2010 South Carolina Outdoor Grow Show

Hello!

Thanks for checking out my grow log. Hopefully I'm ok posting here; not sure if there is a grow log forum I should be at, but here goes!

I haven't grown for over 11 years, so this is my first foray back into it.

Started with 55 seeds in all, 27 Sour Diesel - 28 G-13/Haze from BC Seed King.

Lost over half due to flooding, deer, and random bugs.

Had to pickup more Sour Diesel to help make up the difference.

As I stand now, I have 23 plants all together (9 G-13/Haze, 14 Sour Diesel) that are strong and viable.

Started all my plants in the ground initially, but due to poor drainage (crappy clay soil here) and deer loss, I moved all surviving plants in 5-gallon buckets, with a 50/50 mix of peat moss and top soil.

Using Fox Farm nutes Grow Big, Big Bloom, and Tiger Bloom. They're already making a big difference in the speed of growth and greenness of the plants. I only use it once a week due to fear of burning the plants, but it seems to be enough at this point. Also using full-strength. I'll probably skip a week every month from now on, just to flush it out occasionally.

I've installed deer netting around the perimeter of my guerrilla grow space, which I can't believe I didn't use to begin with. It's made all the difference and prevented random deer/animals of making a snack of my plants.

It's been hot as hell here the last few weeks (mid 90s), so I've been watering every 2-3 days. They're in buckets, and they get hot and evaporate quickly.

I have unfettered access to a lake about 2 football field-lengths away, but I've been humping in 5 gallon containers of water (usually two, 5-gallon containers of water per watering). It's hard to explain and for security I won't, but let's just say it's easier to bring in water.

Well I'll post some recent picks now.

I'll be taking more later on today which will show how I've camouflaged the buckets (they're those obvious orange home-depot homer buckets unfortunately).

All comments and questions welcomed!



PS (I'll do a better job of labeling which plants are which in the future. )

Welcome back to growing! Looking good so far! Putting them home depot buckets to work, haha . I'll be watching!!

Thanks man. I was mostly an indoor grower back in the day, with two outdoor grows under my belt, albeit with bag seed those two times.

Good seeds make all the difference in my past experiences...I'm hoping this will hold true this time too.

Not pumped about using the buckets, but digging in clay soil like we have here is just indescribably challenging and not worth it. I hail from Wisconsin, where the soil is so different, although the summers shorter.

The G-13/Haze is scheduled to harvest in late September, the Sour Diesel in mid-October.

I planted all these seeds straight into the ground after they germinated, which was dumb with so few seeds. Next year I'll grow them out a bit before I put them outside.

The two larger G-13/Haze I have look to be female, so that's a good sign. If i can yield a pound out of this endeavor, I'd be happy.

Also gonna be using some Gibberellic Acid on some lower female branches just before flowering in the hopes of pulling off some feminized seeds.

I'll put more pics up later today, and label them accordingly.

Thanks for stopping by!

No prob, I actually did the same thing with planting the seeds straight into the ground after they germinated and learned my lesson as well, haha . Lost some expensive fem'd seedlings that way. I decided to start the other couple I had left inside under some CFLs until they were at least 6 inches and then I transplanted.

I gotta get out to my guerrilla grow spot soon and get some chicken wire out there to protect them from all our four legged friends.

Oh man, well that's life; one big experience that you learn from.

Sorry to hear about your loss too. Seeds are expensive, and so is the time you take to nurture them.

Its sad to come back to the plots and see absolutely nothing because some deer was hungry and happened upon your plot.

Smart move in using the CFL's.

The smartest thing you can do is fence in your area. See if you can find green fencing if you can...that is if you're worried about it being spotted from the air.

Just watch your six, ya know?

Well I just got back from feeding/watering the plants.

It's 101 right now, so working in this heat is difficult. I know you're supposed to water early in the morning, but I can't make it out to the plots that early sadly.

Fed them 5 tablespoons of Grow Big, 12 tablespoons of Big Bloom per 5-gallon container. I used two 5-gallon containers of water mix. It's a little heavy on the Big Bloom I know, but I'm trying to see how close I can feed them according to the bottle.

The mix calls for a lot of Big Bloom, and I'm gonna go through all of it, it looks like.

I put together some camouflage that I hope will reduce the visibility somewhat of these ridiculous orange buckets. They stick out like the sorest of thumbs, and can only imagine what they looked like from the air before I attempted to conceal them.

My plot location isn't a very likely flyover location, at least I'm hoping its not.

Here are some pictures of the G13/Haze:






And here are the pics of the Sour Diesel:





Here's a pic of the nutes mixed in water, and the Fox Farm lineup I'm using:



Here's a pic of the deer netting I'm using:



Here are some random overall plot pics:

Any Sour Diesel - G13/Haze enthusiasts out there? How do you think they look?

Looking good. I must not be too far from you from the looks of things, lol.

they look great man i saw those 5 gal water jugs yesterday might have to get like 4 of those they are probly alot lighter then the big bulky plastic jugs.

Thanks Sam, yep, probably pretty close! Damn the red clay soil.

Norcal thanks, they are found at Walmart for about $6.

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Well worth it. They're really easy to carry.

There are two handles that are made from the same material as the container...the handle is so much easier to grasp for long stretches than a 5-gallon bucket of water.

They're collapsible too, which makes transporting back simpler.

I have another question for anyone that could help.

Because I had such stunted growth for so long (due to poor drainage directly in the ground), my plants are about a month behind schedule as far as overall growth.

How tall do you think these Diesel and G13/Haze will get by the time harvest comes around? I'm hoping to yield at least a couple ounces from each. I've noticed that the plants are really responding to being in the buckets, the new soil mix, and especially the Fox Farm nutes.

Any ideas/guesses on how tall or how much each of these babies will yield in a 5-gallon bucket?

Thank you in advance!

oh you can still pull 5 footers man still time just keep up the great work i will deffinetly be staying tuned for this one!

Thanks Norcal, I appreciate the positive thinking!

I had one generic question about watering 5-gallon buckets that I was hoping someone would have a comment on.

I currently water about every 3-4 days. It's been in the 90s for the last few weeks and will be from now until the beginning of September.

I give each 5-gallon bucket about half a gallon of water per watering.

Do you think I should up the waterings, or is half a gallon per bucket enough?

Quick question do the fox farm nutes really wrk that well cuz ive got 15 6ft 4 month old outdoors plants and there growing great without any expensive nutes.J
ust wondering if its really worth the money?

Hey, i am new to outdoor growing.. And i have a ? for u.. My plants are about 2 1/2 feet tall.. And just like 5 inches of the top are Showing water leafs. and are spreading.. But its only the top, the rest of the stalk is bare.. Nothing on it at all... Idk is this normal?? thank u

city limit warrior said:

Quick question do the fox farm nutes really wrk that well cuz ive got 15 6ft 4 month old outdoors plants and there growing great without any expensive nutes.J
ust wondering if its really worth the money?

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First of all, I'm quite envious of you! You sound like you have quite a healthy collection of plants.

To answer your question, I think it depends on what you add to your soil to start with, for instance composts, manures, bone/blood meal, etc.

I just started with a top soil/peat moss mix....and that was it. That doesn't give the plants much to work with on the nutrient side, so supplementing my mix with Fox Farm really makes a difference, especially in the nitrogen department.

After transplanting my wimpy plants into the buckets, from a month of being in ground soil, letting them adjust, and adding Fox Farm nutes, I've seen a strong turn around in the overall vitality of the plants. They seem stronger, and are making good progress.

So I would say do what you're doing brother, especially if you're using great organic nutes in the ground when you start out your plants.

But if you would like to boost your plants just that little bit more, I'd wholeheartedly recommend Fox Farms nutes. The Grow Big nutes are 100% organic, and the Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom nutes are made from natural ingredients.

For the 3 pack, it's around $50, but worth it in the long run. My 2 cents.

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

Buddski said:

Hey, i am new to outdoor growing.. And i have a ? for u.. My plants are about 2 1/2 feet tall.. And just like 5 inches of the top are Showing water leafs. and are spreading.. But its only the top, the rest of the stalk is bare.. Nothing on it at all... Idk is this normal?? thank u

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I've had plants in the past (and on this grow) that have lost their lower leaves, so there was just a long stem and a few inches of top leaves. In time, that lower part of the stem can grow little shoots and new leaves, it just takes a while.

Even if you don't get leaves growing off that long narrow stem that looks baron, I wouldn't worry much. But I'm convinced that over the next few months you'll see new growth there, and before harvest, should have some bud growing down there.

I know some indoor growers purposely remove lower portions of plants just because artificial light can't reach the lower branches, and what grows there is rather sparse. Removing lower branches is also done to improve airflow...but none of that is an issue in an outdoor garden, or it shouldn't be.

I'd just say watch over the coming weeks/months for new growth...I bet it's coming. And even if it doesn't, don't worry, as long as your tops look green and healthy, you should be fine.

1st grow big is NOT organic nor is the tiger bloom. I use ff poducts too and your ratio is very high. I foresee a nute issue in your future. I never acceed 2 tsp of the grow big per gallon. My work speaks for itself.

Looking pretty good! Atleast its better than my buckets. Mine are getting killed by bugs but deer walk right past and don't mind my plants. Id rather have deer though because then i could just use nets or fencing but bugs are a bitch and hard to kill