Watering/Feeding Outdoors

Fladawg01

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So, first grow outdoors (illegal state in South) I have several questions. But here is my set up; Living Soil with 35% Perlite, Mycorrizal, Bio Live and in 10G fabric pots (need to keep them a little smaller). I will mainly feed some organic REV, Elm Dirt Plant and Bloom Juice, Tru Organic 5-4-5 all purpose and have some Gaia Green Bloom to top dress in about 4 weeks. I am growing 4 Autos 2 Slurricanes and 2 Wurlz F1 (cheaper Genetics) for this experimental attempt. It gets warm here and the plants will be moved around by wagon chasing the sun in my yard (not big) due to the majority of my backyard being on a big slope, For the most part they will get several hours (6-7) of great sun and then some shade, then evening sun to finish out about 2 hours or so.

1) Do I need to make any cover for them for hard rains?
2) Any suggestions of anything I need to do after it rains?
3) How often to water or is it still check the soil to see if moisture is present similar to my inside grows?

Thx in Advance for any suggestions.:sleep:
 
For the rain it depends on the size of the plants, If and how they have been trained, and if they have any support like trellis netting. But yes, hard rain can flatten plants and damage them. It gets worse during flowering. The buds will hold a lot of moisture and get heavy, then the branches can't support it. Later in flower mold is also a risk with rain.

Ive had to tie up every branch after heavy rain to hold them up until the plant starts to support itself again. I try to always cover my plants now if rain is going to be heavy.

Yes, watering outside is the same as inside except you will have different environmental conditions. So if its really hot out you may need to keep the soil more moist.
 
Stay out of watering the plant from water in the woods if it has bugs in it small pond or crap like that has you can pick up bugs that will eat you're crop if river near by you can use that just walk with you're stick carry a water jug like you need water to drink on a hot ass day never walk into you're area on the same path always change it never tell anyone were anyways then you can leave you're jug I would mix that soil with the stuff that's in peer pellets it holds water well any soil mixture that holds water well in case you can't go there an less needed be watering for you
 
Stay out of watering the plant from water in the woods if it has bugs in it small pond or crap like that has you can pick up bugs that will eat you're crop if river near by you can use that just walk with you're stick carry a water jug like you need water to drink on a hot ass day never walk into you're area on the same path always change it never tell anyone were anyways then you can leave you're jug I would mix that soil with the stuff that's in peer pellets it holds water well any soil mixture that holds water well in case you can't go there an less needed be watering for you
Um I'm in my backyard! It's just been hot here with once in awhile down pours. Just before rain I get them under an over hang. I want them to get rain water, just not drenched or washed down. So far they're doing very well.
 
Yea veg in rain is fine just make sure to cut all lower stuff that won't amount to anything and for air flow. Like stated before when hit flower you won't want any rain if possible, depending on strain bud rot, powdery mildew will happen. Climate is changing so outdoors is getting harder. Pick fast flowering strains or indica dominant for outside unless can get away with it. To much worry here in North East. Oh definitely look into caterpillar killer bt solution for early flower when they usually start showing sign but can sooner. Bud worms from them moths. After rains check for slugs also they eat everything. Can use slug pellets or just some beer in a small bowl, they climb in and drown.
 
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