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All good advice and ideas . Composting and playing with soil is an ongoing thing on the reservation. Blue bins are cool but boy, they take a bit of time. I chuck kitchen scraps in my blue bin with some leaves raked up from a small yard. That then gets taken to one of 3 compost heaps. Then I have 3 very basic worm bins which I chuck in some compost and kitchen scraps and those wrigglers are multiplying at a rate leaving behind some nice castings. As for tyre's. Always going to be a tough one. I've decided to go that route though. Unfortunately they fall into the category 'free of charge laying around materials'. Started planting poles for the windbreak yesterday.3 points
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Prep work in full swing. Worm bins coming along nicely and compost heap looking good. Spent the last few months clearing and leveling some ground next to the shade house then churning in some compost. 20m x 10m. Planting Fire Stick round the perimeter as part of a mole barrier. Will be using tyre's stacked two high as a raised bed with herbs and companion plants scattered around. Then a shade net sunk 500mm into ground as another mole barrier and 2m above ground as a wind break. Inside shade house I have 100l planter boxes that I'm almost done prepping. Mainly planting @Bay Seeds autoflower this season and then a variety of unknown photoperiod crosse's for my infusion projects.2 points
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Good afternoon good folk, Another forum newbie introducing himself, old skool grower/smoker and forum newbie. "Hi!" Have been a part of many other forums over the years, so I understand forum etiquette well. Have a blessed day folks!2 points
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Done, just giving extra time for seeds to fully mature2 points
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as long as you not planning on leaving the tyres there to start breaking down and contaminating the earth then you fiiiine to ease the feeling at the back of your mind you might wana take a look at weed guard? that black material people lay down under stone gardens. this stuff - basically do the same as you would with the tyres, but just with this stuff. dig a hole where you gona put the plant, go down maybe 50 - 75cm, line the walls of the hole with the weed guard and leave the bottom open. fill the hole with your soil mix and done2 points
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Hey @DamDave hope all is well that side! I just recently took my bin apart, but for the longest time I had an old compost tumbler standing here. I would dump all my spent FF soil in there with a bag of elemental blend, give it a few spins and done. Then I unload it all into a big 100L pot to stand and cook till I am ready to use it. I always test ph and ppm before using, but in your case having to mix quite a couple of big heaps right now, a setup like this will save you a ton of back ache and if you anything like me you would do anything to get around those back aches. anyway, I know you mix once off and done, but these things really are great for making compost too, you can literally do everything inside the bin and leave it be and just rotate it couple times once every week. so it's not like there's no other uses fpr this thing. here's a few examples. first one is more permanent second one is without a pole / A frame configuration and instead have the barrel rolling on wheels, with this configurarion I would just advise to avoid swivel wheels otherwise you gona have some trouble. fix wheels would work better than these trolly wheels. last one is probably the most practical and most sensible, you could do the same thing, but lay the bin horisontally to reduce impact when you roll the bin. what happens a lot with these vertical bin systems is people flipping them too fast and having the entire weight of the medium inside fall to the bottom either damaging the bin or structure. horisontal bin gives for a more even roll and spread inside the bin. just have to roll it slowly. small wooden frame. A frame would work nice aswell. a pole. and a bin. nice little backyard project that can save you tons of time and effort in the long run. if you a guy that regularly mixes soil or wana make compost2 points
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Time to start prepping soil. Sitting at 200l I think I'm gonna need a heap or six more.2 points
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Hi Folks, I have a clone setup for sale, only used once (just prefer the old way of doing it using Jiffy's) and now up for sale as they're gathering dust. 1 x Viagrow VCLN24 Clone Machine 24 Site Aeroponic Hydroponic System, Single, Black 1 x LIGHTHOUSE CLONE TENT (0.7M X 0.5M X 0.9M) -Small tent for propagation -Size: 700 mm x 500 mm x 900 mm (when on long edge as propagation tent). -The unit can be used as a propagation tent or turned upright to be used as a small grow tent in its own right. -Extraction is via two 100 mm (4”) socks and a passive air vent fitted with fine (anti-mite) mesh. -Comes with an integral waterproof tray. -Tri-Layer 210 Denier material with special LightHouse UltraLux reflective liner. -Quality Tivax double lined zips that are easy to use and offers good light proofing with no snagging. -Main frame made from 16 mm steel pole with nylon corners The Viagrow Clone 24 machine is designed to clone plants faster than and easier than traditional methods. The Viagrow Clone 24 machine uses an aeroponic misting system which sprays the cuttings encouraging and promoting fast root development. The Viagrow clone 24 comes with reservoir, 24 site lid which includes a no leak cord port and air hose port should you wish to aerate the reservoir with an air stone and air pump (air stone and air pump not included and not necessarily recommended), 25 multi colored neoprene collars, clone pump with internal filter for no clog operation, clone manifold with 360° misters. Simply dip your cuttings into the cloning gel of your choice and insert the cuttings into the neoprene collars. Add 15 mil of the cloning solution of your choice to the reservoir with 2 Gal. of water, plug the clone machine in and watch for the first signs of roots to appear. Once your cuttings have rooted, transplant the clones into any desirable grow substrate. The Viagrow 24 clone machine is easy to assemble and easy to use. For best results, use with the ViaVolt T5 HO grow light fixtures. Mount grow light fixtures eight to 12 in. above the clone machine.1 point
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I'm in two minds about using tyre's now. Thinking environment.1 point
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