Well well its that time of year. I just scoped out a spot yesterday with my growing buddy. It is about 20 yards from a large stream (for sure year round), in a perfect little clearing. It is about 300 yards off of a road, so it will be easy carrying in supplies.
For Plot 1:
We will be setting up 3 reservoirs of 55 gallons (Old Pork's method) with auto-timers on them. Each reservoir will water 4 plants. Temperatures here get to about 104 over the summer, so I will be growing mainly sativa dominant strains.
According to my math, each plant will take up about a gallon and a half of water per 2 days with mulch and water-retaining crystals. That's 6 gallons x 4 plants = 24 gallons every 2 weeks. 55/24 = 2.
This would mean I need to refill once a month.
Of course, I want to tend to my plants and fertilize. I will check on them and refill water every
2-3 weeks, adjusting the water flow amounts according to the weather.
Here is my list of supplies.
Need
12 Clones - $180
3 55 Gal drums - $80
1 Hand Water Pump - $30
3 Water Timers - $90
4 Hoses (50 feet)- $60
4 Sets of Washers and Nipples -$5
8 bags of Fox farms Ocean Forest- $160
Worm Castings - $30
Compost - Free
Chicken Wire- Free
Perlite - $25
Gas- $5
Total- $665 Already Have
Azomite (Trace Minerals)
Bone Meal 0-12-0
Peruvian Bat Guano 10-10-0
Mexican Bat Guano 10-2-0
Liquid Kelp Extract 0-0-3
Liquid Fish Emulsion 5-0-0
Liquid Molasses
Water Crystals
Diatomaceous Earth (deters ALL ground insects)
I will be giving them liquid fertilizers every 2 weeks, including compost teas. My soil mixture should be strong enough to support growth for the time in between.
I will be using Subcool's Super Soil Recipe.
Subcool's Super Soil - Marijuana Growing
This recipe involves letting the soil "cook" for a month. During this month of time I will be hardening off the clones at a more "local" plot. Once they have a strong enough root structure, they will be moved over.
The holes will be about 50 Gallons give or take a few.
Plot 2
I will be starting this plot in June. Similar methods involved, 10 clones.
Stay tuned, next week I will be preparing the soil and getting the clones.
