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bob dole · 07-28-2007, 03:55 AM

Well so far so good, I tried a few last year with some success so at it again with a few more (-:

Dry summer where I am this year, but still these are doing very well

lemonade · 07-28-2007, 03:59 AM

Cool, so they're in containers with the no bottom and stuck in the moist ground?

Always wanted to try that. So dry around here that irrigation is a must.

bob dole · 07-28-2007, 04:02 AM

The yubes are about 40'' long , 12'' peat moss crushed lime mixed in and then topped up with promix HP mix in AN heavy harvest

But there's been no rain so I don't think there getting much food, what should I foliar fedd them with to give them the max nitrogen?

Sheriff Bart · 07-28-2007, 06:45 AM

botanicare has good products, specificlly the pro pure blend or w/e

those are looking nice though, interesting way to grow. were having a "severe drought" right now here, maybe I will give this a shot next year If i can find a good location...

although it seems a mold resistant strain would be a must. do you know yours?

DirtDevil · 07-28-2007, 07:27 AM

This method has always interested me. Where can you get the tubes? What exactly am I looking for?

TennesseeJed · 07-28-2007, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtDevil

This method has always interested me. Where can you get the tubes? What exactly am I looking for?

the tubes i've used are simply pvc schd40. keep in mind thet they will 'stick out'. must be camo'ed. trail to and fro' is hard to camo. also need to be taken down after harvest as they will be found if ur growing on public land. they be crawlin' with peoples during hunting season. ive tried this method and got about 1-2 oz/plant, could have been the plant. i did this one time to see how it would work in a strealth guerilla grow. i used clones and made 4 visits, 3wks apart. including harvest. frost here any time after 9/1, but a swamp grow may not frost as early.

BACKCOUNTRY · 07-28-2007, 04:45 PM

Very, very nice Bob Dole!
Bob Dole knows what he likes when he sees it, Bob Dole does not mess around. Bob Dooooooooooole!

Thats a great idea using Concrete forms, I'm sure its cheeper to use than Pipe(and easier to find).
I'm sure Bob Dole will elaborate more on this DirtDevil, but these are hard cardboard tubes that are used by contractors for pouring concrete piers and footings, you should find them at your local building supply.

Again, very good idea! This one goes in my ICmag favorites!

BACKCOUNTRY · 07-28-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TennesseeJed

the tubes i've used are simply pvc schd40....

Look again Jed, these tubes are not water pipe........

Hindu Killer · 07-28-2007, 06:06 PM

I to like the idea....had been thinking of the same stuff card board tubes. My swamp tubes are doing ok...just the plants arent very big...mix???? Not sure. Doubt I get a QP per tube...as they are budding 12 inch single colas. 10 wks left though!

filimagno · 07-28-2007, 06:39 PM

yes yes ...good trick...ain't nothing but the plastic or the net with plasticlayer to simplify the job of our passion...that sometimes is transform himself in a dirty and hard work!!!both for making holes or puttin dripping sistems or daily hand watering.

07-28-2007, 06:56 PM

awesome job bob dole! how well do they retain moisture? you said it was dry, have you had to hand water at all? swamp growing is awesome, i need to find me another swamp!

07-28-2007, 07:17 PM

Very nice bob dole!!
I too have some plants growing in a swamp, and they are some of my best plants this year- mainly because lack of water. I cut the majority of the bottom out of 4- 5 gallon buckets. Then sink them in about 1/2- 3/4 into the "muck" on a few higher spots. Here is a pic of a plant that has never been watered, and is in a 5 gallon bucket (and I haven't seen rain in 3 weeks

):

Right now she is about 7' tall, and sees the sun all day. The area is dry but if you stomp down, water will fill your footprints.

bob dole · 08-07-2007, 05:39 PM

Here are some more tube pics, I have sprayed them twice with B-52 , Scorpion juice and grozyme.

There has been almost no rain so they havent been getting fed with the heavy harvest like planned so spraying really helps out!

Again all plants are Great white Shark

Hindu Killer · 08-07-2007, 05:53 PM

This is the best tube container idea Ive seen. Props to you !

bongasaurus · 08-07-2007, 06:08 PM

arent those sonotubes made of heavy duty waxed cardboard? i didnt think they would last more than a season...

07-28-2007, 03:55 AM	#1
bob dole New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 15	Swamp tubes Well so far so good, I tried a few last year with some success so at it again with a few more (-: Dry summer where I am this year, but still these are doing very well
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07-28-2007, 03:59 AM	#2
lemonade Title on BackOrder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Zibal, Eridanus Posts: 313	Cool, so they're in containers with the no bottom and stuck in the moist ground? Always wanted to try that. So dry around here that irrigation is a must. __________________ Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Bill Watterson Last edited by lemonade; 07-28-2007 at 04:00 AM..
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07-28-2007, 04:02 AM	#3
bob dole New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 15	The yubes are about 40'' long , 12'' peat moss crushed lime mixed in and then topped up with promix HP mix in AN heavy harvest But there's been no rain so I don't think there getting much food, what should I foliar fedd them with to give them the max nitrogen?
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07-28-2007, 06:45 AM	#4
Sheriff Bart Deputy Spade Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rock Ridge Posts: 1,240	botanicare has good products, specificlly the pro pure blend or w/e those are looking nice though, interesting way to grow. were having a "severe drought" right now here, maybe I will give this a shot next year If i can find a good location... although it seems a mold resistant strain would be a must. do you know yours? __________________ I always like to leave my audiences riveted Last edited by Sheriff Bart; 07-28-2007 at 06:55 AM..
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07-28-2007, 07:27 AM	#5
DirtDevil Weedoligist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: 43N Posts: 561	This method has always interested me. Where can you get the tubes? What exactly am I looking for? __________________ DirtDevil 2008 Stupid Idea
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07-28-2007, 04:45 PM	#7
BACKCOUNTRY Mourning the loss of my dog...... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South-west Oregon Posts: 3,052	Very, very nice Bob Dole! Bob Dole knows what he likes when he sees it, Bob Dole does not mess around. Bob Dooooooooooole! Thats a great idea using Concrete forms, I'm sure its cheeper to use than Pipe(and easier to find). I'm sure Bob Dole will elaborate more on this DirtDevil, but these are hard cardboard tubes that are used by contractors for pouring concrete piers and footings, you should find them at your local building supply. Again, very good idea! This one goes in my ICmag favorites! __________________ Outdoor finishing times, Photoperiod, Latitude, and how it all works! My 2005 Outdoor season 2006 Outdoor season My 2007 grow thread My 2008 outdoor thread Do you have enough sunshine? Is your outdoor soil texture right?Is your outdoor soils PH correct? Earth holes: A experiment in Guerrilla irrigation My 2009 grow thread with a test of my new irrigation system
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07-28-2007, 06:06 PM	#9
Hindu Killer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,812	I to like the idea....had been thinking of the same stuff card board tubes. My swamp tubes are doing ok...just the plants arent very big...mix???? Not sure. Doubt I get a QP per tube...as they are budding 12 inch single colas. 10 wks left though!
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07-28-2007, 06:39 PM	#10
filimagno Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 817	yes yes ...good trick...ain't nothing but the plastic or the net with plasticlayer to simplify the job of our passion...that sometimes is transform himself in a dirty and hard work!!!both for making holes or puttin dripping sistems or daily hand watering. __________________ "ehi filimagno, your SShaze is one of the best i've ever tried before,amazing job!!" SHANTIBABA 02\06\07 www.biomagno.com
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07-28-2007, 06:56 PM	#11
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	awesome job bob dole! how well do they retain moisture? you said it was dry, have you had to hand water at all? swamp growing is awesome, i need to find me another swamp! Last edited by High&Lonesome; 07-28-2007 at 07:05 PM..
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07-28-2007, 07:17 PM	#12
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	swamp growing Very nice bob dole!! I too have some plants growing in a swamp, and they are some of my best plants this year- mainly because lack of water. I cut the majority of the bottom out of 4- 5 gallon buckets. Then sink them in about 1/2- 3/4 into the "muck" on a few higher spots. Here is a pic of a plant that has never been watered, and is in a 5 gallon bucket (and I haven't seen rain in 3 weeks ): Right now she is about 7' tall, and sees the sun all day. The area is dry but if you stomp down, water will fill your footprints.
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08-07-2007, 05:39 PM	#13
bob dole New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 15	Here are some more tube pics, I have sprayed them twice with B-52 , Scorpion juice and grozyme. There has been almost no rain so they havent been getting fed with the heavy harvest like planned so spraying really helps out! Again all plants are Great white Shark
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08-07-2007, 05:53 PM	#14
Hindu Killer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,812	This is the best tube container idea Ive seen. Props to you !
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08-07-2007, 06:08 PM	#15
bongasaurus king of the dinosaurs Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: canadia. land of the free Posts: 1,349	arent those sonotubes made of heavy duty waxed cardboard? i didnt think they would last more than a season... __________________ word og another line in the field of time i got a window washers eye for an untuckable sky Let it grow, let it grow, Let it blossom, let it flow. In the sun and in the snow
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