2021 Massachusetts Outdoor Growers

crisnpropa said:

Hi, I appreciate your response. I should have clarified that this is for outdoor and I am looking for a large quantity of affordable high quality soil.
I am thinking I will need about 600 gallons worth of soil or about 80 cubic feet worth, if my calculations are correct.

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blackthorn_buds said:

Western mass grower;

this years game plan for outdoors is go big or go home

running 60; 30 gallon fabric pots.
medium is a high end compost/loam mix from a local producer. adding perlite for aeration at about 20-30%. Amending with bone meal, blood meal, and a few other minor thing dont need much, plus adding mycorrhizae. During veg i'll be running compost teas and fish shit. Come flower ill top dress with bat guano and use mammoth P.
Strain wise, i have 10 plants that are all new strains im growing from seeds. 50 will be established tested clones of strains ive run before.

i know 30 gallons are on the smaller side for outdoor but i dont plan on putting them out til about the first week of june and im only shooting for 1/2-3/4 a pound per plant.
I've also got an exemption for grow size thanks to the legal grey areas that the Cannabis Control Commission has established.

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stealthfader508 said:

I'm not sure about the rest of you guys, but I'm so ready to move on from 2020. It was a great season from a growers perspective ... most of us had more time at home to spend in the garden, and we had outstanding fall weather ... but everything else pretty much went to shit, and so I'm excited for 2021.

As usual, I learned a few new lessons from last year...

The first is I definitely need help when it comes to harvesting and trimming in the fall. I tried to do it all myself this year and it was a complete nightmare. I basically spent 6 weeks straight trying to get everything down and cleaned up... and I still probably only got to about 50% of it. I froze the rest, and I'm still working on washing it all.

The second lesson I learned is that I don't need twelve foot plants this year. It's just stupid and too much work. This year I'll probably get them in the ground a little later (about may 15th) and just shoot for ten footers. ..lol

The third lesson is that I don't need any outside inputs whatsoever. Last summer I discovered KNF and I ain't going back. I can basically source every nutritional component my grow needs from my own backyard, or from waste. It may not be feasible for someone without some land to work with, but if you have some room it's a no-brainer.

The good news is that I've been through a few healthy snowfalls so far, and the greenhouse isn't going anywhere, it's still standing strong with the new steel hoops. That was last years lesson... don't ever, ever build a greenhouse with pvc hoops in Massachusetts. It'll be nice not to have to rebuild the entire thing this year, so I can move onto some upgrades. I'll be adding 4 circulation fans in all four corners so I can get the fans off the ground this year. I'll also be adding a watering system for each bed... watering every few days from a hose is kind of a pain in the ass. It'll be nice to just hit a button on my phone and that'll be taken care of. I'm also adding another window at the far end of the greenhouse... I originally framed it for a third window but only had two laying around at the time so I just covered it with plastic.

At the moment I'm pheno hunting indoors to find this years keepers. I have a few of my own crosses I'm searching through and a few new breeders i'm excited about. Everything will be new strains though, I'm not keeping anything around from last season.

What are your plans for 2021?

Here's what it looks like out there today....

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Greatgreenshark said:

I really like this set up. Can you tell us about the greenhouse construction? I'm looking to build a green house (similar in size on top of an existing 4' stone foundation that is 37' x 21'. How wide is this greenhouse? Did you use 1 11/2" EMT or could you recommend a kit? Clean setup, thanks for sharing.

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PioneerValleyOG said:

K so masholes, is it now or never to germinate, ? too late, too early? Or just right?

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dubekoms said:

I can get 2 cu ft bags of coast of maine organic potting soil around here for about $8 per bag. You will need to amend it with fertilizer. You could call around and see if any gardening centers carry it, ordering by the pallet might be cheaper. Probably even cheaper to get a few bales of peat moss, compost, perlite and mix it yourself.

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p59teitel said:

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And we are off! The Real Seed Co’s Tirah, Pakistan. Started not even 24 hours ago, and 6 already have tails and the others are splitting.

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stealthfader508 said:

hey bud, mine is about 30ft long X 16' wide ... i used 1.25" fence top rail and used a bender I bought from Bootstrap Farmer... it was so easy ... if you have questions about bending the hoops hit me up, I have plenty of pictures
https://www.bootstrapfarmer.com/products/greenhouse-hoop-bender?variant=40835315278

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PioneerValleyOG said:

I feel I may be a little behind

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Warfox said:

Im 02777 Providence/Fall River region and I’m going to germinate 4/15 - 4/20 or so and transplant first week of June. That’s what I did last year and this is what I got View attachment 4870477

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firsttimeARE said:

How sturdy is this with high winds? I wanna build something to keep the plants out of the rain but worried about the wind ripping it a part or worse. Throwing it airborn

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Greatgreenshark said:

Do you need to regulate temps on hot summer days? How's that work?

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Warfox said:

Im 02777 Providence/Fall River region and I’m going to germinate 4/15 - 4/20 or so and transplant first week of June. That’s what I did last year and this is what I got

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stealthfader508 said:

Yes, it warms up quick in the summer ... in the summer I leave all the windows open and have an exhaust fan controlled by a temp inkbird ... it kicks on at 90 degrees ... starting in early september I leave the fan running all day and at night it's controlled by a humidity inkbird ... I also close all the windows to just a crack and run a dehumidifier at night.. the fan rarely comes on at night

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firsttimeARE said:

oh yeah forgot u had a legit greenhouse. I need a temporary structure. Just metal hoops and plastic sheeting to keep the rain away.

I can already see myself losing a lot to mold and PM.

Would love to build something like this but dont think the home owner would want this permanent structure. If I was my house fuck yeah! But im in Rhode Island. Home of the corrupt fucks not pushing for legalization so they can be the only show in town and keep their money train

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stealthfader508 said:

I've very familiar with the beautiful state of ri, it's right next door ... if you're building it temporary you could just bend the hoops and drive some ground posts to set the hoops onto... leave the ends open and put a couple fans in there like a wind tunnel ... you could take it down or put it up in a couple hours

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