I will have Luis drill holes and start dumping them
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I don’t grow enough to have 3 55 gallon drums of soil but I can see modifying the process and using 5 gallon buckets(maybe 6 and rotating 3 and 3). I think peat is acidic in bogs which is why bodies buried in bogs mummify. Maybe peat cut from bogs gets washed with some kind of alkaline water before sale? Whatever the reason, I like not having to buy bags of dirt.
Here I was thinking you might be one of the people on here that this would work for, lack of rain didn’t dawn on me until you mentioned it.
I would still give it a try, and just flush the barrels once a week.
I had my doubts about this as well, but I believe it would be worth your effort, especially considering what you have to pay for soil in your area.
I don’t grow enough to have 3 55 gallon drums of soil but I can see modifying the process and using 5 gallon buckets(maybe 6 and rotating 3 and 3). I think peat is acidic in bogs which is why bodies buried in bogs mummify. Maybe peat cut from bogs gets washed with some kind of alkaline water before sale? Whatever the reason, I like not having to buy bags of dirt.
It takes me forever to go through a 55 gallon barrel, but the longer it takes to empty one, is the longer the one on deck is flushed, which is my main priority.
If I had to take a guess, I bet it takes a good 4 months for me to go through one barrel.
The first one didn’t last that long because I ended up using some of it on my garden.
The next time I switch barrels, I will write the date on it with a sharpie.
I am going to try it. I already have 2 barrels sitting around. F’in hoarder sister brought them here. She Said I could use them. I have tools in one and dirty grow bags in the other.
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I am happy it wasn’t disappointing. Break out your axe and crank up your Spark. I had creative juices flowing from that Freakshow bud.
Lol, that’s the first thing I did after I made that post!
Played for over an hour. You ain’t kidding, it’s awesome guitar weed.
I am pretty sure that’s the best I have ever played.
Are you using Jacks 20-20-20 and if so how much gallon ?? Ditto epsom salt and calcium nitrate ? Thanks
I keep 4 jugs in the grow room.
One is straight water.
One is CalMag=1/2 teaspoon of Calcium Nitrate, 1/4 teaspoon of Epsom.
I run a couple cups of HOT water into my jug. Add 1/2 teaspoon of Calcium Nitrate. Shake until dissolved.
Add 1/4 teaspoon or Epsom.
Shake until dissolved.
Then finish filling the jug with cold water.
One is Jacks Classic 20-20-20, 1/2 teaspoon per gallon.
One is Jacks Bloom Booster 10-30-20, 1/2 teaspoon per gallon.
I have started using 1/4 tsp of each
Do a little research. You will find that Calcium and Magnesium are supposed to be administered in a 2 to 1 ratio.
With that being said, I believe everyone has read where I mentioned I source my water from a spring in the woods behind my house.
This jumbled pile of limestone rocks is where the spring comes out of the ground.
In this pool of water, about 50 yards below the beginning of the spring, I have a submersible pump, which is where I pump my water from.
It’s kind of stagnant right now, but I will have plenty of fresh clean water after the wet season sets in.
From there, I pump water into a cistern, which supplies my house.
Considering the fact that the water flows out of a vein of limestone, I would say that my water is probably high in calcium.
My plants still do well on the 2 to 1 ratio, but I think that needs to be taken into consideration.
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Must be autos. I've gotten 3 one gallon jars outta one plant, grown outside.
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Hey Bro How long did you let her go ...68-70 usually works for me ....
Did you get any color at all....
I got straight ssdd I haven't dropped any more seed of the cross.
Peace
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