Hi everyone, So i own a house with 50.000m2 of property , this has a forrest included and the property its self is located in between vineyards and valleys and mountains. I found my next grow locations (on my own property),no one comes here except me but its still hidden just in case. The locations receive good amounts of sunlight and is still covered by bush and trees, one side is just a rocky mountain wall , so there is only one way up and down. I want to grow big bushy plants with lots of big colas. I have been seeing on internet from Jorge Cervantes outdoor cannabis gardens 2 to 4m high plants and very bushy with so many colas on it. How do i achieve this ? i got seeds whch i want to gemrinate inside my house and just let them grow inside my house in the sun for 2 weeks and then transplanting them to the outdoor location. Or can i just use a TL light and veg them like that for the first 2 weeks? (heres the link) Ofcourse its the strains etc.. sativas are taller etc than indicas, but to grow them big Is it only the soil mix ? So : - how to grow big bushy plants ? what training to use for plants to improve yield ? - What nutritients to use , how much and when? -Would you water your outdoor plants planted in the soil with a drip system or a flood system? Any advice and help would be realy apreciated!! In 2 months time im going to start ! Thanks!
The beat way to grow big outdoor plants is to veg them indoors for 2-3 months minimum amd then move them outdoors around Mothers Day. Me personally I would use my own personal prganic potting mix but at this point I aint goving it out for free cuz people have been paying me for it. Either find your own mix or go the bottled nutrient rout. Good luck. Sent from my SM-N920P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
@beerbrewer I have my own mix i use , so no need to pay anyone for that info! haha I live in Spain , in the Barcelona area , here our winter has been very hot! i think by half march i can start moving them outside already so i guess they will have about 4 weeks of veg, maybe 6. The seeds are feminized seeds , i want to place some autoflowers in between so i can get some small-harvests-in-between-the-big-harvest. Im going to try that out what you said, grow a few of them 2-3 months and plant them in April. Others i will grow them 1 month and plant them half march.. then the autoflowers i will plant them in those textil biodegradable pots a few on march then a few on april then a few on may and june.
Weellllll, some people are too lazy to learn things on their own so might as well capitalize on it, I say. What we are doing is mothering strains for our indoor grow and then when it comes to about may we move the mothers outdoors. About March we decide what new strains we want to cultivate for the next year and then start the mothering process over so by the time the old mothers go outside we have our clone mavhines for the next year. Sent from my SM-N920P using Grasscity Forum mobile app
If it doesn't freeze where your at you can do much as I've learned to do and flower outside off season year round.. Some of the current winter plants.. Southern California doesn't get much below the low 40s F so I just keep putting plants out no matter what time of year.. BNW
Hey beerbrewer , no it doesnt freeze here in winter , i think we have similar climate to southern california. Im going to try that out , will post some fotos of my start setup next week Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Hi Beerbrewer, going to start this weekend with my clone and mother plant room, Those fluorescent lights you use are for your mothers , or your plants to keep them in veg stage. Ive been reading a lot that cool blue light is the better one for the mothers and seedlings . Whats your thought about this? Thnx Getting excited now Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Extra large smart pots of homemade organic soil based on quality compost. The size of your plants directly correlates with the amount of soil you are growing in. If you want to play alongside the big boys then you will want a minimum of 100 gallon sized "pots" (again, the "smart pot" type fabric containers seem to work best) and upwards of 250 gallons of soil for best results. Organic organic organic - and I'm not referring to those damn "organic nutrients" sold at the Hydro Store". I'm talking about real organic soil based on quality compost. Many times landscape yards will sell compost by the yard or truckload - but it's important to make sure you are getting a quality product. Nothing is simpler than mixing your own high quality organic soil. Remember - you will get out of this what you put into it. An example might be: 30% - 40% quality compost 30% - 40% Spahagnum Peat Balance would be aeration; ie: perlite, rice or buckwheat or cocoa hulls. It is important that your soil drains well. Additives would be Calcite (Agricultural) Lime (to balance the acidic pH properties Of the peat), KELP MEAL(seaweed - so very important), Neem cake (the ground seeds of the Neem tree once the oil has been pressed out), chicken manure (the bagged pellets are very handy.), fish meal, fish bone meal, rock dust. The list can go on and on. It is important that you mix plenty of at least a few of these items into the soil - it keeps the bacteria and fungus in the soil well fed and happy, and who in turn feed the plants what they need and when they need it. Mix, wet thoroughly and allow to sit or "Nutrient Cycle" for a few weeks prior to planting. Once you do this, all you will need to do is to keep the soil moist during the life of the plant. You will also be able to reuse this soil next year and the year after with some basic additions of a few of the above nutrients to recharge it. Another excellent method for the outdoor guerrilla grower and something you may want to read up on is the Hugelkultr method. This is where you dig a good sized hole (no smart pots), line the bottom of the hole with semi rotten wood from the surrounding woods and then add your organic soil mix on top of the (semi) rotten logs. You can also mix a few rotten logs/chunks of wood right into the surrounding soil. These semi rotten logs that you've added to the bottom of your holes do several things - first, they suck up water and then act as big sponges, helping considerably to keep the soil moist, even in the hottest, driest summers. This works incredibly - you WILL cut your watering trips in half and probably even much less - and this is huge to a guerrilla grower. Watering outdoor cannabis is a lot of work, and especially to the folks that grow big plants in lots of soil. 2nd, they also supply the soil with lots and lots of fungus and bacteria, which is uber important in any organic garden. IF you were to employ these methods in an area of full sun then I can promise that you will grow huge plants. HTH. J Edit: you can see some pictures of a Hugelkultr bed that I constructed and its results here - <a href="Applying Permaculture techniques?">Applying Permaculture techniques?</a>