Big Outdoor Grow 2011

Well I think its about time I made a Grow Journal, so let me start by explaining what i plan to do. I plan to have an area out in the woods capable of holding 50 plants and a small 12x6 greenhouse for the clones and supplies.

I will start by clearing the land of all the brush and bushes, then i will start to dig all the soil up to make room for an irrigation system and the new soil that i will be putting down. The soil that I will be using is a mix of: Bone Meal, Blood Meal, Epsom salts, dolmite lime,kelp meal, worm castings, and perilite. As far as the irrigation system goes I might try to install a underground system that is wired up to a hydrometer (probably going to have to do some custom wiring and programming.) so it turns on when the moisture level drops and shuts off when it hits a designated peak.

I still need a way to keep insects away I heard somewhere that tomato plants work to keep insects away so I might put a circle of them around the area once i find out if they are a strong enough repellent.

Today I found the main location of where I will base my operation from, I figure once cleared i should be able to fit a good amount of plants here and the greenhouse. I also found 3 more locations that are slightly smaller but should be capable of holding a good 20+ plants. Here are some pictures of what i cleared so far today.




If any one has any suggestions or comments let me know i'm tryin to gather all the info from as many growers as possible.

nice is this your own land? i was thinking aobut buying 5 acers and building my own green house and log cabin. It would be sick to live off the land.

any updates????