First Outdoor Grow!! Condensed Log 6/9-7/28

Been Following along with a lot of threads and I gotta say some great info here and some great growers! With that said I wanted to introduce you all to my first grow ever! It is outdoors

Started From 2 Hash Plant Clones spent several weeks in a sun porch just water no nutes topping or LST just H2O!

Transplanted into 3 gallon pots and officially went outside during the last week in May 1st Pic 1 and 2 are from 6/9 after 2 weeks outside!

June was a nasty month in the Northeast Rain rain rain (tough going for a while) after 6/9 Plants started to get their first nutes Fox Farm Grow Big and Big Bloom at 1/2 doses! Plants Proved Very hardy so I slooowly increased nute doses to full serving! Also of note Cal-Max every feeding to prevent lock up! also the Chelated Iron in the Cal Max gives a Deeep green color! Real good Stuff IMHO! Still in 3 Gal pots!

Pics 3 and 4 are from 6/22 the girls seeking refuge from the rain in an enclosed sun porch for 3 days!

Finally a bit of sun at the beginning of July..Girls made it though the rain! Transplant into 14 Gallon planters. Fox Farm Ocean Forrest Soil burried halfay into ground. Hole in ground got several inches of peastone as did first few inches of the bottom of each pot to insure great drainage!! Not Nutes Just water for 2 weeks so the plants could deal with the shock of the transplant! I should also mention that spider mites and aphids have been controlled nicely with Safer organics! Girls had No issues with the Safer Products!!

pics 5 & 6 are from July 1st

After Girls adjusted to their new home I started with Nutes again Fox Farm BB GB and Low Doses of Tiger Bloom (hot suff careful) Cal Max Each Feeding! Some great Sun Finally Using More and more water! Deep Saturation of a well drained soil makes the roots chase the water which is a very very good thing!! I have not trimmed, tied, topped, Lst nothing getting very bushy is this a bad thing? We will see

Pics 7 & 8 are from July 23

Comming into August I am preparing for first signs of flowering Nutes have been changed Fox Farm Grow Big and Fox Farm Open Sesame! And of course Cintinuing With the Cal Max! Getting Very Hot! The Girls have been thirsty and their water has been adjusted accordingly No flowers yet but soon :D Stocks are getting thick Blackberry and hand thrown in to show scale!

Any Questions Comments and Critisims Are welcome and GREATLY appreciated

Pics 9 & 10 11 & 12 are from Today July 28

Stay Tuned and Thanks For Looking In!!

Pics Continued!

Now we are up to Date! Please let me know what you guys think !!

Man those things are really bushes. Never seen any that compact.

I Know! I wonder If will effect the Flowering!

very nice!!!!

Thanks Stoner and Killerweed for Looking In! Does Anyone have any idea why these things are sooo bushy? They are very healthy so I suppose it does not matter! :thumbsup:

Their bushy because your most likely doing a great god damn job! :thumbsup:

Thanks BudE ! I attribute most of my Knowledge from going through these threads! Great Folks here!!

They look fantastic! I don't think flowering will be any problem...if anything, the compactness will help the THC develop stronger because the nutrients don't have to travel as far up the plant stalk (if that makes sense).

If you wanted to, when it comes time to flower you can trim some of the top leaves so the leaves underneath get light too. But for outdoor grows, there is usually plenty of sun even for the leaves underneath. If you were doing an indoor grow, there might be cause for concern, but for an outdoor grow, you should be stoked :thumbsup:

Thanks Physcodelic! Then Stoked I Am!! Thanks for the Insight!

you're welcome..

man i'm kinda curious as to how u got 'em so bushy..lol

it might decrease yeild, but i would agree it would be some strong stuff.

kinda looks like it was topped very short, but survived realllllly goood. ;)

Never Topped it ! They live in a Very good Spot perfect sun from just about sun up to sun down. Just paying very close attention to Watering and feeding! Never root bound and never stressed Just loving life I guess! Not to concerned with yield Just a healthy plant with Sticky Stank Dense Bud! Im Not greedy LOL

Would Like to get more comments on the bushiness of these plants !! Thanks

Don't worry about it. Some strains just stay squat like that. It'll bush out more once it really gets into flowering. Some outdoor growers would kill for a strain that stays so short. Lookin good dude!

Thanks For the Input JoeFarmer! I Have no complaints Im Glad they are short and Bushy based on where they are growing!

Take some clones of it

There are many clones as this strain comes from a long time grower! This particular strain he says is by far his favorite smoke! he mostly grows indoors, however he loved how they looked in their "outdoor environment" No signs of flower yet but im right on track I believe! "Paaaaatience grasshopper"

very healthy.. with them being that dense I wonder if molding could be a problem when it buds later.. iuno. either way they look very healthy

Thanks MDfinest! I was wondering the same thing myself! A couple of the Innermost branches have had a problem. No pics yet but right in the middle of a branch it thinned out and turned greyish. One minor branch actually broke off as a result! Keeping my eye on it. Has been very rainy and when not raining very Humid. Any input I can get to see if there is anything that can be done about fungus and Mold would be a Huge help

Make sure it's never too humid and don't foliar feed and you should be fine. When flowering starts that stretch should take away the problem of them being too bushy. They will still be nice and bushy, but it will have more stretch in the sites, so that should help. Also keep a fan going 24/7! :thumbsup:

Thanks for Jumping in Here Italiano! Just wanted to let you know these girls are outside!

Very Excited! Visible white hairs started showing themselves a few days ago! I would say im officially 1 week into flowering! Pics to follow off to the day job!

Here are some updated pics of My Fatass bushes!! Taken today August 15th some visible hairs starting. Seems somewhat slow However the days are still close to 14 hrs of light! Anyway take a look and let me know what you guys think.

Am I in Flower Here? Please advise Thanks

I'd say ...borderline. But you'll know it when u see it. Fresh, plump white pistils ready for love.

Thanks For looking in Farmer! Should be Soon then? Lets hope so!

WOW, really nice looking plants.

Growdawg....you are in flowering no doubt! :thumbsup: Looks like just the begining. But non the less...your babies are showing their love! I started flowering 1 week ago and I'm happier then a pig in pooh! :D Some pictures attached for you to view....I have 4--6 1/2 foot female white widows. And I can not wait to harvest my stuff! But, many weeks to go...praying to the cannibis gods to be fair to me!

Thanks For the Compliment 1 wonder!


Hey BudE Looks like we are in roughly the same stage of flowering! Those are some mighty Fine looking WW's That will make you Very Happy! Looks like we are Praying to the Cannabis gods together then!! Cant wait to exchange harvest pics!! keep up the great grow!

Some More Pics With A Gallon Milk Jug Thrown In for Scale! Enjoy The Fat Chicks!!

Nice looking bushes man. Man, ever think about LSTing to expose middle of plant to a bit more sun. Or, repot to a 5 gallon, then LST.

They look perfect, but just curious if you've considered these methods:D:rasta:

Thanks LetsSeeYa I Have read alot about LST and the like but being my first grow I just wanted to let em go and do what they do so to speak! Also being outside they get tons of sunlight that penetrates most of the plant even though they are quite bushy! Not looking to set the world record for yield just want a nice healthy smoothe tasteing POTENT bud!! FYI those are 15 Gal Pots Buried most of the Way in the Ground Filled With FFOF soil Just started with budding Nutes as Well!!

Open Sesame +Tiger Bloom

Supplementing with

Cal Mag (calcium, magnesium, and iron helps plants to absorb nutrients and results in rapid growth and larger yields)

Diamond Nectar (fulvic acid, an important humate that assists in nutrient uptake)

Flora Nectar (all-natural raw cane sugar, molasses, and malt syrup, as well as plant-based esters, L-amino acids, vitamins and essential minerals)

I appreciate you looking in!

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Originally Posted by GrowDawg

Thanks LetsSeeYa I Have read alot about LST and the like but being my first grow I just wanted to let em go and do what they do so to speak! Also being outside they get tons of sunlight that penetrates most of the plant even though they are quite bushy! Not looking to set the world record for yield just want a nice healthy smoothe tasteing POTENT bud!! FYI those are 15 Gal Pots Buried most of the Way in the Ground Filled With FFOF soil Just started with budding Nutes as Well!!

Open Sesame +Tiger Bloom

Supplementing with

Cal Mag (calcium, magnesium, and iron helps plants to absorb nutrients and results in rapid growth and larger yields)

Diamond Nectar (fulvic acid, an important humate that assists in nutrient uptake)

Flora Nectar (all-natural raw cane sugar, molasses, and malt syrup, as well as plant-based esters, L-amino acids, vitamins and essential minerals)

I appreciate you looking in!

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WoW man i didnt see the pots sitting by the milk jug. Also, you answered your own question as to the bushy look of the plant. They get great feeding man. I freaked out when i saw those pots sitting beside the jug. Thought you said 3 gallon pots and thats why i thought they shoud be in bigger ones:D:rasta:

Oh il be back man:thumbsup: :rasta:

Those are some beautiful plants. I would love to find a type that stays short and bushy like that, but I only grow from bag seed at the moment (my current plants are about 6 ft tall, and making me nervous!), so I can't complain too much.

LOL LetsSeeYa They started in 3 Gal pots! But thanks yeah I guess your right I have been keeping the girls on a pretty good diet I guess! Cant wait for the Big buds! I made it this far so another 60 days wont kill me !!

Hey Hershey12 Yeah bro with bag seed you get what you get! However if you want short and dense Indica strains are the way! (thats if you have a choice) otherwise grow what ya got!! Thanks for looking in :thumbsup:

OK...now this is what I don't understand. My white widows are 6 1/2 feet....and I have 1 plant growing thats Mazar-I-Sharif...pure Indica and this bitch is also atleast 5 1/2 feet. If pure Indica strains grow short, then why is my Mazar girl such a Ukraninian basketball player girl! She so damn tall it's retarded. I had to kill her brother the other day because he wanted to grow balls. That was totally unacceptable in this crop....your either a bitch, or you die!:cool: So I'll smoke him until his sisters are done!

Growdawg...I'm goona shoot some updated flower pics today so we can compare and continue to make each other drool!:stoned:

Keep Em coming BudE ! I think your are in the ground right? Simply no telling how big they get when planted in the ground and the root system can roam free!! Mine are in 15 gal pots and will only grow to their environment! Sorry to hear about your boy but you did what you had to! Lets see some pics!!!

Growdawg...here are the updated pictures taken today. FYI...I'm not in the ground...I'm in 10 gallon pots. I run my grow like an MX missle site...mobile at all times! :D Enjoy the shots! Also, if you note in pictures 1 & 2 you'll see my defender spider patroling for mites and leaf hopppers. He's on the tip of the bamboo rod. I pay him well....LOL! :cool: