Sugar's outdoor grow log

[Sugarblaster]

Hey guys. Got back from school and started a grow for the summer.

I got them from a bagseed, about 2 weeks old, I went out today to check on them and man have they taken some beatings from the rain, and we're suppose to have more tonight and tomarrow :mad:

I had 4 plants, i just killed one :stoned: as you can see by the picture they were wilted so i tried to tie them up to posts and i snapped the top off the 3rd one :(

so now i'm down to 3 (started with 12!) this is my first time, have done a lot of research but i'm sure i'll be needing some advice ;)

PICS: Only of my first 3, the 4th, i can't get to.

1st- the smallest one, all bent up - i'll cally him Gumby :D
2nd- the one i've put through a lot of stress as a baby but probably the strongest one, better have good bud for being such a warrior, hence his name, Warrior :pimp:
3rd- Warrior from the side
4th- the tallest one, but is now dead :wtf: i was trying to tie to a post but the top snapped off when i was looping it. I was gonna call him Bender, oh well.

[The Green Reaper]

get mini greenhouses on them asap. Plastic cups with air holes work decent or you could cut 2 liter bottles in half. It looks like they are stretching. Are they getting a minimum of 8 hours of DIRECT sun?

[Sugarblaster]

i'm not sure about direct sunlight, they're in the woods, but there are clearings above them, they should get a good 6-8 hrs of sun.

[Ithg]

i'm not sure about direct sunlight, they're in the woods, but there are clearings above them, they should get a good 6-8 hrs of sun.

sun is not always above them...

[Sugarblaster]

the opening above is large enough to get a good amount of sun. i can admit the the 3rd plant shown was grown in a very dark and shaded area, i was experimenting with different conditions and locations since i haven't found that kind of information when researching this project.

the only time it doesn't get direct sunlight is 2-3 hours after sunrise and 2-3 before sunset. so thats 6-12=6hrs. recently though, they haven't gotten much light because of all this rain and cloudy days.

you guys still think the 2nd plant is still good? it looks bent, its been like that since it sprouted, it's not as stretched out as the 3rd (which is dead any way)

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Looks like Warrior is growing decently. Soil looks pretty soaked though. Little fellas like that don't enjoy that much moisture if I remember correctly.. They will grow though if you give them time.

[Sugarblaster]

sure hope so. i did put a mini green house around warrior (only had 1 bottle :( ) it should hold up.

[TokinSurfer]

lol, you named your mull plants?

[Sugarblaster]

mull? if i did i'd be like naming my children when they're teenagers, what are u gonna call them as babies?

[Sugarblaster]

went back to check on the only one living... the stem seemed to have snapped. it's almost as if something ran into it and split the stem, is it a complete goner or can they rebuild the stem?

[Sugarblaster]

well i went outside to check on the little guy and he's gone a little white.


any idea whats going on? is it burned? i'm using MG moisture control.

[The Green Reaper]

hhmmm doesnt look good. I would recommend flushing (run water through a few times) and then replant in a much bigger pot (4 plus gallons) with some promix or sunshine mix allpurpose mixed with some COMPOSTED Manure and a little perlite. Dont fert for a couple weeks and when you do start at 1/4 strength. The COMPOSTED manure should provide plenty of non burning nutes for awhile. Good Luck!

[The Green Reaper]

I personally like a mix of 10% perlite 20% Composted manure and 70% sunshine mix all purpose.
Good aeration..balanced non burning organic nutes and good water retention. If you can get some worcastings even better just sub for the manure or mix em both in.

[magic009]

how old are they now?

[Sugarblaster]

almost a month old

[Sugarblaster]

thanks green reaper. i'll try to run out today and grab those. i think it's already flushed out of nuts cause i flushed it yesterday and not that much 'dirty' fert water was coming out. it may be a nutrient deficiency. ><

poor little guy.

[surfhippy74]

Hey,
I am staying in the Altoona area and I had some questions if anyone could please help me out.

[Sugarblaster]

where in altoona, PA mate?

[Sugarblaster]

rabbit attack, ate one of my fan leaves. 2nd node in progress. am i going to slow?