Easiest way to grow outdoors??
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420medicineman420
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I would recomend starting your plants inside. What is the weather like where you live?
ylem
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ive been growing outdoors guerilla style for years now and i far prefer it to indoor growing. you're in luck because typically, fast growing hardy sativas and sativa dominant crosses in particular i find are very low maintenance and require little to no fertilization during growing. everything can be added to the soil mix before planting 
as for soil i highly recommend mixing your own (this is what i do) - it gives you better control over what goes in it, and i sense you like good natural ingredients. coco peat is what i recommend as a good absorbent base for water retention. as for organic matter, i always say compost is king - especially if you know exactly what is in it! try to compost egg shells greens and stuff, and if you can look into comfrey as it makes an excellent organic base when composted. worm castings are a key ingredient in my soil as they are very rich in highly available nitrogen. sheep, cow, bat and bird manure are excellent natural soil amendments and i highly suggest you add some. to increase drainage add perlite or clean sand, and to increase water retention add a little bit of vermiculite.
if you are watering infrequently you can make an excellent manure tea by brewing manure in water for a few days. this is an amazing organic fertilizer. never leave home without it.
a good rough soil recipe i will almost always use is 4 parts coco peat or inert soil medium, 2 parts organic matter (compost, worm castings, manure etc), 1 part perlite or 0.5 parts sand for drainage and few handfuls of fine vermiculite and dolomite lime if the ph is low.
i have had many very successful sativa grow using nothing but clean water and fortified soil.
good luck and if you have any more questions, ask away! theres no shortage of knowledge here.
hope some of that helps.
as for soil i highly recommend mixing your own (this is what i do) - it gives you better control over what goes in it, and i sense you like good natural ingredients. coco peat is what i recommend as a good absorbent base for water retention. as for organic matter, i always say compost is king - especially if you know exactly what is in it! try to compost egg shells greens and stuff, and if you can look into comfrey as it makes an excellent organic base when composted. worm castings are a key ingredient in my soil as they are very rich in highly available nitrogen. sheep, cow, bat and bird manure are excellent natural soil amendments and i highly suggest you add some. to increase drainage add perlite or clean sand, and to increase water retention add a little bit of vermiculite.
if you are watering infrequently you can make an excellent manure tea by brewing manure in water for a few days. this is an amazing organic fertilizer. never leave home without it.
a good rough soil recipe i will almost always use is 4 parts coco peat or inert soil medium, 2 parts organic matter (compost, worm castings, manure etc), 1 part perlite or 0.5 parts sand for drainage and few handfuls of fine vermiculite and dolomite lime if the ph is low.
i have had many very successful sativa grow using nothing but clean water and fortified soil.
good luck and if you have any more questions, ask away! theres no shortage of knowledge here.
hope some of that helps.
LAWof420
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I live in St louis. If you dont like the weather wait 10 seconds lol! right now its extremely hot, heat index at like 115, but next week the high might be 80. I just never know. That was another one of my concerns is the extreme variance in the weather. I was worried about the plants not being able to adjust, I guess?? Blazed right now, can't describe exactly what lol...
LAWof420
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Dude- AWESOME info. that might have been the most straightforward reply to that question Ive heard anywhereive been growing outdoors guerilla style for years now and i far prefer it to indoor growing. you're in luck because typically, fast growing hardy sativas and sativa dominant crosses in particular i find are very low maintenance and require little to no fertilization during growing. everything can be added to the soil mix before planting
as for soil i highly recommend mixing your own (this is what i do) - it gives you better control over what goes in it, and i sense you like good natural ingredients. coco peat is what i recommend as a good absorbent base for water retention. as for organic matter, i always say compost is king - especially if you know exactly what is in it! try to compost egg shells greens and stuff, and if you can look into comfrey as it makes an excellent organic base when composted. worm castings are a key ingredient in my soil as they are very rich in highly available nitrogen. sheep, cow, bat and bird manure are excellent natural soil amendments and i highly suggest you add some. to increase drainage add perlite or clean sand, and to increase water retention add a little bit of vermiculite.
if you are watering infrequently you can make an excellent manure tea by brewing manure in water for a few days. this is an amazing organic fertilizer. never leave home without it.
a good rough soil recipe i will almost always use is 4 parts coco peat or inert soil medium, 2 parts organic matter (compost, worm castings, manure etc), 1 part perlite or 0.5 parts sand for drainage and few handfuls of fine vermiculite and dolomite lime if the ph is low.
i have had many very successful sativa grow using nothing but clean water and fortified soil.
good luck and if you have any more questions, ask away! theres no shortage of knowledge here.
hope some of that helps.
I appreciate it and am totally going to implement some of your techniques!