Grow journal - Outdoors 2024 - Frisian Dew, Frisian Duck, Sweet Tooth Auto, Early Skunk

HandyGringo said:

Hey guys, just thought I'd collect all my plants in one place, easier to keep track of for myself and easier to get help if needed. I don't plan on updating it every day, the reason I'm growing outdoors is to keep it simple and not have it be a full-time job, that's also why they're in soil and they're all pretty resilient strains that can handle some rain and some pests, knock on wood.

They're all in the same soil mix, two of them are directly planted in the ground as an experiment. (I tested my own soil, it's decent, filled with earthworms, I heard that's a good sign)

The others are in a soil mix consisting of, Biobizz Light mix, extra perlite, 10% coco, and Plagon supermix (Amendment with seabird guano, minerals and worm castings)

They're all in smart pots and they're roughly this old currently:

Frisian Dew: It was started indoors in the middle of March, put outside in April, and got stunted because of cold weather, I had a thread about it here where I got some great advice.

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Frisian Duck 1, 2, 3: They all started in April when I was fearing for the life of the Frisian Dew. One of them is planted directly in the ground because I couldn't bear throwing it out. (Frisian Duck 1 and 2 was repotted 2 days ago, from 0.5 gallon smart pots to these 3 and 5 gallons, so they should be topped up on nutrients now, if you think they're showing a deficiency at the moment)

Early Skunk: It started alongside the Frisian Duck in April because I got it for free. Planted directly in the ground as well.

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Sweet Tooth Auto: It was planted about a week ago, so I have something to do in two months. Didn't have the patience to wait for fall to start harvesting all the others.

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That's it for now! Thanks for taking a look and feel free to give feedback. All the advice I've gotten so far from the Newbie forum has been great. I'm a bit rusty and haven't really grown in soil or outdoors before so it's a great help. (Except for a single auto last year that we will not talk about)

My last serious grow was back in 2016, Blue Dream Indoors, so I have a rough idea of what I'm doing, but outdoors is a different beast

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SouthFloridaGenetics said:

Sweet Tooth has a way to go. It will get thick and frosty!

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husita said:

Hi, like your grow. Reminds me mine before i started to use hoophouse.

Those wierd leafed are Frisian ducks? I used to do Frisian dew too and they were O.K.

May I ask, what mold resistant strains did you grow?

How north are you?

Too many questions?

Good luck.

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HandyGringo said:

I have been looking into a small hoop house actually. Might do that next year. I'm just worried about how much sunlight they potentially block. Maybe if they only block like 10% it doesn't matter.

I believe all the strains are mold-resistant. I bought them from a seed bank here in the Nordics that sells mostly stuff that can grow well in our humid, cold and wet climate, and according to them, Frisian Dew, Frisian Duck, Early Skunk and Sweet Tooth auto are all "Mold resistant" - But you never know with seedbanks, they say lots of things.

I'm at 55 latitude, so pretty north, the same climate as Denmark and Sweden, North of the UK, Scotland, etc. Not great for cannabis, but not impossible either.

And thanks for the good luck, I think I'll need it during flowering with loads of rain. Will be moving plants in and out a lot I reckon.

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husita said:

Blocking some sunlight is not an issue, growth is like crazy.

There is allways problem with high humidity in hoop house. I´m fighting botrytis every year. Needs ventilaton, heating and/or dehumidifiing, according your conditions.

I´m at 50 latitude, by the way.

Will watch your grow.

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HandyGringo said:

I will do that next year then. Can't you keep both ends of the hoop house open, to allow wind to pass through easily and keep humidity down?

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HandyGringo said:

I have been looking into a small hoop house actually. Might do that next year. I'm just worried about how much sunlight they potentially block. Maybe if they only block like 10% it doesn't matter.

I believe all the strains are mold-resistant. I bought them from a seed bank here in the Nordics that sells mostly stuff that can grow well in our humid, cold and wet climate, and according to them, Frisian Dew, Frisian Duck, Early Skunk and Sweet Tooth auto are all "Mold resistant" - But you never know with seedbanks, they say lots of things.

I'm at 55 latitude, so pretty north, the same climate as Denmark and Sweden, North of the UK, Scotland, etc. Not great for cannabis, but not impossible either.

And thanks for the good luck, I think I'll need it during flowering with loads of rain. Will be moving plants in and out a lot I reckon.

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conor c said:

For the added stealth factor it's worth having one that isn't totally opaque it don't make much difference you won't regret a poly tunnel as long as you can get away with it bud

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HandyGringo said:

The one I was looking at was light green so it would have been a bit stealthy. Something like this

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It would be in a remote corner of the property, with only big fields next to it, so people wouldn't be able to see what's in it, I hope.

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husita said:

Go bigger, if you can

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HandyGringo said:

I see the appeal of course. But I never really want to grow more than a couple of plants. I smoke recreationally, a few times a week. My current grow is way too large, I will have way more weed than I need. (Assuming I don't lose 95% to budrot)

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husita said:

O.K. I smoke even less then few times a week... The problem is huge growth in a hoophouse. I always had troubles to keep plants small enough not to overcrowd the whole place. My strategies are start late and light deprivation. But i guess you always can prune them heavily.

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HandyGringo said:

The one I was looking at was light green so it would have been a bit stealthy. Something like this

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It would be in a remote corner of the property, with only big fields next to it, so people wouldn't be able to see what's in it, I hope.

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HandyGringo said:

I might grow entirely autoflowers in the coming years. I don't need gigantic plants. Autoflowers would also have the benefit of finishing early so I don't have to worry so much about the rainy season.

Have you considered that? If size is a problem for you too.

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