What is The Least Time Consuming Method Of Indoor Growing?????

draxhemp said:

the fish are just shiners from the local boat ramp their only job is to poo and feed my plants through the sump filtration system my sump filter is actually in side my aeroponic tote.. BUT yes the whole reason I started this set up a year ago is to test weather I could maintain a aquaponic system so I could then start growing either tilapia for food or just keep growing shiners for the boat ramps near me, last time I looked they had no bait fish by 10am and alot of people where mad so that gave me the idea. I'm currently trying to find a above ground 2000-3000gal pool to test at large scale. I barely make enough money to live off of so looking n waiting on craigslist lol. I tried plain hydroponics 3 times and failed with aquaponics I'm having a great time.

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during striper season shiners are in big demand I always wanted a bait fish tub with a bug zapper light with the bottom tray removed so when a bug gets zapped he falls in the water & gets ate during the summer months that would work good

Anon Emaus said:

So whats your dry weight

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dry weight is usually in the neighborhood of 25% of wet weight

So what is the least time consuming method of indoor growing?

lease a warehouse and buy 1000 auto dwarf clones. In 10 weeks you will have 100,000 dollars. Invest in lighting and cooling. Also time to trim all those buds.

i would say hempy buckets are pretty low maintenance, i turned some 20 gallon totes into hempies, they work great and all i have to do is water them till i get a little run off from the drain. they aren't very mobile though, probly weigh at least 75 pounds. they drain into a cut down bucket and i suck it up with a shop vac. if you have a floor drain.......

Nah feel asleep mate like I said ain't bothered what you think. All I'll say is 10 plus oz plants is easy end off. I've offered to show you but your to much of a pussy to come see so Leave it there.

i wasn't going to contribute, but you are so full of shit, you stink upwind. you're lying to people who know what the fuck they're talking about, and you, my friend, are full of feces

Roger A. Shrubber said:

i must admit, i've never understood those that don't like to spend time in their gardens. why are you gardening if you don't like it? if you're just in it to make money, automate it as fully as you can, but you still better put in the effort to know your equipment, and how to learn to detect and resolve problems with your plants. if you don't put in at least some time "playing" with your plants, you won't be familiar with them and won't know how to diagnose problems

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I would spend all day.

But with job kids wife and travel it is not always an option.

I use a simple drip and can check once a week.

But I check daily when I'm not on the rd.

sleepless_canuck said:

I would spend all day.

But with job kids wife and travel it is not always an option.

I use a simple drip and can check once a week.

But I check daily when I'm not on the rd.

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What kind of drip system do you use brother?

sleepless_canuck said:

I would spend all day.

But with job kids wife and travel it is not always an option.

I use a simple drip and can check once a week.

But I check daily when I'm not on the rd.

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What kind of drip system? @sleepless_canuck

Bowser4:20 said:

Nah feel asleep mate like I said ain't bothered what you think. All I'll say is 10 plus oz plants is easy end off. I've offered to show you but your to much of a pussy to come see so Leave it there.

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The only pussy here is you... Little tip for ya, if you are going to lie at least make the lie believable. Retard.

Guys, lets get the thread back on track and talk about the most efficient, less time consuming methods of indoor growing?

Based on responses, it sounds like either AutoPots or a RDWC system is the way to go for hobbyists that have a busy schedule and minimal time but still want to have a bountiful harvest every Couple months

Sounds about right!?

Wigiberto said:

Ladies and Gents,

I've done a few runs in coco coir/perlite and smart pots. I find it that It becomes a second job real fast as the plants starting taking off in growth and requiring more water and nutes.

I found myself mixing nutrients and watering taking more time than I want to spend looking after my plants. I know some would say, if I am not willing to invest the time necessary then don't grow. But I am more for working smarter...not harder.

In your experience... What is the most efficient method of indoor growing that would consume the LEAST amount of time to look after 4-6 plants?

I am looking to AUTOMATE almost everything and my ideal time spent gardening would be 1-2 hours per week MAX!

Your input is much appreciated as always!

W

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Least time consuming way to grow 4-6 plants eh?

Hire one of these know it alls to grow them for you.

BAM problem solved

I've never used autopots because the shipping to Canada was just nuts.

I run 4 or 6 plants at a time in a 3x3 SCROG.

I use a Rubbermaid Garbage can that allows me to keep up to 40litres of mixed nutes.

I could keep more but don't need 2.

The Reservoir uses a submersible pump to circulate - no air pump.

My substrate is Promix HP.

I add perlite. Approximately 25% of material is what I add.

So 3/4 promix 1/4 perlite

I have a timer that runs a second submersible pump.

1/2" feed line runs to a loop in the tent.

From the loop run 1/4" feed tubes to 2gph drip stakes.

I feed every 2 or 3 days depending on feed rate.

They drain to a pail I remove weekly and drain.

Easy as pie.

1-2 hours a week
go buy your bud
with everything that can go wrong you're not being reasonable

Wigiberto said:

Guys, lets get the thread back on track and talk about the most efficient, less time consuming methods of indoor growing?

Based on responses, it sounds like either AutoPots or a RDWC system is the way to go for hobbyists that have a busy schedule and minimal time but still want to have a bountiful harvest every Couple months

Sounds about right!?

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RDWC is more complicated than DWC I only used the recalculation till I had roots down into the water But ,that is not necessary at all! Some don't even bother with the water pump and just use the air bubblers to wet the roots of there plants till they drop.

WeedFreak78 said:

Water only soil and drip irrigation. I hand water 6 and it takes, maybe, 30 mins every few days. Most of my time is spent training for an even canopy.



Maybe RDWC. I was running multiple single buckets, all different strains at different stages. I was looking at 2+hrs a day, every other day, to check, top off and adjust res's. PITA.

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I say organic water only soil. Little more work up front but less in the long run. Once the soil is built the drippers is a that's needed.

Haze the maze said:

RDWC is more complicated than DWC I only used the recalculation till I had roots down into the water But ,that is not necessary at all! Some don't even bother with the water pump and just use the air bubblers to wet the roots of there plants till they drop.

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How is rdwc more difficult? If anything, it makes things easier if you're running more then 4 buckets, assuming you're running all the same strain, or at least strains with similar nutrient needs. One res to check, maintain and change. I've been running up to 12 different strains in single dwcs and its a F'ing PITA. Never again.

WeedFreak78 said:

How is rdwc more difficult? If anything, it makes things easier if you're running more then 4 buckets, assuming you're running all the same strain, or at least strains with similar nutrient needs. One res to check, maintain and change. I've been running up to 12 different strains in single dwcs and its a F'ing PITA. Never again.

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Yes on a larger scale that's true.
On a small scale all you need is a rubbermaid tote, a air pump and stone. Two air pumps and you have redundancy. One 14 gal. tote will easily grow a Lb. and is pretty simple to operate with somewhat low maintenance. That could get you through a couple of days 3-5 without any peaks in PPM's but, anyone that has used one will tell you that the growth is tremendous way faster than soil (you know the stuff with worms in it)
Real soil has it's advantage in that you can grow organically
Then there is the pro mix path... I for one am completely off that one.
I still believe you need to look at them every day no matter what path you are on Even if it's just for a couple of min. IMHO.
Lets have a look at My DWC and how clean and efficient it is becoming. It's like I just got rid of all the mess associated with soil..
Right now I am in My 6 gal. tote. There are two plants in here. I will separate them into there own rooms, screen and flower.



This is what it used to look like....
There is soil and dirt everywhere from the fan blowing dry soil out of the pots.
Can't wait to fire up the HPS again...




Peace

horribleherk said:

dry weight is usually in the neighborhood of 25% of wet weight

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For a beginner I would say even less. They usually don't know how to cure. For him I would guess 17 percent of wet. Happy Growing!