So i went ahead and decided to grow an outdoor plant. I made a planter box 4'x4'x1' with 2' anchor posts. I dug the hole initially about 2 feet down, and the planter box sits a foot off the ground. I added perlite and peat to the bottom 2 feet of soil, and filled the top third with Fox Farm Ocean Forest. This makes for a total of 3'x4'x4' (48 cubic ft, 300 gal) of tilled and enriched soil. I have acclimated the "blue knight" clone for a week outside before this planting, to mitigate both the heat and the light changes. This has cost me about 20$ for lumber, 20$ for a trashcan reservoir, 90$ in soil and additives, and about 10 hours of hard work. Not bad for a first time grow. We'll see how she grows in the nor cal sun.
Great start bro! My buddy in Humboldt did the same thing this year with a raised bed. Can't wait to see how it turns out! Best of luck to ya! Peace
speaking of good ideas, i will attempt to use entirely organic soil fertilizers; mainly the russian comfrey you wrote about. any other plants you have used to brew tea?
Russian comfrey and nettles tea are mostly for vegging. You need something like kelp, molasses and/or high P bat guano for flowering for example. Or something organic bought for flowering like Biocanna flowering for example (or similar US product). Nice set up! Haha! I like the pic of "Scarface" Al Capone.
ye could have put 2-3 plants in there easily why didnt you??? but I guess you can clone your own when its ready Great job nonetheless, im subscribed!
i don't think you guys realize how large the one plant will get. it will easily fill up the entire space provided. I am going to put some peppers in the corners just for shits, but i expect the MJ plant to fill out huge. edit: knock on wood... i HOPE it will fill out that large.
i do, and that's why i planted on june 1st. i have seen what plants do given this kind of space, planted around this time. exhibit A:
Of course you're from Northern Cali. Isn't it amazing what these backyard gardens can grow. Two to three plants in a 4x4 area? I think not. My grow spots are 8'x8' for each plant. They need the room. The more room, the bigger the plant. Look at the pic he has posted. Those plants are probably 10' apart.
2 weeks in, things are great. I planted a basil in the corner, and maybe more corner veggies later. The weather has been cool and overcast for the most of june, possibly slowing down my crop? not that i can tell, she's growing fine. i have been pruning lately, starting with two lower branches then a FIM top. This thing started out from a VERY small cutting, and as you can see she is getting thicker by the hour
Like the basil predballer, a nice touch. I grow in big pots - biggest is 65 gallons, but don´t have a lot of space, mine are a bit more together than I would like - but we all have to make the best of what we have. +rep , by the way.