I need help

[TripLSD]

My friends say I have the perfect land for growing. So this year I'm going to do just that. But I tried last year and failed. I don't exactly know why.

I'm starting to grow inside until they start to sprout then I'm going to plant them outside. I just started germinating today inside my room. I have the seeds in a clear plastic sandwich bag with a damp paper towel in it with the seeds dispersed around the baggy. What signs should I look for that will tell me that I should plant them outside? I have a 1/3 acre size pond on my 50 acre land. So planting around the pond would most likely be the best place to plant.

When planting them outside, should I wear any protective gloves to keep the salt from my hands off them or will it not matter at this stage?

I also live on a small farm so would using some crap from the animals be good to use to help the growth of the plants? Also, I heard that animals, like deer, will eat your plants if you're not careful. Is this true and if so what should I do to prevent this?

Sorry for the lengthy post. But I had to get some iffy questions out of my system.

Thanks for reading.

[ISmokeRock]

I didn't read that I was too fascinated by your sig. Photoshop much?

[TripLSD]

Haha yeah it was made in Photoshop.

[Anony]

Originally Posted by TripLSD

My friends say I have the perfect land for growing. So this year I'm going to do just that. But I tried last year and failed. I don't exactly know why.

I'm starting to grow inside until they start to sprout then I'm going to plant them outside. I just started germinating today inside my room. I have the seeds in a clear plastic sandwich bag with a damp paper towel in it with the seeds dispersed around the baggy. What signs should I look for that will tell me that I should plant them outside? I have a 1/3 acre size pond on my 50 acre land. So planting around the pond would most likely be the best place to plant.

When planting them outside, should I wear any protective gloves to keep the salt from my hands off them or will it not matter at this stage?

I also live on a small farm so would using some crap from the animals be good to use to help the growth of the plants? Also, I heard that animals, like deer, will eat your plants if you're not careful. Is this true and if so what should I do to prevent this?

Sorry for the lengthy post. But I had to get some iffy questions out of my system.

Thanks for reading.

Well, technically you can plant them outside anytime, but to give you more chance for success, wait until they get a few veging nodes first, like 4 or 5 sets of leaves. This will make sure they are a little more mature before going out, and slow exposure is good as well.

Why do you have salt on your hands? Sterilization can be a good thing as long as the gloves are clean as well.

Yes, deer will eat your plants, there are natural deer deterrants, however most are two sided. Its something you have to read up on and decide which method is best for you.

Manure can be a fertilizer, but I cant say much about it. I would be careful with what you apply and how. Something else you really need to read up on to understand all aspects.

Good luck.

[TripLSD]

Could you give me a few links that you found to be useful?

[GigZ-16]

be careful using compost such as animal droppings as the breakdown of their organic matter tends to turn the soil more acidic than you would like it.
To deter animals such as deer, why not try an old fashioned chicken wire fence? I've heard of it being used before by other growers. If I were you, I would grow them indoors like Anony said until their fifth or sixth nodes and then transplant them outside. Read some threads in the outdoor growing section. Your lucky you live in an area where you can grow outdoors, I wish I did, too. Good luck.

[TripLSD]

The problem with a chicken wired fence is that it'd make the growing area too obvious. My dad loves going out into the woods and I don't want him stumbling across my plants. It'd be one thing if he did so without the fence because I could say they grew wild but with the fence he'd think something's a bit too suspicious.

And why would transplanting on the 5th or 6th node change an animal's behavior to not eat my plant?

[TripLSD]

Bump*

[Medicine Al]

reading is Fun-damental!

http://forum.grasscity.com/general-o...al-effort.html

[TripLSD]

Thanks for the link. It's going to help out a ton in this year's grow.