Live Stoner Chat Live Stoner Chat - Jul-Sep '22

[Zer0]

Sorry mate, I searched for pics, and could not find the ones that I am sure I had a few years back. Just, for example, nail a square (or whatever proportions) frame of 2x4's on edge, nailed together at the corners. The size of the wood won't cause a problem, the plant pots will always be >1.5 inches from the walls of your tent. Once the frame is together put it in your tent, lay poly in it, fold it at the corners so you can take the bottom right to the lower edge corners of the frame, staple to the top edge of the boards, and you have your 4x4 (or whatever) tray, waterproof to the top edge of the 2x4's. If you want to save a bit of floor space, you could make the frame out of some ~3" strips of plywood.

When I use this setup for three ten gallon (so called) bags, I used 2x4's for the sides of the space, and bent arborite around the rounded ends to match the pots. I also put foam in the spaces between the pots to prevent excess water when the valve floods the tray. I would be careful about trying to subirrigate a bunch of pots with an autovalve if the tray has lots of space between pots. The extra volume of water between the pots will increase the amount that plants need to use before the flooded portion of the pot medium is aerated as liquid gets absorbed by the plant. A simple square tray will work a treat for just containing leaks or the like, but for subirrigation, I would try to reduce the volume of water between the pots.

I think I have given up on autovalves except for soil/water only grows. Next grow, I plan to use automated top watering like I did for my last solo run. The run will be in coco in ~2gallon pots. Should be another learning experience.

Thanks for that write up, i think i have the idea down.

I'll use smaller totes since smaller space will work better with the valve idea.

 

[Zer0]

Grow offs are fun but we all need same seeds tho right? That gets expensive i think

 

[DankDoctor420]

Grow offs are fun but we all need same seeds tho right? That gets expensive i think

We could possibly look around for sponsors for beans for the grow offs also. Or your welcome to use your own also if you think you have something to smoke everyone. Make that an option I feel. Have separate contests for the Auto and photo growers maybe?

 

[DankDoctor420]

Just a thought and idea if anyone is interested. I think it would be fun and exciting.

 

[Cannaficionado]

So its only been, what 2 hours since I went downstairs and uncovered my girl to see how she was. I realized I left my basement light on so I went downstairs to turn it off and of course my obsessive behavior told me to just look. I guess the 2 min of brief light it got was enough its starting to poke thru already! I mustve really confused her by planting too deep, once she got light she shot straight up.

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I posted it on my blog but this thing bounced back quick after checking her around 11am these photos were taken at 8:30pm just before lights out. Had to check up

 

[eprotege]

Honestly I find autos to be way easier. Photos make me feel like I'm having to nurse it for ages, autos its like you let them rip and away you go lol. But thats just me, and I take a super low involvement approach to growing. I started with OF and their nute line and then played around with stuff before realizing that no till living soil is what works for me. I ran both my first go and I learned a lot much more quickly with my autos.

The faster you fail, the faster you can learn and move on. I failed my way through 3 auto grows last year with enough time to succeed with a 4th.

 

[derek420colorado]

Anyone here grown Creme de la cosmos?

 

[Lil Dab]

But I swear to little 7 pound 9 oz baby Jesus

praise baby jesus

To the point mate. Just for the record, had you not asked, I never would have said a thing. Thanks again for your efforts @Son of Hobbes.

No complaints here raffle on

Or a kiddie pool shaped tent haha

we talked about that the other week with a lazy in the middle

The faster you fail, the faster you can learn and move on. I failed my way through 3 auto grows last year with enough time to succeed with a 4th.

Well said failure is what you make it

Anyone here grown Creme de la cosmos?

Nope just bubblegum queen from him

 

[Fermented_Fruitz]

Think I’m gonna have to give them roots a tug tomorrow to make sure they aren’t blocking off the dripper!

 

[Cerebral Goo]

Oh, then some of us will have questions for you!

@Cerebral Goo : You see this? Heck, Ol' Hobbes knows a thing or two about the Jacks!

I think I may start a new thread and try to tag all the Jacks users. Perhaps we can winnow down a schedule that works well for everyone. Or at least addresses a couple of hiccups I've run into.

That would be great! My ladies are charging along pretty good, but definitely needs some refining. Would be great if we could get it in a close ballpark for different mediums and feed styles. Environment always an issue, but most peoples are fairly close.

@Son of Hobbes, I assume you were running photos in the commercial grow(s) you mentioned?