Gb 2014

what the hell is going on over here ? Where's the Bush ! I got no smileys

Hehehe, no smileys for you

nope but that's some bush. lol

i wasnt going to ask but i must lol i love the crushed gravel for perimeter of g.house. it settles like cement lotsa lime but i notice you have the entire area done in it. i always thought the sharp gravel would cut roots? haha my theory could be a long way from reality and guessing is lazy lol i was thinking maybe you were going to use planters but i remember raised beds was your plan? thanks for any tips on methods

jessica d said:

i wasnt going to ask but i must lol i love the crushed gravel for perimeter of g.house. it settles like cement lotsa lime but i notice you have the entire area done in it. i always thought the sharp gravel would cut roots? haha my theory could be a long way from reality and guessing is lazy lol i was thinking maybe you were going to use planters but i remember raised beds was your plan? thanks for any tips on methods

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I am only using container/pots in the greenhouse (no inground planting), the gravel is to raise ground level and allow drainage. My plan was to jumpstart my seeds a couple months, then plant them outside in May for goliath mega plants But with new fucked up county ordinances I might not be able to grow outdoor here. If that's the case I am going to do light deprivation.
How's your setup going?

GB, why light deprivation if you grow in the greenhouse, instead of naturally, as if they were outside?

So I can have 2 harvest by Oct Maximized yields.

getawaymountain said:

iv'e looked at wonder women over the years just didn't know if it was mold resistant so i never tried it ,now maybe i should take a look at it and see if i will take the coastal foggy weather here?? not many strains that we have tried ( over 100+) didn't mold here less than 10 , the ones that don't ,don't mold and all the others have a complete meltdown in the 3-4 week of budding can't wait to see them this season in your garden

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Getaway,
Out of the 100+ strains which were the (less than) 10 that didn't mold?
And would you think that Maine was comparable to the UK for damp, foggy conditions?

Garden Boss said:

And then there was lights Each ballast (6 total) has a cool white and a natural spectrum bulb. Should be good enough to keep them awake an extra couple hours hehehe.

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Gb, You've no plans to install glass (or similar material) and exploit natural light???

Won't a glowing structure attract the wrong kind of attention?
Or do you live somewhere cool...???

NorthofEngland said:

Gb, You've no plans to install glass (or similar material) and exploit natural light???

Won't a glowing structure attract the wrong kind of attention?
Or do you live somewhere cool...???

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uhm...No glass, just poly-greenhouse plastic. Works awesome and does take advantage of natural light. My fluorescents only extend light 2 hours to prevent flowering. I also live in a Medical State, California

now i see man great for walking and drainage gd thinking. i use 11 mil poly it acts like shade cloth in hot summer but actually improves light on cloudy days. it also goes to -40c outside with 6ft of snow in winter. my hand built g.houses have survived fine but the carport flew away in storm in november 700lb kite lol 100 mphr winds ripped rebar out of ground lol oh well if laws permit i will be doing 100ft long g.house this yr along with originals. you have tought me so much last yr so thanks man and reminding me jorge and friends are the masters they are so willing to help for a simple thanks

Garden Boss said:

uhm...No glass, just poly-greenhouse plastic. Works awesome and does take advantage of natural light. My fluorescents only extend light 2 hours to prevent flowering. I also live in a Medical State, California

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Poly-greenhouse plastic - Can you see through it enough to see what's growing?
And does it allow 100% of the suns light through???

NorthofEngland said:

Poly-greenhouse plastic - Can you see through it enough to see what's growing?
And does it allow 100% of the suns light through???

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i use the same 6mm plastic that GB does, and i can tell you that you can't tell what's on the other side unless the leaves are pressing up against the plastic, and even then the light has to be right.

it doesn't let 100% of the sun's light through, but it lets enough through.

UncleBuck said:

i use the same 6mm plastic that GB does, and i can tell you that you can't tell what's on the other side unless the leaves are pressing up against the plastic, and even then the light has to be right.

it doesn't let 100% of the sun's light through, but it lets enough through.

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Sounds great!
I watched a Jorge Cervantes vid where they got 3 crops every season by pulling a panda plastic cover over the entire structure
and dropping the sun hours to 12.
They also had a type of alloy mesh cover.
It made much of the sun/heat bounce back off
keeping the temps down.

In the UK the mesh would be better if it helped retain heat.

QUOTE
"it doesn't let 100% of the sun's light through, but it lets enough through."[/QUOTE]
Enough for one area is very different to enough for another....
The UK's watery grey skies filter out much of the suns energy
Every lumen is needed.

UncleBuck said:

i use the same 6mm plastic that GB does, and i can tell you that you can't tell what's on the other side unless the leaves are pressing up against the plastic, and even then the light has to be right.

it doesn't let 100% of the sun's light through, but it lets enough through.

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what would you say comes through like 50 percent lighting?

im growing under some tress and its partially shaded i know its affeting my yield i wonder if i would get about the same yield in a greenhouse.

http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/plastic.shtml

I don't really know man, sorry. I need sunglasses in there when suns hitting it. I plan on switching materials (link above) after this 6 mil roll runs out.

Or possibly this

http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1;;pg104687_104687C.html

doubletake said:

what would you say comes through like 50 percent lighting?

im growing under some tress and its partially shaded i know its affeting my yield i wonder if i would get about the same yield in a greenhouse.

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A greenhouse with a double layer of 6mil lets about 85% of light pass through. So a single layer would let more than that pass.

GB even your trimming methods are different have you finished trimming from last yr? i broke my hand bad 2yr ago hammer fisting and still have trimn to be done. i notice guys like gmtn have bad hands from fishing. any new methods this yr like the twister? there has to be a better way without spending 20k.

hammer fisting? sounds kinky.