living soil aeration

Tht_Blk_Guy27

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Jeremy over @ buildasoil seems to have great luck with the earth boxes. I got a earthbox jr. on the way that I’m going to try out & if I like them I’m probably just gonna build more myself. I’ve been seeing great results lately with the earth boxes. Best part is there super inexpensive & easy to build :hump:
i think they call these SIP (Sub irrigated Planters) and i used one i had for tomatoes on my Heirloom. id definitely recommend one for a auto run for sure! if you don't wanna buy em they're easy af to make! love seeing the things im doing at home being done in other gardens it makes me feel less bro sciency :lol:
 

Tht_Blk_Guy27

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Bro Sciency I like that. Going to put that in my pocket for later. You think SIPs are cool. Go check out Hukelkulture. Shit blew my mind like 3 weeks ago. Just built a 4x4 no till bed using this idea.
that is something a mentor of mine does and im awaiting the perfect home to come along so i can make my entire backyard a maze of fruit, veggies and hukelkulture beds galore. you can grow dank produce and sequester carbon, count me in
 

Tht_Blk_Guy27

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Man after my own heart. Cheers sir. You got a grow journal around here?
got a YouTube i barely post on. im in the middle of recording all my grow's on paper journals rn but I'm transitioning to here. will post a crap ton of photos of what i work with here within the week. My broke ass is awaiting my yearly crumb from the government to get a upgrade to a computer at home too
 

DoctorChaos

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Probly better to seal the outside?
When it's fully cured, Flex-Seal Liquid is NSF food grade safe, someone on a Chameleon forum contacted the company to confirm this:

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I personally think it would be a better idea to coat the inside. Make sure it's specifically Flex Seal Liquid, ie the stuff in the paint can you need to paint on with a brush. I can't find any info about the spray version being food safe, so I'd stay away from that.

I've purchased a 50 gal smart pot and a couple of cans of Flex Seal Liquid, and I'll be putting on my first coats this evening. I'll be sure to report back on that.
 

myke

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When it's fully cured, Flex-Seal Liquid is NSF food grade safe, someone on a Chameleon forum contacted the company to confirm this:

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I personally think it would be a better idea to coat the inside. Make sure it's specifically Flex Seal Liquid, ie the stuff in the paint can you need to paint on with a brush. I can't find any info about the spray version being food safe, so I'd stay away from that.

I've purchased a 50 gal smart pot and a couple of cans of Flex Seal Liquid, and I'll be putting on my first coats this evening. I'll be sure to report back on that.
The smell is beyond bad. Do it out side.
 

m4s73r

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When it's fully cured, Flex-Seal Liquid is NSF food grade safe, someone on a Chameleon forum contacted the company to confirm this:

.

I personally think it would be a better idea to coat the inside. Make sure it's specifically Flex Seal Liquid, ie the stuff in the paint can you need to paint on with a brush. I can't find any info about the spray version being food safe, so I'd stay away from that.

I've purchased a 50 gal smart pot and a couple of cans of Flex Seal Liquid, and I'll be putting on my first coats this evening. I'll be sure to report back on that.
Is there a reason you dont just use saranwrap?
 

DoctorChaos

Member
Is there a reason you dont just use saranwrap?
I'd imagine rubberizing the inside walls of a smart pot is probably going to be more durable in the long term compared to having a layer of constantly-wet fabric wrapped in plastic wrap. Plastic sheeting on the inside of the pot would probably work fine as well, but I'm close to starting my first No-Till and this experiment adds a bit more intrigue to the grow.

It might ruin everything somehow a couple runs through, who knows? I'm willing to be a guinea pig, so in the immortal words of Bill o' Reilly,
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m4s73r

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I dont know man, I can get 25 gallon pots from my nursery for free. and for what you would spend. Have you looked at grassroots no till pots. They have a plastic liner like your saying...
 

Nutty sKunK

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cute little buds for sure but eventually i would think a harvest of more than an ounce would be time and effort better spent i bet they smell great though
GSC have those small pinecone shaped buds not monster It’s bigger than the picture suggests. An ounce? lol More like nearer 3ozs.

As for effort I didn’t have to feed this plant until week 6. Was just water and root stim with the occasional dose of Epsom salt and molasses. So only 3 weeks or so on a basic organic feed. Wasn’t much effort at all man lol

I wish I could post you some, smells so good!

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DoctorChaos

Member
I dont know man, I can get 25 gallon pots from my nursery for free. and for what you would spend. Have you looked at grassroots no till pots. They have a plastic liner like your saying...
Nice find on the grassroots no-till pots. The more I thought about it, the more I figured this had to already exist. I will still be doing this one with Flex-Seal for shits n gigs, but that's a much more economical option for sure.
 
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