looking for advice on guerrilla grow

ok so i have a few locations to grow but what i can't decide is how I'm going to approach my medium. should i dig like 10-15 gallon holes in the ground and add a compost rich top soil? or should i just plant them in the ground and let the roots anchor themselves in? i have no problem with bringing some additives since I'm sure I'm going to be growing in a dirt thats made up of mostly clay, and if i do add something what should i use? mulch? coco? i want to plant them in ground instead of in pots because i don't want to have to water too often and i know they will get more moisture as opposed to pots where the amount of moisture would be limited, also I'm trying to only visit these plants once every 3 weeks at the most.. any ideas? thanks guys

I also have a lot of clay where I live, trust me its not good for growing in. If you put them straight in without any medium. They will stay very small and have a weak root system. Clay can dry out very fast. What I would do is, dig one foot deep and 4 to 5 feet wide holes (wider holes are better then deep). Fill with your choice of medium. Cover the top of the holes with a thick layer of what is around your area ( leaves, grass, dirt) so it will blend in, plus keep them from drying out.

Not being able to watering for three weeks is a bit risky. You run the really big chance of them dying if your plants are any younger then a month old. You might look into riging up a drip system. If you can get a 3-5 gallon dip system running slow for each plant. It might give you that 3 week window. But that's a very big might. Good luck!

ok well any ideas of how i can create a drip system from a surrounding creek?

If your spot is down hill from the creek, it should be very easy. Water hose and a bit of wire or ziptie. If it isn't downhill then you will need to use buckets or large jugs, small bit of hose ( can find it at your pet store in the fish secsion) you might also find a valve there too. For what your trying to do, you want a very very slow drip. Maybe 2 drops every 5 mins. You will want to test it out. How much water will it use in how much time. If you can get it to run for 2-3 days..that's about as good as its going to get without a bigger water system.

I just want to add, that by doing it this way you run the risk of over watering them and or getting root rot. Just trying to give you some ideas for the way you feel you want to grow your plants.

Hotboxbudz said:

If your spot is down hill from the creek, it should be very easy. Water hose and a bit of wire or ziptie. If it isn't downhill then you will need to use buckets or large jugs, small bit of hose ( can find it at your pet store in the fish secsion) you might also find a valve there too. For what your trying to do, you want a very very slow drip. Maybe 2 drops every 5 mins. You will want to test it out. How much water will it use in how much time. If you can get it to run for 2-3 days..that's about as good as its going to get without a bigger water system.

Click to expand...

can u explain how id use this system, my grow location wouldn't exactly be downhill from my water supply so i need to understand what u mean

I'm going to set them out pretty big, about a month into veg, would it help if i used smartpots but buried them?
I'm used to indoor growing this is a lot different

Just google or YouTube gravity fed drip irrigation system.

Yeah, a month old plant will have a much higher chance. Smart pots are also a great idea. If you haven't done so already. You need to start putting them outside so they can get use to being outdoors or you run the risk of them going into shock. This could permanently stunt there overall growth.

Hotboxbudz said:

Yeah, a month old plant will have a much higher chance. Smart pots are also a great idea. If you haven't done so already. You need to start putting them outside so they can get use to being outdoors or you run the risk of them going into shock. This could permanently stunt there overall growth.

Click to expand...

oh yes bro they are already outside

they (i should say it) is 2 weeks in from seed and looking great, the plan is to veg it for another 3-4 weeks (top and lst) in a pot outdoor before i move it into the ground at which point i will take cuttings and move them into the ground as well, i have about two months to accomplish this

Well I hope I have helped give you some ideas for your problems, and I hope everything goes well with your garden.

also i noticed that they have discontinued heavy harvest by AN i was wondering what u might suggest for a easy nute?

You want to be able to go three weeks without watering or checking on them? Good luck with that? I wouldn't even waste your time.

DirtyMcCurdy said:

You want to be able to go three weeks without watering or checking on them? Good luck with that? I wouldn't even waste your time.

Click to expand...

its possible to do this successfully I'm sure, i mean we are talking about a weed that has grown in the wild for thousands of years before man ever started assisting

spenc2k15 said:

its possible to do this successfully I'm sure, i mean we are talking about a weed that has grown in the wild for thousands of years before man ever started assisting

Click to expand...

Yep. Its called ditch weed where I come from.

so in a environment with plenty water and ferts your telling me I'm wasting my time ? you sir are wrong

Cut up some (unused) baby diapers that have the water absorbent stuff in them, down the hole they go.

Diapers...makes good shit.

The diaper idea is pretty cool, will have to try that. I live in an area that has super heavy clay soil that i learned the hard way cannot support a decent plant. To combat it i use a combination of a bagged soil from the hardware store with gypsum called clay cutter i believe, black kow, and some premier peatmoss to get the texture i wanted and replaced about 75% of the native soil. I amended with chicken and bunny manure kelp meal guanos worm castings and those water absorbing crystals(great for water retention and like $10 worth goes a long way). All of the things other than the base mix aren't necessary and may burn when fresh but i had a year to let it compost before using it. I used the base mix last year and and fed later with good success. One suggestion for helping with watering is to use some of the excess clay and build a mound around your hole to collect water and if its on a slope leave an opening on the up hill side to allow water to enter the hole but not escape. The water should easily enter your nice loose soil mix and the clay hole will help to retain a lot. Mulching would also be of benifit. You can add lava rock to help prevent root rot in the event you get too much rain. Hope this helps and thumb on everybody. Also i recycled about 15 gallons of happy frog soil from my indoor into the mix nearly forgot.

how about used baby diapers?