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Here's a question...🤔🧐🤨
I have a question. I have two solar power banks purchased as a backup resource in the event of a long-term power outage, one came with two solar panels and the other came with one. If the solar panels are in a grow tent with the grow lights on will they charge the power bank? I'm asking out of curiosity not as a practical solution to a problem.
2 likes • Dec '25
Gonna leave another nugget here, hopefully someday someone will read this and say YES! That's it! That's what I need, lol.... well see. So now take the treadmill generator system, and put your dogs on it! And Dog owners will get this, especially the high energy dogs, big and small. I would argue that most dogs need more exercise than the owners can ever give, and that was certainly me and my American Bull dog for awhile. And then I found this guy who has a dog running service. And what he does is he drives his van to your house and in the van he has a set of special treadmills designed just for the dogs, and all sizes too!. Now the dogs aren't forced to do anything, it's all voluntary exercise for them, but once they figure out they can run on this thing, man just they take off and gooooo flying until there heart is content! And the guys business is booming! The dogs love it, they're much happier and healthier! The dog owners love that, and the time they get back! And business owner is living his dream of helping the dogs and getting paid handsomely to do it! Win-Win-Win. I love it. The only thing this guy isn't doing yet... is bolting a car alternator onto the treadmills to collect all that energy those dogs are pumping out! And how many times have you seen a dog with the zoomies and someone says... "Man if you could put that in a bottle..." lol Well, now you can, literally. 😉
1 like • Dec '25
think about an Alaskan dog sledder in off season and off grid, with a pack of dogs and treadmill generators.... endless free energy, and dog therapy all at the same time! lol
My First DIY Tower Grow...
Hey folks! I've been away for awhile, off-grid, moving, rebuilding, etc. Been missing this group this is one of my favorites! I finally took a some time to go thru some photos and make a little recap of my very first tower grow earlier this year! I decided to go the DIY route, and I designed and built everything myself. This a prototype test run that was Largely built off of Chad's inspiring teachings and experiences!! So Thank you so much @Chad Miner for all you do! Huge shoot out to you man! I'm not sure I would have pulled this off at all with out your wisdom, support, and encouragement! "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants" - Isaac Newton
My First DIY Tower Grow...
1 like • Oct '25
Oh! also.. check your local bakeries, and ice cream shops, etc....a lot of times you can get food plastic buckets for free
1 like • Nov '25
@Gillian El Deeb I'm sure you can, just stick with it, and always remember that learning is growing too! So grow your skills and experience, and the plants will surely follow!
HELP please!
SOH Classmates, in your opinion, would this work for a first tower garden for a newbie? I can't afford @Chad Miner 's tower garden yet. But I really want to start growing soon after I move in to the new apartment! With lights, nutrients, pH up and down, rock wool, peroxide, and a par meter, even this is gonna be quite spendy...I already have the pH/EC tester and the par meter has been ordered. I have the GH Flora Grow Series in my cart (although I'm not sure it is what I should be using with my hard water @Chad Miner .) I'm also looking for the rock wool, peroxide, pH up and down, and the Barrina lights...I have everything except the rockwool and my pretax total is $600.😳
HELP please!
1 like • Oct '25
@Beth E thats correct, it doesn't replace your shower head, it just screws into it. And you use a shower head that has a hose and then you can use the hose to fill buckets and what not. This particular filter is just a basic model, it will help to remove chlorine. and some other stuff too including some of the minerals and sediments that make hard water. At my house I've noticed that I don't get as much of the water spots from misting the plants, or on the shower fixtures, etc. And that's a good indicator that it is actually softening the water a little bit and removing chlorine. Of course you can certainly spend just a little more money to for a more advance model, that has extra filtration layers, and those can be more focused on treating hard water.
1 like • Oct '25
Oh and the hair!! I can really notice a big difference in my beard after installing these, lol. So yes I would say I've been happy with the softening results! And if I can feel a difference I'm sure my plants can too!
Thoughts on using copper to keep algae out?
Anyone using copper algaecide or some kind of ionizing copper for algae? Thoughts? Opinions?
1 like • Oct '25
@Beth E peroxide is more for treating/prevention of bacterial infections like root rot, which can be caused by hotter water temps. So for clarity….Keep the water temp below 80 and that helps prevent bacteria,(treat with h.peroxide for bacteria) ….and keep the light out of the water and that helps prevent algae(which is a plant and not a bacteria) hope that helps shed some light 💡
0 likes • Oct '25
@Beth E thats a really great question! I’ll take a look and see what I think. In the mean time, Can you do me a favor? since this is a really great question and I want @Chad Miner input too. Can you copy and paste that question into a new post for us? That way it starts a new conversation thread and makes it easier for everyone to keep up 🙂
We've moved to a cottage in the woods
And we're nearly back in TG biz. And we gained a second tower. We documented everything from final harvest at our old house to complete set up in our new place. What happened in-between was a bit unexpected. We acquired a 2nd tower (a complete TG Flex + an 8 pot extension + the TG light kit + a TG dolly for $350 from a FB Marketplace ad. With a few hours of elbow grease it cleaned up beautifully). Yesterday we installed our 1st 3 plants with more seedlings to come.
We've moved to a cottage in the woods
1 like • Oct '25
The armadillo though! I remember that guy! Lol 😂 ….. got me again 🤣
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Mike Gutmaker
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