not enough sunlight!!

jkLST

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i got a new spot in the woods. but it only gets 9 hours of direct sunlight. im growing in a 5 and 2or3 gallon pot.not gonna use ferts or im gonna try not to.oh and im using MG soil i know its not the best soil but i got an extra bag of it. so im just wondering what you pros out there think i will get out of it??
thanks people!:sleep:
 

KushXOJ

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9 hours of direct sunlight is not a bad thing ..now the miracle grow and those small pots on the other hand ...
 

RawBudzski

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Will need @ least 5gal pot.. and bigger if you ask me.. 7-10gal would be best. I would pick a better soil. I would not skimp on the soil. Look up custom soil mixes, Earth worm castings, forest humus, good soil, perlite, dolomite lime.. for starters.
 

Pharmer28

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Bro you need more than 9 hours of sunlight! when it starts to flower you will need around 12 hours. I wouldnt recommend miracle grow....maybe foxfarm or x nutrients ect... i heard it wasnt good for that type of plant. But hey it never hurts to try.
 

scroglodyte

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outside......9 hours of sun light is considered "full sun." you could grow tomatoes there, ergo......
outside......they don't need us to think for them. in a box, its always high noon....lol. outside the plants use the angle of the sun.
 

thanks but no danks

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dude i had like 30 minutes of direct last year and still ended up with some bud :p 9 hours is plenty dont get worried but if i were you if you cant get bigger pots put those ladies in the ground, maybe dig a hole and mix in some good soil though
 

stonerman

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Bro you need more than 9 hours of sunlight! when it starts to flower you will need around 12 hours. I wouldnt recommend miracle grow....maybe foxfarm or x nutrients ect... i heard it wasnt good for that type of plant. But hey it never hurts to try.
He said 9 hours of direct sunlight. Meaning that the sun is hitting the marijuana plant for 9 hours without any obstacles in the way of the sun creating shade on the plant. A marijuana plant will still grow great with 5-6 hours of direct sunlight. Its harder in determining direct sunlight in the winter with all the leaves off the trees, the sun is in a lower spot in the sky during winter, and the days slowly get longer every day in spring until june 21st, the longest day of the year. If you are actually getting 9 hours of DIRECT sunlight, that will be fine, if there was not enough sunlight penetrating through branches, then it would be time to do a little clearing of branches, small trees etc. Hope that helps, happy toking :bigjoint:
 

jkLST

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Will need @ least 5gal pot.. and bigger if you ask me.. 7-10gal would be best. I would pick a better soil. I would not skimp on the soil. Look up custom soil mixes, Earth worm castings, forest humus, good soil, perlite, dolomite lime.. for starters.
ill have one five gallon pot and the 2-3 gallon pot just to start and see how things are going from there. dont wanna put to much plants in a new spot all at one time.and for the soil imma stick with the MG till i notice that really isnt worth the time using it. thanks for adive
 

jkLST

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He said 9 hours of direct sunlight. Meaning that the sun is hitting the marijuana plant for 9 hours without any obstacles in the way of the sun creating shade on the plant. A marijuana plant will still grow great with 5-6 hours of direct sunlight. Its harder in determining direct sunlight in the winter with all the leaves off the trees, the sun is in a lower spot in the sky during winter, and the days slowly get longer every day in spring until june 21st, the longest day of the year. If you are actually getting 9 hours of DIRECT sunlight, that will be fine, if there was not enough sunlight penetrating through branches, then it would be time to do a little clearing of branches, small trees etc. Hope that helps, happy toking :bigjoint:
if 5-6 hours of sunlight is good enough then why does everyone sayd the need more then 12 hours.
and thats another thing if 9 hours is enough ill just stick with that instead of cutting down trees and braches really not worht my time.haha
 

KushXOJ

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Dude were trying to help you..if youre growing tomatoes go ahead and plant in that miracle grow but for weed I wouldn't bother and I'm speaking from experience. My first grow I used miracle grow and a little ass pot outdoors (3gal.) I. made it to harvest but had a single cola plant yield was about 10g at the most. If you're gonna wait 4-6 months to smoke the fruits of your own labor why not make it worth the wait . Go on Google and search for the closest nursery to you and go get some decent organic soil even if its just one bag . Not gonna cost no more than 10 bucks . And forget about that 5 gallon bucket(save it for indoors) your plant will probably be rootbound before it even starts budding and you'll more than likely have to water her everyday. So if u slip up and miss a couple days r.I.p lil Mary Jane plant(which will suck) . dig a hole 2ft deep 2feet wide and fill it with your soil you'll get better results. Do u want a couple oz's or a couple grams
 

jkLST

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Dude were trying to help you..if youre growing tomatoes go ahead and plant in that miracle grow but for weed I wouldn't bother and I'm speaking from experience. My first grow I used miracle grow and a little ass pot outdoors (3gal.) I. made it to harvest but had a single cola plant yield was about 10g at the most. If you're gonna wait 4-6 months to smoke the fruits of your own labor why not make it worth the wait . Go on Google and search for the closest nursery to you and go get some decent organic soil even if its just one bag . Not gonna cost no more than 10 bucks . And forget about that 5 gallon bucket(save it for indoors) your plant will probably be rootbound before it even starts budding and you'll more than likely have to water her everyday. So if u slip up and miss a couple days r.I.p lil Mary Jane plant(which will suck) . dig a hole 2ft deep 2feet wide and fill it with your soil you'll get better results. Do u want a couple oz's or a couple grams
i know you guys are thats why i started this to get help. im just asking how you guys think it will be using the things i already have. and i will upgade to what you guys tell me sooner or later. so i came to you guys so i know what i can get to make my grows better each time.
 

scroglodyte

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one of those MG little green balls will nestle up to your roots, and your plant will turn colors, shrivel, and die. listen to these people. so you don't hafta post...."Help!! plants dying!!!"
 

KushXOJ

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and MG on my tomatoes??? never....lol. super phosphates are poison.
See u learn something new everyday lol
I'll have to tell my mom to scrap that miracle grow she uses in her garden (she's new to gardening).. I told her that it would work but guess not now haha
 

jkLST

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and MG on my tomatoes??? never....lol. super phosphates are poison.
ok i got some hyponex organic soil mix and one more five gallon pot. since this soil dont got nutes in it will i have to use some ferts or can i just let it do its thing. im gonna grow two in the pots and two in ground. dont got enough soil to grow all in the ground. yet!!! i hope i can get an oz a plant without using ferts cuz i only have a dollar left in my pocket.
 

KushXOJ

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Since your low on cash you can just let it do its thing the ones in the pots are more than likely gonna need nutrients before the ones in the ground .... What part of the world are you in ? If usa what state ? And just so u kno the days are getting longer so by the time you actually plant you will be getting more sunlight
 

jkLST

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im in hawaii so its basically the same everyday.but when i do get money what nutrients should i get?veg??slowering???or both???
 
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