Greenpoint seeds!!

Heisengrow

Heisengrow

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This is the topside of one of my scrogs.you can pretty much see at this point any light reaching the floor is pretty much null in void.i use reflective wrap on top of the buckets for the first few weeks it makes a little difference but honestly after 4 weeks of veg it's so dark under there I couldn't tell you what color the floor is.

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Heisengrow

Heisengrow

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Sour Wreck said:
i grew a plant in a 1 lb folgers plastic can once. terrible idea. the lip at the top of the can made it very hard to pull the plant out to transplant. tore half the root ball away.

at least that was my first and last experience with folger cans
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When i grew in dirt i used airpots with zipties.When i was ready to transplant i just cut the tie and unwrapped the whole dirt wad.Never disturbed one root this way.Just set the whole pot in the new pot and filled in around it with dirt.Lifted the pot out and cut the tie.Put the whole thing back down in the hole.done.
 
naiveCon

naiveCon

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Sour Wreck said:
i grew a plant in a 1 lb folgers plastic can once. terrible idea. the lip at the top of the can made it very hard to pull the plant out to transplant. tore half the root ball away.

at least that was my first and last experience with folger cans
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When I transplant I just get the root ball extremely wet, set the whole Folgers can into or rather on top of the medium in my new pot, and just cut down the sides of the Folgers can.
 
the gnome

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BigHornBuds said:
i figured I would start with an egg case before moving into the adults as they can get costly.

https://www.panterrapets.com/collections/mantids

https://usmantis.com/collections/praying-mantis/products/idolomantis-diabolic?variant=21166466823

Lots of places to buy from,
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they're on amazon they're pretty economical imo, 2 egg sacs for $5.99
each one hatches 100-400 mantids.
mantids are natural born killers of the insect world
they'll even eat small invertebrates like small frogs, lizards, bats and even birds!

here's a video of a hummingbird caught by a mantid
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photograph-shows-a-praying-mantis-attacking-a-hummingbird/

if it can't escape those those powerful forelegs with rows of razor sharp spines.....
it's hummingbird for dinner :cry:
Ive seen mantids over the years here in florida usually a couple 2-4inches
but Ive caught 2 that were an astounding 10 to12inches :shock:
 
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whytewidow

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Heisengrow said:
The most reflective surface you can put is bright white elastomeric paint.the purple is mold resistant sheet rock.it will be finished smooth and painted with elastomeric paint for mold and moisture resistance.the tile was installed over half inch durock put over a vapor barrier.dealing with a warm grow environment you dont want termites.termites and bugs are attracted to moisture.the tile will make easy cleanups.
I'm not to concerned with a reflective floor.if you see the way my scrogs look they are like night time under the canopy.reflective floor is something I really dont need honestly.the walls are more important
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Gotcha... yeah scrog wouldn't benefit from reflective flooring.
 
hillbill

hillbill

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As a regular Black Silk drinker, Folgers plastics have been a real asset. Years ago I have grown in them with holes drilled for drainage similar to a SOG grow but transplants are not fun. I store lots of amendments in them. Great asswipe containers for the boat or camping. They are great scoops and water dishes for dogs. Probably have about 15 or 20 on active duty around here.
 
hillbill

hillbill

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Restaurant Sour Cream plastics are awesome as mid pots at a couple quarts and know of folks that have used dozens in a SOG. Cat litter 28# plastics seem popular among forum growers and commercial butter tubs are 4 gallon and very durable indoors but UV eats them up outside. I get kicks out of repurposed things.
 
BigHornBuds

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the gnome said:
they're on amazon they're pretty economical imo, 2 egg sacs for $5.99
each one hatches 100-400 mantids.
mantids are natural born killers of the insect world
they'll even eat small invertebrates like small frogs, lizards, bats and even birds!

here's a video of a hummingbird caught by a mantid
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photograph-shows-a-praying-mantis-attacking-a-hummingbird/

if it can't escape those those powerful forelegs with rows of razor sharp spines.....
it's hummingbird for dinner :cry:
Ive seen mantids over the years here in florida usually a couple 2-4inches
but Ive caught 2 that were an astounding 10 to12inches :shock:
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The egg cases are very cheap.
But when you want to buy adults, things start getting costly, then if you want something like the devil flower mantis, now your lookin at $100 a bug.
 
BigHornBuds

BigHornBuds

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Heisengrow said:
The most reflective surface you can put is bright white elastomeric paint.the purple is mold resistant sheet rock.it will be finished smooth and painted with elastomeric paint for mold and moisture resistance
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And it’s a bitch to keep clean .
I have Orca film over my special paint .
I like the Orca better, cleans easy, no bright or flash spots .
 
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