canniwhatsis
10-19-2010, 04:06 AM
So I'm planning on an outdoor grow for my more earthy patients next year, and want to make it 100% organic.
I'm in Colorado, and this will be a single plant in a 1/2 whiskey barrel garden planter. I will tag a pic or two from this years outdoor plant (Hydroponic nutes) to the end so ya can see what I'm dealing with, this is the single spot in my yard where the plant is completely concealed from all the neighbors and, just by chance happens to also be the section that receives the MOST direct sun!!!! :hippy: :D :jointsmile:
Now here's my half cocked plan;
I'm growing indoors obviously for the most part, and am adjusting to SCROG style grows for the heavier yields it allows per plant. Also I'm working my way to a perpetual harvest, by next year I should be harvesting every week.
This will leave me with a just trimmed girl that has a solid root/stem structure that I'd like to re-vege inside for a month or so (maybe more maybe less) before hardening off to out doors.
Obviously I've got some work ahead of me, so I'm looking for recipes for organic ferts to use on the outdoor girl, both for veging which will last around 4-5 months and flowering 9 weeks,.... (thinking of using my blueberry strain since it's the most popular)
What should I use, and when in relation to the growth cycle of the plant?
What ratios? and how do I blend them?
Last years grow was a 3 gallon plug of Happy Frog in the middle of generic topsoil mix :mad: the topsoil held moisture too long and was too dense.
but that mix did show me that the pot will wick ground water and even in a sever underwater the plant wouldn't show it! :wtf:
I want better control next season so the current plan is to fill the entire planter with FFOF cut 25% with coco.
Any advice on Nute blends, ratio's, and timing, or my current soil mix given my planting situation?
Bear in mind this is NOT a current grow,... just one I'm trying to plan 6-7 months from now. ;)
Pic 1: This years GranddaddyPurple grown outdoors, 6 day's before harvest.
I'm in Colorado, and this will be a single plant in a 1/2 whiskey barrel garden planter. I will tag a pic or two from this years outdoor plant (Hydroponic nutes) to the end so ya can see what I'm dealing with, this is the single spot in my yard where the plant is completely concealed from all the neighbors and, just by chance happens to also be the section that receives the MOST direct sun!!!! :hippy: :D :jointsmile:
Now here's my half cocked plan;
I'm growing indoors obviously for the most part, and am adjusting to SCROG style grows for the heavier yields it allows per plant. Also I'm working my way to a perpetual harvest, by next year I should be harvesting every week.
This will leave me with a just trimmed girl that has a solid root/stem structure that I'd like to re-vege inside for a month or so (maybe more maybe less) before hardening off to out doors.
Obviously I've got some work ahead of me, so I'm looking for recipes for organic ferts to use on the outdoor girl, both for veging which will last around 4-5 months and flowering 9 weeks,.... (thinking of using my blueberry strain since it's the most popular)
What should I use, and when in relation to the growth cycle of the plant?
What ratios? and how do I blend them?
Last years grow was a 3 gallon plug of Happy Frog in the middle of generic topsoil mix :mad: the topsoil held moisture too long and was too dense.
but that mix did show me that the pot will wick ground water and even in a sever underwater the plant wouldn't show it! :wtf:
I want better control next season so the current plan is to fill the entire planter with FFOF cut 25% with coco.
Any advice on Nute blends, ratio's, and timing, or my current soil mix given my planting situation?
Bear in mind this is NOT a current grow,... just one I'm trying to plan 6-7 months from now. ;)
Pic 1: This years GranddaddyPurple grown outdoors, 6 day's before harvest.