I have been thinking about doing an outdoor grow. The biggest issue that I have is that I would not be able to water them often. I would hope for maybe once a week. To get around this issue I was planning to use oversized pot ie... If a plant needed a 5 gallon pot for its lifetime upgrade it to a 15 or 20 gallon pot. My thoughts about this is that I can saturate the soil completly and the roots would have more water to pull because there would be more wet soil available to them. Anyone care to share thier thoughts on this?
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Watering issues
- Thread starter souljah1
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Gizmo
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Hello souljah1,
If you saturate the soil of water every week, the plants could be overwatered maybe, depending of your climate and soil type.
Can't you plant directly in the soil and add polymer water retaining crystals ?
what is your climate ?
line hole with plastic and add polymer crystals...yeehaw
Where I live is very overpopulated so the site is far from ideal. It's actually on the side of a hill which slopes down between 10 and 15 degrees. Putting the plants directly in the soil doesn't appear to be an option at first glance of the site it appears to have alot of stone on the top layer. I plan on digging a little and clearing the site this week end. As for the climate I would say that is perfect... It has been my experience that when placing plants outside they directly into flower because they are not in full sun. I hope to put down a sativa into a large pot and just letting nature do its thing. I don't think an indica will be worth putting down. Another option that I have are some ungerminated auto flower seeds...
gravity can be your friend when planting on a slope..aint hard to set up a watering system then...no pump noise too....yeehaw..they make battery operated valves some work with low pressure...
You ever run up a hill? Its a lot easier to run down that same hill. Why work against mother nature when you can work with her. Keep looking for a spot more ideal for growing in general.
Just one mans opinion but more plots are found by entrance and exit trails. The less you have to visit the site the more likely you are to pull the harvest.
Instead of putting all your energy into how you can make that spot work put that energy into finding a better spot.
Pick a spot that already has a lot of native plant growth then employ the water retaining crystals.
People tend to water more then they have too. Unless you are in a very arid climate you will be surprised, if you plant in the ground, at how little you need to water . Many times its ZERO. Zero is your hero as a guerrilla grower.
PEACE
Just one mans opinion but more plots are found by entrance and exit trails. The less you have to visit the site the more likely you are to pull the harvest.
Instead of putting all your energy into how you can make that spot work put that energy into finding a better spot.
Pick a spot that already has a lot of native plant growth then employ the water retaining crystals.
People tend to water more then they have too. Unless you are in a very arid climate you will be surprised, if you plant in the ground, at how little you need to water . Many times its ZERO. Zero is your hero as a guerrilla grower.
PEACE
When planting on the slope, make rings around that are deep on the downslope and ground level on the upslope. You can collect rainwater this way when it does rain, if you are able, dig a big swale and berm and make openings to your plants, but make them not too big they wash out your rings, this could also help with watering if you get rainfall. Then you stabilize your rings put a low growing ground cover to hold soil in place.
Thanks for the input everyone.. This site is far from ideal but I believe it's the best spot I have ever had. I think it's time to grab some tools and go to work I need to see if this stone is just on the surface or if it indeed extends into the soil. I should have an update sometime this week
