MassMedMan's Greenhouse

As promised, video update of greenhouse with spring fling plants. Thank you for watching!! :thanks:

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Yanked some little sun fish out of my pond this afternoon with my son. I'll fill that bucket the next few weeks and dump it in the hole that's being prepped for next year's pumpkin.

The hole that is growing my big pumpkin this year had a couple 40 inch striper carcass and a bunch of the crap I don't like in "my" pond. Like pickrel and perch,, when I catch them they get the boot fast. Boot to the cranium, then composted.

When we were kids and it was still allowed we used to go down to the local herring run, with treble hooks, and yank herring until we were tired.

Then, we'd take all the fish we had in trash bags up the hill to my grandfather and he used it for his tomatoes.

Circle of life :)

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Thanks Ranger, got my hands full that is for sure. WHOAH! ;)

Packed one pot today for the woods. After work I started by drilling a zillion holes in the can and then of course touching up the camo. Then, in the bottom of the can, started with four inches of hydrostone, put two gallons of soil on that, then two or three inches of hydrostone on top of that, and three gallons of soil on that. Added a pinch of clover seeds, some EWC, and that one is ready.

Chute is packed, hook up, and shuffle to the door.....
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I'm bummed the grill never got to stay :laughtwo:

I just watched a video where another guy was using this style of greenhouse except instead of PVC he bought arched metal rods, not sure if they were specific for a greenhouse or not. None the less the PVC is a great idea. Definitely got my gears turning a bit now that I see this. :thumb:
 
AK GreenLover said:
I cant wait to see how you do using the layer method in your pots! :thumb:
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I copied that from you, bro,, let's see what happens, thanks for checking it out!
 
Steviodaddio said:
I'm bummed the grill never got to stay :laughtwo:

I just watched a video where another guy was using this style of greenhouse except instead of PVC he bought arched metal rods, not sure if they were specific for a greenhouse or not. None the less the PVC is a great idea. Definitely got my gears turning a bit now that I see this. :thumb:
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Yeah, you just reminded me that the added pvc pipes that are grey need to be painted or something so they don't ruin the plastic, or something. Detail work coming up next week or so,, thanks for coming by, love your shit and enjoy your posts! :Namaste:
 
I'm just trying some stuff. I watched a grow AK did with the multi levels and it got me thinking. It might not work. But, eight bucks a bean, and free sun,, so, I'm going to see ;)

I'm not even sure about burying them, should I? This is my first, so, I figured I would hide them better,, but, that comes with risk. Lock me on.... I have a few smart pots coming,,,, was going to try one in the woods like that???

Thanks
 
Steviodaddio said:
I'm bummed the grill never got to stay :laughtwo:

I just watched a video where another guy was using this style of greenhouse except instead of PVC he bought arched metal rods, not sure if they were specific for a greenhouse or not. None the less the PVC is a great idea. Definitely got my gears turning a bit now that I see this. :thumb:
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Dale and I made one years ago to winter over his bonsai. We bent aluminum pipe and anchored them onto rebar sunk into the ground, then covered it all with heavy mill plastic. It was so cool to go out there in the dead of winter and just sit with the plants, all nice and cozy while it was freezing outside.
 
I'm missing something here: traditionally, people plant in dirt outside and in pots indoors. Both have their advantages. Pots can be specially amended, moved, protected. Outdoor has great upside potential, but is subject to the vagaraies of Nature (wind, disease, pest). Planting a pot seems to be combining the worst of both: limiting root (ergo plant) growth, while losing portability. I guess I need to chk AKGL's thread. Clue me in guys, why are you doing this?
 
I grew eleven regulars in the same cans last year in my yard. Partially hidden, but, they were trees, or most were so they weren't really hidden. Any way, last year I had no drainage holes and my soil was miracle grow. I figure, I've improved on the can, the soil, using quick hitters like autos, and just because I'm interested in playing hide and seek -- I'll move them off site to grow. Seemed solid when I thought about it ?
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Ranger, I'm not really, planting a pot. I think I see your point, I'm just digging a hole to make them smaller. To hide them. I doubt the hole will be as deep as the pot, just deep enough to reduce the profile, and give it some stability from weather.
 
MassMedMan said:
Yeah, you just reminded me that the added pvc pipes that are grey need to be painted or something so they don't ruin the plastic, or something. Detail work coming up next week or so,, thanks for coming by, love your shit and enjoy your posts! :Namaste:
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Thanks boss. Glad to be part of this. I finally got around to putting my headphones on and watching the video. In that same video I mentioned of the other green house they actually had a dehumidifier running in there. Just an idea if you're willing to run the power up to the house and you can have the water trickle outside or into a bucket, I'm sure you'd figure something nifty out.


SweetSue said:
Dale and I made one years ago to winter over his bonsai. We bent aluminum pipe and anchored them onto rebar sunk into the ground, then covered it all with heavy mill plastic. It was so cool to go out there in the dead of winter and just sit with the plants, all nice and cozy while it was freezing outside.
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They're pretty awesome. My brother and I were eyeballing the commercial grade 20x40 glass greenhouses a while back for shits and gigs and when we realized we could build a 30x50 pole barn with central heat and AC for the same cost or less with individual rooms for growing (mainly winter) I kind of nixed that idea. Gotta pay to play I guess if you want that crazy stuff. :laughtwo:

Since I saw that other video and ran across this I'm strongly considering building something of the sort. This is quite a bit more realistic price wise and for a DIYer, even if a decent amount was spent for materials for a building with 2x10's and a support frame to hold the commercial sized fans. What I thought was pretty dang interesting (got it from the other video yet again), you can make a black cover for houses the size of MedMan's and push your plants into flower and have them finish before they overcrowd the tent but still use 12 hours of sunlight to keep it a virtually free grow. Thought that was a super nifty idea. It also could help you eliminate having to use autoflowers instead of photo periods and can maintain everything within the tent. :thumb:

I probably should just find this video... it was a Cervantes grow op interview thing.
 
I knew there was a reason. Wasn't trying to criticize, MMM, just trying to sort it out in my mind.
This way is definitely an improvement over last time. I like to carry transplants to a site in an old 8-qt garden soil bag. They're sturdy, discrete and protect the plant. Good size to carry 1 big, or 2 smaller plants. After planting, roll up the bag & off you go. Very relaxed and casual.
 
I'm buddy uses 20 gallon paper bags that were used for storing rice. He just drops those in a hole. The roots grow through the bag mid season

He just picked up 75 clones just for that purpose
 
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