New To Outdoor Growing...Need Advice Please

[Delta.9]

Well here's a good story for you guys. First off let me begin by saying I have a hydro setup and am used to this type of harvesting. However, I've never tried outdoor cultivation and need some advice and any extra secrets or personal tips you can throw my way.

So a while back, last year some time, I'm in my parents back yard. They live on a hill so when I say backyard I mean our cement deck. I get a strong odorous wiff of some kind. I'm like "no way" and I start looking around. The smell is eminating from one of the many pots they have strewn around the backyard and is extremely pungeant. It doesn't look to be any kind growing because there is an ordinary plant inside the pot. So I shrug it off thinking that this plant must just smell a lot like kind. Then a couple weeks later I'm hanging out in their back yard again and I catch the same smell so I tell my parents and they assure me it's just a regular plant. Mind you they DON'T smoke or advocate it in any way. I'm like no, this smells just like herb.

Another few weeks goes by until I'm back over again and my Dad tells me some interesting news. He's like, "why don't you go into the backyard. I have something to show you." So I'm thinking, yep I was right. Low and behold is a nice sized herb plant growing in the pot I assured them was kind. I checked out the plant and there were actually 3 of them, and unfortunately it was too late because one of the males germinated the other 2 females and they became hermaphrodites.

So my Dad throws the plants out and I'm like, "damn! If I were only a few days earlier."

Skip ahead to last week. I'm over at my parents house again and I look outside because for some reason I always had a feeling there would be anotehr plant growing in the same pot. YEP! I look over through one of the windows and see this mysterious looking plant growing. I check it out steathily so as to not draw their attention. I devise a plan to take it once they both leave.

Needless to say, I now have a healthy, nice looking female outdoor plant in my backyard. I've been keeping it as healthy as I can with the little knowledge of outdoor cultivation that I know of.

This is where I was hoping you guys could help. I did some research and found a few sites with information but felt that I could get it much more concisely right here.

My specific questions are:
1. How much and how often do I water?
2. What nutrients and how much should I give it?
3. Where can I find those nutrients?
4. How can I keep the plant from not getting to be 4 or 5 feet high?
5. Any other tips, secrets or words of advice would be GREATLY APPRECIATED

Thanks for bearing with my story. It was a shortened version but gives the basics. Pretty trippy but I'm sure as hell not complaining!

Thanks Mom & Dad!!!

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Delta.9 Reviewed by Delta.9 on 04-12-2006. New To Outdoor Growing...Need Advice Please Well here's a good story for you guys. First off let me begin by saying I have a hydro setup and am used to this type of harvesting. However, I've never tried outdoor cultivation and need some advice and any extra secrets or personal tips you can throw my way. So a while back, last year some time, I'm in my parents back yard. They live on a hill so when I say backyard I mean our cement deck. I get a strong odorous wiff of some kind. I'm like "no way" and I start looking around. The Rating: 5

[Delta.9]

BTW I am currently using miracle grow. Is this ok or is that bad?

I will post some pics up tomorrow when it gets sunny out.

[Earthy Dank]

1. If its in a container, water when it needs it. Could be twice a day could be twice a month. make sure the soil never dries completely out.
2. Once it gets good and established start it out at 1/4 strenght and work you way up to full strenght.
3.Walmart, Ace hardware.. plant stores... internet..
4.You can top it(cut the stem) once it gets about 7 sets of leaves. This will make it grow bushy instead of tall. You can also simply lay it over when it gets big.
5.Cannabis grows like a weed. Just make it happy. Outdoor growing is easy. Just let it grow. Watch for pest, White flies and aphids are evil.

[Delta.9]

Thanks for the info. One question about your answer to the nutrients. You didn't mention any types or amounts just to use 1/4 strength.

FYI the plant just started flowering 3-4 days ago so I'm not sure if I can still top it now. It has waaay more than 7 sets of leaves.

I'll post pics tomorrow so you can see.

Thanks!

[Earthy Dank]

Try a scott's 15-30-15, Use something with mainly phosphurous. Thats what plants use to make big buds. But a week or two before harvest try to wash it out with water to clean all the salts and chemicals out of the soil and out of the plant.If you go organic try to find some Bat Guano. This is perfect for flowering, just make a tea and feed it to it twice a day.

[Delta.9]

I'll try the 15-30-15. Should I start at half strength and go to full once the flowers are bigger?

Oh ya, the top of the plant is starting to lean over! I just checked 5 minutes ago when I woke up and it's not looking good. I have to do something right now but as soon as I'm done I'll snap some pics. Hopefully you can help.

[Delta.9]

Please take a look at these pics.

Something is obviously wrong here and I could really use your help!

[Earthy Dank]

half strenght for 3 days and see how it reacts if it likes it increase to full only do it once every 3 days... and do it mildly

[Delta.9]

Thanks for the help. Does it matter what brand of fertilizer I use? Should I use it every time I water for the entire cultivation? Does it matter if it's liquid or powder form?

Any advice based on the pics I posted?

BTW, it stopped leaning over at the top so much. There are however, still holes in some of the bottom leaves as you can see in the pic with my finger.

[AmericanTerrorist]

Use a fert high in nitrogen for veg and higher in phosphorus for flowering

Start out with half strength and see how she takes to it and then go from there, make sure its in a spot thats gettin the most amount of sun per day. Your going to have to pop a stake or dowel in there and tie to to the dowel so she doesnt fall over and fuck herself up when she gets nice and fat. Umm thats it for now bud, good luck!