Countryfarmer's outdoor grow

potpimp

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You'll never regret going indoors; much less stress involved, not to mention the bugs and deer. There is nothing like the satisfaction of smoking your own pot; it's just sublime. I've never had any lemon kush but the SLH is amazing. When you hit it, about 5 seconds later you get this lemony flavor on the back of your tongue. Well, it's sort of an evergreen lemon cause it's not been cured much so far, LOL. Make sure you check those trichs under good magnification and not just looking at the hairs. Not long now!! :)
 

odbsmydog

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I love growing indoors but man the first time I did outdoor it was the best thing ever. It might just be different here in nor cal!
 

Countryfarmer

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I love growing indoors but man the first time I did outdoor it was the best thing ever. It might just be different here in nor cal!
The difference is a mandatory minimum 5 year state sentence here versus there. That more than the bugs or deer is the reason I am going inside.

Well that and the idea of a controlled environment grow.
 

Dubious06

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Lookin good man. Happy growing and good luck with your indoor adventures-- hey at least with indoor you can grow through all seasons. Cheers.
 

Countryfarmer

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I'm thinking I have about 4 weeks to go. Although hairs are continuing to grow, a few have begun turning color and shriveling. Plenty of time left for those big, fat buds to swell some more. :)

Oh, and stinky! For you folks with far more than three plants in a grow, I can only imagine the smell.
 

Countryfarmer

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I like that shot too odbsmydog. Completely accidental that it came out decent looking because I am a terrible cameraman. I took shots from all sorts of different angles hoping that at least a few would show how nice the plants look.
 

Countryfarmer

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Question for anyone who knows the answer. While I expect all three plants to finish up sometime in mid to late October, if they do end up having to go past the first frost is there any harm in letting an adult plant ride it out? I understand if the temps fall below freezing and stay there that the plant will die. What I am talking about is a cold snap that takes the plant below freezing for one night.
 

Noballs

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And to add to that if I may. If the plant freezes and dies, can you just dry and proceed as usual? Or do you just lose everything?
 

RDGgreenthumb

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Most plants can take a few cold spells but it depends on strain, how long it stays cold, and how cold it truly is. I think youll be ok
 

Countryfarmer

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I was torn about whether or not to go back out to my site today. But I was hoping the ground had dried enough from my last watering to do a feeding before the rain comes this weekend. The ground had not, but I did take along my camera and think I grabbed some really neat shots.

I'm also stoned right now, and this is easier than weed eating around my house. :-P

Anyway, here is me coming into the site. The site has a decent slope and it seems to pool the smell of the weed towards the bottom of the slope. All the plants combine for a sweet, spicy-stink. Definitely noticeable early in the morning, but late in the afternoon as the humidity continues to drop, the smell dissipates some.

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I thought I would take some shots outside the deer line. You can definitely tell the difference in the phenotypes exhibited by the two unknown mexican-strain plants. As you can see the Big Bud is getting so heavy that it is bending its own stalks. This plant has needed a lot of support staking in its growth. Definitely a producer.

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And here is an assortment of bud shots for all of you. Really happy with how everything is shaping up and looking forward to harvest.

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Oh, and here are some pictures that came out really neat looking. The sun had gone behind a cloud and I put up the flash and took a couple of shots. I couldn't duplicate this in a million years, but I thought they looked really neat.

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Hope you guys liked the shots.

And now some thoughts on the positives of growing in a clay soil. It retains moisture very well, so if you are having to cart in water manually (I am not) then a clay soil would help you reduce the number of trips you have to make. It also is a nutrient rich soil.

Lots of negatives, but I was reminded of the moisture retention positive of clay soils when I went out to check on whether or not I could feed today and thought it deserved mentioning.
 
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