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DecalsbyJT
PostPosted: Apr 18th, '11, 00:07 
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here are a few pics of my outdoor system.....

been having trouble with the sump tank and rain.... so have designed a new concrete and block sump tank to replace the old one with...as soon as it stops raining for a couple weeks...


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File comment: Looking down the row of grow beds.... in the foreground is garlic and onions, down the row, is beets, chinese cabbage, lettuce and more...
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File comment: cabbage and baby choy, you can see the ST in the background... it's popped out of the ground 3 times.. I have cables on it, they help a little with minor rain, but with heavy rain I have to stop the system
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File comment: I hang hanging herbs on the PVC frame to help it hold it down in the wind.... also use bungee cords. you can see lavender, mint and in the beds baby choy cabbage, broccoli
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PostPosted: Apr 18th, '11, 15:27 
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Nice JT, shame about the fish tank splitting, was that the plastic of the tank that split? Was it where you had cut in the water spout?
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PostPosted: Apr 18th, '11, 21:10 
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the break in the ST where the return pipes are is actually where I fell in the ST :D

was putting it back in the ground and ground was a little wet and whoop there it is LOL

wet pants and red faced :blob2:

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PostPosted: Apr 18th, '11, 21:17 
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Neat system JT and nice healthy looking plants as well :)
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DecalsbyJT
PostPosted: Apr 20th, '11, 10:07 
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faye wrote:
Neat system JT and nice healthy looking plants as well :)


thanks Faye..... I now have three systems up and running...

the GH, the outdoor, and my demonstration customer starter system

keeps me busy

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Nice system. I'm really interested to see what you come up with for a concrete sump and how you do it.
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PostPosted: Nov 5th, '11, 06:57 
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posted some pics in my other thread.. they should have been here..... so will up date this one...

got the new sump hole dug down to measurement on one side while keeping the 150 gallon stock tank in untill Im ready to take it out and put in the cement base pad....

but of course.. I have so much trouble with sump tanks LOL...

it rained today.. so the ST hole is full of water :( just like it happened to me on the GH ST.....

but this hole is much smaller........ will get pics tomorrow when the sun comes out...

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PostPosted: Nov 5th, '11, 07:53 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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oh no!!!!
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PostPosted: Nov 5th, '11, 08:14 
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for some reason.. it always rains when I dig holes..... LOL

oh well.....

will pump it out tomorrow..and will take 3-4 days before I can finish the hole
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PostPosted: Nov 18th, '11, 09:18 
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got the new sump tank hole almost ready to finish digging out and guess what...

it rained last night LOL.......

one of these days I will get it finished...

JT


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File comment: looking down into the hole... I just pumped it out, but the earth is way to wet to dig out... will take a week to dry up enough...
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File comment: at the bottom of the pic, is HD, passing by.... then bok choi and in the background, my old ST which is still there due to so much rain lately
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File comment: got a lot of the winter veggies planted... this pic is about 3 weeks after planting... lettuce in the foreground, onions and garlic next, then beets, and more onions and then bok choi, and Broccoli
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PostPosted: Nov 21st, '11, 07:58 
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Supposed to have a few days without rain.... so got out this morning... and moved some dirt...

since space is limited between the heat pump and the FT's, I had to move the dirt that has be taken out of the hole so I can take the rest out....

dug a deeper hole and put the sump pump in to try and speed up the drying process....


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File comment: Tight Quarters.. so have to move the existing dirt pile to make room for the rest of the dirt I need to dig out.....
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File comment: Starting to get the dirt moved..... got to make room for the rest of the dirt in the hole
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File comment: About half of the dirt moved out... long PVC is the overflow siphon which is way in the air since the ST is way up...
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PostPosted: Dec 5th, '11, 06:04 
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just a quick update....

I keep trying to get the hole dried out.. but we have had one day of rain every week for the last 3 weeks... about the time it's ready to finish digging, it rains.....

oh well

next rain is due wed... hope it misses us :)

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PostPosted: Dec 5th, '11, 07:54 
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I don't envy your luck with rain and holes. At least our soil is so sandy that water generally vanishes in a day and the sand is dry the day after, not bad for digging but hard for gardening.
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PostPosted: Dec 28th, '11, 04:29 
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well was ready to finish the hole, as it was dry enough and guess what

IT RAINED!!!! :upset:

we were supposed to have some minor thunder storms.. with 25 mph wind speed
they didnt say it was to gust to over 60 mph....

so some minor damage to the outdoor system.... pics below

the 2 bed starter system and greenhouse system - no damage....

jT


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File comment: wind gusts to over 60+ mph and this is the result.... had the weatherman told me last night, I would have tied it down more.... most of the vegetables look like they will bounce back...
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File comment: From the other side... fish tanks on my right.... truck is on the left just outside the picture.... the top was held down with bungee cords..... the plastic is ripped and will need to be replaced
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File comment: This picture was taken less than a minute after the last one, I was getting ready to move off the vegetables, the wind did it for me... :-(
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PostPosted: Dec 28th, '11, 05:25 
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Doh.
didn't realize you would have to train the young pooch to fetch greenhouse covers!!!

We got some breezy conditions and a little rain today so far but not as much as I was expecting. And it hasn't cooled it off here as much as they were saying, well at least not yet.
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