First grow, outdoor, bagseed. Help me

[EvasiveGrower]

Grow looks good so far. I'd pickup a magnifying glass at radio shack, 5x or 10x should be plenty,this will help you when determining sex as well as inspect the leaves for parasites and things you cannot see with the naked eye.

Have you just considered planting them in the ground? Might help ease the watering issue once they get larger. I've seen people make 'buckets' out of chicken wire then place the chicken wire shell into a pre-dug hole, then transplant it into the hole with the chicken wire. I've heard this helps with groundhogs and such (don't know how bad they are in Alabama).

Looking good! Also have you considered topping them to produce more yield? Especially since you are outside and you dont have to be concerned with height as much as us indoor growers.

[SmokeMyPiece]

Have you just considered planting them in the ground? Might help ease the watering issue once they get larger.

lol, thats two threads now that you basically repeated my post

Looking good! Also have you considered topping them to produce more yield? Especially since you are outside and you dont have to be concerned with height as much as us indoor growers.

Topping/lst/fim/pinching/etc doesnt increase yield, that is a myth. The plant would produce the same amount either way.
These techniques just help prevent vertical growth, giveing other parts of the plant to get more light.

[Bobthis]

I have thought about goin into the ground, but the dirt here is terrible. I had a tomato in the ground for 2 months, watered it, took careof it and it almost died. 2 weeks ago I moved it into the same dirt im usin, and its exploded. 10 times the size. With the same care.. Dont really wanna dig out dirt and backfill with good cuz im gettin over sugery, and cant really do it. Plus, we do get the occsional chopper thru here, so I couldnt have a big crop. Have to spread em out. Thats alot of holes! 20 to 30. Not worth it to me, I guess. I do need a magnifier, tho. Next time I go to town ill get one. So looks like I will have to water n feed alot. Hit 118 here with heat index today. That cant be good for em. At least it rained so I dont have to water today. Ill give em a light nute mix tomorrow, and look em over really good. Try to take some pics. I think they look ok. Thanks for all the help!

[Bobthis]

Well, took a walk this morning. Bad news: my 4 ft monster was showin boy, so he got the chop. Also found 6 more males. Good news: found my first confirmed girl. Seen her lil hars. Also got a bunch that are alternating nodes, and not showing yet. I think this is good, as they say females show later. Hit em with a light nute mix. Lookin pretty good. Bugs are under control, seem to be growin good. Whoo hooo!

[Bobthis]

Well, took the phone with me today and snapped these pics of one of em. These are the only ones that turned out good. Got 3 showin pistils, but this is the furthest along. Only doin it at the top, now. Startin to get excited! Should I switch nutes now? If so, what NPK am I lookin for?

[Bobthis]

anyone?????? really need help on what kind of NPK numbers i need to look for in flowering nutes. the ones i see at the stores are like 55 phosphorus. seems a bit much to me. anyonegot some input for me. plants are kinda small, so i dont wanna go hard with em, but i want em to grow as much as possible, so i get more bud sites. i dont have tons of money, so if someone could give me some advice,or a cheaper, readily available product idea, i would appreciate it alot......

[EvasiveGrower]

I just picked up some flora bloom from my local hydro store, the numbers on the front are 10-5-10, is that what you are looking for?

[SmokeMyPiece]

You want a higher N for veg, and higher P-K for flower.
-When plants start showin a lighter green, they are low on N.

Fox Farm Trio is pretty much fool proof for beginners.

[Bobthis]

Cool... Ill go pick somethin up. Someone suggested this stuff that was like 10-55-24. Seems a bit strong. What do yo think?

[SmokeMyPiece]

If you cant find any of the suggested nutes listed in the stickies, then go with nutes for tomatoes.
-mapquest 'hydroponics' for ur area, you might be surprised. I know I was, there are about 6hydro stores around my area.