scouting a spot for next year

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vancouver1234

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Hi everyone, i have a few questions which would be much appreciated if you guys could help out. This will be my first outdoor growing season coming up (still winter in BC but i am scouting spots for summer) other than backyard plant.I found a spot off an old run down train across a couple creeks down a game trail a little ways maybe 10-15 minutes of hard bush whacking, i wont be able to water the plants much ( once a week at most) so i have been told to plant in ground? The ground is very mossy and the soil underneath looks good, but i will still dig holes and use proper potting mix. The spot in particular that is off of the game trail could fit about 15-20 plants, should i just dig it all down a foot and fill it like a big planter? or dig holes and fill them each? Also i did not see any trash or signs of people being around, just bear prints.


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Corso312

Corso312

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Sounds like nice spot, if it gets sun. Better off digging deeper holes than wider.. I wouldn't use any organics if bears are around or they could dig up your plants.
 
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vancouver1234

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South facing slope and the sun was shining through, when you say don't use organics do you mean like potting mix? I was going to dig like 1x2 holes and fill them with promix
 
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vancouver1234

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If planted in the ground how often do I need to water, I have read of people watering as little as once every 2 weeks if planted in ground
 
Corso312

Corso312

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Organic fertilizers are smelly and foxes and coons n skunks will dig for it..bears nose much better than those, I wouldn't chance it.

I've gone 2 weeks before without being able to get to a patch but yield will suffer some if its really dry n hot.. U can top dress wise water crystals or put some straw in bottom of holes..I like to make em 36" deep 14" diameter.
 
Corso312

Corso312

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Ideally you want the crystals mixed into the soil ..everything gets sun now cause no leaves on trees..what about in may?
 
Corso312

Corso312

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I just use a couple handfuls in my holes... But my patches get full sun and it gets real hot in summer 90° plus for stretches and little to no rain for 3 week stretches. What strain u thinking..IMO that's the hardest part to find.. Gotta find fast finishers that are bug-mold-mildew resistant.
 
Corso312

Corso312

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I try new strains every year but this year all my sativa dominant strains turned to dogshit with the horrible weather in September n October..got well over 8" rain from mid September to middle of October .. Jabbas stash from bodhi did outstanding two years in a row.. Even in the that brutal weather this fall... So I be running her again for sure but I won't vouch for anything else this year... Og18 has done great for me in the past.. Gotta top them a few times and keep the nodes closer together.. But both of those finish first week of October and killer smoke..real mold-mildew resistance.



I'm banking on a strain called billy the kid that I've never grown but Its a fast finisher n indica dominant..
 
Corso312

Corso312

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Yeah its a well known strain..I've never grown it... I'm running some fat purple, fat Marty , sunshine daydream, apollo11 , Afghani, Cheese candy now indoors.. Hoping the SSDD or Apollo 11 are fast or I gotta order more beans.. When u get hard frost up there mid October?
 
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