outdoor AI / AK / SD 6-28-09 updates

this is my first year growing outdoor, well first year growing period so i cant wait to see how well i do

its a bit late in the year to start a journal but i figured you havent missed anything yet so now that things are getting interesting i should share

as of today there are 25 plants a mix of aurora indice, ak-48, sour diesel, and a few mango blueberry clones *that i didnt take pics of yet* all growing in a very wet marsh like area @ the base of a mountain. slugs are a huge problem, im taking them off the plants daily & deer will be another issue shortly that i hope to subdue











whats doing this to the plant?

The plants are look very healthy man keep up the good work. The only thing I can suggest is to maybe spray paint those buckets or at least cover up the bright orange color. That is going to stick out like a sore thumb from a far distance away

i covered some with burlap as you can see but i ran out. im trying a few plants out of buckets in the ground to see if they drown with as much water rolls through there i wouldnt be surprised. if all goes well then they will all be removed from the homer buckets

That sounds like a good idea make sure to post pics when you transplant to the ground

Is this a med grow?

Is there no air or foot traffic?

Plants look healthy...but damn...I don't see how you've kept them this long.

I sure hope it is a medi grow because those orange buckets are going to be an eye catching color in an all green area

Gnarly grow man. Keep up the good work. I noticed on one of the plants...it looks like mites may be attacking it. Better find a cure quick before they spread and wipe out your grow.

Good spot johnboy, I agree with you. Try and get some neem oil to kill off the bugs

neem oil eh? i will go to town now and see if i can find some. any suggestions of places i might find it?

there is no foot traffic nor fly by's, i was pissed for weeks about those buckets... i tried to get buckets just about everywhere but home depot was the only place that had them. fuckin bright orange buckets for my illegal drugs, all right im still a little swore about it but for now it will have to do.

it will be nice if the couple i put in the ground do well, the rest will be put into the ground immediately.

I have seen it at home depot and lowe's around me before

where about in home depot? application overview?

It should be in the garden section. If they don't have the neem oil than you can get insecticidal soap. I have heard some good things about that stuff. And just use a little less than what the directions suggest to use just so that you can be sure not to burn your plants at all

Yeah HD or Lowe's for neem. Get the concentrate not the premixed.

Yeah they should have a brand called "Green Light" I believe and it is neem concentrate

cool, thanks guys.

ohh and before i head down there, i never added any perlite to the soil mixes because i was trying an organic grow and all i could find was miracle grow perlite. being worried about the miracle grow stuff i didnt pick any up but when i got these clones from a friend of a friend he was using what looked like the Miracle Grow perlite. is that stuff gunna be chemicaly or pretty safe for an organic grow?

It is going to have chemicals but if you flush out the perlite very well than you might be able to wash a good bit of the nutes off

You should be able to go to a nursery or garden center and pick up like a 4cu ft bag for around ten bucks. That MG shit is a PITA and expensive.

how long have those buckets been there? that orange color is a plead for attraction. paint the buckets or something. i got a good idea, if you could dril holes in the bottoms of the buckets, you may of already, then bury the bucket right up to the rim, them when you harvest leave them in the ground. the following year pull the buckets out put new soil in and repeat.

HD in this area doesnt have it or atleast the people on the phone were pricks but lowes happens to carry it. i checked all over the place for perlite, none of the nurseries had any for sale but HD and Lowes had the Miracle Grow crap

I mix the miracle grow perlite with canadian gold peat moss. I haven't had any negative effects doing this. The mg stuff is the only kind that I could find locally and I did not want to order online