Mixed/amended on 3/4/18 in 2 kiddie pools 1 pool "hot" 1 pool not 6 cubic ft peat moss 7 cubic ft malibu's compost blend 4 cubic ft pearlite 3.5 cubic ft hydroton 14 bags 20quarts buckaroo worm castings plus all the amendments for a "supersoil" 3/12/18 8 seeds germinated with great white myco 8 popped and planted in fox farm seed starter mix 3/19/18 seedlings grew in dome under 6 12w led from amazon 18 hours on 6 off 4/15/18 plants transplanted from 4" pot to 1 gallon pots of non hot pool mix (no pics) 4/20/18 plants started being taken outside for daylight brought inside at night (pic on 4/28) 5/6/18 plants officially outside in 30 gallon smart pots (2 months of soil cooking) pots consisted of about 10-12.5 gallons of "hot soil" rest filled with non hot mix 5/11/18 plants in pots in ground 5 days *edited* for info im in cali (cen/socal) seeds; 3 feminized bando from swampboyseeds and 5 fem cherry fucker from cannarado genetics only 3 of each are on site now water is dechlorinated for atleast 24 hrs ahead of feeding my tap water is high in ph almost 9.0 so I always ph down with white vinegar to between 5.5 and 6.5 (close to 6.0 as I can get it usually) plants have had nothing but water and vinegar top dressed once with neem seed meal when first put outside every plant either has a broken arm or a split main stalk from me stretching or trying to bend branches some both lol (im learning/learned) I plan on making a tea soon of alfalfa sprouts or a molasses and castings blend of some sort (open to suggestions!) plants are showing signs of sex (pestles) I think..... I don't think they are flowering now but I don't know..... with my dates posted..... any advice would be great my main question would be..... did I start too early? at any stage? germination? or taking em outside? lmk what you think!
5/22/18 2.5-3 gal of water every other day View attachment 2458293 View attachment 2458294 5/31/18 6/4/18 pulled one pot out due to it being so small I assumed it was being dwarfed due to shade so I move it into some sun
Are you toppin all of them 1 time? Did you lst any of them? Damn they look beefy! This is going to be a bulky year my friend!
Impressive, especially for your first grow! Have you considered mulch? I feel like it is an integral part of any organic soil. The microherd doesn't like direct sun. It needs to be cool and moist. You'll end up watering less, too. I use barely straw. A solid 3 inches. Looking great though.
6/7/18 stretching em out also moved water up to 5 gallons 4-5 times a week 6/10/18 built em a home....kinda worried about shade on big plants now lol
6/11/18 just went outside and took some stalk pics for funzies not all stakes are staked inground.....some are just hanging for weight
topped 3-4 times already....maybe doing 1-2 more not sure yet as far as lst im not too sure...im noob I know what it means just not sure if im doing right to call it lst lol
I have....I was planning on clover....but just haven't done it.....straw is an option I could do as well..... thanks for the reminder lol
it hit 100 plus here today and will hit that temp a lot (up to 120)..... is 5 gallons of water too much each day? can I feed em once in the morning and once at night(2.5 gal)? they don't have much run off at all.... just give em as much as they want?
As far as lst. I would call using the stakes doing lst. Just not for the upper parts of the tree. Minor lst is more what i would call it. Food is not water. Water breaks down the food in the soil. Damn 100 degrrees no wonder those biddies are looking fine. If it doesnt look like its had too much. Then it hasnt. I would try using a drip system for your trees. Attach a water bottle upside down poke a needle hole and let it water itself for a longer period.
did I scrog too high??? didn't like the rope style net for scrog….probably going to scrog 2 more plants….. plant are doing great and growing like crazy..... took a few pics of some yellowing leaves, just wanna make sure its normal for the deeper inner leaves to get yellow and die off(no sun), and I'm doing justice by puling em off..... and that its not a deficiency....once again thanks for taking the time to look and any advice or comments are very welcomed!
Cant be much help with the scrog. Im doing my first one this year on one of my outdoor Sativa. Beautiful looking plants. As far as the yellow leaves its normal.
heat for one.... but main reason was height.... I don't want eyes on the plants..... trying to keep em shorter than 6ft
top dressed with some castings, kelp, fish bone, and blood meal weather has been between 95 and 105....only getting hotter!