me to thinking....wouldn't it be great to get people to do my harvest trim work and PAY for it?! I filled out the AirBnB Experience and then realized...I couldn't actually disclose the location because I'd be telling tens of thousands of people where to find a ripe and ready crop to rip
. I think it's possible to do this on a quieter level in the future. Btw, AirBnB gets a 20% (!) commission on all fees...they are pimping people globally. I did think my thumbnail and "title of offering" looked pretty sweet next to "make your own mug" or "yoga in the woods"
Oldbear
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Blew Im wondering about chemical transfer from the buckets to the plant material.
Any thoughts? Would hate for your monster crop to get contaminated.
Lots of articles that say this:
It is a food-grade plastic that is safe for storing perishable goods such as milk, but it is not designed for long-term food storage. It is difficult to remove odors and residues from high-density polyethylene
Any thoughts? Would hate for your monster crop to get contaminated.
Lots of articles that say this:
It is a food-grade plastic that is safe for storing perishable goods such as milk, but it is not designed for long-term food storage. It is difficult to remove odors and residues from high-density polyethylene
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I've seen both sides of the discussion....which is why I am also considering just adding a mylar bag insert. I ordered 3.5 gallons because easier to shelf store than 5-gallon ...and still same footprint which is what I wanted. At the minimum using the sealed micro-climate is a cheap and effective option. I am personally getting tired of all the mason jars on the shelf (boo-hoo...first world problems, right?
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