Forum Shop Market
Seeds FAQ Tools
SEE OUR MARIJUANA SEED GUIDE FOR THE BEST STRAINS
Looking for Legal Marijuana look no further!
Go Back   Marijuana Growing > The Grow Room > Outdoor Growing


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1    
Old 04-07-2008, 05:17 PM
Stranger
Stranger
kbrrq28 is offline
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14
kbrrq28 is on a distinguished road
Points: 713, Level: 4 Points: 713, Level: 4 Points: 713, Level: 4
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
Default Outdoor Grow, Coco fiber, Worm castings, GPS, Polymers, Water issue!
So I have my outdoor spot ready to go. I've got 3 bag seed females that have shown sex...hopefully not autoflowering. Got 4 Ice seeds, from Nirvana, yet to show sex. My soil mix is as follows: 7 bags of 1.5 cubic feet of "Patio Plus Outdoor Soil" This soil already contains worm castings, bat guano, chicken manure and a lot of other goodies. I added tomato fertilizer, more guano, lime, peat moss, perlite, a small handfull of polymer crystals, and more worm castings to all the bags. Should be alright yes?

Now, I will have two locations. Holes dug in the ground, soil mixed in. Once the soil is in the ground and the plants are ready to be put in I wanted to put about 1.5 inches more worm castings over the top as a mulch. I read on the package that this is ok...but i was thinking it could possibly burn the plants?

I just bought a GPS...garmin extrex legend cx or somethign like that because the location of my spot will be difficult to locate at night. My main concern is watering. I wont be able to water the plants very often. If i needed to I could go there two times a month, but I'd like to stay away as much as possible. SOO I was wondering.... with the peat moss mixed in the soil, some polymer crystals, and the wormcastings as mulch, how long could i expect not to water with average days ranging from 75 - 80ºF and low wind??

I also bought a block of cocofiber. Its about a 3 lb block that you add 5 gallons of water to and it absorbs it all. I was going to lay about a 2-3 inch thick layer of this stuff around each plant. And to retain even more water i was thinking of placing large rocks/stones on top of the soil, below coco brick, to stop even more evaporation. Withe this set up I'm optimistic that i won't have to water but once a month??? hopefully??haha

Look forward to the responses, thanks. Oh, and coming from cannabis culture forum...this one rocks in comparison! lol
Reply With Quote
  #2    
Old 04-07-2008, 08:57 PM
Able To Roll A Joint
Able to roll a joint
skunke is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 53
skunke is on a distinguished road
Points: 711, Level: 4 Points: 711, Level: 4 Points: 711, Level: 4
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
coco works real well for mulch!
Reply With Quote
  #3    
Old 04-08-2008, 12:09 AM
Stranger
Stranger
kbrrq28 is offline
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14
kbrrq28 is on a distinguished road
Points: 713, Level: 4 Points: 713, Level: 4 Points: 713, Level: 4
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
Thats what i like to hear! Any idea about watering times though?
Reply With Quote
  #4    
Old 04-08-2008, 10:16 PM
Able To Roll A Joint
Able to roll a joint
skunke is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 53
skunke is on a distinguished road
Points: 711, Level: 4 Points: 711, Level: 4 Points: 711, Level: 4
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
So I have my outdoor spot ready to go. I've got 3 bag seed females that have shown sex...hopefully not autoflowering. Got 4 Ice seeds, from Nirvana, yet to show sex. My soil mix is as follows: 7 bags of 1.5 cubic feet of "Patio Plus Outdoor Soil" This soil already contains worm castings, bat guano, chicken manure and a lot of other goodies. I added tomato fertilizer, more guano, lime, peat moss, perlite, a small handfull of polymer crystals, and more worm castings to all the bags. Should be alright yes?

Whats the npk values of the soil and fert you using?

Now, I will have two locations. Holes dug in the ground, soil mixed in. Once the soil is in the ground and the plants are ready to be put in I wanted to put about 1.5 inches more worm castings over the top as a mulch. I read on the package that this is ok...but i was thinking it could possibly burn the plants?
You will be fine worm castings are imposible to burn plants with, you can use 100% worm casting as a grow meduim , but that would be surly a waste as the worm castings are most valued for their rich bacteria & fungal floras which add life to you soil and allow your ammendments to be broken down faster.

I just bought a GPS...garmin extrex legend cx or somethign like that because the location of my spot will be difficult to locate at night. My main concern is watering. I wont be able to water the plants very often. If i needed to I could go there two times a month, but I'd like to stay away as much as possible. SOO I was wondering.... with the peat moss mixed in the soil, some polymer crystals, and the wormcastings as mulch, how long could i expect not to water with average days ranging from 75 - 80ºF and low wind??
Just visit and observe them the first couple times you go, i would suggest visiting them the them every week just to be sure they have enough watter to build a big root mass, which will make the plant more self suficient. I would recomend also adding some kelp meal as it contains trace minerals and harmons like auxins wich will boost your plant during veg growth, but more importanly is that kelp meal contains alginate wich has really great watter retention propertie, and will extend the watering times needed. Oh ya it also contains over 60 trace elements neede by plants.

I also bought a block of cocofib
er. Its about a 3 lb block that you add 5 gallons of water to and it absorbs it all. I was going to lay about a 2-3 inch thick layer of this stuff around each plant. And to retain even more water i was thinking of placing large rocks/stones on top of the soil, below coco brick, to stop even more evaporation. Withe this set up I'm optimistic that i won't have to water but once a month??? hopefully??haha

Look forward to the responses, thanks. Oh, and coming from cannabis culture forum...this one rocks in comparison!
Reply With Quote
  #5    
Old 04-10-2008, 04:44 AM
South Texas's Avatar
Teaching How To Roll
Mr. Ganja
South Texas is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: South Texas
Posts: 1,563
South Texas is a glorious beacon of lightSouth Texas is a glorious beacon of lightSouth Texas is a glorious beacon of lightSouth Texas is a glorious beacon of lightSouth Texas is a glorious beacon of lightSouth Texas is a glorious beacon of light
Points: 9,474, Level: 14 Points: 9,474, Level: 14 Points: 9,474, Level: 14
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
I couldn't see how you could do better. Your way ahead of the game. Homework pays off.
Reply With Quote
  #6    
Old 04-10-2008, 12:18 PM
Stranger
Stranger
kbrrq28 is offline
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14
kbrrq28 is on a distinguished road
Points: 713, Level: 4 Points: 713, Level: 4 Points: 713, Level: 4
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
cool. thanks everyone...So ill try and go to the spot every week for the first few weeks to see what the girls needs are. With any luck they won't be drying out too fast.

Oh and btw garmins etrex cx works wonders. Man life is so much easier with a good gps
Reply With Quote
  #7    
Old 04-10-2008, 01:23 PM
Stranger
Stranger
MadeInMaine is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 7
MadeInMaine is on a distinguished road
Points: 308, Level: 2 Points: 308, Level: 2 Points: 308, Level: 2
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
have you considered an autowatering system that might be able to reduce watering periods?

i made a thread here: Guerilla Tree Grow: Self-Watering System?

about growing in trees with autowatering... you've got the added benefit of growing in the ground which will help out immensely over my watering situation of a tree grow...
 

Tags
castings, coco, fiber, gps, grow, issue, outdoor, polymers, water, worm

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Thread

Thread Starter

Forum

Replies

Last Post

Worm castings hazemaster Outdoor Growing 3 07-30-2009 09:52 AM
Using worm castings mogie General Marijuana Growing 2 12-09-2008 08:58 AM
Coco-Fiber Coir Bricks? LowEyeHighGuy Hydroponics / Aeroponics 1 02-24-2008 09:48 AM
Coco Fiber Bricks how do you break them apart? DunLarkin Indoor Growing 2 02-06-2008 01:25 PM
Worm Castings mogie Indoor Growing 0 03-20-2007 07:42 PM

Posting Rules

You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Come Check out a new Poker Forum for the online poker community

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:58 AM.
Powered by vBulletin
Copyright © 2000-2009 Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.

Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2