2012 aussie outdoor

hey mate im from oz to , and have an outdoor grow in nsw , would you know what month they will start flowering and when they should be done by? im having a had time finding info relevent to me

theloadeddragon said:

I prefer using Gypsum for in the ground plants, as it is very easy, is fairly ready for uptake to use and doesnt change soil ph. I would use 3:1 gypsum to dolomite lime and spread 2 cups evenly around topsoil (2 ft diameter) and cultivate in top 2-3 inches. Watering it in will help encourage the microbiological processes of making the minerals easily available and ready to draw in by the plants.

have you started feeding them yet? after adding Cal/Mag to your soil..... it will increase the amount of potassium used.

Your in Australia, and my guess is thats comparable to early-mid July here, which is when I notice plants in the ground here need a soil "top-dressing" with the full assortment of organically available nutrition to supplement what is left in the soil and encourage a continuously healthy root zone environment.

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hey mate couple of questions as my plants have the same deficiency , is the cal and mag in the gypsum and dolomite lime or do you add that in aswell?
also what would be a good fertilizer to topdress with , would blood bone , and dynamic lifter be fine? or should i get cow shit or something?

lickalotapus said:

hey mate im from oz to , and have an outdoor grow in nsw , would you know what month they will start flowering and when they should be done by? im having a had time finding info relevent to me

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hey mate, they should start flowering anywhere from now until end of feb. should be done around easter depending on the strains and all that. goodluck

Nice looking plants you got there man, I'm in vic growing outdoors and have heaps of leafhoppers around too, been spraying with neem weekly for a cpl of months but they just don't want to leave, they don't seem to eat anything thou,
My 3 babies all turned female and started flowering last week can't wait.
Bring on march/April
Good luck with the rest of your grow.

for my outdoor grow - ive been using a combination of Seasol and PowerFeed, you can get them at bunnings or a nursery - also chuck on some chook poo every now and then for an extra boost.

you can also get some pretty top end composted potting mix from bunnings

unfortunately, my one planting turned out to be a male (posted a thread on reddit about it - http://www.reddit.com/r/microgrowery/comments/166dph/think_its_a_boy_can_someone_confirm/)

however the little green lacewing bugs i bought, see my earlier post, have been chomping away on the whitefly in our veggie patch - pretty happy with them. there arent many whitefly left now.

I2icho said:

Nice looking plants you got there man, I'm in vic growing outdoors and have heaps of leafhoppers around too, been spraying with neem weekly for a cpl of months but they just don't want to leave, they don't seem to eat anything thou,
My 3 babies all turned female and started flowering last week can't wait.
Bring on march/April
Good luck with the rest of your grow.

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thanks mate, awesome you got 3 girls. yeh can't wait till they start flowering , ended up getting rid of the leap hoppers and haven't seen them for a few days, just with pyrethrum. good luck to you too man

geelong said:

for my outdoor grow - ive been using a combination of Seasol and PowerFeed, you can get them at bunnings or a nursery - also chuck on some chook poo every now and then for an extra boost.

you can also get some pretty top end composted potting mix from bunnings

unfortunately, my one planting turned out to be a male (posted a thread on reddit about it - http://www.reddit.com/r/microgrowery/comments/166dph/think_its_a_boy_can_someone_confirm/)

however the little green lacewing bugs i bought, see my earlier post, have been chomping away on the whitefly in our veggie patch - pretty happy with them. there arent many whitefly left now.

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hey mate cheers, yeh pretty sure i have some of that stuff in the shed. might give them a go with the seaweed extract. ah no good about the male! theres always next year.
Are you in geelong or is that just your name? ha

Hi all,

Just wanting a second opinion on the health of the leaf below:



It is only the bottom leaves and its on the side of the plant that is struggling because its not getting the full day of sun (paying the price on yield for stealth). Only concern is that I do have a bit of an aphid problem, as well as those little brown spiders, which I kill onsight as well as mist the plant at night (sometimes with pyrethium). Overall the plant is growing well and looks pretty healthy:



But any tips, thoughts would be greatly appreciated....

Pepinho18 said:

Hi all,

Just wanting a second opinion on the health of the leaf below:

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It is only the bottom leaves and its on the side of the plant that is struggling because its not getting the full day of sun (paying the price on yield for stealth). Only concern is that I do have a bit of an aphid problem, as well as those little brown spiders, which I kill onsight as well as mist the plant at night (sometimes with pyrethium). Overall the plant is growing well and looks pretty healthy:

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But any tips, thoughts would be greatly appreciated....

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hey man sorry about the plant its still looking nice though! dunno what the problem is but if you post in plant problems forum you will get a better response, cheers

i copped a few of those leaves. I Put it down to the heat we've had

looking really nice man, bushy and full leaves! +rep

im doing an outdoor grow in aus aswell, ive only got one photoperiod plant atm (white lavander) but im planning on making clones, what time would you say they will start flowering like mid march? peace

sorry i just saw you replied to that question earlier, cant wait for flower

thenugget said:

hey mate cheers, yeh pretty sure i have some of that stuff in the shed. might give them a go with the seaweed extract. ah no good about the male! theres always next year.
Are you in geelong or is that just your name? ha

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Yeah mate, in Geelong. Couldn't think of any other username when I signed up.

No worries bout the male, gonna make a grow box and go for some confirmed female seeds from attitude.

Good luck with your girls, they're looking good

thenugget said:

hey man sorry about the plant its still looking nice though! dunno what the problem is but if you post in plant problems forum you will get a better response, cheers

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Thanks for the tip, but didn't get much of a response in the plant problem forum!

The plant is still growing strong so not too worried... Liberty Haze has had some mixed reports, but from my experience, it's an impressive strand.

anuryzm said:

i copped a few of those leaves. I Put it down to the heat we've had

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Thanks, that's definitely something to consider as well.

UPDATE

girls are looking alright, haven't gotten around to getting anything for cal mag deficiency yet went to the hydro store today but they were shut.

here are some pictures.

cheers.


anyone know what the problem here is? its only on like 3 leaves , not to worried.















heres my mates plants 2 laughing budha and 1 random seed. theres beasts.

Reading through this thread, it's like you had the exact same dramas as me (in relation to the bugs and what I now think is cal-mag)... only your plants have come out a bit stronger!! I am very intrigued by the Cali Connection Budha Tahoe strain you have growing...

Anyway fkn awesome pictures... What will you be feeding it during flowering?

Pepinho18 said:

Reading through this thread, it's like you had the exact same dramas as me (in relation to the bugs and what I now think is cal-mag)... only your plants have come out a bit stronger!! I am very intrigued by the Cali Connection Budha Tahoe strain you have growing...

Anyway fkn awesome pictures... What will you be feeding it during flowering?

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thanks mate. yeh had a fair few troubles this year, well the bugs are not to much of a problem but in the last month or so they haven't grown much at all, guessing because of deficiencies. Looked at my nutrients and they didn't have any calcium and only a little magnesium so i got some nutes today with calcium and just foliar fed with some epsom salts . ill see how they respond in the morning. Yeh the budha tahoe is sweet such a cool looking plant , and its pretty much stayed free from bugs and disease while the laughing buddha has been coping it. I'm hoping it doesn't hermie as I've heard cali connection is pretty common with hermie traits, its all what I've read though i hope to prove the cali connection haters wrong hah.

As far as flowering I'm not sure probably just potash, might go to the hydro store and see what they have.

any pics of yours?

cheers

Nice plants man. They are monsters!
Subbed and looking forward to bud pics!

post #74 shows sun burn....too hot weather, too much sun. Chlorophyll has been baked out.

Farkk man they are huge! Hope you don't have nosey neighbors.

looking awesome there

water sitting on leaves in direct strong hot sunlight can magnify the sun and that could be what happened.