A new start, a new beginning for Orange Shovel's Outdoor Season '08

i moved 4 of the biggest to the site today. Hauled in soil and prepared the 7 gallon pots for 4 backbreaking hours. I have a good feeling about these guys...

Orange Shovel CAGrower said:

i moved 4 of the biggest to the site today. Hauled in soil and prepared the 7 gallon pots for 4 backbreaking hours. I have a good feeling about these guys...

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well done and good luck with this grow..

good job orange shovel, like to see more outdoors gettin in the game!

im back guys
i prepared the last 3 in their 7 gallon pots, and set up fences for deer. here are the pics...

this first one is a baby. im pretty sure she will do ok in a pot this big...her roots were all the way at the bottom of the 16 oz cups



heres another youngin in his pot



all three planted today (Plot A)



slightly shriveled and stunted plant (1 month old)



Plot B



Best Looking Female Award





well guys, thats my progress. I guess you can say the hard part about my grow is over. All i need to do from here on out is watch them carefully and water. Any suggestions on frequency of watering? The soil above 3 inches down is dry after 3 days. Should I be watering at this pace even though they are young? Thanks guys

looks good orange .. i'll be watching this .. and thanks for the insect spray.. hope it works or hope i can find it lol.. if not ill find something like it

next time you visit your plot, take a nice pee around your growing area, it wards off deer if you leave your urine it will spook them off. maby it is an old wives tale, but i always have to pee when i finally get to my grow site anyways =), so baked, and i will be following your grow! ill have to post some pictures of my guerrilla grow i started a little over a month ago! i think my plants started the same time as yours, march 15-20th i believe is when i put the seeds in the rockwool cubes

yeah because once the soil dry's ontop the roots will go deeper in the soil to find water so you want the water to pass the roots!

the last time i went to the plot was on wednesday (4 days ago), so im hoping theyre doing ok. I doubt 4 days without water is enough to kill them (anyone agree?). Maybe their root structures will just expand in search for water, which is what i want. I will be watering and taking pictures in about 2 hours, so i will update for you guys then.

Seems like only a few loyal friends expect me to yield anything. Im out to prove everyone wrong!

Orange Shovel CAGrower said:

Seems like only a few loyal friends expect me to yield anything. Im out to prove everyone wrong!

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I'm here for ya pal!

Orange Shovel CAGrower said:

the last time i went to the plot was on wednesday (4 days ago), so im hoping theyre doing ok. I doubt 4 days without water is enough to kill them (anyone agree?). Maybe their root structures will just expand in search for water, which is what i want. I will be watering and taking pictures in about 2 hours, so i will update for you guys then.

Seems like only a few loyal friends expect me to yield anything. Im out to prove everyone wrong!

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they should be ok with no water for that long as long as it is not been a stinking hot 4 days.
there roots will follow the water down,

and you grow some real thumpers and say to your friends i told you so

yeah man, You smoke a phaty in thiere faces to the DOME!

hey orange ,, my cages are better than ur cages!

You can buy deer repellant at Lowes or Home Depot either in a pump up sprayer or in pellets. I use them both along with a home insecticide and use it about 5' outside of plants. Just seems those cages would really stand out from up above. Good Luck!

Gamble said:

yeah man, You smoke a phaty in thiere faces to the DOME!

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hell yea i will! get ready orange shovel is comin through!

Gilfman said:

hey orange ,, my cages are better than ur cages!

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stop tryin to brag haha. my cages do the job, and i will take them off when my plants are big enough to not attract deer

bluetick said:

You can buy deer repellant at Lowes or Home Depot either in a pump up sprayer or in pellets. I use them both along with a home insecticide and use it about 5' outside of plants. Just seems those cages would really stand out from up above. Good Luck!

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i dont think i need deer repellant, once they grow big enough i feel that the deer wont bother. plus, i will have pissed at the site quite a few times by then. Also, i am expecting the eyes in the sky to be floating around in july, when they are bigger and wont have the cages.

now that i promised an update by tonight, here it is. oh shit, its 1:36 am, i guess its monday officially...who cares

heres my biggest, i see hairs, but there are only two so i cant determine sex just yet:


the start of LST: is it ok that the paper clips are metal but covered in paint?


seedling that is slightly curled and yellow at the tips. any help?


burnt baby because of the chicken shit i put in the soil...not much i can do to save this one.


LST #2 + ph at 6.8



so guys, any tips/comments?

yeah man .. chicken litter has to be composted because it's a "hot" manure .. which means it can burn plants really easy.. i have chickens but i didnt use any shit for that reason ... think you could help me out with LST?

awsome dude , never thought to use clips instead of string for LST. Looking good Man!

one question for orange .. they smelling much yet?

well its composted manure. i just put in wayyy too much in the soil
thanks gamble, im ready for them to take off

yes they smell great. the slightly deformed one that i am LSTing smells like burnt coffee weed ...dont ask. the others however smell awesome, like some of the sweetest ganja on earth

Orange Shovel CAGrower said:

well its composted manure. i just put in wayyy too much in the soil
thanks gamble, im ready for them to take off

yes they smell great. the slightly deformed one that i am LSTing smells like burnt coffee weed ...dont ask. the others however smell awesome, like some of the sweetest ganja on earth

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sounds amazing .. i put my nose down in one of my plants and took a big wiff .. not too bad smelling but just really faint