Do any Outside growers try and keep plants Low
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formularacer
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I can only wonder why.
They are so beautiful in free range. My 14+ foot tall Panama Red has been called a tree by several people.
Granted inspecting the buds is tough.
They are trainable so you can keep it short, I go for height and mass and start them in March in the tent. My Farmer Daughter got to a max of 6 feet and was the first to brown and die. Where all my other plants that I left buds on are still growing....
They are so beautiful in free range. My 14+ foot tall Panama Red has been called a tree by several people.
Granted inspecting the buds is tough.
They are trainable so you can keep it short, I go for height and mass and start them in March in the tent. My Farmer Daughter got to a max of 6 feet and was the first to brown and die. Where all my other plants that I left buds on are still growing....
LewberDewber852
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I’d do a dbl scrog. I did a scrog this year outdoor. Worked great. But again prolly would’ve benefited from a double.
Sir Napsalot
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I grow outdoors in 15gal. pots- the plants get ~5' tall usually, and are portable. I usually get 9-12oz. per plant, but have pulled 15.2oz
Funkentelechy
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It all depends on what you want or what your space requirements are. A 4 to 5 foot hedge is totally doable and if you plant them in the ground you'll get more plant mass for that height. I've also grown an un-topped plant horizontally along the ground by tying it down in several places as it grew.
Personally, I prefer to grow them au natural, with no topping or training, they are so beautiful in their natural form. But they can be easily trained to fit your needs and your grow space.
Have fun with it!
Unga Bunga
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Bend them over and tie them down . Just be careful while bending them over . Some strains are more pliable than others . Within a day or two all the side branches will grow towards the sun .
Maybe because of the laws. I know where I live the plants can not be seen from public view. I don't know if that applies to neighbors, especially neighbors with children but I keep mine out of site behind a privacy fence and they do require topping and pruning.
I've got a sativa that refused to stay below the fence so I had to extend the fence height to accommodate her!
formularacer
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It was more in jest than a serious comment.Maybe because of the laws. I know where I live the plants can not be seen from public view. I don't know if that applies to neighbors, especially neighbors with children but I keep mine out of site behind a privacy fence and they do require topping and pruning.
I've got a sativa that refused to stay below the fence so I had to extend the fence height to accommodate her!
My friend in CT has lost last two seasons plants do to storms and that they must be in pots.
The 14 foot Panama Red on a slope is showing above the shed but gets blended into the bamboo in the background so my wife has not noticed it.
There are many reason often for what we do or want to do but like free range chickens let them go free range!
Well I agree they are a beautiful specimen to see, when it needs to be somewhat covert, is the reason i asked. I know these get huge if allowed.
Exactly, why was asking. Thanks.Maybe because of the laws. I know where I live the plants can not be seen from public view. I don't know if that applies to neighbors, especially neighbors with children but I keep mine out of site behind a privacy fence and they do require topping and pruning.
I've got a sativa that refused to stay below the fence so I had to extend the fence height to accommodate her!
Farmer's Hat
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Grow more small plants. Start the seeds 5 weeks before the usual flowering time.
Example: Where I live, plants usually flower first week of September. If I start the seeds on the last week of July, then they have roughly 5 weeks of veg before flowering. If I top and LST the plants, they will be really squatty and compact. I would keep them in 3gl pots and transplant them into the ground on the last week of August.
How many plants? That depends on the dimensions of the area you are growing in.
Example: Where I live, plants usually flower first week of September. If I start the seeds on the last week of July, then they have roughly 5 weeks of veg before flowering. If I top and LST the plants, they will be really squatty and compact. I would keep them in 3gl pots and transplant them into the ground on the last week of August.
How many plants? That depends on the dimensions of the area you are growing in.
Best of my understanding nieghbors houses are private property and not considered public view, this restriction means they can not be seen from the streetMaybe because of the laws. I know where I live the plants can not be seen from public view. I don't know if that applies to neighbors, especially neighbors with children but I keep mine out of site behind a privacy fence and they do require topping and pruning.
I've got a sativa that refused to stay below the fence so I had to extend the fence height to accommodate her!
Unga Bunga
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Stealth is your friend no matter what the law says .
Jimski
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I have done gardening in sips for years until recent age and physical issues but I am working on a hybrid outdoor. Will fence in back of the barn and place 3 tote sips with 2 plants each. Wheeled for moving into barn during bad weather. Gynormous metal halide bulb in barn for sublemental lighting. Will match last days light lumens to avoid stress. Already have a chain link gate that locks for the doorways in the barn and 220 on site 80 yards from house. Hoping ffof and ffhf get it most of the way through. Going start in tent and put out in mid june.
Side ways Onion
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Yes I grow outdoors in a very windy location, I defoliate and top my plants or the wind does it for me.
waytoofaded
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The sun and soil outdoors really is a different animal. I'd throw them in the ground in June and still end up with 6ft+ plants.
Sigourney_GG4
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This year I’m growing in 12 gallon bags. If they stretch too much I’ll dig holes to put the bags in. A couple of years ago was growing in an apartment on a balcony and had huge issues with hight…I Supercropped and tied branches down but nothing could contain the bitches!
