Thinking About An Outdoor Grow - help!

VanishingToaster

Active Member
i'm thinking about running a grow outside next season and figured it'd be a good time to start selecting some sites.

i was hoping somebody might be able to give me a checklist as to what makes a good outdoor site?

should i dig a trench and put a load of fert deep down first?

got a couple grows under my belt inside now and the outdoor world intrigues me now lol
 

budwich

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I would use big buckets, not plant directly in to the ground. I'veused the 25 gallon tubs. works great and you get huge plants.
I also like to veg them til they are a foot tall indoors then move outside and let then be monsters. What are you doing for nutes? Have you thought about subcools super soil?
 

stonerman

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yea pots heat up very quickly on a sunny day, and need water very often. As far as selecting a good site goes, Walk a couple miles deep into the woods, at least a couple miles from the the closet sign of human kind, beer cans, garbage, four wheeler trails etc, anything that came from man. You want to find an area that nobody else will visit your entire grow season and potentially the following years after. Known fact, man and animal take the path of least resistance while walking through the woods, why walk through a ten foot wall of thorns and bristles when you could walk another way? exactly, go to the thickest areas where people DO NOT want to walk. Sunlight is key, 5-6 hours plus of direct sunlight is ideal. The simplest method to make a plant grow is to amend the soil with manure. cow manure has some very nice nutrients and can sustain a marijuana plant very well. you might want to add some peat moss or something to add to the soil to make it fluffy. DIg a 2x2 foot hole for each plant and put a 5 gallon bucket worth of soil amendments into the 2x2 foot hole, and mix well. Do not leave trails, I dont know how many times Ive heard of people losing plants, most likely due to new growers going back every single day to check on them, leaving a trail as plain day for anybody to follow, and they will. Theres a lot of information and everybody does their own thing and swears by it but you have to find out for yourself what works best. got any more questions, shoot.
 

Sunbiz1

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yea pots heat up very quickly on a sunny day, and need water very often. As far as selecting a good site goes, Walk a couple miles deep into the woods, at least a couple miles from the the closet sign of human kind, beer cans, garbage, four wheeler trails etc, anything that came from man. You want to find an area that nobody else will visit your entire grow season and potentially the following years after. Known fact, man and animal take the path of least resistance while walking through the woods, why walk through a ten foot wall of thorns and bristles when you could walk another way? exactly, go to the thickest areas where people DO NOT want to walk. Sunlight is key, 5-6 hours plus of direct sunlight is ideal. The simplest method to make a plant grow is to amend the soil with manure. cow manure has some very nice nutrients and can sustain a marijuana plant very well. you might want to add some peat moss or something to add to the soil to make it fluffy. DIg a 2x2 foot hole for each plant and put a 5 gallon bucket worth of soil amendments into the 2x2 foot hole, and mix well. Do not leave trails, I dont know how many times Ive heard of people losing plants, most likely due to new growers going back every single day to check on them, leaving a trail as plain day for anybody to follow, and they will. Theres a lot of information and everybody does their own thing and swears by it but you have to find out for yourself what works best. got any more questions, shoot.
How do you get a full-sized shovel and bags of amendments from the car to the sites without attracting any attention?. I'm limited to a small back pack, and my camera which gives me a legitimate reason to be anywhere. You must have less people in your area, damn 2 legged-creatures...lol

All I can add to your good advice is, I love to use spots just south of tree lines. The greatest problem I have seen others' encounter is not enough sun. Reason being is people are choosing sites before all the leaves fill in, then that nice, sunny spot in early May is nice and shady by mid-June. Planting south of trees also provides a wind break from the inevitable Fall storms during later flowering.
 

VanishingToaster

Active Member
thanks, got a couple places springing to mind based on that, gonna take a walk next day or two see what i can see. i'll do a 4 week walking check.

well down the line yet, but should you try and top and outdoor plant so it covers a wider area and is more likely to get a bit more sun when it bushens up mid july?
 

piney bob

Active Member
-Look at the amount of sunlight reaching the ground in the woods. Then, consider a water source. Also choose the most remote place you can. Don't know about miles and miles away from the closest beer can(hunters travel further in the woods than your average grower and you will never escape sign of humans) but try to get remote. Natural deterrents such as thickets, blow-down, swampy areas, etc. Once you find a spot walk the surrounding areas to make sure you aren't right on a trail or in someone's back yard.

-Big hole with good soil and the recommended amount of fert mixed in good a few weeks before planting.

-As for hiking tools and such in, you just gotta do it. Start off super early and bring as much as you can in one trip. You can strap one of those half length spade shovels onto a pack filled with ferts. One more trip with the clones or seedlings and your done. Have a couple ways in and out and know the area well so that you do not get lost.
 

Sunbiz1

Well-Known Member
-Look at the amount of sunlight reaching the ground in the woods. Then, consider a water source. Also choose the most remote place you can. Don't know about miles and miles away from the closest beer can(hunters travel further in the woods than your average grower and you will never escape sign of humans) but try to get remote. Natural deterrents such as thickets, blow-down, swampy areas, etc. Once you find a spot walk the surrounding areas to make sure you aren't right on a trail or in someone's back yard.

-Big hole with good soil and the recommended amount of fert mixed in good a few weeks before planting.

-As for hiking tools and such in, you just gotta do it. Start off super early and bring as much as you can in one trip. You can strap one of those half length spade shovels onto a pack filled with ferts. One more trip with the clones or seedlings and your done. Have a couple ways in and out and know the area well so that you do not get lost.
Last year I was out there with a garden trowel, that was a challenge. I found a folding shovel by Coleman for $10 that will work much better. Super early for me is perfect b/c I don't plant until at least Memorial Day, too many bug problems in May.
 
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