And so it begins: My medical grow in Sacramento

It starts with a hole in the hardpan. First of two.

This hole is too small; needs to be at least 6" wider and 8" deeper. I'll get back to that tomorrow. I'm sore.


Then you need some soil:




Tomorrow I'll finish the first hole and dig the second one. This hard pan is hell to dig in, even when it's winter saturated.


I ordered up a pair of clones (Super Lemon Haze) that will be ready in a week. If the weather stays nice, I'll start acclimating them to being outside and try to get them in the ground very early April. If not, I'll limp them along indoors until it's time.


I know that there's not much to see here right now, but I'll keep uploading pictures as things progress. Feedback is most welcome.

Have you done a outdoor grow this early before? im in nor cal also and am thinking of starting clones inside untill late april. is that what u do?

Just gotta watch the weather channel and keep a spot for them inside should you have to snatch them up and bring them inside in the face of some fucked up late season freeze.

Or just go get some new ones. Clones rule.

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hello fellow sacramainia! the temp is great this week during the day, shit it almost hit 80 today, but the nights are still dropin into the 30's. good luck to you!

Things got put on hold due to some more winter, and now it looks like I might be screwed on my super lemon haze clones. Dude won't return my emails or phone calls.

i'll be here with ya

Since it became obvious that I got hosed on the SLH clones (thanks pal), I went club-hopping today to find something else to plant. My second choice was Blue Dream, and after driving all over and joining four new clubs, I was able to get my hands on a couple. I'm cool with that; it's some great smoke.

I've got them transplanted into some one gallon pots while I harden them up a little, and so I can bring them in if we get another cold snap in the next week. I'll post some pics as soon as I get them in the ground.

Hey bro. Im a neighboor. Ive been haveing problem finding good clones aswell. I just had to drive to oakland for the best. I would recommend a spot if you pm me. Good luck bro and Ill be here watchin. PH to 6.8 with that soil and youll be good. You also might want to check some run off of that soiol to see where its at first. I hate diggin holes.

Howdy neighbor, I'm in the 916 also! GO RIVER CATS!

I've gotten some beautuful clones of Craiglist & budtrader here in Sac!

I'll be watching your grow, good luck!

Peace
jj
P.S. Warning: the Bud worms (from Buterflies & Moths), get REALLY bad in the Sacramento Valley!

sagensour said:

Hey bro. Im a neighboor. Ive been haveing problem finding good clones aswell. I just had to drive to oakland for the best. I would recommend a spot if you pm me. Good luck bro and Ill be here watchin. PH to 6.8 with that soil and youll be good. You also might want to check some run off of that soiol to see where its at first. I hate diggin holes.

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Thanks for checking in, man. Yeah, digging holes by hand sucks. I've got a pot of that soil moistened up for a few days, and tomorrow I'm gonna run up to the nursery and grab a PH tester.

doublejj said:

Howdy neighbor, I'm in the 916 also! GO RIVER CATS!

I've gotten some beautuful clones of Craiglist & budtrader here in Sac!

I'll be watching your grow, good luck!

Peace
jj
P.S. Warning: the Bud worms (from Buterflies & Moths), get REALLY bad in the Sacramento Valley!

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As of late, Craig's is damn near unusable. The flaggers have become focused and relentless, and the ads that manage to stay up for more than twenty minutes seem to always be from the same bullshit flake assholes. I should have spent more time looking at budtrader. But it's all good, I've got some nice little girls.

And yeah, I'm sweating the worms. They were bad last year. Thanks for looking, and I always welcome advice.

how about an updated picture of the hole

I've been growing in the Sacramento area for a very long time.

Many of the clubs are trying to lowball the clone makers($3 wholesale) making producing clones uninteresting to many.

I make my own seeds.

I hope you'll look at my grow.

Questions are welcome.

Cannabis will do better in a 3 foot wide hole, only eight inches deep, vs a smaller, deeper hole.

Few roots penetrate deeper unless watering is spotty.

I use raised beds throughout my garden which gives me control over my soil and drainage.

Best of luck!

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how about an updated picture of the hole

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The holes still need a little widening. Did I mention that I hate digging?

bhave707 i most likely live pretty close to you and my plants are outdoors right now and no its no to early so start those suckers!

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]bhave707 i most likely live pretty close to you and my plants are outdoors right now and no its no to early so start those suckers!

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I wouldn't plant from clone yet, your plants will most likely enter flower, and then have to reveg. Your barely over the 12/12 now. http://www.almanac.com/sun

Hi all:
I'm new here ..live in vacaville..lot's of sun.You folks up in Sac may want to consider the fruitridge
health and wellness center... they have blue sky clones every tue and sat...I was just at the blue sky
they sell out fast.

Instead of using a shovel for straight digging in hard soil I uusually take a pick style tool to break up the dirt. you may want to try it out I find it so much easier.