SIP thread -- (Sub-Irrigated Planter)

meangreengrowinmachine

meangreengrowinmachine

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What do you cats think I'll get out of this? About a pound? :blsmoke: there are 4 plants in there that's a 4x4 soil bed from BAS, I water with rootwise microbes every two weeks and on the other weeks I have been using ferments. Also I have bought into using the powdered aloe and Q every watering (not sure how long I will do that, the aloe is freaking $85 for 4 ounces ouch). I'm not gonna lie these are the best looking plants I think I have had.
 

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CrunchBerries

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meangreengrowinmachine said:
What do you cats think I'll get out of this? About a pound? :blsmoke: there are 4 plants in there that's a 4x4 soil bed from BAS, I water with rootwise microbes every two weeks and on the other weeks I have been using ferments. Also I have bought into using the powdered aloe and Q every watering (not sure how long I will do that, the aloe is freaking $85 for 4 ounces ouch). I'm not gonna lie these are the best looking plants I think I have had.
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Do you have any Aloe plants around the house? Just use those instead. I just grab a stalk or two, blend it with some water and strain the plant material out before going in the sprayer.

Are you making your ferments? You could maybe make some JADAM wetting agent or soap nuts works also. Just some thoughts.
 
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meangreengrowinmachine

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CrunchBerries said:
Do you have any Aloe plants around the house? Just use those instead. I just grab a stalk or two, blend it with some water and strain the plant material out before going in the sprayer.

Are you making your ferments? You could maybe make some JADAM wetting agent or soap nuts works also. Just some thoughts.
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Thanks for the inputs! I do have aloe I have been neglecting that I need to do better with. Also just getting into making my own ferments. I will look into the soap nut stuff
 
weedstoner420

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Well, that's a wrap for me this season......we bought a houseplant from a big box store a few months ago without checking it for pests (mistake) and turns out it was completely infested with spider mites...that was right around the time this plant started flowering. At this point they have pretty well established themselves in the weed spot, like I'm even seeing some webbing on the underside of fan leaves near the bottom. That plus a couple more buds lost to mold recently, I think it's time to call it...
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My little panda film box is a nice refuge in the colder darker months, but in the summer it's all stress over temps, humidity, and bugs, and I'd rather just be playing outside. Gonna try to keep a few bonsai moms healthy and washed under a shop light for a while, and hopefully be mite-free by the fall. Peace and happy SIPing y'all!
 
meangreengrowinmachine

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weedstoner420 said:
Well, that's a wrap for me this season......we bought a houseplant from a big box store a few months ago without checking it for pests (mistake) and turns out it was completely infested with spider mites...that was right around the time this plant started flowering. At this point they have pretty well established themselves in the weed spot, like I'm even seeing some webbing on the underside of fan leaves near the bottom. That plus a couple more buds lost to mold recently, I think it's time to call it...
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My little panda film box is a nice refuge in the colder darker months, but in the summer it's all stress over temps, humidity, and bugs, and I'd rather just be playing outside. Gonna try to keep a few bonsai moms healthy and washed under a shop light for a while, and hopefully be mite-free by the fall. Peace and happy SIPing y'all!
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Damn man I had a bad bought of them last grow also, I ended up riding it out ans vacuuming those fuckers off every day. And then did bud wash at harvest time. Here's hoping you get a decent harvest!
 
weedstoner420

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meangreengrowinmachine said:
Damn man I had a bad bought of them last grow also, I ended up riding it out ans vacuuming those fuckers off every day. And then did bud wash at harvest time. Here's hoping you get a decent harvest!
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I didn't mean for it to be a sad post, more like I'm glad it's done cuz it was getting to the point of me having to be in there squishing them by hand every day. I've had them worse before, this time they didn't really get a foothold til near the end. We started all our summer veggies in the basement too, and I started finding mites on those seedlings about a month before I saw them in the tent. But yah, they are nothing if not persistent, like once they're there, the only real solution is just having no plants in the space for a while, which is what I had planned on doing anyway, so it all worked out in the end
 
meangreengrowinmachine

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weedstoner420 said:
I didn't mean for it to be a sad post, more like I'm glad it's done cuz it was getting to the point of me having to be in there squishing them by hand every day. I've had them worse before, this time they didn't really get a foothold til near the end. We started all our summer veggies in the basement too, and I started finding mites on those seedlings about a month before I saw them in the tent. But yah, they are nothing if not persistent, like once they're there, the only real solution is just having no plants in the space for a while, which is what I had planned on doing anyway, so it all worked out in the end
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Well that is good man, glad you are not disappointed with your results!
 
GenericEnigma

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I wasn't going to grow this summer, but my old SIP was empty and the sun is free.

I'm already taking care of a garden, and this thing can go a few days without attention if necessary.

I got a breeder's floor mix six-pack freebie. Two sprouted, and one was a mutant.

I'll move it inside when it flowers. Or save pollen if it happens to be male.

It seems I can't not grow.
 

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HolyAngel

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Ah nice! Yeah I'm here too lol just never post.

Veg is looking good!

Sorry to hear about the spider mites. That girl looks fantastic though so I hope it wasn't too bad and you get em knocked out for the next run ^^
 
weedstoner420

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HolyAngel said:
Ah nice! Yeah I'm here too lol just never post.

Veg is looking good!

Sorry to hear about the spider mites. That girl looks fantastic though so I hope it wasn't too bad and you get em knocked out for the next run ^^
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Hey thanks! I'm pretty stoked on it and I did take clones so excited to run it again later this year.
 
weedstoner420

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GenericEnigma said:
I wasn't going to grow this summer, but my old SIP was empty and the sun is free.

I'm already taking care of a garden, and this thing can go a few days without attention if necessary.

I got a breeder's floor mix six-pack freebie. Two sprouted, and one was a mutant.

I'll move it inside when it flowers. Or save pollen if it happens to be male.

It seems I can't not grow.
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Dang that's some old school SIP action right there...
 
meangreengrowinmachine

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Well this soil bed and build a soil products are freaking KILLING it! This is by far the best grow I have done so far. Fingers crossed it continues! The build a soil stuff is pretty spendy but I will for sure be reinvesting in the products that I can't make myself. I top dressed also with build a flower and a ton of dehydrated banana peels. Used the rootwise, aloe, Q and molasses today, 10 gallons. Will do 5 gallons of water again in three days. Then I use the ferments 4 days after that 10 gallons of water, repeat. Think I'm on week 3 of flower I lost track of the exact day, because it's a mad house here in spring lol
 

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Nugbender

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meangreengrowinmachine said:
Well this soil bed and build a soil products are freaking KILLING it! This is by far the best grow I have done so far. Fingers crossed it continues! The build a soil stuff is pretty spendy but I will for sure be reinvesting in the products that I can't make myself. I top dressed also with build a flower and a ton of dehydrated banana peels. Used the rootwise, aloe, Q and molasses today, 10 gallons. Will do 5 gallons of water again in three days. Then I use the ferments 4 days after that 10 gallons of water, repeat. Think I'm on week 3 of flower I lost track of the exact day, because it's a mad house here in spring lol
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The BAS price also supports small local communities as well, better than giving Amazon dot com $. Great looking kids you have there, what bed frame set up is that, grass roots bed?

The great thing about soil is that the soil gets better with age when nurtured. Also much easier to maintain, in the long run. SST (Sprouted Seed Teas) are great for soils and relatively cheap for the among you can get. Kelp super cheap in bulk and is universally great for soil, microbes are probably the most costly but they also amazing work on plants.

Haven't used rootwise specifically but have others brands that have the same inoculants.
 
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