abso1utepain
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hello
the plan is to do a guerilla grow this spring, a decent number of plants in sets of 6, need some opinions from the experts(you guys, esp FDD). the plants will only be seen 4-5 times including planting and harvest.
1/2 of each site will be in grow bags, the other 1/2 directly in the soil. in general the soil here is decent but a has a bit of clay.
each site will be preped befor planting. (trip 1) going to add to the soil:
peat moss, wood ash, coffee grounds(attracts worms good for tomato plants, figure it will help here too), egg shells on top of soil(slugs won't go over broken egg shells), sand(better drainage), vermiculite(retain mositure durring dry spells), worm castings. also going to spray area once with a cinnimon pesticide from local hydro shop
***anything else that should be done? might put a layer of sand at bottom of each location to help drainage further
Grow bags will be partially buried, gravel added to bottom, and filled with potting soil+vermiculite+worm castings, top will also have layer of egg shells.
***any additional needs here?
Locations, woods: area filled with mountain laurel(thick brushy plant, leaves all year if its healthy), insainly hard to get into the dense underbrush. average height is about 5 ft tall. closest trail is about 150-200 feet away and RARELY used(once every week or 2, usually used by quads so they don't stop near by reguardless), there is also a brook between the trail and area, also plenty of trees to avoid sighting
Swamp: theres an area of swamp within a 15-20 minute walk from wooded locations that have some high spots, also area was logged about 8 years ago, and now is pretty inhospitable, lots of grape vines and more laurel to make it hard to access, pretty open vertically except for the laurel, and some dead trees with grape vines in them. also figure the misquitos will help. only going to plant in the ground on the high spots, might also gather stones and stack them up for the bag plants
Trees: going to try and put 2-3 in a tree. this will be a bit difficult, going to get maple syrup spouts and use a few of those to water the plants(steal the sap from one plant and give it to another), run a tube from the tree with a spout into the bucket(going to be covered with bark from dead trees on the ground glued to it to make it blend in better, also going to have the plant come out at an angle near the real tree branch to make it look more realistic. don't know how well stealing moisture from a tree will work, but its worth a try and only way to deliver moisture w/out being there to check on it once in a while. these buckets will be bolted to the tree itself between trunk and branch, goal is to find a long bucket, about as wide as a 2 liter bottle of soda and about 3 feet long.
***any opinions? this is unlikly to work but i figure it will only take about 15-20 mins per plant to set up so might as well give it a try.
plants will be grown from seed indoors for a week(maybe 2 at most) and then moved outside(trip 2), if theres extra seeds, probably drop a few directly into the soil.also going to respray with more cinnimon pesticide
the 3rd trip will be between 2 and 3 weeks later to check up on everything
the 4th trip will be in mid september to check on plants, expect only 1-2 plants to survive per location at best, and 0 tree plants to survive, will be prepared to harvest if any are close
the 5th trip will be for final harvest
10%or less expected to survive this , anyone have any opinions? advice? any info would be awsome
the plan is to do a guerilla grow this spring, a decent number of plants in sets of 6, need some opinions from the experts(you guys, esp FDD). the plants will only be seen 4-5 times including planting and harvest.
1/2 of each site will be in grow bags, the other 1/2 directly in the soil. in general the soil here is decent but a has a bit of clay.
each site will be preped befor planting. (trip 1) going to add to the soil:
peat moss, wood ash, coffee grounds(attracts worms good for tomato plants, figure it will help here too), egg shells on top of soil(slugs won't go over broken egg shells), sand(better drainage), vermiculite(retain mositure durring dry spells), worm castings. also going to spray area once with a cinnimon pesticide from local hydro shop
***anything else that should be done? might put a layer of sand at bottom of each location to help drainage further
Grow bags will be partially buried, gravel added to bottom, and filled with potting soil+vermiculite+worm castings, top will also have layer of egg shells.
***any additional needs here?
Locations, woods: area filled with mountain laurel(thick brushy plant, leaves all year if its healthy), insainly hard to get into the dense underbrush. average height is about 5 ft tall. closest trail is about 150-200 feet away and RARELY used(once every week or 2, usually used by quads so they don't stop near by reguardless), there is also a brook between the trail and area, also plenty of trees to avoid sighting
Swamp: theres an area of swamp within a 15-20 minute walk from wooded locations that have some high spots, also area was logged about 8 years ago, and now is pretty inhospitable, lots of grape vines and more laurel to make it hard to access, pretty open vertically except for the laurel, and some dead trees with grape vines in them. also figure the misquitos will help. only going to plant in the ground on the high spots, might also gather stones and stack them up for the bag plants
Trees: going to try and put 2-3 in a tree. this will be a bit difficult, going to get maple syrup spouts and use a few of those to water the plants(steal the sap from one plant and give it to another), run a tube from the tree with a spout into the bucket(going to be covered with bark from dead trees on the ground glued to it to make it blend in better, also going to have the plant come out at an angle near the real tree branch to make it look more realistic. don't know how well stealing moisture from a tree will work, but its worth a try and only way to deliver moisture w/out being there to check on it once in a while. these buckets will be bolted to the tree itself between trunk and branch, goal is to find a long bucket, about as wide as a 2 liter bottle of soda and about 3 feet long.
***any opinions? this is unlikly to work but i figure it will only take about 15-20 mins per plant to set up so might as well give it a try.
plants will be grown from seed indoors for a week(maybe 2 at most) and then moved outside(trip 2), if theres extra seeds, probably drop a few directly into the soil.also going to respray with more cinnimon pesticide
the 3rd trip will be between 2 and 3 weeks later to check up on everything
the 4th trip will be in mid september to check on plants, expect only 1-2 plants to survive per location at best, and 0 tree plants to survive, will be prepared to harvest if any are close
the 5th trip will be for final harvest
10%or less expected to survive this , anyone have any opinions? advice? any info would be awsome