Outdoor - No Idea What I'm Doing

oddish said:

Reaching out to the nice people of RIU (and gb123) because frankly I have no idea what I'm doing.
I've done many indoor grows, primarily small scale but helped out a few bigger ones.
This year, we decided to do some outdoor because.. why not?
I didn't expect it to work, I added no nutrients and I just wanted to see how a "weed" grows.

I have no idea if these things are on schedule or doing what they're supposed to at all.
It looks gorgeous, but I've never had to rely on the sun before.

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kDude said:

depending on location; might want to think about some sort of polly cover you could put up if the weathers turns.. hate to lose it at the end

congrats though, looking good.. i much prefer growing OD (and TBH; smoking OD stuff too, i find the taste amped up a bit)

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oddish said:

Talk to me about this.
Are we worried about wind or rain or.. cold?
I definitely don't want to lose this thing in the final mile.

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kDude said:

yup, the dreaded bud rot.
i'm in BC.. so i always have to be prepared to put up some sort of shelter for them.

the rain will make them heavy, which without support can be trouble (i give them a 'hippy shake' if i've not covered them yet and it rains -grab the branch and shake the water off lightly)

the main fear is budrot, which can be tough to spot with untrained eye, as it's often within the bud, along the stalk where it starts.
just keep a keen eye for strangely dying leaves, or if you've got like 1 leaf turning purple.. inspect the area, might be something ill going on.
you should be good for a bit yet though.. more a very end of life problem

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Herb & Suds said:

Bud rot is what all outdoor growers fear
The humidity and rain in the fall causes early harvest for more than a few
I would stake it ( it is going to have a lot of weight ) and have some form of plastic sheeting ready for weather

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oddish said:

Thanks for the info. This plant already almost fell over once (due to getting heavy, soil getting wet/loose and the tie down pulling it over).
I caught it in time, but I've since reinforced it so that it won't fall over again.
I'll look into a plastic sheet covering - should be pretty easy where it is since there are solid structures on 2 sides.

Looking forward to harvesting this thing one day

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Herb & Suds said:

What region are you in ... I think you will make it in time?

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oddish said:

I don't think Plant 2 will make it in time. It has only just started to show any sort of flower.

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The Hippy said:

Learn to make concentrates.......imo that's all that will be good for. Not enough time left to make it decent. All the outdoor I've seen so far looks pretty schwaggy.

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oddish said:

I was thinking of doing this. I might try making live resin if it goes far enough, otherwise shred it up and make stem tea

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oddish said:

I was thinking of doing this. I might try making live resin if it goes far enough, otherwise shred it up and make stem tea

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The Hippy said:

I'm not trying to be negative...just the way i see it. Yup brew away. IMO we just aren't setup for outdoor in Ontario.
Why not use autoflowers?

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