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Tuesday, January 01, 2013
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Entry 5 of 216 |
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A lot of work was completed between the last entry and this one, and here is a basic summary of what occurred…
1.) Metal bench top was put in place and supported to fill in the aisle way
2.) Planks of wood were attached to form a raised bed set-up on the long sides resulting in a soil depth of 6-18” due to variations in the benches.
3.) Two layers of concrete blocks were stacked on the shorter sides to completely enclose the growing area, which is 9.5ft. X 26ft.
4.) A large sheet of weed block was laid in the bottom to allow for drainage while still holding the soil
5.) Eight 400watt HPS lights were hung to allow even lighting over the entire raised bed
6.) For a growing medium, the following was added:
a. 5 cubic yards of compost (mainly leaves)
b. 2 cubic yards of used potting media (coconut husk based)
c. 1.5 cubic yards of loam
d. 4 large bags (92lbs total) of ‘Super Coarse’ Perlite
7.) Then everything was mixed well
Picture taken on November 17, 2012 (prior to perlite and mixing)
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