outdoor lst - come on in

[greenatik]

yeah chev is a badass in his last few hours and certainly gets his revenge, but their should of been an antidote - so there could of been a sequel (although he would have to get injected again to suit the theme).

as for the lst outdoors, i have heard that it will definitely increase yield and is worth it. a local grower claims it to be "the only way to grow outdoors - just bend the fucker over and tie it to a stake." He said they can get up to 10-15 ft long - but this is just what I have been hearing. my pictures sure do prove that they love being bent over and receiving that extra light to the stem. my 1 month 4 day plant (from seed) has over a nickel thick stem

this should be interesting for everyone, even if it doesn't turn out better then growing naturally

greenatik Reviewed by greenatik on 04-30-2008. outdoor lst - come on in hello everyone, thought i would share my outdoor grow this summer. i am trying to keep my plants as horizontal as possible, and so far things are looking great. they are from bagseed planted in peat bags march 21, and they have been outdoors for about 3 weeks. they are in 3 gallon pots now and will be putting them in large holes with burlap and mulch to reduce my watering frequency. I have been giving them piranha beneficial fungi, dark energy, protekt drought/heatstress protection, and Rating: 5

[greenatik]

ok finally i can post some pics, so here we go! Pictures will probably only come once a month if that so be patient i have been taking a lot of pictures to share after harvest :thumbsup::thumbsup:


Ok these first pictures are the plants 3 weeks from seed, i started training fairly early.

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[greenatik]

ok more pictures!

here they are 1 month 2 days from seed. they will be put into the ground very soon, and the lsting will continue around the pot and somewhat circular

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comments, suggestions, anything else feel free to post away!

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[greenatik]

5/7

plants look ok today, they were really thirsty but I couldn't visit them all week. more training has been done, which looks freakin good! :woohoo: They will wrap around in a circle once then off to wherever the best sunlight is. I have a couple of indoor plants I'd like to show off. Pineapple x lavender from a friend which was from a club, he left it sitting in a cup of water w/ it in rockwool for a week 1/2 almost killed the plant, and now, a week later, looks healthy as can be. its in botanicare cocogro under 26000 lumens in a small bin. it gets liquid karma and just started training yesterday ('low stress' training)

the other seedling is so squat and has fat leaves, that strain is God's Gift... also in cocogro...

enjoy the pics please comment! my thread is lonely :jointsmile:

what a plant looks like completely horizontal from the top
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upclose of the main stem and lsting
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[greenatik]

here are the indoor ones. pilav is the bigger one from clone, gods gift is from a feminized seed

here is pilav 2 days after transplant, 2 days after I got it and trimmed off the lower leaves that were completely yellow

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here pilav is a little over a week later
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[daihashi]

I'm hoping to get the courage for an outdoor grow after I get a few indoor ones under my belt.

I'll be watching this one closely. If I do an outdoor grow I don't think I'll be able to give it the attention lst requires but this will be good knowledge regardless. :thumbsup:

[greenatik]

thanks for tagging along daihashi!

right before i posted the new pics i was browsing your flower log and your plants sure turned out stalky. good job man!

If you can visit your outdoor crop once a month, I think that even a little LST-ing will be beneficial. Just bend long pieces of hanger in a U, and use that to stake down the main stem once or twice. But, like in my situation, I really don't think keeping the plants really low is helping my insect problem

Found a bug that used a lower leaf like a cacoon. It was sealed shut and i was like wtf? pried it apart and found some kind of bug using it as its nest. getting pissed to say the least even with organic pesticide.

outdoors can produce some great yields, but it is risky!

good luck with your grows :jointsmile::jointsmile:

[greenatik]

not to mention about 6 plants lost already to deer or small critter munches, they like to just take off the whole top of the plant and leave a nib of stem sticking above the soil..

animals are gone now just bugs, solution will come soon even if i have to step it up w/ some strong stuff to sweep the surrounding areas

enjoy my friends

[zebulon]

The plants look nice, but why are they in a pot?? You don't want to transplant them in the soil?? Other thing is, in summer, when you have watered the plants and the sun shines on those black pots, they can get so warm, that the roots simply get cooked. I have lost many plants because of this a few years back.....

[Greenthing]

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when you have watered the plants and the sun shines on those black pots, they can get so warm, that the roots simply get cooked.

Yes black absorbs heat white reflects heat, the roots should be cooler in the ground.