Next time, coco coir instead of the peat and add a little dolomite. To green them up now, I'd suggest fish emulsion. 1/2 recommended strength + 1/2 strength seasol, every second watering until you plant out.

For the first dose, just give 1/4 fish emulsion, no seasol.

You'll need to keep them out of the rain for these products to be effective. Rain will wash them out of the pots and your plants will spend too much time with cold, soggy roots and no nutes.

For planting out -

Blood and bone might seem like a good choice, but unfortunately it attracts all the meat eaters (domestic dogs, dingoes, feral cats and foxes). They will dig with gusto to find the meat cache they think is buried there.

Dynamic Lifter has a lower blood based, nitrogen component and doesn't fool the carnivore nose as much. They will eat it if you sprinkle over the surface of the ground, but they wont dig your plant out looking for a hunk of stinky meat. Either dig it through the soil or mix it with potting mix you intend to use to back fill your holes. Don't leave a thick layer on the surface.

Dolomite lime to buffer the pH and supply calcium and magnesium. I also use baled sugar cane waste to mulch the soil surface around the plant, extending a little past the plant's drip line.

The pics are of a clone (Thai cross) planted out in early December 2007 in ground prepared as above and watered weekly. It would have been about the same size as your smallest plant when it went out.

The first pic is from March 2008 before applying a single soaking with Manutec's Flower and Fruit boost + seasol (full strength).

Second pic is 6 weeks later, taken from the other side and 3 weeks before harvest.

All the best with your grow,

sara lou :hippy:
sarah louise Reviewed by sarah louise on . Outdoor Issues (Pic Included) Hey all, first post and would greatly appreciate some advice :) Recently some of my plants have had their bottom leaves starting to go yellow.. I have read around that this does occasionally happen although i thought i would share some photos to confirm that this is all that is happening. I am using a high quality potting mix mixed with 10-15% peat moss. I have recently given them a small dose of seasol as they are around that age 2 months old. (probably..maybe 3) lost track of time lol. Rating: 5