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  1. IvyPirate

    Backyard Grow 2014

    So Friday afternoon when I got home (after 1 hour after my last post) I discovered balls on my Pineapple Train Wreck plant- oh the humanity!!! The plant was nice and bushy & I was looking forward to a new strain to add to my supply. (I may cross pollinate with one of the females but will set up...
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    Emergency move....

    If 30g tubs are too big/heavy to move, see if you can find tubs in the 7-20g size. I have grown in 5g tubs before but production will decrease substantially- I got nearly 1 ib from a sickly sativa in a 12g tub last summer. I would give your plants a couple of weeks in the 5 gal tub just to let...
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    portland oregon outdoor grow

    Great set up for your six plants. Your hard work & organization will pay off this fall!
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    Backyard Grow 2014

    Grow update and then a question: Update- gave two of my mystery seed plants to a buddy for his wife, now down to five plants; a couple have big hairs and will get transplanted to larger containers next week, a couple look like they are growing hairs, and one is still vegging. Now that the...
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    how many is to many for a backyard?

    Not trying to be snarky- it depends on how much space/light you get as to how many to grow. Your 35 ft boundry is pretty close to your neighbors; of course, if their patio is on the other side of the yard no big deal. The number of plants also depends on your jurisdiction: some places the cops...
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    Backyard Grow 2014

    I've been checking out many other threads and came up with a question: I topped two of my plants (a standard sativa and a Jock Horror) about 4 weeks back- at the time they were at their sixth node. I saw a suggestion for heavy duty wire mesh to support the plants and will buy some later this...
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    Geurilla Growing, Will It Survive ?

    I've had ant problems before and no issues with continued growth. Since my plants were in containers I flooded them to drive out the ants and then moved the bucket a few yards/metres away. I usually get an ant infestation in one of my plants every year. If your plants are in the ground a...
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    One month old seedlings 1st question

    I take the simple approach and let both Sol and Mother Nature do the work for me- I can't see how moving plants indoors would effect sexing in outdoor plants by more than a week or two (though I have never tried). Especially now that we're coming up on the Summer Solstice, I would let the plants...
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    2014 outdoor

    Plants are amazingly resilient so I would not worry just yet. For future reference, as Milovan just wrote, I would let the plants get to the third node before transplanting to a larger bucket (see my current outdoor growing thread to see how I progress my transplanting). Waiting for the plants...
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    Guerrilla Grow Done Right. Pulling 4-6lb per plant every time

    Enough of the bickering... Great info on the guerilla grow! I already learned a trick for next year- I'll let my plants grow indoors under grow lights an extra 2-4 weeks before moving outside, maybe giving them a better chance for increased yield at the end of the season. I'll also give them a...
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    Backyard Grow 2014

    A few quick updates: 1) It might be of interest how I transplant: once the seedling comes out of my incubator I put it in the smallest pot (on the right); every three to four weeks I transplant to the next largest container. Approximate sizes are 1 qt/ 2 qt/ 3 gallon/ 7 gallon/ 12 gallon (the...
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    how can i tell if the chopper is for me?

    Pretty much every night I hear choppers in my area- they fly in a criss-cross pattern and about once a month fly right over my garden. Late last fall they came over with a spot light and looked right down in my garden (and at me flipping them the bird); fortunately I completed my harvest a few...
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    Backyard Grow 2014

    Thanks for the replies! Checking my schedule, the seedling showed at 5 weeks after germ. Learn something new on these forums every day! I'm down to seven juveniles- four that germed inside in March, moved outside at 4 weeks, now sitting pretty in 3 gallon pots, planning to transfer to 7 gallon...
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    to late to start a outdoor grow ?

    Look for an Indica strain- they grow bushy, not tall, should top at 1.5m. To make sure- are you in Washington State? If so, not too late but get cracking now!
  15. IvyPirate

    Backyard Grow 2014

    Welcome all! I have been a lurker on this site for several years (and a poster on another well know site) and wanted to share this year's success/consternations with the RollItUp community. I will post grow details soon but first off- one of my plants (a "mystery seed") that I germinated at the...
  16. IvyPirate

    Ever seen this before?

    That happened to me a few years back- the plants got shocked w/nutes and/or too much rain & not enough light. Is that what a hermie looks like?
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    Can you tell the sexn

    I go through the agony every year of trying to determine sex of plant- until the male traits pop out one day, then you know and it's like "why did I worry?" Great pic by MojoRisin- thanks for posting! I only grow outdoors with basic bag seed and it takes 60-75 days to start showing sex traits...
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    Raise the pH- Outdoor Grow

    I bought some dolomite lime and added to the plants: 1 tbsp. lime to 1 gallon of water. The soil in the plants was still damp from rain earlier in the week so I ended up distributing 5 gallons of the "lime water" among the 12 plants. Next question- how long should I wait before feeding? I have...
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    Raise the pH- Outdoor Grow

    I am starting out with 12 plants- Day 70 of veg stage, all are currently in 3 gallon containers of Promix. My nute solution is pH 7.0 while the run-off from the plants is around pH 4-5. Two of the twelve plants are showing Mg/Fe/Zn deficiencies so I need to make a pH adjustment quickly. I will...
  20. IvyPirate

    PROBLEM!! I'm leaving for vacation....

    I second this notion- and they might be savable when you return! :-D
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