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My first time growers checklist... (looking for a bit of help?!!)
Originally Posted by batman1983
First of all hey.
So I have bought 20 Purple Power Seeds and they have been delivered, I want to choose a second strain to grow along with these. My requirements are resistance to mould and high yield. Unfortunately when it comes to quality of the smoke I really don't have a clue whats good and whats not as I don'r have a hugh amount of knowledge around names of strains.
So far I'm thinking of the following
Hollands Hope
Big Bud (although I hear this is not all that potent, or as high yielding as the name implies)
First Girl
Skunk Red Hair
Have you guys got any opinion on these strains and purple power with regards quality of the smoke, yield and ease of growing? Or can you recommend something better?
Good choice on the pp, havenâ??t tried them myself but sure bet to do well, rest of the strains are crap, if you want yield then fresian drew. However if you really have to grow on a northern slope then easy sativa is the choice, others have had success in similar situations.
I will germinate with wet tissue in a lunch box in dark room, what I'm unsure about is heat, is it better to use a heat map under the lunch box? I was thinking of either having a electric sleeping bag under the boxes or buying a reptile heat mat, what do you guys think?
My plan is to plant in these once the seeds have germinated. Am I right in thinking that I should be using the same soil I plan to transport them into outside? Should i buy a heat mat to put under this to keep them warm? They will be kept in a south facing conservatory until they are put outside. Should I use a light for their first few weeks?
Not too sure about the heat mat , I just do the paper towel method in a warm room, when they have a short root I stick them in a cup with some potting soil under a cfl . if you have them in the conservatory , make sure at night they have a cfl over head or they will start to flower . maybe have them under cfl for the first few weeks, also look up leaf bleaching just in case.
Originally Posted by batman1983
Moving outside
Now I have 2 choices here. The spot I'm growing in is a patch in a briar field which have cut out so that the plants will be concealed with briars all around them. I'm hoping that the briars will provide protection from wind, I have enough room to make this patch as big as I want to that the plants will get maximum sun with out the briars casting a shadow over them. I'm hoping that this will counter the fact that it is on a slight hill which is north facing. I know this is not ideal but it does get a lot of light and the location is perfect from a security point of view so i'm keen to grow here.
What I'm really unsure about is weather I should plant in the ground or not. I'm worried about rabbits and insects especially being in a briar field. So if I grow in the ground I can fence the parameter of the the patch with chicken wire, but I've been told that this is still risky with rabbits. If I do grow in the ground should I use ploy tunnels at the start to give the plant a bit of extra protection from rain/ wind/ cold? eBay.ie: Garden Cloche Poly Tunnel 1.5m x 45cm x 45cm (item 380317376495 end time 18-Mar-11 16:57:28 GMT)
My other idea was to buy these bags and grow in them. eBay.ie: garden pop up waste refuse/ grow bag with handles (item 250767153643 end time 02-Apr-11 17:56:20 BST)
I think that would protect me from rabbits and also maybe make things easier if I need to move the plants for shelter from especially bad weather. However I'm worried that planting in a bag will limit the plants growth potential? What are your opinions on this? Is there an optima bag size?
Id first try really hard to find any thing other than a north facing plot, youâ??d be doing yourself a massive favour and avoiding alot of hassle down the line. Never grown north side but id imagine that they will grow slower and be smaller,
the main point is that when they are flowering (not sure if flowering on north side would be delayed?) your plants are going to be covered in morning dew and have fuck all light and heat to remove it like a south side plot, therefore perfect for mold,
try clear a bigger space around the plants and see if there is any way to increase air flow, and grow easy sativa which I read can do well on north slopes
as for bugs and pests theres plenty of threads on what to do, I use wire for rabbits, tobacco spray for bugs, and slug pellets for slugs , going to switch to copper tape though.
Plant in the soil if you can, more root space the better, however the bag idea isnâ??t bad, might try it myself, wouldnt hurt to do both.
Originally Posted by batman1983
Soil/Fertalizer
Now soil is something I'm also not sure about. Should I just use potting compost that you get from the garden centre. If so do I just plant in that or do I mix with normal soil? What brands should I get? I want to be totally organic so I'm going to try and source some composted cow manure but again should I mix this with normal soil, with potting compost or both?? For nutes I plan on making a nettle fertilizer I think it takes about 6 weeks so what should I use in the meantime? I have ordered a PH meter also so I'll be monitoring that at all times, what PH have you guys had success with?
I think that those are my main questions for the moment, I plan to germinate the PP seeds this weekend and the next set as soon as I get them, hopefully next weekend. I know I am leaving it late but i didn't want to order all my seeds at once because I was afraid that they would not come and i wanted to test the website.
Peace.
Check the soil ph first, then mix in compost, do the manure NOW, it needs time to break down (throw in some blood and bone too), hate to say it but all the irish soil brands seem to be fairly shit, b&q are suppose to be good, read around though. Nettle tea works great, tiny bit at a time though, strong and smelly stuff.
Plants donâ??t get put out till last frost and the right light hours which is VERY roughly around the 10th of may. I wont be germing till the end of april so plenty of time still.
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My first time growers checklist... (looking for a bit of help?!!)First of all hey.
I am a first time grower in Munster and I have been trawling the net (and this forum) looking for as much advice as I can get for growing in out climate.
I'm trying to put together a checklist for my first grow but there are a lot of conflicting opinions on the net so I'm hoping that someone might take a look and answer a few questions of mine.
First the seeds:
So I have bought 20 Purple Power Seeds and they have been delivered, I want to choose a second strain to
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