DutchFox Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 just think outside the box....lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DutchFox Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) i would plant a pre grown seedling... Edited November 7, 2020 by DutchFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DutchFox Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 a vid....where you can see the importance of myco........which helps your pen roots better......and the extra help of this grow box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchFox Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) ofcourse in first vid...we would not take away the box...just let it there in till harvest. do we have a discusion?...... Edited November 7, 2020 by DutchFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchFox Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 topic title says summer. here we had a very dry spring from 15th march till 1 june hardly any rain. So this box can sure give a seedling a good start. its all about the capilary working of the soil under the seedling.....right? i see another advantage....the boxx keeps the seedling from freezing in may.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Ruderalis Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Let nature take its course. Good preparation is the key in letting the tap root go deep. If the tap root goes deep, little supplementary watering is necessary in the uk. Huge sunken containers are about as effective as one can get outdoors. Mate of mine used an old water boiler from a hotel. Sump under it. Sunk it. Filled with compost, horse shit etc. Plants grow massive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchFox Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) yes...but in perma culture...there is no digging....as this guy said....do not dig...it distorts the capilary system of your soil.... i know its different from what we are used to...i see farmers waterhozes nearly every day in the bare soil in spring and summer... the wick just keeps the soil moist enough to make it possible for the primary pen root to go down... ps in a plant hole where i plant the 2nd year...i do not dig...just top dress early in the year...and plant out in may.....the worms have made a good capilary soil for me....but it needs always a bit of moisture.....thats where the boxx could come in...?..its just helping nature a bit....? also summer and spring are becoming more extreme in last 20 years.....lots of water every now and then...longer periods without any rain.....thats good if it rains in the box too...? Edited November 8, 2020 by DutchFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr feelgood Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 07/11/2020 at 7:50 PM, DutchFox said: just think outside the box....lol If we had a box it would be full of rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchFox Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 20 minutes ago, Dr feelgood said: If we had a box it would be full of rain. nope...there is an overflow....and it leads the excess water away from the roots... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Ruderalis Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, DutchFox said: nope...there is an overflow....and it leads the excess water away from the roots... And over the reed bed for purification..... Preaching to the converted. I dont need a plastic box to do permaculture outside and it is by no way a new or exciting subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr feelgood Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 34 minutes ago, DutchFox said: nope...there is an overflow....and it leads the excess water away from the roots... Was having a joke with you mate its pissed it down all summer here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchFox Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Dr feelgood said: Was having a joke with you mate its pissed it down all summer here good for you...here we had a heat wave.....and dry...also spring was extreme dry...so it was not easy to get the plants started medio may...and also medio may frost in the night.....so i run into this boxx...and i see some advantages......especially in a good start.... Edited November 8, 2020 by DutchFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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