(im bored and figured id give u guys sum more entertainment)
Lets travel back to recap my outdoor grow...
Started off 4/20/09 transplanting clones from the clinic straight into 3gall pots and learned my first lesson about clones; they prematurely flowered about 1ft tall. so i chopped hung em smoked em and started over with White widow clones from the clinic and oaksterdam. Transplanted them in 3gall pots and put them inside under a T5 flouro and vegged for almost a month doin 18/6 photoperod.
I used LST method to train them and increase my main tops.
I took them outside transplanted two into 10 gallon pots (wish i wouldve gone 20gall like GT)
transplanted the other 4 into the garden box in the ground (wish i wouldve done one maybe two instead but its all the room i had to work with) -the lesson learned was the plants were over crowded and they competed for light and space so they shot up fast and didnt fill out the same if they had more room
But dispite my spacing issues the plants grew strong and fast.
nutes- organic tea mix with a airstone bubbler. veg- bat guano mexican, superthrive, micro nutes
bloom- bat guano jamacian, bone meal, fish meal, molasses, supperthrive, micro nutes.
learned a lesson with needing supports sicne the plants hit about 10ft in heighth there wasnt much i couldve prepared for. Hodgegrown has a great setup framing 2x2s around the garden box for future support. i did my best with the poles i had and boght heavy duty trellis which did help for support.
The screening material was a waste of time and money; at least the way i did it didnt do shit. the plantd eventually widen out alot and pushed past it. it also limited growth space on the backside which was prob a huge deal. but oh well.
security cams and sensor didnt do much shit considered i was clipped 3 diff times during flower and the theives got lucky but karma will get theirs...
God has blessed me with a bountiful crop instead of just dirt left...
due to theft we decided to just chop the ladies early but before we did so i had to have my beautiful gf do a quick photosesh with the ladies. unfortunately it was too last minute to get the photographer out but we made due. made sum calls and had a team of clippers roll over got two 36pks or coors light, blunt wraps, the bong and cut the shit down. bitter sweet moment for me but it was time.
trimming took 34 hours with 4 people workin straight thru. 4 days total effort and hung em up to dry with fans and digi thermometer. drying is almost done but the rain and humity slowed shit down so im waitin til the branches snap. then well run thru a better manicure and throw em in 1gallon mason jars to cure for a few weeks then off to the clinic they go.
so for all u local so cal medical patients look forward to sum White Widow in a store near you! lol
hope u guys enjoyed my grow. special thanks to all the advice i got from greenthumb, loadeddragon, dagambler, mblaze, notriousb, hodgegrown, cruzer101, genfranco, mygto, bterz, and zig zane wherever u may be bro....
for those i mightve left out i thank u also.
much love and respect. stay tuned for a grow link to my indoor hydro grow coming soon.
at this time im thinkin we should take a stab at the weight amount dried since theyre almost done hanging... im gonna be shooting for 4lbs still. but we'll see.