Monster grow attempt

BooMeR242 said:

ya drop ur photoperiod down to 18 then to 16 gradually before u move outside and harden off. thats wat im still workin on. loaded dragon helped me out with sum good advice in my trhead too. i like the barrel idea. kinda like a bunker for ur clone haha. mustve been a lot of work diggin that hole tho. or any tips for diggin? takin my gimp ass forever rite now to just dig 3ft down...

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man, it was taking me a minute to dig a three footer too! but as i watched a few vids on outdoor growing, i noticed one consistency was all the "pros" were using pickaxes. so, i decided to try it. they got em at lowe's for like $22. but i found one at a flea mkt. for $5! mine isn't very wide at either end, and the ones at lowe's had one wide end and one pointy one. now that i've used mine i've figured out that it may make it easier to have one w/ a wide end, but mine gets the job done! it really makes it easier to dig deeper faster. then just scoop the soil out w/ shovel. so any way, now it takes me approx. 30-45 mins. (depending on smoke break lol) w/ the pickaxe and shovel, instead of 1-2 hr. w/ just shovel for a 3x3 hole. hope this helps.
that is if u don't have access/location to use a backhoe lol. i know i don't, but some are more fortunate.

if you dont have access to a backhoe, the next best thing is an auger. you can rent a single man auger with a 10 inch bit from your local rental yard or perhaps home depot or lowes rents them. Im sure if you live in a big city or near one you should only pay $40 a day and you should have your holes one in an hour no problem. just use that bit to make holes right next to or on top of the others. I live in the middle of nowhere so i have to pay $80 a day to rent one, but trust me when you get your holes done in a fraction of the time, and your not even sweating...soooo worth it.

ya both suggestions help maybe i will go check at lowes or homedepot i got both right by me and a lumberyard and rental place for big equipment. prob is i just sold my truck and got a tahoe so hope watever it is fits lol.

the $40 would def be worth the investment to rent and save me time and from being sore all days

If theback seat lay down or come out, I would assume that a single man auger would fit in a tahoe. If not, im sure a two man auger would fit.

As so often happens in life, plans changed. Im sticking 2 Romulan clones in the hole. Thay are already sitting in 10 gallon pots. They are around 6 or 8 weeks from clone. A friend of mine said Romulan is his favorite for outdoors. The plants will be transplanted in about a week, to the grow spot.

sounds pretty awsome dude! once you've got it set up you'll have to post sum pics

also, what strain is it?
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The strain is Romulan, you can read about it here.

these are the beautiful ladies sitting in a well shaded area. Im trying to harden them before they start getting full days of sun in their permant home.

how old are they?

6 - 8 weeks from clone.

the plants had some serious droop going on today, so i held off on water, and moved them into complete shade. They have been getting sun until 11 am, then shade. hopefully this brings them back

The plants were only getting worse by the hour so i watered them, and a couple hours later the big one is showing signs of improvement. The smaller one should be back to normal by tommorow morning. The pics below are before I waterd.

now... i dont know a lot... but could the drooping also mean its not getting enough light? i mean, if its in the shade (i know your tryin to protect it) but it cant be getting much. just a though
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lack of light might cause a little drooping, but they are drooping too much for that.

ahh k. well sorry bout that hope you fix it, cos they were looking beaauuutiful before

No prob BC, i appreciate any ideas. they were looking great, but the bigger of the two is going to pull thru for sure. The little one hadnt made much (if any) progress by sun down. This is my first time transplanting clones outside, I figured the rockwool would hold the moisture better. I also took the white plastic off the sides off the rockwool, perhaps that stressed them, plus too little water, maybe no bueno.

hey from experiance do not rent the 2 man auger if thats all they got at the rental store go to another store and get the 1man auger

trees are on there way!

tjizzle, the one man auger is good, but Ive never had a problem with the two man. But ive got one hooked up to the backhoe...im lazy.

headbandrocker, HELL YEAH!

the pics below are from this morning, everything is looking up. Both plants are looking good, not 100%, but pretty close.

strictly seedleSs said:

tjizzle, the one man auger is good, but Ive never had a problem with the two man. But ive got one hooked up to the backhoe...im lazy.

headbandrocker, HELL YEAH!

the pics below are from this morning, everything is looking up. Both plants are looking good, not 100%, but pretty close.

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right on man! thats looking MUCH better.
cant wait to see the final product keep it up man! peace