The growing large plants, outdoors, thread...

[epicorchard]

I have some really great mountain wells as well as deeded water to a creek fed by melting sierra snow... so yea I guess my waters pretty good.

In my experience if you build a great soil, then water ph has little effect once it drips in.

But, this is only my own speculation, anecdotal evidence at best.

 

[Diggaz]

I would go with sulfuric pono, a box will last a while.

 

[milkyjoe]

Ph is the tail that wags the dog. Proper anion vs cation balance is the actual control

 

[ponobegone]

I figure I could chance it and not adjust and maybe everything will work out...or adjust and have healthy plants for sure. I was happy with the AN down, really easy to adjust, just wanted to try the ej for bloom. my plants seem to be growing much better than last year with no ph adjust, so im sticking with it.

 

[Bulldog420]

Maybe instead of ph'ing your water, an inline filer would be in order. Take out those heavy metals that will poison your plants in the long run. However the down side to that is you will have to up your cal/mg as your filter will remove that as well.

 

[ponobegone]

had one on a big boy filter and it lasted less than 2 weeks. now i just use the sediment filter and wash it twice a week. it is frustrating, its not like i want to spend time everyday adjusting. but my plants say keep adjusting, we love you daddy, lets make a baby

 

[Bulldog420]

I don't know if I would recommend this exact unit, but these units self flush sediment every week or so. Prevents build up. Install a similar filter as this one before your big boy. Or maybe ditch the big boy if no chlorine or chloramines.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_31217-43353-WHELJ1_0__?productId=1082883

Obviously you can buy better systems if you have the money

 

[milkyjoe]

Or you can inject humic acids to tie up the troublesome anions...bi carbonates and to a lesser extent carbonates

 

[TheRealHash]

 

[Dr. Purpur]

You guys growing GG4 outdoors are going to have a real good year. The yield was at least 50% more then I expected. Everybody wanted it too.

 

[OvergrowDaWorld]

SWEET! Good too know! Thanx for the heads up and good news!

GG#4 ~ #1

GG#4 ~ #2

GG#4 ~ #3

GG#4 ~ #4

 

[Hemphrey Bogart]

Those GG4s look awesome, ODW! Excellent job so far!

HB.

 

[Meds215]

so heres an update on one of the gardens, everything is really good, i found some broad mite damage on a few plants but i caught it early and im dealing with it. happy 2014 season everyone

So far these are the biggest plants ive ever grown, im proud of myself. there a solid 7ftx7ft

 

[Organic Grower]

Good lookin girls, ODW!

Yours are lookin nice n thick too, Hash! Just how I like em

 

[OvergrowDaWorld]

Kick Ass!.... Meds215!
Were proud of you too. Great Job on those man. Healthy and bushy.

 

[Shcrews]

looking good meds215

our plants are all in flower, some look like they are a couple weeks in. gonna be an early harvest this year.

 

[OvergrowDaWorld]

Same here Shcrews. Its gonna be an early harvest this year.
Everything is into flower by 8 days to a few weeks.

 

[Bulldog420]

I wouldn't call that early flowering. I assume flower always starts around Aug 1st. Nice plants people, everybody is killing it.

 

[Shcrews]

I wouldn't call that early flowering. I assume flower always starts around Aug 1st. Nice plants people, everybody is killing it.

maybe you are right but i swear they are at least a week ahead of last year

 

[Organic Grower]

I definitely have a couple strains that went into flower early. The Platinum OG clones and Headband clones were the first to begin. I'd say they are already 5 weeks in.

BDs clones are a couple weeks in too.

Clones tend to go a little earlier, right?

The Deadhead OG seeds, WiFis, and Tahoes on the other hand seem to be lagging behind though..

How do people determine what week into flower they are in? They start to flower before really seeing any signs of it, right? Do you count back a couple weeks after you first start seeing the beginning of the buds forming?