my first grow need some experianced opinons

this is my first grow and I think everything is going good so far....Ive been doing research for like a year before I started but I find research is not as good as hearing from someone who has done it sucssesfully....I have all the basic questions...when do I transplant and should I go in ground or in containers?...when should I start fertilizing my plants? what ferts to use in veg/flower? Im growing under the florida sun and conditions can go from good to bad in a second...supposedly the strains I choose are pretty hardy strains and hard to mess up but I want to be on the safe side. any and all help is appreciatedthe blue cheese are the biggest
the auto white widow is the pic with 3 big plants and a small one
the Church is the other pic of 2 plants close up
g13 white widow is the one plant close up and purple lady has a milk crate in the background.

Plants are looking great! This is a 100% outdoor grow? Transplant once you see roots coming outa the bottom of those cups - I'm hoping you have holes cut in the bottom for drainage.

Gastanker said:

Plants are looking great! This is a 100% outdoor grow? Transplant once you see roots coming outa the bottom of those cups - I'm hoping you have holes cut in the bottom for drainage.

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oyea I cut like 3 circles in the bottom of each and some holes a third of the way up the side of the cup too for drainage. thanks for the comment,,,anyone know bout the ferts?

As an outdoor organic grower, I would suggest to you that Organics are the best time release nutes.

Dig a hole at your spot and amend the dirt with some Organic Fertilizer. Then replace the dirt.

You can use a Premix or make your own like I do.

I mix Bloodmeal(N),Bonemeal(P), Kelpmeal(K) with a few other things.

Xare said:

As an outdoor organic grower, I would suggest to you that Organics are the best time release nutes.

Dig a hole at your spot and amend the dirt with some Organic Fertilizer. Then replace the dirt.

You can use a Premix or make your own like I do.

I mix Bloodmeal(N),Bonemeal(P), Kelpmeal(K) with a few other things.

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so only go with soil additives? is there not different fertilizers i need to use in the the veg cycle and flower cycle?

does anyone have any feedback on my in ground vs in containers delema?

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sensi rasta said:

does anyone have any feedback on my in ground vs in containers delema?

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there's no difference, you can feed higher levels though outdoors as the nutrients aren't locked into a confined space of a pot.

In ground is best. Don't let roots hit sides of containers. Doing so is the difference between 50% male/female ratio to a 80 to 20% female/male ratio. I just use the seaweed, molasses & fish emulsion for basic, with epsom salt & greensand, plus good organic compost. Once flowering, I like the Earth Juice Boom stuff, it's alwesome. Aways use the molasses & seaweed throught the enire grow, just cut back (A Little) on the fish emulsion during flowering.

The main additives that gets mixed in the soil breaks down over a time of 2 - 4 months. Time Released

The Bloodmeal for Nitrogen is the fastest.


After 2 months I feed them with a Guano Tea.

I have both Mexican and Jamaican guano that I mix in the tea with a bit of molasses.