The growing large plants, outdoors, thread...

[ponolove]

I pulled down tops off my last full girl today, a really healthy ogre. I hope to clean up all the remaining littles within the next 2 days it's been a long harvest

 

[pipeline]

Whew thats a lot of work. Congratulations guys! You get it done! I bet with the drier conditions this year, the cannabis crop is gonna be good. Looks pretty heavy! Keep it up guys, winter break is around the corner! Thanks for sharing!

 

[hooddro]

Damn what a year... anybody else scraping the hash off their trimpros and making rosin?

 

[TriSierra]

If the sap is high brix the plant can survive a frost. I don't know to what degree below freezing but I've had broccoli survive what I think was a 20 degree F night.

Hope you big plant people pulled it all in safely. The monsoons just started at my place.

CEP what you doing to check those ladies from fading - know your gonna say keep brix high. How exactly late in flower you keeping brix that high?

 

[milkyjoe]

Its like being a millonaire...it helps to start with high brix. Maintaing everything except nitrate can actually make brix go up

 

[pipeline]

Makes sense. Potassium (K) is pumped into the cells to keep them from freezing. More things in solution lowers the freezing point. Potassium is also used to maintain water pressure in the cell.

Another reason to put a clear cover over the garden this time of year. Keeps rain and the cold off... Not possible on every farm though...

 

[TriSierra]

Its like being a millonaire...it helps to start with high brix. Maintaing everything except nitrate can actually make brix go up

Thanks Milky - it's impressive that millionaires dont fade.

 

[orechron]

TriSierra,

I spray stuff late into flower and every time I do a foliar the mix is tailored to what the plants need based on sap values. I do drastically decrease nitrate late in bloom and I'm convinced canna doesn't need a bunch of it, especially if you have high soil volume. I think I started this year with nitrate at 50-100ppm in all soils.

 

[Afghankush420]

Hi Jenn,

I've played with a lot of different soil recipes over the years, 1rst year new soil mixes, as well as yearly additives. Here's a very simple mix that is well proven and I am comfortable recommending for those large outdoor containers. It gives about 50 cubic feet or just over 300 gallons (dry U.S), and fills a 6ft diameter container to a depth of about 18inches - perfectly.

25 bags black gold potting soil (1.5cf ea)

4 bags stutzman farms chicken manure (1 cf ea)

1 bag perlite (4 cf ea)

1 bag (50 lbs) bonemeal (steamed, not precipitated)

1/2 bag gypsum (aprox 1/2 cf) - Edit -> 1/2 of a 40 lb bag (20lbs).

Mix well, water thoroughly, let rest for 2-3 weeks minimum, transplant, and stand back

Best Regards,

Tom

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woh cool.

 

[Afghankush420]

To be honest its not just Cali with better genetics but alot of places, I for one don't trust any of the big name seed companies because between me and a group of friends we've ordered 100 strains from various companies and most are borderline bunk mediocre strains.

Alot of thier genetics are watered down from the USA, Skunk #1, G-13,Bubblegum,ect, and now soon to be all the chems,og, bubba, and other kushes. I have quite a few "Homeboys" with gear that blows big seed banks clear out of the water.

The only thing that would interest me from a seed bank these days is some rare landrace genetics that you have to work a bit to find your own gems.

I think a lot of the big seed companies get their seeds from illegal guerilla grows instead I know the strain hunters do, that bud they produce looks horrible in their videos, aside from private growers in Cali, & Oregon who really take time learning how breed and come up with their own strains and genetics. My buddy grew some outdoor space bomb that blew indoor weed out the door any day. Peace outdoor growers. Best bud around.

 

[milkyjoe]

We caught such a good fall I was able to finish a diesel outdoors. Went through two light frosts and one fairly hard one (24 F) but had enough brix to seemingly not notice. But afternoons were such perfect clear blue skies I was willing to ride it out.

Anyways...it came out pretty good.

 

[orechron]

^^^ So nice. Is there any hint of cherry left?

 

[milkyjoe]

None...stick your face in a tub and it will bring tears to your eyes. Got it going indo, I will let you know how long it goes

 

[milkyjoe]

a new record

a new record

So if it is online...the daily sentinel, grand junction co.

The headline...feds:two held in 1-ton pot raid (actually obly 1860 lbs...fuckin hyperbole).

Caught em during processing...no plants found. Dudes excuse...first time grower, my 6 legal plants gotta little out of hand. I believe him

Beat that you Cali guys...310 lbs per plant

 

[50YardLine]

That's nothing, I once knew a guy that grew a 420lb plant, true story. lol.

 

[Hank Hemp]

I knew a fat lady who married a midget.

 

[Madjag]

The world is flat........when viewed from space

 

[EastBayGrower]

Damm this thread is going down hill fast.... let's get it back on track...

Barely made the cut for this thread but pot size convinced me, 3pound cookie frost (platinum gsc x thin mint ) in a 45gal fabric pot all organic, ended up being around 7' x 7' and my favorite smoke of the grow... glad i saved a mom



Hope you don't mind the repost from my thread

 

[50YardLine]

I think this was Nov 2nd, and my last full plant taken down.

 

[Yes4Prop215]

sorry been lagging on pics, got a new phone and most pics were still on old one.

sometime in mid to late october...last few weeks of october were straight madness when sheriff showed up a week before halloween demanding to be let in to count our plants. lets just say 48 hours and several trailer runs later there wasnt a fucking single living plant on site. what a fun year!!!!!!!!!

this swampboyseeds Cherry blossom kush double plant did 8.5 pounds! i wouldnt have believed it myself until i counted the turkey bags. we had a tangie hit 10+ but im still sorting through pics.

quadruple planted sour diesels into 200s on july 21st at 2 feet tall. the Goos did 2.5 lbs per 200, im assuming the sours will do less havent done a total tally yet.


busy busy busy.....fucking glad full seasons done but damn we are in a mad dash to get light deps up and running asap!