$0 Outdoor Experiment

[stew12]

Im on a free grow also right now. Used some potting soil in the garage. started in an egg carton, 12 seeds planted. Not going so well considering 1 sprouted 2 weeks in

[Spanishfly]

Originally Posted by decaturpolice

Wait, "tie them down?" What do you mean by that?

Basically tie the top of the plant to something fixed at a lower level, and bend her over. I use garden twine and a heavy brick.

It increases yield, each branch acts like the main cola. And is stealthy, lowers the height of the plant and breaks up the Xmas tree shape.

[KillerGenius]

hey dude, overwatering is way worse than underwatering. It doesnt bounce back as easy. Let it dry out before you water again. Oh yeah dont water in the heat of the day, water in the morning or at night. the water evaporates out of the soil if you water in the morning, and the plant wont get to soak up as much nice cool water like it would if you watered at night.
its ur plant though water it whenever you want

[stew12]

i planted mine on a sunny day 2 weeks ago. the next few days were also sunny. And every day since has been rain. Can this cause total death?

[fisher1986]

Originally Posted by stew12

i planted mine on a sunny day 2 weeks ago. the next few days were also sunny. And every day since has been rain. Can this cause total death?

as long as there is still light in the day and they dont get battered about too much then i shouldnt imagine they'd die

[decaturpolice]

Please, let's all take a few moments to pay respects..

..to our 11 sprouts that got destroyed by aphids. My friend and I walked up to our spot today only to find ONE of our original plantings still surviving. Looks like we should've sprayed 'em with some homemade pesticide earlier.

Oh well, time to start collecting bagseed again. No way in hell we're giving up on this.

[jonster]

look man your not guna succeed, slugs are the problem, buy some specifically designed food pellets that kill slugs/snails, they are relentless, or just set up barriers, at my gro i use planks of wood then i covered the bottom with wood chips. check it out.

[Spanishfly]

My deepest sympathies.

[decaturpolice]

Originally Posted by jonster

look man your not guna succeed, slugs are the problem, buy some specifically designed food pellets that kill slugs/snails, they are relentless, or just set up barriers, at my gro i use planks of wood then i covered the bottom with wood chips. check it out.

That reminds me of a method someone once suggested to me. Can you guys tell me if this is legit?

- Put the cups in a shoebox.
- Water the seedlings.
- Enclose the box within a dome of Saran Wrap, so that when the water evaporates from the soil, the condensation re-waters them in a continuous cycle. Also a way of keeping critters away.

It sounds plausible to me, but what do I know?

Your sentiments are duly noted, Spanish.

[jonster]

do that until they have just sprouted, then remove saran right away, humidity is too high. snails will climb shoeboxes easy, you have to put some effort into this if u want to have plants, its all about preparation and babying your babies. don't be afraid to beef up your grow, remember....the more seeds you plant will gurantee a successful healthy female plant.