Backyard outdoor in chicago

ruby fruit · Mar 29, 2015

d4money1 said:
Pot laws still arent tolerant...although Illinois is joining the medical states soon supposedly. under 4 plants is always a misdemeanor in Illinois tho. But the thing is I plan on this being a VERY small 1-2 plant grow. So if i did get a carport it would have to me a mini one enough to house 1-2 plants and I cant seem to find good ones that small. I plan on masking my weed grow by planting veggies and various other plants and shrubs in my yard also...so im comparison to the 1-2 weed plants there will be a vast amount of other plants also. I also plan on topping them to keep them short and bushy looking. I cant have the getting tall and sticking out at all. But all in all Im going to find some annuals to grow along with sunflowers and herbs and hopefully veggies.

Topping doesnt mean shit sometimes mate...i topped a plant this season only to have it grow 8 ft wide and pretty much 8-9 ft high.
And if you live with other ppl unless they are blind and have no sense of smell they are going to know your growing weed.

d4money1 · Mar 29, 2015

oldtimer54 said:
I've grown in and around my yard for years with no problems. Just use the layout of your property and other plants to help conceal or camouflage your grow areas. I would recommend topping everything to keep them low and easier to conceal as it was stated earlier smell will be a proplem and its not a lot you can do for that outside short of trying to mask the odor by some other means such as a chemical masking agent or planting other odifforus plants in great quantity but it can be done. One thing I did was divert attention away from my plants to other sections of my yard by using colorful plants yard art or container gardens.....just a few idea's from a fellow yard Gardner..!
It can be done with successful results .

Did you plant directly in ground? What were your yields per plant usually? Also to help with the smell im gonna see if I can get some ferts containing manure or something from Home Depot, try and make it stinky.

ruby fruit · Mar 29, 2015

For smell stealth you could grow a couple strains that smell fruity and strains like NLights etc ...bubblegum is also a gd strain for this

d4money1 · Mar 29, 2015

ruby fruit said:
Topping doesnt mean shit sometimes mate...i topped a plant this season only to have it grow 8 ft wide and pretty much 8-9 ft high.
And if you live with other ppl unless they are blind and have no sense of smell they are going to know your growing weed.

There's ways to avoid an 8ft plant. Topping, LST, Supercropping all stunt height growth. So yeah id find a way to keep height down. Most likely

d4money1 · Mar 29, 2015

ruby fruit said:
For smell stealth you could grow a couple strains that smell fruity and strains like NLights etc ...bubblegum is also a gd strain for this

Yeah I know but I didn't have s good seed selection to choose from. So I had to get 818 headband from Cali connection. I'm gonna grow one in the ground and one in a 5+ gallon pot and if the one on the ground gets too large I'll probably chop it down or something

ruby fruit · Mar 29, 2015

d4money1 said:
Yeah I know but I didn't have s good seed selection to choose from. So I had to get 818 headband from Cali connection. I'm gonna grow one in the ground and one in a 5+ gallon pot and if the one on the ground gets too large I'll probably chop it down or something

Top it if you can then LST ...you will be able to still get a 8 ft plant 4 feet high of the ground

d4money1 · Mar 29, 2015

ruby fruit said:
Top it if you can then LST ...you will be able to still get a 8 ft plant 4 feet high of the ground

What's your usual in ground yield?

ruby fruit · Mar 29, 2015

d4money1 said:
What's your usual in ground yield?

Quite pathetic the last couple seasons but this season has been a real headturner for me after what i have learnt from friends on riu...i think.i could be looking at 1.5 lb wont be long to gind out im in the opposite grow season if you guys and its down to its last week before harvest ...if you want check out https://www.rollitup.org/t/crazy-fruits-14-15-grow.847145/page-150#post-11451184.

plant has been topped a few times and some minor lst

d4money1 · Mar 29, 2015

Also. It's gonna be another two weeks before I have my gardening supplies most likely. I wanna start my seedlings asap though. I could just scoop some natural soil from my yard and then flush it some and start my seedlings in that can't i?

d4money1 · Mar 29, 2015

Dude honestly 1lb for me would be all I need man. That would get me out of a rough patch im in for now.

oldtimer54 · Mar 29, 2015

d4money1 said:
Did you plant directly in ground? What were your yields per plant usually? Also to help with the smell im gonna see if I can get some ferts containing manure or something from Home Depot, try and make it stinky.

Yeah I planted directly into the ground but I used FFOF . I would prepare an area using the FF to fill the hole I dug ...I've had years where I had exelent results pulling almost a pound off of several 4 foot plants and other times I've had to deal with pests and bud rot and threw away more than I kept.....that's kinda why I started growing inside.....better control of the environment but I still throw several plants outside . I've been doing it since the 70's and I just don't want to stop .Good luck to you!

d4money1 · Mar 29, 2015

oldtimer54 said:
Yeah I planted directly into the ground but I used FFOF . I would prepare an area using the FF to fill the hole I dug ...I've had years where I had exelent results pulling almost a pound off of several 4 foot plants and other times I've had to deal with pests and bud rot and threw away more than I kept.....that's kinda why I started growing inside.....better control of the environment but I still throw several plants outside . I've been doing it since the 70's and I just don't want to stop .Good luck to you!

i think i might buy a mini 6' x 4' greenhouse for better control. Unfortunately ideally i want to grow inside as i have before, but it is not an option this time with the people i live with. Yeah i usually grow indoors with FFOF but its going to be way too costly for my needs right now so i think the newly supposedly truly organic MG will work fine with adjustments. Any suggestions for dealing with pests & bugs or preventing rot?

ruby fruit · Mar 29, 2015

Your on the right track but i think u can answer a lot of your questions by doing a little research here on other threads that answer those questions....once u got the basics ppl will help a bit more

ruby fruit · Mar 29, 2015

d4money1 said:
Dude honestly 1lb for me would be all I need man. That would get me out of a rough patch im in for now.

Can u grow more than one ? Like maybe 10 autos ? Cos if your relying on a lb to help.u out u still have to wait 4 -6 months for it

d4money1 · Mar 29, 2015

ruby fruit said:
Can u grow more than one ? Like maybe 10 autos ? Cos if your relying on a lb to help.u out u still have to wait 4 -6 months for it

I was thinking about autos also because of the time factor...but didn't want too many plants popping up, although they would be really smaller...but i already bought the seeds. if I potted them instead couldnt I just take them into a dark room after they get 12 hours or less of sunlight so that i could force flower them. I might set up a grow tent in my garage with no lights just to seal off all chances of sunlight, and then place them in there every night. It would be a pain ITA but id get it done

ruby fruit · Mar 29, 2015

U need to look at light deprivation.....theres quite a few guys on these outdoor threads that can guide you

smells good · Mar 29, 2015

First time growing the 818 headband my question is do they grow weird i bought a 10 pac from the att. Popped them as normal an all the 818 seemed to have all weird types of growths is this normal. The leaves seem to not curl but crinckle the the branching seems to grow on one side more than the other. All under t5s lamps no light issues all in soil just wondering never ran the cail con.. Gear

d4money1 · Mar 30, 2015

smells good said:
First time growing the 818 headband my question is do they grow weird i bought a 10 pac from the att. Popped them as normal an all the 818 seemed to have all weird types of growths is this normal. The leaves seem to not curl but crinckle the the branching seems to grow on one side more than the other. All under t5s lamps no light issues all in soil just wondering never ran the cail con.. Gear

Sounds like a nutrient or cal/mag problem to me. Or you could be simply overwatering. How often do you water?

smells good · Mar 30, 2015

Watering i normally keep it simple cups are super lite i water, As needed.. these are seedlings still in cups i normally top my seedlings before sexing after there strong enough an hardened im currently running a few other strains with no issues i was just curious about this particular strain. Thanks

d4money1 · Mar 30, 2015

smells good said:
Watering i normally keep it simple cups are super lite i water, As needed.. these are seedlings still in cups i normally top my seedlings before sexing after there strong enough an hardened im currently running a few other strains with no issues i was just curious about this particular strain. Thanks

Eh sometimes it just happens, if they are still seedlings just let em grow out some more and itll most likely straighten itself out.

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