try to get them outdoors between May 5th and June 20th. any earlier than that and the subsoil might be too cold and any later than that and you might run out of nice weather in the fall. it is supposed to get pretty warm here soon so you might be able to get the plants in earlier if the nights get warmer.
Michigan Growers Tell Your Plans for This Year
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Pothead32
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Hey Dude I have a couple questions, When you transplanted your plants outside in July how was the yield? What month did you start them under the cfl's, Did they have enough time to fully mature and what month did you harvest? The reason I want to get mine in the ground by June 1 is because I cant have them vegging indoors for long due to my current living araingement. Thanx man..My plans for 2010: Not get my plants ripped!
Last year I started my grow under an assorment of CFLs, which for early veagetative growth turned out to be a great idea! The ladies were a variety of BC seeds including but not limiting to: Purps, Ice, NL, NLxHaze and BC Mango( my personal favorite strain out there.)
i would personaly agree with that dude who was telling ya'll not to plant outside until after June. This is wise, as plants I have started as early as May without sexing(I never sex indoors) have an extremley higher percentage of Males:Females as opposed to this last year; where I didn't transplant outdoors until July 3rd and my ratio was 3:15
So this year my plans are the same, veg under my trusty CFLs, which have been waiting ever so eagarly to veg me some BC bud. Start date for Veg is "whenever I get around to it" lol, followed by 2ft/2ft holes filled with a personal mix of all organic soil, two twisted ankles from the miles of hiking all that shit out there and a watering scheduel of "I hope it rains because my shocks are bad!" K.I.S(Keep it stokee) ~~~ the dude
Green Dave
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Thanks to all the Mi growers for sharing your plans , I would really like to hear from some Michigan Vet growers
You know the ones that have been doin it for years and year the ones the have wisdom of Michigan growing
and would like to share with us to keep the knowledge alive
You know the ones that have been doin it for years and year the ones the have wisdom of Michigan growing
and would like to share with us to keep the knowledge alive
prizmatik420
Member
i've never tried the outdoor route before but plan to this year. i got 1 seedling started right now. been popped for a week and a half. my living situation isnt ideal for growing so i have it under 1 bigger sized CFL and plan to put it outside during the warm days for now( it's going to be in the 70's this week!!). then when the threat of cold has dropped move it to an outside location.
i guess this years just going to be experimental for me. i wish all yall good luck on your grows this year tho!
i guess this years just going to be experimental for me. i wish all yall good luck on your grows this year tho!
Justcallmedude
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Last year I started vegging right after 4/20. This proved to be more than enough time for them to mature into hardy plants under the system of CFLs i ahd in place. I would recommend to MI growers to veg their plants as long as they can indoors because we can maintain the ideal conditions indoors better then we can outdoors (especially with MI conditions.) After the 3 months veg I had 1-2ft plants with tight internode growth, wich IMO is key when trying to get the best yeilds. Unfortuently last year my plants only made it until early Sept before they were found and ripped along with many dollars in supplies.
They were maturing nicely and were showing signs of sex. I have harvested as little as 14grms a plant before and over a half elbow a plant. With the right Genes, soil and enough sunlight I could get close to an lb a plant this year! Grow indica man, or auto for best results, as I have never even came close to finsihing a sativa or a 10week hybrid. ~~~ K.I.S The dude
Pothead32
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So, I went out yesterday to scope out a spot I found on Google Earth. I treked my ass off through brush, swampy muck and thick trees. I was about a half hours walk from any signs of civilization. So I think to myself "yeah, this will work" Just then I turn and see a fucking treehouse!!!! The thing is though, this treehouse does not look like it has been visited for at least 10 or 15 years. There were some really old pop cans lying around that were pretty faded and old looking. The treehouse itself is basically falling apart. My thinking is that maby this treehouse belonged to some kids long ago who have now grown up and will never be back again. The spot is otherwise perfect except for this mysterious Blair Witch fucking treehouse in the middle of nowhere! What do you guys think?
hockeyallstar190
Member
yo new to the site and from the murdermitten as well much love to you all.... i am a rookie green thumb having only grew bud on 3 other occasions, am looking fowards to gaining hopefuly some knowldge for you guys on here on how to grow outdoors and about the plant in general. This year i am growing a crop of 10 in a remote most saturated or moist soild surronding my dig site in hope to really avoid watering them often. The holes are going to be 2ftx2ft lined with a plastic leaving the bottom open, i am going to throw fish in the bottoms of the holes and allow decompistion with the promix soil i put in before transplant.. they have been or will be growing from April 1st till Jue 1st (planting day June 1st) in small plastic cups/ clay pots. like i said i am new to this never really yielding anything from my grows so any advice is GOOD advice. the ground surrounding my holes are generally moist if not saturated with water on the ground ensuring me not having to water all the time? if anyone has any idea on how to make my plan help yield more bud, or perfect my method plz help me. as well as maybe something i could put on them that may protect it from the insects/bugs..... also when can u tell when they are females>? i thank you for listening MICHIGAN go WINGSSSSSSSSSSSSSS TANKS FOR THE ADVICE AND OPINIONS GL TO ALL this year
Pothead32
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Your plan sounds pretty solid. This will be my first outdoor grow this year and I can't wait!!! For the past year I have been doing nothing but studying studying studying to gain the knowledge to make this harvest a success. From the sounds of it you shouldent have to water very often if the surrounding soil is/stays pretty moist. The fact that you are putting plastic bags in there with no bottoms will keep your promix from getting too soggy. As for the bugs you can prevent them and mold with neem oil. I have used it on regular garden plants and it works great. I have read in many of these forums that it also works well for marijuana. To keep deer away there are several methods from peeing around your plot to dropping mothballs and pieces of bar soap in the vicinity. Here is a link that will take you to the Marijuana Growers Bible, it is filled with all sorts of useful information. http://www.marijuana.com/bible/ Best wishes on your grow bro, keep us updated
blazincajuns420
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hell yea. they were right on for us here in PA last year so i hope that they are right this year. would rather have a hot dry year and have to haul water to my girls than have a wet ass year and have to try to prevent them from gettin too much water and then in the end dealin with bud rot.
rzza
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i have indoor plants going and their getting too big so im putting 3 outside, if they die it no biggie cuz my other option is toss them. whats the probability? what would be the risks involved with putting them outdoors now? shit its like 75 degrees now. is my only problem going to be the rain we should be getting through the next month?
if you plant them outside now, there is a decent chance they will die from the cold. soil temps are still pretty low. plus we havent got our annual spring flood yet...but you can take care of that buy diggin a few small ditches if it gets too wet. i would say go for it if you're just gona toss em anyway...but i would wait as long as possible..
we use google earth alot for scoping out fields that we farm and shit so i would say it would work out alright. good luck.
we use google earth alot for scoping out fields that we farm and shit so i would say it would work out alright. good luck.
I am going to be planting for the first time. I was impatient and wanted to test it out and learn a little about any mistake so I planted two. A week ago today, they r 3 inchs tall right now. gonna wait to plant the rest. all r from bagseed. It will be interesting.
I am planting one on an island that has no boat access, diggin a big ass hole and planting it. Dont know what kind of fertilizers to use. Hope theyre females.
I am planting one on an island that has no boat access, diggin a big ass hole and planting it. Dont know what kind of fertilizers to use. Hope theyre females.
prizmatik420
Member
just curious. how does one get to an island with no boat access?
sixstring2112
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dont know your location but in se lower it will be 37 f on friday morning. wait another week.