Yeah man life Ben f crazy lol I’ll definitely will follow closely it definitely got my attention
Building a SIP like planter
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It got my attention cuz it’s more hands on u can make it out stuff u have laying around the yard
Very well.
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Well, I just finished putting it together, and found out the last 5 pics vanished!
I'll put together a drawing of it later and post it.
Here are the first 3 pics. After this I cut the top part of the bag off, cut a hole in some burlap and fit it over the bag. Then I fit some cloth over the end of the fill pipe and buried that end in the perlite through another hole in the burlap.
Then I buried it all in the soil.
The overflow hole is 5cm up from the bottom of the tote, and the perlite is 7cm deep (no autocorrect, that should not read "derp").
What else am I missing?
Turns out 10 litres of perlite wasn't enough, so I ended up using 15.
In the second pic you can see the divot I made in the perlite to drill the overflow hole.
There was a plant growing out a hole in a bag of soil too.
I put some burlap and bricks on top of the soil to keep the squirrels out.
I'll put together a drawing of it later and post it.
Here are the first 3 pics. After this I cut the top part of the bag off, cut a hole in some burlap and fit it over the bag. Then I fit some cloth over the end of the fill pipe and buried that end in the perlite through another hole in the burlap.
Then I buried it all in the soil.
The overflow hole is 5cm up from the bottom of the tote, and the perlite is 7cm deep (no autocorrect, that should not read "derp").
What else am I missing?
Turns out 10 litres of perlite wasn't enough, so I ended up using 15.
In the second pic you can see the divot I made in the perlite to drill the overflow hole.
There was a plant growing out a hole in a bag of soil too.
I put some burlap and bricks on top of the soil to keep the squirrels out.
You have squirrels and we have the kind that don’t have as big ears or a bushy tail. (Rats) New York was the rat capital but now we are. Nasty vermin. CLWell, I just finished putting it together, and found out the last 5 pics vanished!
I'll put together a drawing of it later and post it.
Here are the first 3 pics. After this I cut the top part of the bag off, cut a hole in some burlap and fit it over the bag. Then I fit some cloth over the end of the fill pipe and buried that end in the perlite through another hole in the burlap.
Then I buried it all in the soil.
The overflow hole is 5cm up from the bottom of the tote, and the perlite is 7cm deep (no autocorrect, that should not read "derp").
What else am I missing?
Turns out 10 litres of perlite wasn't enough, so I ended up using 15.
In the second pic you can see the divot I made in the perlite to drill the overflow hole.
There was a plant growing out a hole in a bag of soil too.
I put some burlap and bricks on top of the soil to keep the squirrels out.
Looking great so far, Mel!
Are you just going to have a drain hole, or are you going to glue a piece of tubing in the hole?
The reason I ask is because the runoff (overflow) is much easier to contain with tubing directing it somewhere, like into a pan or something...
I bring it up now, since it's easier to install before you fill the SIP.
And, you may not even need it, but I thought I should mention it.
*I'm glad you'll be the one lifting that, and not me...my 4 gallon is plenty heavy enough...
Are you just going to have a drain hole, or are you going to glue a piece of tubing in the hole?
The reason I ask is because the runoff (overflow) is much easier to contain with tubing directing it somewhere, like into a pan or something...
I bring it up now, since it's easier to install before you fill the SIP.
And, you may not even need it, but I thought I should mention it.
*I'm glad you'll be the one lifting that, and not me...my 4 gallon is plenty heavy enough...
He’s gonna need a forklift to move it once it’s got going. CLLooking great so far, Mel!
Are you just going to have a drain hole, or are you going to glue a piece of tubing in the hole?
The reason I ask is because the runoff (overflow) is much easier to contain with tubing directing it somewhere, like into a pan or something...
I bring it up now, since it's easier to install before you fill the SIP.
And, you may not even need it, but I thought I should mention it.
*I'm glad you'll be the one lifting that, and not me...my 4 gallon is plenty heavy enough...
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Thanks Carcass!Looking great so far, Mel!
Are you just going to have a drain hole, or are you going to glue a piece of tubing in the hole?
The reason I ask is because the runoff (overflow) is much easier to contain with tubing directing it somewhere, like into a pan or something...
I bring it up now, since it's easier to install before you fill the SIP.
And, you may not even need it, but I thought I should mention it.
*I'm glad you'll be the one lifting that, and not me...my 4 gallon is plenty heavy enough...
It's staying outdoors on the patio from now on, lol!
I'm going to point the hole towards the garden. That way when the overflow goes out it'll be fertilizing whatever flowers are in that section (likely dahlias).
I only need to shift it about 2 metres from where it is now to where it'll be staying.
If things go well this year it will be used for autos every year.
No kidding! It's got almost 50 litres of wet soil in it right now, and I'll be adding a little more when it settles a bit.He’s gonna need a forklift to move it once it’s got going. CL
Bastards chewed a hole in one of my fabric pots last year!You have squirrels and we have the kind that don’t have as big ears or a bushy tail. (Rats) New York was the rat capital but now we are. Nasty vermin. CL
Just one!
Oh man that’s a death
sentence around here, I lived in the South where people eat those cute little critters. Not me but if they messed with my girl’s it would be BB gun time. Sorry P.E.T.A. CL- Thread starter
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It didn't hurt the plant, but I still don't know why it did that.Oh man that’s a death
I don't have a pellet gun, but I do have a flatbow
Or, in a smaller grow space, this well..!
I'm seeing a trend.Or, in a smaller grow space, this well..!
That did killer I’ll do someOr, in a smaller grow space, this well..!
More reading on it for sure
Dang that’s a plant brother !!!!Oh.... About this well !
mortygrow
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i just placed my order with 2 ace seeds strains on herbies website - Thai Chi and Kali China and i've seen many others
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Yes, but they're out of stock of the Purple Satellite. Or they were when I checked.
if you skip the soil it's a hempy. i'd go for a more traditional sips build. i don't think the hempy's are as stable.
