Growing in Wetter Climates (UK)

[NorthofEngland]

I read GETAWAY's thread (impressive outdoor plantation!)

He said he dug a 32 gallon barrel about 1 foot into the ground
then put gravel, under a screen, so the promix stayed above the water level.

I am a little unsure of how the gravel will be placed (above/below the screen?)
And PROMIX is it just a type of soil/growing medium?

I would have asked GETAWAY himself, but he hasn't been back for a few days.
(Must be busy preparing THOUSANDS of seedlings to grow all over NEW ENGLAND!)

Anyone with experience of doing outdoor grows would be doing me a favour if they shared their tips.....

 

[getawaymountain]

here;s what we do in the spring when everything is flooded we put over 100 each spot and put on tables so water and slugs can't get them as they sex out we put into barrells that we set up while the plants are sexing out . works good for a wet spot that ya cant use in the spring but dries up as the summer gets hotter. check out our thread STARTING THE BABIES FOR SUMMER CROP it has plenty of pics and answers to growing in a wetter climate (maine swamp) good luck

 

[NorthofEngland]

View attachment 2956829View attachment 2956831View attachment 2956835View attachment 2956836here;s what we do in the spring when everything is flooded we put over 100 each spot and put on tables so water and slugs can't get them as they sex out we put into barrells that we set up while the plants are sexing out . works good for a wet spot that ya cant use in the spring but dries up as the summer gets hotter. check out our thread STARTING THE BABIES FOR SUMMER CROP it has plenty of pics and answers to growing in a wetter climate (maine swamp) good luck

Just wait one minute...
Let me get back my breath.
OK, Thanks.
Where was I....?
Oh yes. That was it....

FUCKING WOW! WOW! and WOW!
YOU CERTAINLY DON'T DO THINGS BY HALVES,
Do you Getaway?

As an Englishman I cannot fathom how SO MANY plants can be grown outdoors without attracting LOADS of attention....
and none of it good

2014 is the year I will start off a few indoor seedlings (under T5 or CFL lighting)
transfer them to a greenhouse (artificially warmed to protect from late frosts)
So, when I FINALLY feel secure enough to take them to their outdoor spots (probably in mid April to early May)
they will already be quite established.

The week before they leave the indoor T5's - I will slowly change the photoperiod to mimic the sunlight hours they will get in the greenhouse
and, during their last week in the greenhouse, I will expose them to more ad more outside conditions, as the week progresses
Greenhouse door left open, then a window, a roof panel.....
Gradually increase the amount of exposure
then the length of time they are exposed
until, during their last 48hours, they are in a greenhouse that has its door wide open, it's windows fully open, its roof panels fully lifted and a few of the glass panels removed.

By creating such a gradual transition (from one environment to the next) I hope to avoid sudden and/or major shocks.

Preparing the ground, of the outdoor spots, will also be done to the most accurate levels (pH, EC, moisture and oxygen retention) that I can achieve.
And preventative measures against pests (such as sharp gravel and smashed egg shells spread in a complete circumference around the edge of each spot) will be attempted.

Irrigating the actual grow spot isn't possible BUT arranging rain catching containers, positioned close by each spot, or making sure that streams, ponds, canals or dikes are within a five minute walk, shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[getawaymountain]

here's the other size containers we use in wetter spots in swamps ya can see the plants in a 5 gallon buckets with big holes in the bottoms will get huge for the amount of dirt , the roots grow freely in the peat bogs i use to grow in when it is up and the fences are full its solid green with all the surrounding alders and bushes they blend right in well , have had the choppers overhead lots and they just keep going every time for years so the po-po doesn't care about weed at all anymore around my area from what i see lol.. we'll average 1/2-3/4 lb ea. depending on strain and be done by mid/ end sept we use straight promix and ya get 7) -5 gallon buckets each bail (3.8 cu.ft size) or 4)- 10 gallon grow bags each bail of dirt and 1-1/2 barrells each bail just so ya know . lol.. hope this helps some woth planning good luck

 

[Liddle]

View attachment 2957140View attachment 2957142View attachment 2957144View attachment 2957146View attachment 2957149View attachment 2957152View attachment 2957155here's the other size containers we use in wetter spots in swamps ya can see the plants in a 5 gallon buckets with big holes in the bottoms will get huge for the amount of dirt , the roots grow freely in the peat bogs i use to grow in when it is up and the fences are full its solid green with all the surrounding alders and bushes they blend right in well , have had the choppers overhead lots and they just keep going every time for years so the po-po doesn't care about weed at all anymore around my area from what i see lol.. we'll average 1/2-3/4 lb ea. depending on strain and be done by mid/ end sept we use straight promix and ya get 7) -5 gallon buckets each bail (3.8 cu.ft size) or 4)- 10 gallon grow bags each bail of dirt and 1-1/2 barrells each bail just so ya know . lol.. hope this helps some woth planning good luck

Hey Getaway Great stuff Man!! What Do You Use For Ferts?

 

[getawaymountain]

Hey Getaway Great stuff Man!! What Do You Use For Ferts?

i make a seaweed extract that we use along with earth juice

 

[NorthofEngland]

Right where I live is a miniature valley that has been allowed to become overgrown with thorny bramble type shit - it's difficult to walk through because it wraps around your lower legs and trips you, as well as scratching bloody grooves out of shins and calf muscles! But I think it may be one hell of a grow spot.
This weekend I'm getting up at 5am, wrapping some kind of protection around my lower legs and going in to check it out.

The fact that it is a valley (very small valley) means that both sides are steep hills, covered in overgrown thorn creepers, with a very narrow and shallow stream running along at the bottom.
On ordinance survey maps this stream - locally known as 'The Dike' is actually a river and, even though it is no Amazon or Nile or Ohio it will still provide enough water to keep the plants going.

30 years ago the local kids (me included) used to go down there to slide carts/sledges down the inclines - but no kids (or anyone) go down now and it's become inaccessible.
iT seems to fit a hell of a lot of the criteria I set for OUTDOOR spots....

Promix isn't something we get - I'll have to find out its make-up and improvise for an alternative.

FERTS/NUTES
I've never grown outdoors but I know that using the type of nutes I use indoors would be too expensive...
The seaweed extract is something I'd need to learn about
I'm already collecting egg shells and tea bags and potato peel, carrot tops.....anything that can go in a compost heap.
I may try to brew some compos tea....?

EARTH JUICE....???
Is this a 'for real' substance?
Or a metaphor....???
And, if real - WHAT IS IT?

 

[Liddle]

Right where I live is a miniature valley that has been allowed to become overgrown with thorny bramble type shit - it's difficult to walk through because it wraps around your lower legs and trips you, as well as scratching bloody grooves out of shins and calf muscles! But I think it may be one hell of a grow spot.
This weekend I'm getting up at 5am, wrapping some kind of protection around my lower legs and going in to check it out.

The fact that it is a valley (very small valley) means that both sides are steep hills, covered in overgrown thorn creepers, with a very narrow and shallow stream running along at the
bottom.
On ordinance survey maps this stream - locally known as 'The Dike' is actually a river and, even though it is no Amazon or Nile or Ohio it will still provide enough water to keep the plants going.

30 years ago the local kids (me included) used to go down there to slide carts/sledges down the inclines - but no kids (or anyone) go down now and it's become inaccessible.
iT seems to fit a hell of a lot of the criteria I set for OUTDOOR spots....

Promix isn't something we get - I'll have to find out its make-up and improvise for an alternative.

FERTS/NUTES
I've never grown outdoors but I know that using the type of nutes I use indoors would be too expensive...
The seaweed extract is something I'd need to learn about
I'm already collecting egg shells and tea bags and potato peel, carrot tops.....anything that can go in a compost heap.
I may try to brew some compos tea....?

EARTH JUICE....???
Is this a 'for real' substance?
Or a metaphor....???
And, if real - WHAT IS IT?

peatmoss+perlite+lime+mycorizzae=promix =)

 

[getawaymountain]

earth juice is made by general hydroponics

 

[NorthofEngland]

Thanks, guys.

 

[getawaymountain]

here's the info off from a bail of promix i had