outdoor mid garden journal 2

Plants range from 14-36 days tell me what you think

1st off lemme say good luck man! Looks like you're heading in the right direction. A few ?'s for ya brotha...what kind of soil is that? It could VERY well be the pictures or light in the pics, but the soil looks really dense & almost clay like and hard..Do you have any perlite, verm, etc in there to allow the roots to breathe & allow extra water to run out? Are you keeping em in the containers they're in? Or are you digging out a garden? What kinda nutes are you using? Did you add any guano, worm castings, etc to the soil or will you be in the garden you dig out?
Man I wish you great luck & a good season!!! Mine are all going out within 2 wks & I can't wait. Their plots dug, soils mixed in with guano, manure, castings, and a few dozen canadian nightcrawlers I bought at my local fishing spot, and its settling as we speak. Now Im just waiting for the unstable N.England weather here to raise up at night so I feel better & can sleep when they're out there lol. I will be posting a journal mid-summer of the growth.
Keep up the good work man & keep giving them love & you'll be a blessed person in the fall!!!!

I usually try diff.shit.. Some of my plantd are in str8 dirt dome in top soil some in black cow.... For nutes i only use botnicare veg formula.. If u no any others let me no... No i dont have perlite but was planning to add some in the garden before i plant them in the ground.... I dont have guano or worms or castings but again i do plan to add them.... Good luck to u n your grow cant wait to see your journal

jwizzle22 said:

I usually try diff.shit.. Some of my plantd are in str8 dirt dome in top soil some in black cow.... For nutes i only use botnicare veg formula.. If u no any others let me no... No i dont have perlite but was planning to add some in the garden before i plant them in the ground.... I dont have guano or worms or castings but again i do plan to add them.... Good luck to u n your grow cant wait to see your journal

Click to expand...

Guano, worm castings, etc are a personal preference of mine. When something works for me, I tend to use it over & over...the cow manure's good too man! Im really a strong believer of less is better when it comes to my gardens. Ill get a good pro-mix (I lived by Peters Professional for YEARS until Scotts or MG bought em out), then sparingly add a shovel load of manure if avail, some guano, some castings if I have em. I fish all the time so after I dig my plot I'll throw in 6,10,etc left over nightcrawlers or I'll grab an extra dozen each trip & drop em in. Some years I'll add a shovel or 2 of vegetable compost if I feel its ready. Honestly, I've found that airy soil with a scoop of this & that yields me the best product at the end. My outdoor crops all under lights indoors right now ( (5) 100w CFL's on power strips), they've already been topped and a couple have been tied down to train to grow vertically more. My plot is on the edge of my distant property line on the edge of a forest (no hunting allowed there thank god) and gets almost full E-W sun daily and the meadow itself has alot of briar patches surrounding my area and tall grasses, so I train them to grow vertically and stay low"er" than tall(er) so they just blend into the briars & other flora surrounding them & they don't have a distinct profile but more of a bushy look. Yields more & allows me to stay more low key as well. Its all in your personal preferences man. VERY best of luck to you!!!!! Keep it up brotha!!!

Oh & regarding ferts. I usually use Fox Farms sparingly. I'll usually cut the dosage they recommend on each product in 1/2, and give each plant a small splash of the nute water as well as just plain Poland Spring gallon water each time I water them. Again, this is TOTALLY my personal preference, but I've found that when Im able to access my plot easily, my girls like small dosages of nutes regularly, instead of a full gallon of nute water every cpl weeks. What works for me may not work for you, so just pay attention to what your plants are "telling" you, learn to read their soil, etc and they'll tell you what they need. If something stumps you, go online and read about em. Also, every week-2 I sprinkle a small $0.99 bottle of pepper flakes mixed with a $0.99 bottle of chili powder in a circle about 5-6' around my plot. Sometimes I'll dump some of the chili powder into a spray bottle w/ water too if I remember & I'll spray the grass & flora around my garden as well. Most animals I've found don't want to eat the grass or other plants around my plot when they have the pepper on them. I'll also take a bottle or 2 of urine out every couple weeks & dump that around the perimeter too. Its worked well for me thus far knock on wood, and although you won't keep ALL animals away, it'll deter some!