Spring '17

eddy600

eddy600

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Vnsmkr said:
Too many other ways to grow stealthy without fucking about up in a tree ...... unless you are an arborist by trade more trouble than its worth... @eddy600 I do like your little stand though, looks solid...
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A few people grow like this where i live,the stands are placed in fruit trees that are pruned to an open center system about 4ft off of the ground no climbing involved.Your right now that is legal for me to grow a few plants it's not worth the extra effort.
 
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Pointblanknoww

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Im looking for advice on outdoor grow in NW FL. I've never grown b4. I wanted to know about growing on flood plain (never holds standing water) or high water table about a foot below surface. About 30 degree North latitude. I'd prefer in ground grow and I'm currently looking at autos in order to try to combat the mold/humid environment and likely 3 harvest per year. The picture is of my dirt color after 24 hours of air to dry out. IMG_20170131_142512.jpg
 
eastcoastmo

eastcoastmo

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Pointblanknoww said:
Im looking for advice on outdoor grow in NW FL. I've never grown b4. I wanted to know about growing on flood plain (never holds standing water) or high water table about a foot below surface. About 30 degree North latitude. I'd prefer in ground grow and I'm currently looking at autos in order to try to combat the mold/humid environment and likely 3 harvest per year. The picture is of my dirt color after 24 hours of air to dry out. View attachment 3890769
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Best thing you can do is get a soil test, they are inexpensive and will tell you what the CEC (cation exchange capacity) is. The CEC will tell you whether it needs calcium to assist in opening up the soil profile and help roots absorb the nutrients!
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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Mike wanker said:
Hey man its me again.... The spot I was going to grow in was on the side of a field by a hidden lake and I was going to blend the plants in with ferns and stuff untill I realized it sometimes gets mowed once a year and I've seen helicopters in the area.... .... Well my question is.... How much sun do the plants actually need... Cause my next option is to plant in the swamp in an elevated platform eliminating people and when the summer floods come the plants will be safe.... But there are lots of trees around and I'm wondering if my plan will work.... How much sun do they really need..... And direct sun? Let me know what y'all think
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The more sun the better. But the last two growing seasons I have tipped the cover/sun balance more to the cover side. I try to get on the south side of trees and bushes so I will have a little cover, and enough sun to make it worth while.

I have seen folks grow in floating pots in swamps. Just find some of the foam that a TV or some other big thing comes in, wrap it in landscape cloth {and paint it}, add soil and anchor it so it doesn't float off if there is high water.
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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Mike wanker said:
WOW that is genious....!!! Hmmm very interesting man I freaking love that idea dude.... Hmmm very interesting I am learning alot! 2 more things.... When flowering and the bud actually growing.... How much does it smell??? Like is it a really really noticible pugnent smell.... Where people may go exploring for it.... Or is it very mild if any? And my other question is when elevated how is the moisture of the soil?? Does gravity pull more water out of it???
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That is strain dependent. Last summer my Bag Seed Tester #2 strain was stinky when they were a foot tall. That is why my BST2 male was named Big & Stinky, and one of the females Rotten Stinking Bastard. Other strains didn't smell until flower, and not too bad then, unless the wind was blowing.
 
cindysid

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When I was growing outdoor I preferred my Spring crop. I started my plants indoors on January 1st, put them outside on 2/10, and finished up by 5/5, letting a few reveg after harvest. I'm in SWFL and Summer crops here are a nightmare with the heat, humidity, and bugs, not to mention the occasional hurricane. I liked the Spring because the plants didn't get huge, (usually about 4-5' max and I had a lot fewer problems. A cold snap isn't necessarily a bad thing either as long as they don't get frozen, and that ain't happening here!
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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cindysid said:
When I was growing outdoor I preferred my Spring crop. I started my plants indoors on January 1st, put them outside on 2/10, and finished up by 5/5, letting a few reveg after harvest. I'm in SWFL and Summer crops here are a nightmare with the heat, humidity, and bugs, not to mention the occasional hurricane. I liked the Spring because the plants didn't get huge, (usually about 4-5' max and I had a lot fewer problems. A cold snap isn't necessarily a bad thing either as long as they don't get frozen, and that ain't happening here!
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Hey. I'm wishing I had started a couple weeks sooner, so they could have got a little more Veg time. But this is all new to me, so I'm learning as I go. Sadly frost is a real threat here. Next year I may bite the bullet and do a couple of small greenhouse in the bush. If I make a halfway decent harvest I will wait until late to do my full seasons. Summer is a bitch, even as far north as I am.
 
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Mike wanker

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sandhill larry said:
That is strain dependent. Last summer my Bag Seed Tester #2 strain was stinky when they were a foot tall. That is why my BST2 male was named Big & Stinky, and one of the females Rotten Stinking Bastard. Other strains didn't smell until flower, and not too bad then, unless the wind was blowing.
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Hmmm okay man thanks.... How often do you water?? And how much... Being in florida once the rainy season starts I should be fine.... Just want to take sure I don't water too much or too little
 
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Mike wanker

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sandhill larry said:
Hey. I'm wishing I had started a couple weeks sooner, so they could have got a little more Veg time. But this is all new to me, so I'm learning as I go. Sadly frost is a real threat here. Next year I may bite the bullet and do a couple of small greenhouse in the bush. If I make a halfway decent harvest I will wait until late to do my full seasons. Summer is a bitch, even as far north as I am.
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Why is summer so bad.... I mean yeah its hot and humid... But most of my strains are mold resistant.... Like white widow and kandy kush and kandy creme and they do well in very hot environments....
 
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Pointblanknoww

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sandhill larry said:
Hey. I'm wishing I had started a couple weeks sooner, so they could have got a little more Veg time. But this is all new to me, so I'm learning as I go. Sadly frost is a real threat here. Next year I may bite the bullet and do a couple of small greenhouse in the bush. If I make a halfway decent harvest I will wait until late to do my full seasons. Summer is a bitch, even as far north as I am.
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I'm surprised your crop survived. Your right about our freeze issue here. It was my first winter here. Yea I'm close Larry very close
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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Pointblanknoww said:
Im looking for advice on outdoor grow in NW FL. I've never grown b4. I wanted to know about growing on flood plain (never holds standing water) or high water table about a foot below surface. About 30 degree North latitude. I'd prefer in ground grow and I'm currently looking at autos in order to try to combat the mold/humid environment and likely 3 harvest per year. The picture is of my dirt color after 24 hours of air to dry out. View attachment 3890769
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Not bad looking dirt. I have mostly sand, so any color is a good thing for me. If there is a river or creek around, look for drift wood to tell you what the high water mark is for past floods. Last Spring I had some of my patches flooded by planting too close to a stream. If you think your soil is too wet, you can mound it up a foot or two. But if you can find some patchy woods with some hills, that would be better than a flood prone area.

Some of the folks in the North East {and the North West} with bad mold problems have bred strains that are more mold resistant. If you could get your hands on some of them, it would help. Also if you are sure autos is the way you want to go, you might buy some regular auto seeds and do a cross between an auto male and a photo female. You can veg them with long hours of lights to get more size {and better quality} than a straight auto, and they will flower when they go outside.
 
sandhill larry

sandhill larry

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cindysid said:
I think they will do good unless you get a real hard frost. You should get a good crop. I think you'll be surprised.
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Did you see my Fall/Winter Seed Test Thread? I had two nights of 25F, and it killed a dozen young Peach plants and put a hurting on my two flowering Big & Stinky X CP1's. This is page 11, so you can see the before and after shots.

http://rollitup.org/t/larrys-fall-winter-seed-tests.924402/page-11http://rollitup.org/t/larrys-fall-winter-seed-tests.924402/page-11
 
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