We all have demons my friend. I’m glad we are all overcoming them and not giving in to them.
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And that will be the grow room. “Bed? I sleep in the closet.” Lol
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Hahaha, the floor or closet, the room square footage precious grow space 
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it is 
taxes are low so we will have a home forever
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What a guy!
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Looking good man! Can’t wait to see what 2021 brings!!
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@piccolo thank you for stopping in My Friend and riding along 
check out my outside thread as it should be wild as I love to grow outside
and have always believed in my heart of hearts
From the day I joined OG back in 01/2001 it is my duty to Over Grow The World
so I will work at it outside 
Thanks all for stopping by as I love to post photos of the weed and talk shop
I am not sure what I have planned (go figure) for my inside room over the summer
I think I might try to get all my plants outside by the end of April I can fill the room
with about 50 plants in 3 or 5 gallon pots and do a flower run on the way out
I was thinking about covering the 8 x 16 foot space with 3 - 1000 watt and 4 - 600 watt lights
which will give me 5400- 6000 watts and shoot for around 6000 grams
but I will smoke a shit load of weed and eat capsules
of course than everything will change as I love to change streams in the middle of a horse
@piccolo thanks the plants are starting to look better good light, good soil and not too
much water
and the weed grows
but I could maybe use the room for males after a flower run I want to learn how
to collect and save pollen to make beans
I need to learn more about STS to make female beans and need a better understanding of
how the whole sister x sister cross thing work on the genetic level
my dear wife think I am a nut buying beans and that could be true as I do have some head
problems
but if you look at what I am buying and what I am looking at, I am working at keeping
what I like, what grows well for me in how I grow, give me the stone I am looking for
because if we do not hold on to our genetics they will be owned by someone other than us
look at Soy, Corn, Sugar Beets all GMO and owned by not us
will make and fill my freezers full of beans and pass out as many as I can to as many people
around the world if we all have and make beans
then the Monsanto, ADM, CarGill, etc. can go fuck themselves
remember they destroyed the Canola Farmer in Canada and the Soy Farmer in Indiana
as the courts are for them and surely not us
I need to cut clones but I did hit my plants hard with some Jack’s 20-20-20 to get them
going but a well feed clone will root slow I have found
a hungry mothers cuts root faster for me so I need at the least a watering or two with
plain water
all the best and be safe
Dequilo
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OVERGROW THE WORLD! Hehehehe. What is some decent soil for the outside? For that large of a grow. I can get away with 4 to 5, 5gal. Buckets of some FoxFarm. I have been forced to resort to Miracle-Gro. I know its taboo around here but 10 bucks for a big bag is a steal compared to $40 for FF. I’ve also wondered if there were popular alternatives to soil for the out door grow. Lugging around all that soil around the forest is not fun. I read one of our Australian growers was using a type of drip feeder. Anyone know anything about that? I
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Pro mix buddy bails for around 20
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@LilJonB inside I do not use soil I use soil-less no soil
outside I use what The Great Creator has given use to work with
I do have horse and about 23 years of crapping my hardpan/clay soil has become
better
I am with @OleReynard Pro-Mix at the wholesaler in 3.8 cu ft compressed was
maybe 34 bucks but I went with Lamberts mix as I needed a change from my seed
killing ways
starting to feel like John Wayne Gacy
I for one think must of the shit will pretty pictures on the bag and big buds on the bottles
are snake oil at best
I have used Peters/Jacks forever in every greenhouse, nursery what have you I worked in
buy it in a 25 pound bag and it is inexpensive it goes a long a way
as to soil outside do not drag shit to the woods look around there is soil everywhere
and if you feed with chemical/salt fertilizers or what you like
the soil is holding the plant up the fertilizer is feeding the plants needs
think Hempys the perlite and vermiculite is just like the soil holding the plant up
all the best and be safe
Dequilo
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I use 2 different pro mixes.
The orange bag i use for pups, hardly any nutes.
The w/mycos veg and flower
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@OleReynard I went with Lamberts GPS (Germination Plugs Seedlings) mix for a change
It appears to be work very good it is nice and fine small perlite hold water well but drys out
also
all the best and be safe
Dequilo
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I know your a hydro man💧. You and @Chronickyle explained the whole passive hempy pots to me. Most of the places I’ve grown outdoors there would only be 6 inches of decent soil. Any lower then that its like clay. My plants always end up being around 2ft. I’m going to try to find those drip feeders.
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dig a 3 foot by 3 foot deep hole and fill it with the six inches of soil around you
how many are you growing outside? for the head or bucks? back in a day I was
a cash cropper and grow outside
I would drive around the Adirondack State Park and put out 300 or so plants
come back in the fall on get what you get
if you take care of them you do not need that many maybe you do
if you want to you could dig a hole and mix in some peat moss and a few other
soil builds and be fine
keep working the same place year after year and it gets better
but if it is not your land the ripper will get you
be safe and be free
Dequilo
@LilJonB not even close to being a Hydro Guy Hempys are for the hydro challenged
and soil-less is so forgiving
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Nonsense. If I can do it so can you. But I couldn’t personally see myself doing 30+ plants in DWC without some automated help. And a RO filter. The only thing that scares me with passive is the possibility of build up of salts and stuff like that. DWC if you have a problem I feel like all you have to do is just drain your reservoir and fill it back up with the necessary adjustments.
I sell most of what I grow to family and friends. I was tired of being a middle man. I grow them really good grass. For better prices. I gotta say I give alot of it away. I just love the satisfaction of knowing that people love my green. I smoke but not like I used to. I’m searching around for that special strain to help with my depression and anxiety. Sometimes smoking can make it worse. So I micro dose mostly for the time being.
300 plants 
thats nuts! I’ve heard of it being done. But I feel like what you said about taking more care of less plants you get more, then a whole bunch you couldn’t necessarily handle. That and its easier for someone to spot a larger plot. I usually do 2 plants per hole. I’m playing around with a idea of just turning the soil so the roots can grow easier. Then just feeding them. I seen people burying a soda bottle with pin holes throughout the bottle next to the plant and filling it with water. Im thinking I can do the same with a nute mix. Screw the top back to regulat the drip. I’m gonna have to play with it to see what issues might arise.
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I was worried about salt buildup and ph swing as well. Aside from the drain on the side of my hempys that’s 2 inch up. There’s also a small plug that I have installed on the side just above the bottom so I can pull the plug and drain it completely if need be. Usually by pouring extra water in it though and having 10 - 15 percent come out the higher tube I have not had an issue. I regularly take reading as well of the water that comes out of the drain when watering so I know what’s going on inside so I can watch it Ec is rising or of my ph is doing something weird.
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Yeah I read in yours that the top drain was to keep the salt build up in check if I’m not mistaken. I’m still looking forward to giving it a go. I can see how it’s safer incase of pump failure in DWC. With DWC you can just remove some water until you’re pump is back up and running and occasionally water from the top if need be. Have you ran into common issues with the passive system?
@LilJonB I am sure that if I wanted to work I could but that is not for me
growing is fun working I get paid to do as it is not fun 
The Hempy Buckets are painless I use a 1/4 teaspoon of Jacks 20-20-20 to
two gallon of water for three watering on the fourth plain water with a good run off
and no worries never check PH or TDS or EC
I have not had a problem but I do have a very good Milwaukee meter
know how and why to check it
I have always wanted to do a couple of 4 foot by 8 foot flood and drain tables
more than likely I would drain to waste
I have seen many good grows from days of old doing NFT (Nutrient Film Technique)
I seen it done in sewer pipe, rain gutters, etc.
in the end what we do growing is what works for us for the amount of work we want to
do to get the outcome we are looking for
I am going thru a shit ton of plants to find the one for me and that will grow outside here
we have very wet falls and Hard Budded Indicas are hard to work with outside here
but a long flower Sativa is not going to work with Frost Sept 10 -14
that is why I am looking at older BC strains their fall and mine are closer
and the stuff from the Netherlands
the C99 mix the Durban Mix I will be working to find a great male from each
I need to get working at this I had a Big Bid x Skunk 1 I made and grew for at the least 10 -12 years
I could grow it in my sleep and it stoned me to the bone everyday
but had to stop growing for 3 years
oh well back to growing
Dequilo
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I can’t wait for the day I can get a job in a nursery. Preferably with people that has the same appreciation for the plant that we do here. In the meantime I’m just soaking up as much information as possible. It’s really not about the money. The money is just a bonus.
I grew Big Buds from Nirvana back 15 years ago. It was my first successful grow. I have to say I was impressed. I would like to cross it with something purely because of the yield.
My goal is to eventually work my way up to the NFT technique.
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Don’t know if this strain would work in your area or not but I have had a lot of success with serious 6 from serious seeds. Does great outside, was developed for Holland outdoors, usually finishes for me by September 21 at the latest. Very unique smell and about half of the plants will have beautiful pink/red pistils.
If your in Canada I do have some extra fem seeds that I made from it.