East Canada Guerilla growing: Can only water evrey 2 weeks. Any tips?

Hey dudes, I live in quebec and my patch this year will be preety far from where I live. Its the perfect spot in terms of security. Having this secure spot make it hard for me to go often...Theres a lake right beside my spot, so no water hauling will be needed...

My patch will be done in fertelized native soil, (no buckets), what would be a good way to maximise water rentention to reduce stress if it gets hot for a couple of days in a row?

This is what I had in mind:

1. Plant my clones a little deeper.

2. Add vermiculite and perlite to the mix.

3. Plant the clones at around 10ft from the lake's shore

4. Add a thick layer of mulch for each plant.

I know there's poeple on here who say they can have decent results without even going once to water during the season... to they rely on luck? how can they do that?

from what ive heard and read you dig deep and mulch with some solid soil. look around in nature none of those plants are watered even once. wont be the prettiest heaviest plant, but cant do that bad i assume. might as well water whenever possible though if you can ya know

MJstudent said:

from what ive heard and read you dig deep and mulch with some solid soil. look around in nature none of those plants are watered even once. wont be the prettiest heaviest plant, but cant do that bad i assume. might as well water whenever possible though if you can ya know

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got ya!

MJstudent said:

from what ive heard and read you dig deep and mulch with some solid soil. look around in nature none of those plants are watered even once. wont be the prettiest heaviest plant, but cant do that bad i assume. might as well water whenever possible though if you can ya know

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Dig sideways rather then deep, no deeper then 2 feet deep while being that close, plants much rather expand their roots horizontally I have found.
The more the better!

Exactly what I had in mind. I'm planting straight into the ground
example:
5-10 gal holes
1 part native soil
1 part Earthworm castings
1 Part shrimp compost
1 Part Perlite
amendments: Alfalfa meal, Lime and bat guano for top layer feeding

I'm going to give a shot at Neem oil this year for foliar feeding on top of my other blends.

MeanGreenFarmingMachine said:

Hey dudes, I live in quebec and my patch this year will be preety far from where I live. Its the perfect spot in terms of security. Having this secure spot make it hard for me to go often...Theres a lake right beside my spot, so no water hauling will be needed...

My patch will be done in fertelized native soil, (no buckets), what would be a good way to maximise water rentention to reduce stress if it gets hot for a couple of days in a row?

This is what I had in mind:

1. Plant my clones a little deeper.

2. Add vermiculite and perlite to the mix.

3. Plant the clones at around 10ft from the lake's shore

4. Add a thick layer of mulch for each plant.

I know there's poeple on here who say they can have decent results without even going once to water during the season... to they rely on luck? how can they do that?

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I suggest
4. Add a thick layer of mulch for each plant.

No advice. I grow indoors but I'm just grateful to see someone use the proper spelling for "guerilla"!

smang said:

Dig sideways rather then deep, no deeper then 2 feet deep while being that close, plants much rather expand their roots horizontally I have found.
The more the better!

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nice tip +rep ima try this this year on some of my holes.

water ploymers will cut the need for water up to half. they are an super water absorbing polymers that sucks manytimes it's weight in water and slowly releases it back into the soil. they are supposed to be completly safe for even veggies.
i know my mom loves them for container gardening they work good for her. i have used them in the past for some ganja plots but in the past years have not. but they work and some people love them. a little bit goes a long way. like a tablespoon in a cup will absorb enough to fill that cup to the top. they apear like jello when full of water.
if watering is going to be a problem buy some, they will work for you.

smang- neem oil is not a fertillizer for foliar feeding. it is a natural bug repellent, the oil from the neem plant. it is the way to spread it it by foliar but it doesn't give any nutrients in any way.

sodalite said:

water ploymers will cut the need for water up to half. they are an super water absorbing polymers that sucks manytimes it's weight in water and slowly releases it back into the soil. they are supposed to be completly safe for even veggies.
i know my mom loves them for container gardening they work good for her. i have used them in the past for some ganja plots but in the past years have not. but they work and some people love them. a little bit goes a long way. like a tablespoon in a cup will absorb enough to fill that cup to the top. they apear like jello when full of water.
if watering is going to be a problem buy some, they will work for you.

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Seriously, this guy has the best answer I've ever seen to a post. Straight forward and a legit answer, nice job my friend.

and the deeper the hole the better i have always found. deep holes = huge root mass= huge plants. plus deep roots find the water.

sodalite said:

and the deeper the hole the better i have always found. deep holes = huge root mass= huge plants. plus deep roots find the water.

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if u can dig till u hit the water table and then a lil more do it... what will u be growin i know u guys love your M39 freezeland up there

i have gotten the best plants with no hole at all,3 foot wide and 18" high swamp tube will pull over 2 lbs every time with NO watering ever,i use 14-14-14 osmocote,and a bag of lime poured under the tube and come very 2 weeks to prune and lst,but thats it.a tap root will go right into the swamp.

sodalite said:

water ploymers will cut the need for water up to half. they are an super water absorbing polymers that sucks manytimes it's weight in water and slowly releases it back into the soil. they are supposed to be completly safe for even veggies.
i know my mom loves them for container gardening they work good for her. i have used them in the past for some ganja plots but in the past years have not. but they work and some people love them. a little bit goes a long way. like a tablespoon in a cup will absorb enough to fill that cup to the top. they apear like jello when full of water.
if watering is going to be a problem buy some, they will work for you.

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Hey man, just an idea but if polymere crystals absorb water and releses it over time, could we make a kind of slow release fertilizer?? You pre-dip the crystals in a nutriment solution, and it slowly realeses over the grow period??

Lol, im new to all of this so maybe this idea is stupid haha...

Guerillia Farmer said:

if u can dig till u hit the water table and then a lil more do it... what will u be growin i know u guys love your M39 freezeland up there

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Haha! Quebec Gold!

chongsbuddy said:

i have gotten the best plants with no hole at all,3 foot wide and 18" high swamp tube will pull over 2 lbs every time with NO watering ever,i use 14-14-14 osmocote,and a bag of lime poured under the tube and come very 2 weeks to prune and lst,but thats it.a tap root will go right into the swamp.

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Damm! just did some reserch on those swamp tubes! this is the shit!

It acts as a wick system? I taught swamp water PH was uber acidic??

MeanGreenFarmingMachine said:

Hey man, just an idea but if polymere crystals absorb water and releses it over time, could we make a kind of slow release fertilizer?? You pre-dip the crystals in a nutriment solution, and it slowly realeses over the grow period??

Lol, im new to all of this so maybe this idea is stupid haha...

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they already do make time released pellets/granulars....

chongsbuddy said:

i have gotten the best plants with no hole at all,3 foot wide and 18" high swamp tube will pull over 2 lbs every time with NO watering ever,i use 14-14-14 osmocote,and a bag of lime poured under the tube and come very 2 weeks to prune and lst,but thats it.a tap root will go right into the swamp.

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i do same thing man but mines made from hog wire and this heavy duty garbage bag like material lined around the hogwire cylinder.... best way to go no one would ever walk in middle of swamp unless they knew what was there

I can go an entire season without watering plants, It does sacrifice yield though, with the plants receiving less water. Its not luck, there's just a nice amount of rainfall, think about it, everything else in the forests can grow without having to be watered by man, they continually grow year after year without any help from us. My advice is still water as much as possible, anytime you go to check on them, every 1-2 weeks is good as long as your growing from clone. I would suggest moving those plants way back from the water, water attracts all sorts of attention, animals and even people. Only takes one guy with a fishing rod or canoe to go out one day and potentially stumble across your plants. Also, mulch is your friend, lots of things can be used as mulch, like grass, leaves, lawn clippings, etc. It will keep the sun from penetrating the soil evaporating water and keep the soil moist and cool.