Open Show and Tell 2015!

Letstrip said:
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Wow awesome mate good timing! Can't wait to see the roots hah Be interesting to see if the roots seeked out the water:smile:
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Well Loretta's done and dug up...
I dug her out and knocked away all the soil from the roots system .
I tried the underground bottle method this year..and I defiinelty will go with it again .739309dd48627ac9a4f93bc8ad3e0c52.jpg
I noticed that a lot more roots grew around the jug itself ( but none got into the jug ..thanks to the landscape fabric I put over it.
There was absolutely no root bound whatsoever.. All the roots were white/healthy... I was actually pretty surpirsed ..
I expected it to be a big ball around the jug . It wasnt
I dug the whole 3 feet deep,used a 2 inch layer of clay at very bottom of hole ( to hold in moisture ) ,added the jug/with pipe/hose attchmnt. I filled it with farm compost,burying jug and all.. planted on top .
I think the results speak for themselves.. ;)
Thanks everyone on helping me out for a great season :):)


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countrypickle said:
Well Loretta's done and dug up...
I dug her out and knocked away all the soil from the roots system .
I tried the underground bottle method this year..and I defiinelty will go with it again .View attachment 3514129
I noticed that a lot more roots grew around the jug itself ( but none got into the jug ..thanks to the landscape fabric I put over it.
There was absolutely no root bound whatsoever.. All the roots were white/healthy... I was actually pretty surpirsed ..
I expected it to be a big ball around the jug . It wasnt
I dug the whole 3 feet deep,used a 2 inch layer of clay at very bottom of hole ( to hold in moisture ) ,added the jug/with pipe/hose attchmnt. I filled it with farm compost,burying jug and all.. planted on top .
I think the results speak for themselves.. ;)
Thanks everyone on helping me out for a great season :):)


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Thats one giant root mass! Do you think it made the difference? Quite interesting im sure this method would be especially efficient for guerrilla growers who cant acces their spots to water them alot. Ill do a comparison this year except Ill do it as stated in the picture since I cant get me a hoze out in the bush :) Ill do one plant with the bottle and one without and see what happens ha. Do you think the holes in the bottle are about a half cm wide and spread out an inch around ?
 
Letstrip said:
Thats one giant root mass! Do you think it made the difference? Quite interesting im sure this method would be especially efficient for guerrilla growers who cant acces their spots to water them alot. Ill do a comparison this year except Ill do it as stated in the picture since I cant get me a hoze out in the bush :) Ill do one plant with the bottle and one without and see what happens ha. Do you think the holes in the bottle are about a half cm wide and spread out an inch around ?
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I am down to do the side by side on my gorilla plants next year too. I have irrigation at my house.
 
Letstrip said:
Thats one giant root mass! Do you think it made the difference? Quite interesting im sure this method would be especially efficient for guerrilla growers who cant acces their spots to water them alot. Ill do a comparison this year except Ill do it as stated in the picture since I cant get me a hoze out in the bush :) Ill do one plant with the bottle and one without and see what happens ha. Do you think the holes in the bottle are about a half cm wide and spread out an inch around ?
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I could even try this if i still go ahead with my guerilla grow second plot but if im.lucky next trip ill gind a water source (its an old non liveable farmhouse )
 
Letstrip said:
Thats one giant root mass! Do you think it made the difference? Quite interesting im sure this method would be especially efficient for guerrilla growers who cant acces their spots to water them alot. Ill do a comparison this year except Ill do it as stated in the picture since I cant get me a hoze out in the bush :) Ill do one plant with the bottle and one without and see what happens ha. Do you think the holes in the bottle are about a half cm wide and spread out an inch around ?
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I only had the hose as a funneling way to get acess to the jug spout ltr...glad i did . ( note in the pic i attached a black hose to the filler tube and that was attached to a cut 2 ltr bottle to make a funnel.
I didnt use garden hose on it...i simply pour my jug mixture(mostly compost teas) in thru the hose ...check my previous pics to see how it wrked. I had to add hose because she got so big i couldnt reach thru to fill it with a jug .i suggest if u are gonna try this method..i suggest putting something in to help with reach as she grows depending on ur size shape i guess. .
 
countrypickle said:
I only had the hose as a funneling way to get acess to the jug spout ltr...glad i did . ( note in the pic i attached a black hose to the filler tube and that was attached to a cut 2 ltr bottle to make a funnel.
I didnt use garden hose on it...i simply pour my jug mixture(mostly compost teas) in thru the hose ...check my previous pics to see how it wrked. I had to add hose because she got so big i couldnt reach thru to fill it with a jug .i suggest if u are gonna try this method..i suggest putting something in to help with reach as she grows depending on ur size shape i guess. .
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I could see it work well with it hooked to a 5gallon bucket out in the bush. Come by dump water tea mix and off to the next one. You could dig like half the bucket and line in the ground. That and using camo buckets would be stealthy.
 
getawaymountain said:
nice plants ,im going to go visit nuggs for a few days tomorrow been awhile since I sit with him having some meds lol..
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ruby fruit said:
Me and the wife are doing a trip over there to tie in attending the bbq in dec..im pushing for 2016 but she has two more years to work before retiring at 44 so shes trying to get me to wait till 2017 .

I dont want to.lol
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Lock up your everything y'all
The crazy Aussie is coming :fire:

:razz::razz::razz::razz::-P
 
Dr.D81 said:
I could see it work well with it hooked to a 5gallon bucket out in the bush. Come by dump water tea mix and off to the next one. You could dig like half the bucket and line in the ground. That and using camo buckets would be stealthy.
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Xcatly
You just make sure that the elevation of the bucket your dumping into is higher than the pour bucket.. Hell u could set it up with a tee and run hoses.. u wouldnt need be 50 ft from plants to water em( perfect in gureiulla grow.. not tracks to plant. ).. turn valve on tee water goes to the next one.... Now I got myself prethinking next yr.. and only a day after this year is over ;)
I experimented in the hugelkulture method last year..and figured it would be great for outdoor grow.(For those that dont know this method for veggies I highly suggest you goggle it )It is a process that during the first year..growth wasnt that big.. but the second year..the mycellia kick in and plants feed themselves.
This year I experimented in the waterbottle method..
I think next year is a combo of the two and I should only ahve to water once a month.
 
countrypickle said:
Xcatly
You just make sure that the elevation of the bucket your dumping into is higher than the pour bucket.. Hell u could set it up with a tee and run hoses.. u wouldnt need be 50 ft from plants to water em( perfect in gureiulla grow.. not tracks to plant. ).. turn valve on tee water goes to the next one.... Now I got myself prethinking next yr.. and only a day after this year is over ;)
I experimented in the hugelkulture method last year..and figured it would be great for outdoor grow.(For those that dont know this method for veggies I highly suggest you goggle it )It is a process that during the first year..growth wasnt that big.. but the second year..the mycellia kick in and plants feed themselves.
This year I experimented in the waterbottle method..
I think next year is a combo of the two and I should only ahve to water once a month.
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Haha! Me and @papapayne are doing some of those next year too:)
 
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