Cheap outdoor grow set up

Hey, just wanted to share my idea for a nice, cheap set up. This has been extremely effective for me and have gotten amazing results.

Clones ($0-$15 each)

Fabric grocery tote bags ($1-$2 each) personally I like to double bag them, and they hold 5-7 gallons of dirt.

Basic garden soil ($2-$5 a bag)

Monterey Fish and Guano 9-6-2 blood and bone meal at Home Depot ($11) for veg.

MorBloom 0-10-10 ($7) for flowering.

Stainless Steel scissors ($1-$3)

So here's a scenario:

$15 one clone
$2 two fabric bags ($1 each)
$2 soil
$11 guano nutes
$7 flowering nutes
$1 scissors

Total $38 per plant set up

I would imagine fabric bags evaporate water more quickly ...and wick up ground water... have these caused issues for you?

pockitsPM said:

I would imagine fabric bags evaporate water more quickly ...and wick up ground water... have these caused issues for you?

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Fabric pots are essentially smart pots where the roots won't get root bound as they will try to continue growing through the fabric and the air prunes the excess root

Thing with these grow bags is that you must keep the plants watered. They dry up really fast and harden the soil unless you do. In my experience, $38 is close to what it also costs me when I do it outdoors but I swear that if you find a dried up marsh with green grass or skunk cabbage growing, grow your plants in that because then the plant drinks as much as it wants and the plants get huge. Swamp grows are the best option IMO for an outdoor set up unless you are a legal grower who is growing in their own back yard. Perimerter fencing is a must where I am as elk love to walk around and squash unprotected plants. Or they eat them.

Hike in your soil mix and plonk it right on top of the dry surface marsh. If the marsh feels cool to the touch but it's still firm, then you know there's water underneath that the roots will go down into. No permieter fencing though typically means no plant at the end of the season. That's how important the fencing is to the plant where I am. Good luck to all!

Just have to make adjustments for wet spring weather and extra water levels.

I agree with you northeastmarco. You have to select the best spots you can find.