Hollatchaboy
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Maybe I'll try the sampler I got on a clone that's not taking off real well. See what it does.
SIP thread -- (Sub-Irrigated Planter)
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myke
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So for the cover crop from what I remember is you plant it in like week 5 ish of flower. So it uses up the extra N lol. I wish. Then you leave it until after harvest,plant the seedling then once it starts taking off like 2-3 weeks you mash everything down and cover with all your left overs from harvest (leaves,stems)and some alfalfa or similar. This is food for next Round.
Hollatchaboy
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Too late. I already chopped. Lol
I added 1/2 cup of gnarly barley as well.
I'll see if I can get the transplant out of the solo cup in the morning. Its only been in there for a week and a half, so I'm kinda hesitant.
I mix the 10 ml of each into 3.2 litres and give four plants each 800ml.
myke
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That sounds right,when I did hydro 3ml/L of ea was my normal.
GrassBurner
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Keep your eye out for hemp plants to sprout from the gnarly barley. I had a male hemp plant sprout in the back of my cabinet, and didn't notice until that fucker started making balls 
Tiny little fellow, but he would have seeded my grow with some trash pollen.
Tiny little fellow, but he would have seeded my grow with some trash pollen.
GrassBurner
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She's a real beaut Clark We've got buds forming 
I'm throwing the food at her like she's a Jersey Heifer. Gonna make a tea out of the Flowergirl for her tonight. Label says 2 cups per 5 gallons of water. Says water with the tea, then mulch the solids. Think I'll make 2 gallons, use it on this plant and the small sips.
We've got buds forming I'm throwing the food at her like she's a Jersey Heifer. Gonna make a tea out of the Flowergirl for her tonight. Label says 2 cups per 5 gallons of water. Says water with the tea, then mulch the solids. Think I'll make 2 gallons, use it on this plant and the small sips.
Hollatchaboy
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I got the newer blend without the hemp seed, and I ground it into meal.Keep your eye out for hemp plants to sprout from the gnarly barley. I had a male hemp plant sprout in the back of my cabinet, and didn't notice until that fucker started making balls
Hollatchaboy
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Lookin good!She's a real beaut Clark
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GrassBurner
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Thanks!! Getting to this point is pretty simple, it's the next 2 months that will be the challenge
Hollatchaboy
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Thanks for the heads up though. I know that was an issue for the gnarly barley, even after grounding it up.
I did end up getting a pea pod looking thing in my cover crop though. Lol
Hollatchaboy
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Amen brother. I wish flower went as smooth veg does. LolThanks!! Getting to this point is pretty simple, it's the next 2 months that will be the challenge
GrassBurner
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I about shit when I opened the tent and saw male pods poking up through my female plant With a lot of us running organic soil in sips, things should get easier for us. I learn new things all the time on this thread 
With a lot of us running organic soil in sips, things should get easier for us. I learn new things all the time on this thread
Hollatchaboy
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Do you run your sips no till?I about shit when I opened the tent and saw male pods poking up through my female plant
GrassBurner
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Oh no, I till the hell out of it I used to empty the sips into my fresh soil pile, then refill them with that mixture. Then I added my dry ammendments and some ewc, and mixed it all up. This run here I just mixed in the ammendments and ewc into the same soil. I did let these sips sit for a month or so to break down the rootball before using them.
I used to empty the sips into my fresh soil pile, then refill them with that mixture. Then I added my dry ammendments and some ewc, and mixed it all up. This run here I just mixed in the ammendments and ewc into the same soil. I did let these sips sit for a month or so to break down the rootball before using them.
Hollatchaboy
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Ok. Seems everybody does that with their sips. I feel like I'm the only one trying to run one no till. LolOh no, I till the hell out of it
It seems to me the better option for no till, though the earthbox is too small. I'm thinking about doing a diy 20 gal. tote. It should do the trick, but I'd like to go bigger, like Xmas tree tote size. Lol
GrassBurner
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Make on from a 275 gallon tote Cut the top off at 24 inches, flip it upside down, put it into the bottom of the tote and that's your soil container. It already has a 6" hole in the middle. Could make a giant peat wick there, and run some thick wicking rope out like spider legs. Give you about 130 gallons of soil, and a 50+ gallon reservoir depending on how far down you brought the soil container into the reservoir. Put some air disc's in there, and grow some monsters.
Would definitely need 8' ceilings
Cut the top off at 24 inches, flip it upside down, put it into the bottom of the tote and that's your soil container. It already has a 6" hole in the middle. Could make a giant peat wick there, and run some thick wicking rope out like spider legs. Give you about 130 gallons of soil, and a 50+ gallon reservoir depending on how far down you brought the soil container into the reservoir. Put some air disc's in there, and grow some monsters. Would definitely need 8' ceilings
GrassBurner
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If you do no till, I'd put landscaping fabric over the soil shelf. I noticed a huge reduction in soil in the reservoir after each run with the fabric. Didn't effect the roots getting into the res, but kept most of the worms out, and the dirt they brought with them.
Hollatchaboy
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Ah....I can only dream. LolMake on from a 275 gallon tote
Would definitely need 8' ceilings
Hollatchaboy
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Yea I didn't do that. Depending on how this run goes, will decide if I run another cycle in it. If I don't I'm definitely putting some landscape fabric down before I start it up again.