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MI 4,000sq ft outdoor grow SHO

sho

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Kids, job, and this fucking weather have slowed me way down.

The end of this week is supposed to be nice and I'm going to take Wed/Thurs/Fri off. I've got 100gal grow bags that'll be here anyday. Ordering 20yds of dirt to amend to fill the bags instead of using an expensive bagged mix.
 

sho

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Side boards need 4 holes per post and carriage bolts. It's a lotta bloody fucking work drilling through heavy 2" galvanized steel. Eating up drill bits and batteries left and right. Might have smoked my little Milwaukee M18 drill too, well it was smoking, but kept on chugging barely. Thing was so hot I could hardly hold it.

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AND zoom in on this one. Yes, that's my boy with a push mower.
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No, he does not have to cut that whole field -- just enough around the edges to get in and lay the electric fence for some cattle.
 

sho

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Mag Drill.
They're vertical, takes about 1-2min a hole but it's certainly do-able. I wish the factory would have punched the holes and all a guy would have to do is drill a hole from the back through the wood and blam, done.

I'm gonna grab a corded drill and run it off the generator. Pouring fucking rain right now. Glad I'm at work.
 

RB56

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They're vertical, takes about 1-2min a hole but it's certainly do-able. I wish the factory would have punched the holes and all a guy would have to do is drill a hole from the back through the wood and blam, done.

I'm gonna grab a corded drill and run it off the generator. Pouring fucking rain right now. Glad I'm at work.
Pretty sure you need a mag drill :D
 

hup234

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how about a self drilling lag bolt...then come back later w/carrige bolt when you got more time...good luck
 

turbo14

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It will all be done sooner than you think brotha!

Great lookin' greenie.

We put a 24x96 high sidewall last week. It took a lot of beer, probably QP of huge joints, and a ton of deli sandwhiches, oh yeah. Whiskey is not a good idea when assembling a greenhouse.

best of luck
turbo
 

sho

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It's moving slow.

Dirt? Check.
Fabric pots arrive tomorrow. Still need my amendments but following fairly close to Subcool's recipe with a few other things added (crab, alfalfa).

Been too windy to pull the top
End walls framed, I've got the pole building steel sheets to cover them
Adding a 9x8 garage door to my North end

Had the pleasure of kicking it with a fellow member for the weekend and helping them get a little mini-vacation.

Give me a few I'll work on getting some more pics up
 

sho

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Rim boards attached (and straightened out with 2' braces behind the joints)
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Hard at work
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Double U channel for covers to mount to
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My kids built a fort out of bags of dirt
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sho

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Blew a tire on the TRAILER last week hauling dirt (Lots 2 days of work over it too)
Broke a valve stem on my TRUCK at the fucking gas station checking air
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Here's my help, he never ate a cookie before
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End walls started to get framed in, covering them in white pole building steel.
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By end of fucking week my fucking plants better be outside. My back's gotta straighten out to let me get some bloody fucking work done.
 

growingcrazy

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If you are anywhere near me I would gladly lend a helping hand! Maybe 2 sore backs can make 1 good one lol

Peace
GC
 

sho

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Dirt.

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41 Bags of Roots Organic 707
36 Bales of Atami HP (Pro mix for $10 less a bag)
36 30lb bags Worm Castings
18 bags Ancient Forest
1 bag dairy cow manure

36 holes, each are getting
Bag of 707
Bale of Atami HP
1 bag worm castings
1/2 bag Ancient Forest
1/4 bag crab shell

Also adding...

5lbs Blood Meal
10lbs Bone meal
5lbs Bloom Bat Guano
5lbs Oyster Shell
1 cup Epsom Salts
2 cups Dolomite Lime
5lbs Green Sand
4 cups Rock Phosphate
4 cups Kelp Meal


Might be missing some stuff, and might add some more once I get to the feed mill
 

sho

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If you are anywhere near me I would gladly lend a helping hand! Maybe 2 sore backs can make 1 good one lol

Peace
GC
1TWISTEDTRUCKER made his way up this weekend to come visit, I'd probably extend the offer to other people wanting to get hands on. We're almost done though, the finish line is within sight.
 
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