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Presto_D · 02-19-2010, 07:49 PM

I am going to put at least one plant up a tree.

I know that being so much more exposed to ambient air temperatures rather than nestled into the insulating ground could be dangerous if temperatures drop.
Last frost in my area is supposed to be third week of March. I figured that I would germ some beans a week or two before then and put a few out in the ground in the first of April.

How much longer would you think I ought to wait before putting some baby trees into a tree?

In the ground, if I see a cold forecast I can go stick a milk jug over it for the night with some hay or peat piled around for insulation. I've done tomatoes like that. But it's the heat stored in the earth that saves them, and the plants won't have that advantage up a tree.

I'll be putting them in the tree in five gallon buckets with dark garbage bags for camo.

Maybe waiting until 4/20 would be appropriate.

Noobian · 02-19-2010, 07:55 PM

I saw someone that did just that (was on a different forum though) but yeah the guy had a bunch of grow bags up in trees and it looked like it worked well for him. Bear in mind if you live someplace where the leaves fall off the trees you're gonna have ZERO cover around harvest time so your brilliant plan might backfire LOL But if you live someplace that doesn't have that problem you should be golden doing that...less chance for rippers too which is great

Noobian · 02-19-2010, 07:57 PM

Skip the 5 gallon pots and just use grow bags, it'll be easier to haul

Presto_D · 02-19-2010, 08:58 PM

I'll be growing autoflowers, so they should be done earlier. Also, I am fortunate to have access to a piece of land where the only way to get there is where our house is at. It is very very steep on all other sides of the spot I want to use.

I figured i'd put a little pulley up the tree and take a lightweight rope whenever I take water up. And then remove the rope.

I'd put everything in the ground, but we're having a lot of work done on the place, and even though I'll be legal, the fewer that know, the better.

PistilPete · 02-19-2010, 09:02 PM

You could climb up and wrap the container in a blanket or some insulation if cold weather is in the forecast.

Matanuskan Flo · 02-24-2010, 03:19 AM

what about nutes & watering?? since you post this in the newby section, perhaps you don;t realize there Could be more to it than just sticking a plant up a tree w/o means of bi-weekly access or at least weekly.

Presto_D · 02-24-2010, 04:13 AM

No, this is basically in my backyard. A very short walk away. There will be potentially be people viewing the property I want to grow on, so up a tree seems inconspicuous.
I have a backpack and jugs for carrying water and nute teas up with me. I used to climb pine trees all the time, it's just a matter of finding a good one.
There is one maple tree in the whole area of our property/for sale property. I'd use it, but since it's the only one that might be more obvious.

There's a little hill with southwest exposure, it has a lot of nettles growing all over it, and blackberries. Pine trees growing from the north and east sides.
I want to hide a few plants in the blackberries, and one or more up a tree, just for the experience.
There is very limited access to the area, if that property wasn't for sale I'd be home free.

I plan to disguise the buckets with dark material. (Holes drilled in the buckets for drainage

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02-26-2010, 04:34 PM

If I was going to do trees I would def. be planting in evergreens, esp. the longer needle ones. They keep there coverage year round and with a strong sativa pheno they'll blend into each other better.

igrowone · 02-26-2010, 04:49 PM

as someone else mentioned, there was a grow log on this method on another grow site
the guy was college age young, and he had a few close calls, he sliced himself on one climb, had a plant plummet 75 feet to the ground on another
unless you're going to use some hose system, regular watering will mean climbs multiple times a week
it can be done, but is physically risky

Presto_D · 02-26-2010, 05:37 PM

75 feet! That's a little crazy. I just want to get high enough to have a few lower branches in the way. I don't expect many wandering people.

02-19-2010, 07:49 PM	#1
Presto_D Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: PNW Posts: 134	Trees in trees. I am going to put at least one plant up a tree. I know that being so much more exposed to ambient air temperatures rather than nestled into the insulating ground could be dangerous if temperatures drop. Last frost in my area is supposed to be third week of March. I figured that I would germ some beans a week or two before then and put a few out in the ground in the first of April. How much longer would you think I ought to wait before putting some baby trees into a tree? In the ground, if I see a cold forecast I can go stick a milk jug over it for the night with some hay or peat piled around for insulation. I've done tomatoes like that. But it's the heat stored in the earth that saves them, and the plants won't have that advantage up a tree. I'll be putting them in the tree in five gallon buckets with dark garbage bags for camo. Maybe waiting until 4/20 would be appropriate. __________________ EWS seeds, several generations in, better than the neighbors!
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02-19-2010, 07:55 PM	#2
Noobian Green is Gold Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Constantly medicated Posts: 1,316	I saw someone that did just that (was on a different forum though) but yeah the guy had a bunch of grow bags up in trees and it looked like it worked well for him. Bear in mind if you live someplace where the leaves fall off the trees you're gonna have ZERO cover around harvest time so your brilliant plan might backfire LOL But if you live someplace that doesn't have that problem you should be golden doing that...less chance for rippers too which is great __________________ Enjoy life
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02-19-2010, 07:57 PM	#3
Noobian Green is Gold Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Constantly medicated Posts: 1,316	Skip the 5 gallon pots and just use grow bags, it'll be easier to haul __________________ Enjoy life
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02-19-2010, 08:58 PM	#4
Presto_D Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: PNW Posts: 134	I'll be growing autoflowers, so they should be done earlier. Also, I am fortunate to have access to a piece of land where the only way to get there is where our house is at. It is very very steep on all other sides of the spot I want to use. I figured i'd put a little pulley up the tree and take a lightweight rope whenever I take water up. And then remove the rope. I'd put everything in the ground, but we're having a lot of work done on the place, and even though I'll be legal, the fewer that know, the better. __________________ EWS seeds, several generations in, better than the neighbors!
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02-19-2010, 09:02 PM	#5
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02-24-2010, 03:19 AM	#6
Matanuskan Flo Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 389	what about nutes & watering?? since you post this in the newby section, perhaps you don;t realize there Could be more to it than just sticking a plant up a tree w/o means of bi-weekly access or at least weekly. __________________ Best Link: https://www.angelfire.com/cantina/fourtwenty/yor/yor.htm All correspondence from Matanuskan Flo is purely hypothetical & typed under extreme intoxification.
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02-24-2010, 04:13 AM	#7
Presto_D Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: PNW Posts: 134	No, this is basically in my backyard. A very short walk away. There will be potentially be people viewing the property I want to grow on, so up a tree seems inconspicuous. I have a backpack and jugs for carrying water and nute teas up with me. I used to climb pine trees all the time, it's just a matter of finding a good one. There is one maple tree in the whole area of our property/for sale property. I'd use it, but since it's the only one that might be more obvious. There's a little hill with southwest exposure, it has a lot of nettles growing all over it, and blackberries. Pine trees growing from the north and east sides. I want to hide a few plants in the blackberries, and one or more up a tree, just for the experience. There is very limited access to the area, if that property wasn't for sale I'd be home free. I plan to disguise the buckets with dark material. (Holes drilled in the buckets for drainage ) __________________ EWS seeds, several generations in, better than the neighbors!
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02-26-2010, 04:34 PM	#8
feral Guest Posts: n/a	If I was going to do trees I would def. be planting in evergreens, esp. the longer needle ones. They keep there coverage year round and with a strong sativa pheno they'll blend into each other better.
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02-26-2010, 04:49 PM	#9
igrowone Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY Posts: 3,980	as someone else mentioned, there was a grow log on this method on another grow site the guy was college age young, and he had a few close calls, he sliced himself on one climb, had a plant plummet 75 feet to the ground on another unless you're going to use some hose system, regular watering will mean climbs multiple times a week it can be done, but is physically risky __________________ current grow: www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?p=7872194
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02-26-2010, 05:37 PM	#10
Presto_D Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: PNW Posts: 134	75 feet! That's a little crazy. I just want to get high enough to have a few lower branches in the way. I don't expect many wandering people. __________________ EWS seeds, several generations in, better than the neighbors!
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