Growing in a tree!.....?

grow in 5 gal buckets use rope on pulley system to raise and lower thats what ive been drawin up in my head

oh yeah also let me add that having been a tree climber for all these years the wind diferance up in a tree is way dif than on the ground i would recomend the shortest stoutest plants with much wind training b4 hand gees the more i think about this the more a pain in the ass its seems it would be i think ill stick with my steel cages on the ground

sven deisel said:

oh yeah also let me add that having been a tree climber for all these years the wind diferance up in a tree is way dif than on the ground i would recomend the shortest stoutest plants with much wind training b4 hand gees the more i think about this the more a pain in the ass its seems it would be i think ill stick with my steel cages on the ground

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you have a point there, wind could be a real issue if you're really up there, say 75 feet
it's quite a trade off here, i'd think you'd be very safe from rippers
and years ago, i used to get ripped a lot
bug problems should go down, and animal problems should go way down

i like keepinabeat's idea, just hoist it up and let swing in the air
get the rope up there, and climbing not needed
wind becomes the enemy then, your 'grow cage' needs to take this into account

Hell yea dude, why cant it be June, this grow is gonna be sick. Another thing I was thinkin is a .........wick system

It would act as the shelf, could be spraypainted, and would catch rainwater and shit. Any ideas? Ive never actullay heard of people using wick systems, so cant start to imagine how well they work, but Iwouldnt have to climb as often

And shit, Ima deffently start a journal for my whole grow, meaning this plant will be in there. Im a little weery on posting pictures of my entire grow op, but shit I wish so bad that I had saved up pictures throughout the life of my last grow to see how it grew so I dont care how many people check it out, its mainly for memories of my girls.

Anybody able to grow outside right now, do...this....shit

if you decide to climb a tree and don't really know what you're doing please do this... rig up a way to tie two ropes around your waist that you can hook and unhook easily on one side(if you're savvy make it adjustable with slip knots, hitches, and such), climb the tree with the ropes wrapped around it... use the second rope to pass branches... and use the ropes to lean on when you are working... this way if you do slip at least you don't fall all the way down

here's how to make a harness with just rope

http://www.trails.com/how_8180_rope-climbing-harness.html
or the NSFW version... http://tacit.livejournal.com/199593.html <<EDIT:this confuses me actually...


SECOND EDIT: pine tops have been known to snap off... even being tied to the tree doesn't help if the top of the tree is falling... use good judgement

buggin69 said:

if you decide to climb a tree and don't really know what you're doing please do this... rig up a way to tie two ropes around your waist that you can hook and unhook easily on one side(if you're savvy make it adjustable with slip knots, hitches, and such), climb the tree with the ropes wrapped around it... use the second rope to pass branches... and use the ropes to lean on when you are working... this way if you do slip at least you don't fall all the way down

here's how to make a harness with just rope

http://www.trails.com/how_8180_rope-climbing-harness.html
or the NSFW version... http://tacit.livejournal.com/199593.html <<EDIT:this confuses me actually...


SECOND EDIT: pine tops have been known to snap off... even being tied to the tree doesn't help if the top of the tree is falling... use good judgement

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Thanks mom, haha

thanks for that link though. thats defently a good idea, Ive seen Bear Grills make a rope harness a couple times, seems to work for him.....

Another positive thing about growing in a tree would be an extended growing season. As frost/cold air settles in the lowest areas and if your fifty feet in the air your plants would avoid damage from light frosts

making the $$$ said:

Another positive thing about growing in a tree would be an extended growing season. As frost/cold air settles in the lowest areas and if your fifty feet in the air your plants would avoid damage from light frosts

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there just aren't any downsides to this it seems......