MichiganSpinDoctor

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Hey Y'all. Long time reader, first time post. Here is a look at my organic outdoor medical grow here in Michigan.0811181042.jpg 0811181041.jpg 0811181040.jpg
Cleared the area of old junk, brush, vines and sumacs. Tilled to level the area out. Tilled in kelp meal, alfalfa meal, azomite, neem meal, fish bone meal, bone meal, feather meal, bio fish, bio live, worm castings, dolomite lime, gypsum, a big bag of chunky perlite, and a few bales of peat moss and promix that were lying around.

Dug holes roughly 2.5 feet square. (Will go bigger next year) Filled with mix of 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 composted cow manure, 1/3 worm castings. Layered around this three part mix from the bottom up were red lava rocks, langbienite (spelled wrong probably), composted chicken manure, azomite, fish bone meal, bone meal, bio fish, bio live, neem meal, mykos, vam, plant tone, bio tone starter. The lava rocks were layered throughout. So was kelp and alfalfa and azomite and mykos/great white.

Mounded worm castings around plants. Cover crop of clover. Straw mulch. Top dressed as needed.

6 zone irrigation system w/ sprinklers above plants on arches, and drip hoses on the ground for the switch to flower.

Foliar fed kelp and humic acid with l-amino acids almost weekly.

Fed compost and malted barley tea, kelp and humic acid, amino acids, and silica. (Just a few times with a sump and a wand)

Would appreciate any comments, tips, concerns, or questions. Thanks for checking out my post. Hopefully it was helpful. -MichiganSpinDoctor
 
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MichiganSpinDoctor

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I've been growing in the mitten for 50 years the weather is always in control ...PM , bud rot, locust LOL
I'm 99% indoor these days
Big respect to your experience. This is only my second year growing outside. My fifth growing at all. Last year I covered up from the late season rain with clear plastic. Worked pretty well, but my ladies were way too close together. Got some PM. Just a small portion of the crop though. Hoping to do better this year. Any comment on the "cover up late" strategy? Thanks
 

Herb & Suds

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Big respect to your experience. This is only my second year growing outside. My fifth growing at all. Last year I covered up from the late season rain with clear plastic. Worked pretty well, but my ladies were way too close together. Got some PM. Just a small portion of the crop though. Hoping to do better this year. Any comment on the "cover up late" strategy? Thanks
Avoid it and use fans if possible
 

ganga gurl420

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That is why your posts are so encouraging. Good to see success in this climate. Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot. You know....Over all this is perfect for growing. We have a tad bit longer seasons and generally wet summers that really help with keeping things watered. The trick is being proactive on preventions.
There are definitely tricks to help not get rot and pm.
 

MichiganSpinDoctor

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Thanks a lot. You know....Over all this is perfect for growing. We have a tad bit longer seasons and generally wet summers that really help with keeping things watered. The trick is being proactive on preventions.
There are definitely tricks to help not get rot and pm.
I am all ears when it comes to mold prevention this time of year. Please, let's have some tricks. I was planning on spraying silica for the last spray..
 
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