In Cali we like big girls

SFguy said:

To start I have vegged these plants inside for about 15 weeks. Under 3x 1kw lights
There's 7 total
That have ended up around 6-7 feet in 5 gallon buckets.

And they're going OUTSIDE NOW!!!

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I give a 10 for the hot chick. Oh and you plants. Cool pics

We have some preflowers..
And a rainstorm

k, looks good. Will be putting out plants at then end of Feb too. Glad to see it looking great. I didn't think you could get a nice outdoor growing. With the cooled. But its a little warmer weather where your at. Then mine. I'm in merced county

SFguy said:

To start I have vegged these plants inside for about 15 weeks. Under 3x 1kw lights
There's 7 total
That have ended up around 6-7 feet in 5 gallon buckets.

And they're going OUTSIDE NOW!!!

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Geezus fukin Christ that black chick is burley as hell

My favorite kind of grow is one that allows our favorite lovely ladies to bask naturally in the sun the way the cosmos intended. One day, we will ALL be able to start a plant inside and let that lady finish in the back yard without fear of prosecution from our own government.

One day...

Positive waves to you and your grow, and don't be shy with the photos.

ThA

Surfingbird831 said:

Geezus fukin Christ that black chick is burley as hell

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thats my woman. Yes she's mixed. And she's a personal trainer.

What's your spacing on the plants and how many gallons of dirt are they in?

SFguy said:

Thanks for droppin by.. Ya no lights outside for me.. But I have the hoop house rigged up for cover if I need it.. I may in about 30days. Once they have flowers...
I'm expecting these to reveg on me take what I can and let them go all summer for a full season...

The hoop house will more than likely be the trellis for them in July

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Have you thought about letting them flower for this month and then when reveg comes around tarp them for the last month ?

Amazing! What would happen if the OP doubled the amount of time he vegged it indoors before moving it out? That would be crazy right?

calicocalyx said:

What's your spacing on the plants and how many gallons of dirt are they in?

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The plants were vegged in 5g Home Depot buckets. With PROMIX.. They're on abojt 3 foot centers.. I just eyeballed the spacing and are planted straight into the ground..

Djengo said:

Amazing! What would happen if the OP doubled the amount of time he vegged it indoors before moving it out? That would be crazy right?

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Ya I don't think I could have afforded the bill for vegging these another 2 mknths... Lol and transplanting those girls was a whole motherfucker cause they were taller than me...

3 ft is a little tight bro, you're gonna need to thin really well and have good ventilation. I have done out of 20 gallons by myself and it was definitely a hassle. A good method for anyone planning on big plants going out is to precut the big pots in half vertically and then wire/fasten them back together, at transplant time just open it up. A lot easier than turning a 5 ft. plant upside down with a big heavy rootball. I can't wait to see what you get though, if anyone has a chance at this they would have to live somewhere like you with lots of sun.

Looks like the biggest plant ever in a 5 gallon bucket!
What did you feed that beast SF?

fandango said:

Looks like the biggest plant ever in a 5 gallon bucket!
What did you feed that beast SF?

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20-20-20 fertilizer Mostly,
But switched in some bio GRO general VEGANICS and seaweed every third or so watering.. No real specific schedule..
I'd say
Feed 20-20-20
Water
Feed bio grow/seaweed
Feed 20-20-20
Water
Repeat.

New pics..

In the middle there's a little yellowing.. That girl is the lavender and she has been picky from day one.. She won't be getting ran again... She grows like a Japanese maple tree tiny little leaves too no matter what... 1/4 the size of the bubba..

I've ran 2 phenos of the lavender and it sounds like the one you have will put out bunches of little boulders but no real big colas. The other pheno is more squat with bunches of big leaves and a better taste/smell. But neither one yielded all that well but both had interesting flavors going on.

SF Guy - Congrats on the beautiful plants and girlfriend....

Now granted we've had lots of sunny, mild winter with the occasional heavy, warm rains this winter. Even in the City, it's fairly typical to have a few days each winter below freezing. Are you planning on moving them back indoors on freezing cold night, assuming they're still in their pots?

Second question - I notice in the 'rainy' photo that you have the plastic open quite a ways. Are you doing anything special to prevent mold?

Good luck and keep up the good work. I hope you're on good terms with all your neighbors, they're bound to all realize what you have there eventually.

Dan Drews said:

SF Guy - Congrats on the beautiful plants and girlfriend....

Now granted we've had lots of sunny, mild winter with the occasional heavy, warm rains this winter. Even in the City, it's fairly typical to have a few days each winter below freezing. Are you planning on moving them back indoors on freezing cold night, assuming they're still in their pots?

Second question - I notice in the 'rainy' photo that you have the plastic open quite a ways. Are you doing anything special to prevent mold?

Good luck and keep up the good work. I hope you're on good terms with all your neighbors, they're bound to all realize what you have there eventually.

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Lol the neighbors are almost all AWESOME!
They love the fresh persimmons and avocados from the trees in the back too.
I do have one that called the police on me last harvest.. Nothing happened. The police gave me kudos for the hoop house and keeping it "discrete" they said the plants looked good and left me alone and never came back..it's really based on how you can or cannot talk to people.. They all have a family me never who smokes or know someone who does... If they feel like your safe they leave you alone

As for your questions I don't expect to have any freezing nights I'm pretty sure were past that in my area... We do have a couple storms in the forecast for rain but my area is pretty much 24/7 ok to grow with a hoop house.
The plants are in the ground so I cannot move them..
As for the plastic it's pretty open to prevent mold.. It's free floating at the bottom and secured about halfway down the top there's a few pics earlier in the thread..
I havnt had and issues with mold... Mites are fuckin assholes though...
Anyone ever try these??
Phytoseilius persimilis

The fields around here are limited on sprayin due to agriculture regulations..
But these are some beneficials I'm trying out...

Just put a 2000 unit jar of those predators in room 1...they look clear under my ECO plus 30x microscope I can see right through them.One under leaf shot shows a larger 2 spot mite next to 3 smaller p-mites.Looks like a ghost town..no body is moving at all?
Not sure if the Hot shot pest strips kilt them all,or the taste of the SNS217 killed the crew?

209 Cali closet grower said:

k, looks good. Will be putting out plants at then end of Feb too. Glad to see it looking great. I didn't think you could get a nice outdoor growing. With the cooled. But its a little warmer weather where your at. Then mine. I'm in merced county

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I think as long as you get some big healthy plants going and then put them out (in merced) about this time of the year, they will adjust to the weather, as long as your not running a sativa. I got a few (seeds) outside now in sacramento, and our weather is just about as cold if not colder than merced. it hit 40f the night before last and mines are looking great. lots of dew on the plants every morning but after about 8:30-9:00 there praying in the sun. the morning dew issue should be gone after last frost, which is supposed to be feb 20th in sacramento

Sup @shynee mac. Good to see you poking around.