Just like inside we have the same issues .When I used to live in the midwest sure you could get away with "plant it and do nothing" and still reap huge harvest.As most growers in the west (colorado,Cali,etc.)Its not near so easy! First off there is no soil. Next no moisture at all !I does NOT RAIN here!If I miss watering by a few hours(which I do twice a day) I will have DEAD branches.I am basicly growing in a BIG pot(hole in ground) I have to provide everything needed for growth as do you.Without care these plants will be dead in 24 hours.Our issues are simular but let me assure you ,you cannot just "throw some seeds on the ground" in the arid western climate and get anything at all.I fully understand the problems inside growers face as my girls all spend 6 months inside under lights.As you know it is not easy to have 6-7 foot plants inside.For me these plants have to be extremely healthy to even have a chahce at harsh COLORADO summers.So I do see both sides of this.... The whole post started with a fellow grower (inside,outside ,who cares) asking for advice with a problem.I responded and was quickly attacked by RUSTY.Just because you don't agree with me or my teqniques does not mean "Idont know what I am doing" thats all I am saying.....Please lets try to keep it positive .... Peace...


Waterdog


uhhh, not to be rude, but all you have to do is drop some seeds in the ground (assuming the proper nutrients are there) add light and water. through the summer the plant grows, it reproduces and drops seeds......next spring it happens again. that's kinda the way nature works. if i'm not mistaken cannabis has been around for at least 10,000 years. any a$$hole (not aimed at your or waterdog) can do this.

now, throw those same beans in a pot under a lamp inside. what type of lamp? what color temp? how far away? what temp? humidity? what soil? what nutes? when to feed? which water do i use? what pH? etc, etc. the list goes on. now throw that potter on the patio (make sure it's watered) and it grows. bring it back in, it dies. so indoors one must master every aspect of a grow to get great results. outside, not so much. as a matter of fact, you are at Mother Nature's will.

again, not aimed at you or waterdog. and i understand some of the indoor factors do apply to the outdoors, but hardly have the same impact as they do indoors. it would be a lot harder for an outdoor grower to step indoors than an indoor grower out, IMHO.

i have not had the chance to grow outdoors yet. can't wait to give it a go though! do i wish i could grow cannabis outdoors. hell yes! why wouldn't i want to? free lighting which just so happens to also be the best. free medium. ideally minimal maintenance. bigger yields (although a much longer wait and only one crop a year). although, unless you are putting clones into the ground indoor growers (that clone obviously) have a better consistency with genetics.

just my $.02.


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waterdog Reviewed by waterdog on . EMERGENCY. BRANCH GONE? I have no idea how this fucking happened. Probably my dog. Is there any kind of solution that you can apply to plant wounds that heals them? Is there anything I can fucking do????? Please let there be somthing I can do. The plant is early into flowering and this is a big branch. FUCK. Thanks for any input. :chainsaw: Rating: 5