Massachusetts Outdoor Grow 2019

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epbadger

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stealthfader508 said:
Hi Everyone,

It feels like I just finished jarring up 2018's crop.... and it's hard to believe...but it's time to kick off the 2019 season. I've been reading this site for years. There's some great growers on here and tons of info. When I have a question I typically search it first on rollitup... and almost always find my answers. I've never really posted much (or at all) but I've always wanted to document one of my grows... so here goes ... hopefully along the way I can get some feedback from the community.

I GROW MY OWN ... I've been growing on and off for almost 20 yrs now. Along the way, I've learned a shitload, but also made every mistake possible. I started out growing indoors, but I've found I don't enjoy it anywhere near as much as growing under the sun. I like to grow huge plants, keep the best for myself, and give the rest away. I've never sold a gram and I never will. It's a hobby, and even though it's legal in MA now... I'll never set foot in a dispensary.

2019 ROSTER ... We're allowed 12 plants in MA per household... so you guessed it... I'm growing 12. I ordered my seeds from Seedsman this year, all feminized. I used Seedsman last year and overall I was happy with them. My favorite strain was Galaxy and that will the only returning strain this year. The rest of the strains I chose are supposedly early finishing (sept/oct) varieties, but I've never grown them before so only time will tell.
  • (3) Galaxy (Pyramid Seeds)
  • (3) LSD (Barney's Farm)
  • (1) Sweet Zkittlez (Royal Queen Seeds)
  • (2) Jack Herer (Seedsman freebie)
  • (3) Blue Funk (Expert Seeds)
I originally ordered 5 Blue Cheese seeds, but they sent 10 Blue Funk seeds instead.... I have a feeling they may have been out of the Cheese, and replaced it with twice as many Funk... but it's all good, I'm not a whiner... ill just roll with the Funk. I buried the seeds indoors on Sat 2/9, in an organic seedling mix, on a seedling heat map, and under a 4ft flourescent . As of today 7 of the 12 have popped... so far so good. (see photos)

2019 GROWING PLANS ... In the past I've grown plants everywhere ...in the ground, in raised beds, and last year in 25 gallon pots. Anybody that's grown in MA knows the weather is incredibly unpredictable. The last couple years have had great summers for veg.... but the sept/oct weather has been horrendous. We've had torrential rains, hurricanes, and 100+ humidity. Every year come sept/oct I'm a slave to the weather... rigging tents, humidifiers, fans, dragging plants into the garage, hydrogen peroxide, daconil, etc.... it sucks and I know there's no way to avoid it altogether... but this year I'm fighting back! The biggest change I'll be making this year is a greenhouse. I've ordered the 14.5' x 24' Gothic High Tunnel from tunnelvisionhoops (see attachment). It arrives in 2 weeks and in the meantime I'll be building the foundation, plumbing, wiring, drainage, etc for it. I think this will allow my plants to finish much better and hopefully help me maintain some of my sanity come September.

I'll be putting in 2'X2'X12" raised beds for each plant. The existing soil below the beds is already pretty good, but I'll still be amending that about 18" below the beds before filling them. I haven't figured out exactly what I'll use for soil yet, but I'm sure it will include some good compost, worm castings, and some kind of sand for better drainage. The highest point in the greenhouse is about 8.5' high, so I'm sure I'll need to top, trim, and shape the plants throughout veg to keep them all reigned in.

Well I guess that's it for now, but I'll try to keep this post updated as often as possible. Next time I'll post pictures of the outdoor location and progress on the greenhouse installation.

- Stealthfader


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I read on the NORML website that MA only allows 6 plants... Am i/ they wrong....Also planning a MA grow soon....
 
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Citylimits

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Doing six outdoors agian this year. Started a few extra and keep getting rid of them as space saving needs come along. Will keep a couple of the tall lanky ones in the front to make clones with for friends who want a few plants.
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Black-Thumb

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Skunker762 said:
Things are great here..just patiently waiting until I can plant them out side.
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Yea, I had a few autos that I tried outside early on. They are all stalled out now. Purple new growth from the temp locking out phosphorus. I am using them as a canary in the coal mine. Once they start growing strong again the fems are going out full time.

For now, the high value mums and fems are staying inside under the lights. I let them out whenever the sun is out and warm to harden them, but it's still just too damn cold for full time.
 
Skunker762

Skunker762

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Would you recommend going full sun right off or maybe leave them in a shady spot until they acclimate to the out side some?
 
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Black-Thumb

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Skunker762 said:
Would you recommend going full sun right off or maybe leave them in a shady spot until they acclimate to the out side some?
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For me it depends on the strain, but I usually give them a few hours of direct sun a day for a week or so. Then they are good to go. It really depends on the outside temp also. If its warm, you should have no problems. Just keep an eye on them the first few days to make sure they are feeling good.
 
z.bud

z.bud

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Hey Massholes!!!

I’m hopping in. I’m in central mass. I will be growing my early finishing pheno of Poison Mimosa and Bodhi’s Hashplant D this year. Also an early finishing tester (Axis x OMG)
 
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michael49

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Container size question.
Last year I grew 2 plants in 60 gallon containers - plants were huge!!! - honestly, way more bud than I can use. I started 5 seeds this year, now about 2 weeks old in solo cups. Will transfer to 1 gallon smart pots and then to final container.
Issue is I really don't want/need huge plants this year. Anyone grow outdoors in small containers? - like 5 or 10 gallon - I feel like this will yield plenty for my needs - plus friends and family :)
 
bruno8437

bruno8437

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Black-Thumb said:
For me it depends on the strain, but I usually give them a few hours of direct sun a day for a week or so. Then they are good to go. It really depends on the outside temp also. If its warm, you should have no problems. Just keep an eye on them the first few days to make sure they are feeling good.
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I'm still waiting for any days with direct sun. It seems like its been raining for the last month.
 
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