Hollatchaboy
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Oh... lol... no prob.
Nah, I don't have anything close to done yet. I got a small pheno hunt in the works though.
SIP thread -- (Sub-Irrigated Planter)
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Nah, I don't have anything close to done yet. I got a small pheno hunt in the works though.
LewberDewber852
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Anybody do a cover crop on their SIPs? Gonna get mine growing again as it is tent season for me. Covers are kind of a pain imo and I don’t want my soil exposed so thought maybe a cover crop would be neat. I used coir tops on my last grow (not sip) and didn’t mind them either.
GenericEnigma
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I tried a cover crop once, wasn't good at it. Rather than developing that skill, I opted for black plastic to keep soil moist and break the gnat cycle. Helps retain heat under an LED, too.
Hollatchaboy
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I used to run no till in an earthbox. I would do a cover crop after harvest, let it grow out a bit....
Then chop and drop, a lil before transplant of the new round.......
LewberDewber852
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Do the roots grow deep enough? Or am I missing the mark? Or is the soil in all just at the appropriate place where the plant life up top can take advantage of them?
That my friend is beautiful and very satisfying. Nice job. What is that cover and how long does it take to establish?
Hollatchaboy
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I really only suggest it, if you're doing no till.
LewberDewber852
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I appreciate the advice. I highly doubt I will but was just a thought. I don’t have the balls or experience to run no till YET. Well I have the balls but doesn’t need I gotta use em
weedstoner420
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On my current grow I'm using a thick layer of cannabis leaves as mulch and it seems to help keep the top soil moist.
A cover isn't really that bad with a SIP since you'll (hopefully) rarely be touching it. In the past I've used a piece of panda film with a slit cut in it, so it can just slide on and off, and then clipped to the edges of the container. It's easy enough to pull it off and top-dress if needed.
A cover isn't really that bad with a SIP since you'll (hopefully) rarely be touching it. In the past I've used a piece of panda film with a slit cut in it, so it can just slide on and off, and then clipped to the edges of the container. It's easy enough to pull it off and top-dress if needed.
meangreengrowinmachine
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I am using leaves as mulch this go round. Got 3 Strawberry Milk & Qookies and 3 pre 98 episode one autos from night owl and then the sip with 2 plants are the freebie Green Crack autos that came with them from North Atlantic seeds. I have not run autos in probably 10+ years so still on a learning curve and I think I might have triggered them too early. Next time I will plant into root riots and then put them directly into the SIP and try to not over water and see if that works better. 4x4 tent build a soil coots mix recipe and build a soil line up of weekly supplements. Timber Magnolia 4 light.
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Hollatchaboy
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You don't really need either for no till. No till is basically just following nature. Use nature as your guide.I appreciate the advice. I highly doubt I will but was just a thought. I don’t have the balls or experience to run no till YET. Well I have the balls but doesn’t need I gotta use em
GenericEnigma
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M10/Purest Indica. Bunching tops and pistils forming with huge leaves. Pollen saved and waiting. RH getting into the 70s, almost time to fire up the big extractor.
meangreengrowinmachine
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Anyone using Build a soils new feeding schedule? Wondering if I need to be top dressing every week??
weedstoner420
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If it were me, I would probably top dress 3x as much as they recommend, but only do it every 3 weeks
meangreengrowinmachine
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huh... your reasoning?
weedstoner420
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It's less work and in organic soil I can't see it making a significant difference. Most dry organic ferts like Espoma, Gaia Green, etc instruct you to top dress once a month.
meangreengrowinmachine
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aaah ok gotcha! thanks!
meangreengrowinmachine
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Scored 4 used full size earthboxes today 3 of which had wheels plus a bunch of custom made sized to fit heavy duty tomato cages for them for THIRTY bucks today! washed em out and getting them ready to go!!
LewberDewber852
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Holy bush. That’s dense