1st outdoor grow

hey everyone, So i am underway on my first outdoor season. everything is going well.

I am growing in raised beds x4 with one plant in each.

each bed holds about 200 gal.

soil is 1/2 mushroom compost 1/2 pro mix also with some peat moss and perlite mixed

Plants were transplanted out of 5gal pots June 6th into their final beds

the soil is new and was rich to begin the season. My question is when to add nutrients to the soil? Do i even need to add anything this year?

I will add pictures that are on my phone shortly...

Im wondering if i should be adding anything as of yet as i just have no idea how fast the plants will eat through the nutrients in the soil...

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Sawzall77 said:

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Wouldn’t worry too much with Autos and nutes, especially with fresh soil, unless the plants start to look unhealthy; urs look great and healthy

Doubt they'll need nutes, 200gal of rich soil is likely to be plenty. You said raised beds, are they open at the bottom? If so, there are only two chances they'll need nutes...

Rainbow Warrior said:

Wouldn’t worry too much with Autos and nutes, especially with fresh soil, unless the plants start to look unhealthy; urs look great and healthy

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They are just feminized. Growing bc big bud x2, juicy fruit x2, grand daddy purple, jack herer x2, duke nuken

They are about 3 1/2 ft tall with bending and I swear they are growing close to 3 inches a day now.

I waited until June 22nd to put 3 of the plants outside. I’m curious to see if they will if, and how much faster they might finish compared to the ones put out early June.

Super nervous about em finishing in time being so far north, no looking back now! Fingers crossed for a warm fall

Weed can survive a frost or two. The tread about it is pretty interesting, comparing experiences, and comparing sativas and indicas.

CanadianJim said:

Doubt they'll need nutes, 200gal of rich soil is likely to be plenty. You said raised beds, are they open at the bottom? If so, there are only two chances they'll need nutes...

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4ftx4ftx2ft raised beds built on a granite rock hill.

Framed the beds with wood and stapled landscape fabric and screening for the sides. all of the beds are basically in contact with rock. I also layed some perforated pipe and placed them on the bottom thinking it might be a good idea lol

Also have 3 plants in 45 gal fabric pots doing well. Safe to assume those will show signs of deficiencies first I would think.

I’m looking around for additives and I think I’m going to try and get some red worms, worm castings, and mung beans for flowering to help as well.

Things may change as I keep researching and I can only afford so much but sure wanna feed them as best I can...

What’s a good epsom salt/water ratio to foliar feed?

I don’t have a deficiency but I assume to good to give them a light spray once in a while?

Too much magnesium can slow or block uptake of calcium. If you don't have a deficiency, you probably want to leave them be. They'll need more when they start to flower. A foliar feed then, without spraying the buds, would probably be better.

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Fuck good job I'm honest jelly of that setup looks good man I think you got a natural talent for a first grow my mind just wasn't where yours is at your first time you are way ahead of me in comparison

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The plant looks great and healthy. keep it up

Sawzall77 said:

What’s a good epsom salt/water ratio to foliar feed?

I don’t have a deficiency but I assume to good to give them a light spray once in a while?

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I'm not a fan of foliage feeding. I usually give my plants a dose of epsom salt every week or 2. If they are looking dark and green I will skip a week. 1tbls per 5gl bucket and drench the soil. Best of luck

Already??? Really? Lol is that first signs of flower this early?

I’m a little shocked right now tbh... Lmao

My Bakerstreet is in stretch right now. 20cm growth in 5 days. Seems a bunch of plants are early this year, based on what more experienced outdoor growers in my area are saying.

Anyone have an idea of why this is happening??

Looks like iron deficiency

Blood meal be okay?


....also I was wondering when you start counting weeks of flower for outdoor plants.... is it still 10ish (for faster flowering plants) weeks from first pre flowers? Same as indoor?

That should work. But go lightly as it is heavy in nitrogen and easy to burn plants with it. They also make a product called ironite they usually sell at walmart or home depot. Its basically just micronutrients very low npk.