r/outdoorgrowing

So far so good, all plants adjusted well to outdoors except for one that is flowering early.

Ended up going with 5x in 15gal pots - 1x in 50gal pot - 1x directly in ground.
Plus 2x autoflowers in 5gal pots.

I figured mixing up the pots would give me a good gauge of how pot size effects overall growth for seasons to come.

Potted in a mix of miracle grow potting soil, local compost, worm castings, pearlite and dry amendments.

Spent the first month outdoors getting used to new pots and doing a bit too much LST.

Do you outdoor growers tend to lollipop plants alot or remove any of that lower growth or just let it rock?

Im going to hold off on any training for a while but are there any training methods that are typically more suited for outdoor growing?

Im thinking of setting up some kind of irrigation setup coming up soon as i cant imagine how much they will be drinking in flower.

Also thinking of some kind of trellis setup, any tips on doing it cheap and easy?
Maybe some posts and nettings and call it a day?

No clue what im doing but im just gonna keep winging it as we go ✌️

Anyways, happy growing fellas

Topped about a month ago and now she’s getting very tall. Any advice where to chop again?

Started from seed 5/4 got from Humboldt seed company no training no topping nothing just letting them. There next to 6ft fence looking like there definitely going to be towering over the fence

Hey guys,

Just wanted to share my outdoor grow here in NC, zone 7b. Legal grow operation.

We are 14 weeks in on this grow. Plants are spaced 8’ apart inside a row and rows 6.5’ apart.

This year I’m growing RQS Mexican Rush, Royal Medic, and Euphoria as well as Hoku OG Fyre, American Dreams, and OZ Kush. The American Dreams has 2/3 flowered pretty early on.

We are currently at 37 plants total.

Amendments - Gaia Green 4-4-4 and 2-8-4, gypsum, mycorrhizae, Earthworm castings and homemade compost.

IPM - Lost Coast Plant Therapy as needed and BT for caterpillars. Mostly existing pretty symbiotic with leaf hoppers, lady bugs, spiders, etc.

Defoliating the interior of the plants regularly for humidity control. Mold and late season rain is a killer in my area for outdoor grows.

Challenges - trellising and controlling the overall height of the sativa dominant plants for sure, and setting up for a quality dry and cure.

Appreciate any feedback on supporting tall plants, defoliation, and drying/curing larger crops.

Topped, Super cropped & Lollypoped. They are really taking off & starting to have a nice stank.

Can't wait for some pre flowers

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Hey all hope everyone was able to survive the heat this week. My girls did pretty alright with it . Ton of watering was done this week.

1st pic - top last week / bot this week.

2nd pic - 3 different plants left last week / right this week.

Still dealing with the leafhoppers, looks like I'll get some type of organic spray.

Once again any advice is appreciated. GRMA

We have had 100 degrees for past 4 days bought this 30% shade cloth last minute for like $20 glad i bought it

I’m pretty satisfied with this summer’s outdoor grow so far. They don’t mind this heat one bit! Only my 2nd outdoor grow so please feel free to share what you think or any tips! Happy 4th and be safe. 🇺🇸

I’ve been using Fox Farms Big Grow every other watering at a ph of 6. All other waterings have been tap water at a ph of 7.

Using a mix of mostly alpaca fertilizer in a 15 gal fabric pot. It’s been hot lately, high 80s.

Seems to be only the lower leaves yellowing so far.

Is this is due to nutrient deficiency or maybe under watering?

Thanks!

My plants obviously went into reveg when brought outside and I’m just wondering what’s the best approach to defoliate these bad boys, they seem to have started producing proper leaves for the most part. I have another seedling, I could pull one of these guys out and say fuck it and just start from scratch, but I fear that I’m too late so a new plant at this point.

Should I just stick with these guys and just try to defoliate them and if so, how do I do that appropriately without sending her back into another revenge fit?

Or should I just pick one of these to get rid of it put the seedling in and at least I’ll have one plant that doesn’t look like a bush of poison ivy?

Or just lets these thick girls ride it out?

Any tips or help is greatly appreciated, have a good weekend in advance.

My lil backyard run so far. Strains below. What y’all got growing this season?

Samo78 #1 (Ethos)
Samo78 #2 (Ethos)
Chemdog 1 S1 (CSI Humboldt)
‘98 Blueberry F4 (DJ Short x Blu Star)
Ruthless Runtz S1 (CSI Humboldt)
Sweet 16 Fallen Soldier (CSI Humboldt)
Obama Kush Fallen Soldier (CSI Humboldt)
‘98 Aloha White Widow S2 (Cascadia x Katsu)

I may not have topped this plant or did only one time. Is it too late at 12 weeks to correct? I’m game to try a deeper topping now in exchange for more grow time. I need to keep them under a 6’ moisture tarp as we get coastal drizzle. Plant is 5’ now.

I wrapped it with tape first then some plastic to try and keep moisture and bugs out. But honestly not sure if it’ll help.