my first outdoor grow

greenjunky97

greenjunky97

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i suppose its a little late to be putting up these pics as sum of my plants are gettin pretty tall.. but here it goes
sumtime in march probably earlier in the month i put 11 germd bagseeds in beerpong cups and let them grow under the sun.. all of them sprouted and i moved one inside and left it under cfls for a long time but now its outside.
all of my seedlings moved into miracle grow "feeds for 3 months" and just now ive been giving it water soluable nutes that are 30-10-10 but i dont know shit about nutes... but my plants seem to being doing fine with it.. anyways 3 of my plants have died sense then and heres sum pics of what i got.
also if anyone knows why the size varies so much id love to kno
oh and i didnt photo one of my plants which i topped and two of my plants are growing rite next to eachother so it may look like 1 in the picture
anyways i might update if i find out people are interested
 

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CrackerJax

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Okay well here are a few quick tips about nutes.

30-10-10 is okay but it's about ratios. So 30-10-10 is really 3N to 1P to 1K.

"N" stands for Nitrogen.

Nitrogen is the first number. Nitrogen promotes plant growth above the ground. With plenty of nitrogen a plant will grow quickly and have rich green foliage.


"P" stands for Phosphorus.

Phosphorus is the second number. Phosphorus is beneficial for healthy growth. It helps a plant grow strong roots, it helps with flower production, and it helps make plants stronger to resist diseases.


"K" stands for Potassium.
Potassium is the third number. Potassium is necessary for growing strong plants. It helps makes them stronger to resist disease, it helps to make them less susceptible to damage from the cold, and it helps protect them from excessive moisture loss during dry spells.

Be gentle when using water soluble fert's because it hits the plants hard and fast. I'm gonna guess you burned your first few. This is probably why.

When you first start your new plants don't go full strength. It's like feeding a baby steak and potatoes...no-no. Start them off gentle and then build them up to full strength.

As a rule of thumb you want a ratio of 3-2-1 (30-20-10)for the veg state and 1-2-3 for the finish. This will give you a beautiful plant but by no means the best plant. There are all kinds of ways to push plants, but for a novice grower, this is easy and guaranteed to please.
 
greenjunky97

greenjunky97

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CrackerJax said:
Okay well here are a few quick tips about nutes.

30-10-10 is okay but it's about ratios. So 30-10-10 is really 3N to 1P to 1K.

"N" stands for Nitrogen.

Nitrogen is the first number. Nitrogen promotes plant growth above the ground. With plenty of nitrogen a plant will grow quickly and have rich green foliage.


"P" stands for Phosphorus.

Phosphorus is the second number. Phosphorus is beneficial for healthy growth. It helps a plant grow strong roots, it helps with flower production, and it helps make plants stronger to resist diseases.


"K" stands for Potassium.
Potassium is the third number. Potassium is necessary for growing strong plants. It helps makes them stronger to resist disease, it helps to make them less susceptible to damage from the cold, and it helps protect them from excessive moisture loss during dry spells.

Be gentle when using water soluble fert's because it hits the plants hard and fast. I'm gonna guess you burned your first few. This is probably why.

When you first start your new plants don't go full strength. It's like feeding a baby steak and potatoes...no-no. Start them off gentle and then build them up to full strength.

As a rule of thumb you want a ratio of 3-2-1 (30-20-10)for the veg state and 1-2-3 for the finish. This will give you a beautiful plant but by no means the best plant. There are all kinds of ways to push plants, but for a novice grower, this is easy and guaranteed to please.
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well thanks for the advice thou i knew about the n-p-k thing but maybe you could help me out with another problem... my biggest plants lower fan leaves are yellowing quite a bit and are dropping pretty rapidly im not good enough at growing yet to diagnose it myself.. i was thinking maybe a nitrogen deficiency or nute burn or sumthing and i could really use a second opinion
take a look
 

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greenjunky97

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pic 7 is of pic 1 and pic6 together... what makes you say that my biggest plants are gonna be guys!
i would burst into tears
 
CrackerJax

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Like he said, just a guess, but typically (certainly not always) the males will be taller. makes sense for pollen dispersal.

Yah, they are waterlogged.... drainage is very key to in the ground grows. They should grow through it if it doesn't keep raining steady. You can sink a PVC pipe next to them and use a beach umbrella.
 
greenjunky97

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well my tallest one was vegged for 2 months indoors while the others ran into a spot of bad weather and were stunted a bit so thats why its much taller but either way i hope your verryy verry rong!
 
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