My Growitup Greenhouse Grow 2010

DUBS Doobious

DUBS Doobious

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cruzer101 said:
Strange, I thought I would see roots popping out the side by now. I have been watering about two inches below the top. Maybe they went down following the water.
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Smart pots do whats called oxygen root-pruning.
The roots find their way to the sides of the pots the oxygen culls the tip off.
Lateral root growth is encouraged by this.
This creates a mass of feeder roots.

I'm thinking of making some DIY Smart Pots because I need em to fit in custom dimensions.
It's just non-woven Polypropylene Geo-Textile same stuff that weed control matting is made out of.
I got the sewing skills. I got this.
 
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cruzer101

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gumball said:
them things may have enough roots to survive winter!!! they are huge! man, you got your hands full, a good full, but full nonetheless!!!
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Yea my buddy said that. he said to leave some undergrowth when I harvest, drop a bag of ice on the base of the plant to shock it and leave it there over winter. That would be cool to grow it again next year as one long hedge.

DUBS Doobious said:
Smart pots do whats called oxygen root-pruning.
The roots find their way to the sides of the pots the oxygen culls the tip off.
Lateral root growth is encouraged by this.
This creates a mass of feeder roots.

I'm thinking of making some DIY Smart Pots because I need em to fit in custom dimensions.
It's just non-woven Polypropylene Geo-Textile same stuff that weed control matting is made out of.
I got the sewing skills. I got this.
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Naw, not hard at all, I know a couple people who make there own bags now.
Yea, I kinda knew how they worked. It's just that I saw a journal on here where the bag had roots growing out the sides of it. With all that shade down there I thought I would see some. Thanks for the info though.
 
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cruzer101

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Good man, going to pop some master kush fem seeds I got from Narvana for my winter grow.
I forgot I had them, there about 6 months old I guess they are still good.

I got that back corner of the GH trained today.
That bubba Kush looks like its gonna be the first to finish.
 
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cruzer101

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I found a couple box fans or Craigslist, I got two box fans and 1/2 dozen tennis balls for Max. $10.

Heres the smaller one.




I took off the grill, front and back. Then the blade.





I figure if I can get the back grill close enough to the blade it may work.


Back grill:




So I cut out space for the motor and installed the back grill through the front of the fan and secured it.



















Who knows if it will work or not, But now the blades only like 1/4 of an inch away and that how far away the trimmer bade was I seen.​
 
billcollector99

billcollector99

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cruzer101 said:
I found a couple box fans or Craigslist, I got two box fans and 1/2 dozen tennis balls for Max. $10.

Heres the smaller one.




I took off the grill, front and back. Then the blade.





I figure if I can get the back grill close enough to the blade it may work.


Back grill:




So I cut out space for the motor and installed the back grill through the front of the fan and secured it.



















Who knows if it will work or not, But now the blades only like 1/4 of an inch away and that how far away the trimmer bade was I seen.​
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I heard that the fans with the metal blades work alot better. With the amount of mud you are going to have to trim, and the size of your nugs, I would think that those plastic blades will end up shattering.
 
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Bob Smith

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cruzer101 said:
Good man, going to pop some master kush fem seeds I got from Narvana for my winter grow.
I forgot I had them, there about 6 months old I guess they are still good.

I got that back corner of the GH trained today.
That bubba Kush looks like its gonna be the first to finish.
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Looking good, Cruze - I have some Nirvana MK that I need to grow out as well, so I'll be seeing how yours turn out.

Also, you think that fan blade is gonna be able to cut reasonably well? I have my doubts but I hope you prove me wrong :)
 
gumball

gumball

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You could always take some sandpaper and give the plastic blades a little edge. Or even tape a couple razor blades to a few different places on the blades. Maybe not tape though, lose a lot of trichs to tape, maybe a screw.
 
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Bob Smith

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gumball said:
You could always take some sandpaper and give the plastic blades a little edge. Or even tape a couple razor blades to a few different places on the blades. Maybe not tape though, lose a lot of trichs to tape, maybe a screw.
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Yeah, I was thinking along the same lines - watch a few episodes of "Locked Up" and see how the prisoners get those plastic shanks so sharp and try to emulate that.

That plastic blades will be too dull without some sharpening, IMO.
 
Hefty

Hefty

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Wow man...looks truley amazing..Something I will be aspiring to do one day...gotta get my first journal started..hopefully me and my brother will be starting it this weekend when our seeds crack :)
 
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cruzer101

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I hear ya guys,

I couldn’t find one with metal blades (reasonably priced that is) so I thought I would mess around with this. I figure if I couldn’t find one cheap then you wouldn’t either and I want to make something that anyone can replicate. I want to keep the fan blades in there to move the trim material away from the cut but I agree there needs to be some kind of cutting blade. I planned on metal blades that I was gonna cut and bend and sharpen the edge. So this is basically a prototype. I was thinking something along the lines of a weed wacker. Instead of a blade I was thinking wire attached to the hub right before the fan blade. Or fashion some kind of blade. First I needed to lower the back grill and secure it. Got that done. Just thought I would post that and see what you guys think.
 
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cruzer101

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Hefty said:
Wow man...looks truley amazing..Something I will be aspiring to do one day...gotta get my first journal started..hopefully me and my brother will be starting it this weekend when our seeds crack :)
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Thanks man, Feel free to post a link to your journal here so we can check it out.
Good luck.
 
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cruzer101

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OK, tried adding some wire to cut the leaf.
I drilled a hole about 1/2 in front of the blade edge and added a wire.













This works, I went and took a lower branch off a plant and tried it.
I just set the leaf in there to see what kind of cut I could get.





You can see the cuts are not perfect but it does work. I had to push the leaf in about 1/2 inch to cut it off though.
If I were to use this on a lot of material I think it would be better to leave the front grill off.

OK, so that worked, now I am gonna use a stronger fan.
I just got one with metal blades I think I can bend in place and sharpen.
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cruzer101

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DenseBuds said:
I think they make stiff weed whacker blades... let me see if I can find them. Not sure how long they are.


EDIT: This is what I was thinking of... probably not long enough though.
http://www.weedthrasher.com/product.php
http://www.greenlivingeveryday.com/Weed-Wacker-Blade-p/7201002.htm
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Yea the first link may work but the one with 2 blades, I dont think it moves fast enough.

billcollector99 said:
How bout this:



http://www.amazon.com/Derale-19118-18-Flxfn-Blkspi/dp/B000CN4Y8O
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Wow, that would do the job alright, Thanks



Let me see what I can do with this one that has metal blades.
I just got it from my neighbor, looks like it fits in the top of the garbage can better.


 
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cruzer101

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gumball said:
Now thAt does look good! Can't wait to see your new toy in action
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Yea this should rock. Its much more powerful and round to start with so it will fit in a can better. Gonna take a while though, I need to make some kind of bracket to lower the blades, I cant lower the grill on this one and I dont think I can bend them where I want them, they would be short.

infinitihigh said:
sweet grow!!!
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Thanks man, welcome to my journal.
 
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