Solve My Floor Problem Please

Biological Graffity

Biological Graffity

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basically what to use over concrete floor, (I grow in soil)...Things that have been tried before are pallets (didnt like water gathering and rotting wood) sheets of 4X8 1/2 inch hard foam insulation (water gathers under the sheets and causes problems)...so what do people do when growing on concrete?
 
Grumpy'

Grumpy'

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Let your run off gather in a drip pan of some sort? I grow in a closet with carpet and can't let run off just go as if I was in say, my garage where I have concrete. The pots I use fit perfectly into five gallon buckets, but only recess into the bucket so far, allowing run off to collect and be dumped later. I has seen grows where yu use a large tray with buckets on so runoff collects in it. Get a bit fancy and install a drain in one corner with a slight angle to the tray and you can easily remove the runoff.
 
Biological Graffity

Biological Graffity

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I have no problem with water on the concrete, and I use drip trays for my pots and run a dehumidifier...just need something like plastic palletts or something similar that would keep my pots of the floor and have very small floor surfice contact area so the water wont gather. Just vorried roots getting too cold so dont want it dirrectly on concrete...preferably something I can score cheap or better yet, free
 
shrxhky420

shrxhky420

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Biological Graffity said:
I have no problem with water on the concrete, and I use drip trays for my pots and run a dehumidifier...just need something like plastic palletts or something similar that would keep my pots of the floor and have very small floor surfice contact area so the water wont gather. Just vorried roots getting too cold so dont want it dirrectly on concrete...preferably something I can score cheap or better yet, free
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dude you answered your own question... plastic pallets. Grocery stores have them and you can probably get some behind Lowes, or Home Depot, even Walmart... any place with a garden area. stay high
 
RawBudzski

RawBudzski

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Also do not get busted for driving behind lowes & caught on cam struggling to load your car with 3 plastic pallets.
 
afrawfraw

afrawfraw

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I would think the same as patio gardeners. Grab planter dollies. Off of the ground and portable. Kinda nice? Add a catch pan for drainage to waste?
 
missnu

missnu

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I always just leg my plants into the shower for watering and such...and then after they drain I take them back to the tent...although I have also used empty nursey pots to hold the pots with plants in them off the ground...at first I had all my plants just sitting on the ground and I would just water them, but the runoff would just go back into the other plants...which is no good, so I started the shower, but now i have plants of all sizes and species all using the same light so now most of the plants are raises, but I guess I'll just keep taking the plants to the shower..we have thought about adding in a shower drain in the plant room so I can just water them where they are and the water would drain out under the house.
 
Grumpy'

Grumpy'

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missnu said:
I always just leg my plants into the shower for watering and such...and then after they drain I take them back to the tent...although I have also used empty nursey pots to hold the pots with plants in them off the ground...at first I had all my plants just sitting on the ground and I would just water them, but the runoff would just go back into the other plants...which is no good, so I started the shower, but now i have plants of all sizes and species all using the same light so now most of the plants are raises, but I guess I'll just keep taking the plants to the shower..we have thought about adding in a shower drain in the plant room so I can just water them where they are and the water would drain out under the house.
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Cheaper alternative (if yu meant the whole shower floor pan) is to get the ones made for under washing machines. Thinner material so not as pricey. I am going to be doing a room addition soon, and am going to incorporate a grow room into it. The grow spot is too g to be along a wall adjacent to a bathroom, so it's going to be a plumbed room that can be converted to a vanity area if I ever sell my home, or come up with a different spot. I don't post alot of pics, but might pull out the trusty camera when the project starts.
 
Biological Graffity

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shrxhky420 said:
dude you answered your own question... plastic pallets. Grocery stores have them and you can probably get some behind Lowes, or Home Depot, even Walmart... any place with a garden area. stay high
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those are really hard to find around here for some reason...oh yeah coz they like 34 bucks a peice! LOL
 
Biological Graffity

Biological Graffity

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missnu said:
I always just leg my plants into the shower for watering and such...and then after they drain I take them back to the tent...although I have also used empty nursey pots to hold the pots with plants in them off the ground...at first I had all my plants just sitting on the ground and I would just water them, but the runoff would just go back into the other plants...which is no good, so I started the shower, but now i have plants of all sizes and species all using the same light so now most of the plants are raises, but I guess I'll just keep taking the plants to the shower..we have thought about adding in a shower drain in the plant room so I can just water them where they are and the water would drain out under the house.
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Not an option
 

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scroglodyte

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make low "tables" with heavy duty wire cloth and pressure-treated lumber. keep fans running, aimed at floor. concrete will indeed rob heat from the root ball, i believe.
 
Grumpy'

Grumpy'

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Biological Graffity said:
Not an option
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Yeahhhhh buddy!!! With an op like that, don't cheap out. You haven't by the looks of things yet. Keep in mind ou first mentioned water build up, and now seem more concerned with heat transfer away from your pots to the cold floor. Spend the bucks on the plastic pallets or even the types of floors found in nurseries. Maybe a less costly approach would be those child play mats that link together like puzzle pieces. The are foam rubber and have insulating properties.
 
neosapien

neosapien

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Biological Graffity said:
basically what to use over concrete floor, (I grow in soil)...Things that have been tried before are pallets (didnt like water gathering and rotting wood) sheets of 4X8 1/2 inch hard foam insulation (water gathers under the sheets and causes problems)...so what do people do when growing on concrete?
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Are you sure, they're getting too cold? What about when the weather warms? That cooler concrete might come in handy in those hot summer days. Whatever you do don't make it permanent. Growing has a way of constantly making you change things. Just my $0.02.
 
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