8 strain New England outdoor grow 2018

hey folks starting my outdoor journal pretty late this year. Wasn’t sure if I was even going to do one... Though have been posting pictures on the New England 2018 thread.
Strains for this years grow are as followed

Fat banana - RQS (Banana x OG Kush)
Marmalate (Critical Mass x lavender)
S.B.R (Critical Mass x Black domina)
Sweet Skunk f1 Fast version
Fruity Chronic Juice(chronic x WW )
Critical kush (Critical Mass x OG Kush)
Green poison
Mother of berries

Critical kush was planted March 16th
This picture was taken April 20th

Fat banana
Marmalate
SBR
Green poison
Sweet skunk fast version
Fruity chronic juice

We’re planted April 24th




April 27th in xl size jiffy peat pellets

April 30th transplanted into 1 gallon pots
Using vivosun 36x20x62inch grow tent.
Needed something smalller to fit inside my apartment closet.

Using 156 watts of 14 watt led bulbs with plastic reflector removed. In this picture the light is 16 inches above pots

April 30th

At first I had the light a little to high I believe and the seedlings stretched a tad. I then moved the light down to 12 inches and this happened....

May 7th


I started using nutrients may 3rd with a half dose of canna start and a 1/4 tsp superthrive. Ph’d to 6.4 since I was using a peat based medium I knew the run off would be right around 5.9-6.0

May 8th
I transplanted two plants outdoors into there final pot 30 gallon smart pots. The first to go out were a fat banana and a marmalate. These went out into the swamp. Getting 10-12 hours of direct sun a day .




Gotta run I’ll finish updating when I get back !!

Some root porn

May 13th
Fat banana and marmalate in front

That little one in the one gallon might be a male.... bag seed mother of berries

Alright enough of the past, time for the present. Brought the rest of my plants outside today besides the two that I will be flowering soon.

So my plants are in a dense swamp. I walked through a foot of mud getting to my plants today. Got to my plants looked down and I had 3 ticks crawling up my legs... whatever. Looked down again there’s two more !! After I got done I had a total of 18 ticks !! that's nuts! Then next to my plants I saw two snakes guarding the plot.

The two plants in the 30 gals are stretching... the fat banana and marmalade
Then I have 4 plants in 5 gals

Then the two critical kush.


This is what I got so far... let me know what you think . Thanks. I could always use suggestions.

Zbud94 said:

Alright enough of the past, time for the present. Brought the rest of my plants outside today besides the two that I will be flowering soon.

So my plants are in a dense swamp. I walked through a foot of mud getting to my plants today. Got to my plants looked down and I had 3 ticks crawling up my legs... whatever. Looked down again there’s two more !! After I got done I had a total of 18 ticks !! that's nuts! Then next to my plants I saw two snakes guarding the plot.

The two plants in the 30 gals are stretching... the fat banana and marmaladeView attachment 4140341View attachment 4140343
Then I have 4 plants in 5 gals View attachment 4140345View attachment 4140350View attachment 4140355

Then the two critical kush.View attachment 4140358


This is what I got so far... let me know what you think . Thanks. I could always use suggestions.

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18 ticks just normal day for me that's new England lol looking great done some swamping myself good luck!!by the way 6 ticks at once most folks clear out I love ticky swamps

thumper60 said:

18 ticks just normal day for me that's new England lol looking great done some swamping myself good luck!!by the way 6 ticks at once most folks clear out I love ticky swamps

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Haha I hear ya !! I always go right home and shower usually anyway so the ticks don’t bother me. It would be different if you just let them dig in . But yeah between the snakes, mud, ticks and a shit ton of mosquitoes I don’t think people will be venturing very deep into this swamp. Swamps and cornfields seems like the best places if done correctly.

thumper60 said:

18 ticks just normal day for me that's new England lol looking great done some swamping myself good luck!!by the way 6 ticks at once most folks clear out I love ticky swamps

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I saw some of your pics on the New England thread. Those you had last year in the swamp got pretty decent size ! How much direct light are you getting ?

Quick question... looking at the 2- 30 gallon smart pots the banana and the marmalate. When I transplanted they were in 1 gallon pots. A one gallon to a 30 gallon. I’ve noticed that they have stretched a decent amount. A thick healthy stalk but have not bushed out any ? The 5 gallon pots have much more growth and have only been outside half the time.

Could growth be delayed until roots reach the fabric walls ? Or is it a totally different issue ?

Thanks !!

To go with the above question. The fat banana in the 30 gallon. Is it stretchy because of 1 to 30 gallon transplant ?

Thanks

I think the ones in the 30s r making roots give it 10 days

thumper60 said:

I think the ones in the 30s r making roots give it 10 days

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Thanks thumper

I folks today I am very upset I went and checked my plot and found the blue cheese throwing white pistils like crazy has very long stems from what I getting at was flowering stretch...

The two in the 30 gallon pots have stretch even more they have been outdoors for three week now. They don’t show any flowering signs like the blue cheese does and they have been out longer in the same exact location.

The 30 gallon plants stems are very hollow and soft !! They are very wide but very thin walled ...

I need help ... do I take cuts off each plant keep them indoor till mid June then put the clones out in the corn ? What do I do ?

I need help ... do I take cuts off each plant keep them indoor till mid June then put the clones out in the corn ? What do I do ?[/QUOTE]

Some people keep putting clones out all summer. The more the merrier if you've got a spot(s) for them.

Also if you have a particular plant you think might be a winner outdoors, it's always good to have a clone of it going inside. Everybody seems to have a plant or two they grew outside they wished they kept a clone of due to potency or some favorable growth characteristic, mold resistance etc. Your plants look good btw. Nice job.

do you guys not have lymes diseases out there????

john wishmyer said:

do you guys not have lymes diseases out there????

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its rampid here surprised I don't have it yet! been pulling ticks off my body most of my life an I aint young.lucky I guess

Coming into it besides the blue cheese which very well could be autoflower... dinafem makes an auto blue cheese as well... but idk... June 15th clones will be released into the fields . Can’t wait !