Show us your Ghetto growing gear.

[compmodder26]

Hi guys , i thought id just share a few pics of a small light i been working on , i picked this light up of gumtree for 20 bucks and added a switch and a few cfl bulb holders to it .
Im not sure if its Ghetto gear or not , but it was second hand and cheap , i thought i can run the cfl daylights and put whatever i want for the tubes, im just going to be using it for some babys this coming season.
I plan on building bigger shelves to house some 4 ft lights also .

I just saw this post. You know, you should be ashamed of yourself for posting that in this thread. This is for GHETTO growing gear. That entry clearly is not ghetto and could even be considered professional. You will do well to not post such projects in here again. Shame on you!




























That light is awesome!! Great job.

 

[Super David]

 

[Sownseeds]

lol thanks mate , i was like oh this guys havin a go at me , then i saw the bottom of your post , i wasnt sure if it was ghetto or not , but i did make it out of bits and peices and got the shell of the light second hand.
Compared to some of the pro's growrooms and light set ups on thp its Ghetto gear .

 

[ThePhill]

Ghetto seems to be working, the group out getting some sunshine. Don't mind the little guys on bottom, little yellowing from a dose of over watering and the one in the center was a little wilted from over drying. Gave it some water and it perked right back up.

 

[Mezo]

This is a good thread, well im 100% Ghetto growing id guess? no electric or money gives me no other choice.

Ghetto domes (empty water containers cut in half) worked very well.

All done in a Ghetto greenhouse (secondhand wedding marquee)



Then there`s my Ghetto heat mat using the heat from a gas fridge with my 'steel collector" on top of that is a cat litter tray with jiffys & a bit of perspex covering it, again works well.

And then there's the Ghetto dryer to dehydrate all the chilli`s with, same reason no electric so i knocked up this thing with stuff we had laying around (that`s why it looks so rough) but again it works well.

All this cost next to nothing to make & costs nothing to run, this is all from my Glog in case you hadn't already seen it.

Mezo.

 

[stc3248]

Now that's ingenuity! Nice Mezo!

 

[jeffrey]

Now that's ghetto! Awesome Mezo

 

[Beehunter]

Mezo i have loved watching your glog. you are a Ghetto superstar! I love the look of the pepper that your dehydrator puts out!

 

[PaulG]

Beehunter is right, you take ghetto growing to a whole new level; it's an art form!

 

[AlphaHydroponics]

Low tech grow tech... Using Air Conditioner condensation runoff for irrigation.... yes really

Pipe air conditioner condensation to pump (gravity feed).

Pump triggers when reservoir is full and out the foundation vent to the gardenias...

Every drop counts!

 

[yemtol]

The fish aren't happy, but they'll live without until payday.



Sprouts need Light by Yemtol, on Flickr

Little experiment. Worst comes it I kill a couple plants, but I'm hoping it will work out. Home made air pot knock off propagation tray.



Smart Pot Egg Carton 1 of 2 by Yemtol, on Flickr



Smart Pot Egg Carton 2 of 2 by Yemtol, on Flickr

Earlier version before I'd heard of air pots or smart pots. Same idea without hole except for the bottom for drainage and bottom watering.



24 seeds waiting to grow by Yemtol, on Flickr

 

[stc3248]

Not exactly "grow gear" but something was robbing all my ripe cherry tomatoes and once they were all gone started hitting the green ones...

So I put out my ghetto fabulous home made critter trap! Not mouse or rat specific, it will catch anything that can fit inside...


Lookie lookie what I found in there this morning!

hahahahaha....no more free lunches...you dirty rat!

 

[GreenTea]

Hahaha, reminds me of the time I bought a wire mesh rodent trap at a garage sale when I was a kid. I think I paid like $2 for it or something. Put it out in the back yard with some peanut butter smeared inside. Next morning I found an angry skunk inside...

 

[Argflores]

You guys are awesome. I love all these set ups. It makes my day and inspires me, all at the same time. Gardening is love and imagination... if you dont have imagination and love... then you are not doing it right .

 

[stc3248]

Hahaha, reminds me of the time I bought a wire mesh rodent trap at a garage sale when I was a kid. I think I paid like $2 for it or something. Put it out in the back yard with some peanut butter smeared inside. Next morning I found an angry skunk inside...

Lol...used to run live catch traps for a guy in TX as a kid. He warned us to always walk out well upwind of the trap just for that reason. Then he failed to heed his own advise and had to eat/sleep outside the ranch bunkhouse for a few days until the smell wore off.

 

[PaulG]

The fish aren't happy, but they'll live without until payday.



Sprouts need Light by Yemtol, on Flickr

Little experiment. Worst comes it I kill a couple plants, but I'm hoping it will work out. Home made air pot knock off propagation tray.



Smart Pot Egg Carton 1 of 2 by Yemtol, on Flickr



Smart Pot Egg Carton 2 of 2 by Yemtol, on Flickr

Earlier version before I'd heard of air pots or smart pots. Same idea without hole except for the bottom for drainage and bottom watering.



24 seeds waiting to grow by Yemtol, on Flickr

I'll be very interested to see your results!

 

[Justaguy]

MEZO I love that dryer. Have any sketches? Plans???

 

[Mezo]

MEZO I love that dryer. Have any sketches? Plans???

I just knocked it together, in my Glog there's some diagrams from other people on the basic principle on how they function & i scrounged around the yard & made it with what i had.

Just do a Google image search "solar dehydrator" and browse hundreds of pictures of various design & ideas, there's guys knocking them up out of cardboard boxes, you can be flash & expensive or you can be cheap (like me).

Mezo.

 

[stc3248]

Had to be in the Barracks for a few days away from the garden...so I brought just a little of the garden with me and set up a makeshift grow area under my desk.

These are still in 3.5" pots and dry out pretty quick, so they needed a babysitter. 3 26w actual 100w eq 6500 CFL's there's also a box fan on them which isn't pictured.

 

[coach2222]