Outdoor Grow - Almost time for Harvast!

Hi All.

Some picks of a joint outdoor grow between a buddy and me that we have been nursing since August/September 2012.
This was our first attempt at growing the exquisite herb, shortly followed by indoor hydroponics. The indoor was a test only and learned much about optimal growing means etc.I will be constructing my own Grow closet in the next view months to grow Hydroponic Sativa via LST method. The outdoor was the original test and have finally started baring some fruit.

Most of the plants have been FIMM'd once or twice, depending on size etc. However some plants had a natural FIMM take place, thanks to mother nature, blowing her traditional South Easter here through the Cape and causing our shade net to grind some of the tops - no major damage though.

Here's a general overview of all our current remaining outdoor females. We had a 90/10 Female to Male ratio, all the males have been removed, obviously. I have to add though how disgustingly the Male variant looks of the MJ plant, never thought they'd look so.... testically. Just click on the attachment link and it'll take you to the pic.

BTW, all these plants have been nuted with standard diluted SeaGrow, a fish emulsion superfeed that is mostly used out here. This stuff is great and supplies all plants with the basic and fundamental nutrient requirement, although basic it does the job.

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This is not the most tidy layout but it worked for us, SA Gorrilla style. Shade net is in place due to weekly flyovers of Microlite and light aircraft. There is 4 clumps of bushes, seeded by who knows what and WTF is that. We have weeded out the weaker bunch of seedlings and those that'll take to long to flower as we have time constraints at the mo. We have 4 Sensimillia/Female babies left, one of witch (we shall call her The One) that has exploded with nice colas, great and healthy bud that is showing signs of THC production all over.

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We where pleasantly surprized to find THC production on the bud last 2 weeks ago, this is how far they have come.

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This is our star at the mo, maturing a lot faster than the others and decent size too.


The next was started off in a 10inch pot and subsequently had to be relocated into soil and obviously loved it. There are so many tops here it's crazy. Although it remains to be seen if there will be harvest-able colas and bud in the next few weeks - but the sheer size of this bush is sick. It deffo has the love of Sativa in her as it just keeps on growing and is also hinted at at her leaf structure. This pic was taken mid Feb/2013.

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Current growth as of the 10th March/2013.

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These seedlings where from a real shitty batch of weed and the growth shows it. The back set of seedlings had potential, but due to late planting won't have decent yield. All these where removed, 30% male ratio.

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Interestingly, one seedling had very paculiar red/crimson coloring on the stems. It has the same nute mix as the other yet continous its same coloring.

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We were quite shocked to find what seemded to be a spider infestation on the following plant. Look close and you'll spot the larvae eggs. They where everywhere to, mostly on the bud but on the leafs too. This plant was removed immediately as it was in close proximety to other plants.

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BIG PROBLEM THOUGH: The land on witch these plants are flowering will be evaluated at the end of the month, witch means either we harvest them before their time or we need to relocate further into the bush. 15acres out of the 19 is covered by Australian Paul Jackson trees - all you need to know, it's a fucking disgusting looking plant/tree that steals all nutes from sarrounding area - but provides excellent covering for hiding plants inbetween.

As the plants themselves are not in any pots, We're gonna have to remove the rootball with as much sarrounding dirt as possible to reduce damage to the roots. Any tips on how to further safely relocated MJ plants would be appreicated.

Peace out brother's, I will post some new pics in 2 weeks again. Feel free to comment as you'd like, though keep the sarcastic views to yourself.

looks like u got a ways to harvest

hey mate looking good! relocating plants that big and during flower will definitely be a lot of stress and could cause hermies. plus the roots will extend out quite far so you will loose a lot of the root mass. i would try to harvest what you can or leave them and hope there not seen. Surely shade cloth from the sky would be a lot more obvious than spotting weed plants in amongst scrub? and also what is an australian paul jackson tree? hah well done man

Howzit.

Yeah, been thinking the same thing. We got till the end of the month when it's guaranteed they will be safe. Hopefully there will be a decent crop when the time comes to harvest. Moving them now would be suicidal at this point.

This farm is situated close to 25 other small holdings, about 20 acres hectares each, and trust me, some of these farms are covered in the shade cloth, our little spot is the least of everybody's concern. Farm workers have many of these type's of net up for their veggie gardens and etc. The dilapidated and crusty look is overlooked due to the taught and expensive coverings of other farms.

Wrong spelling on that tree, it's called a Port Jackson tree or Acacia saligna, absolutely a disgusting and messy tree. They thrive in Australia and where brought to South Africa over a hundred years ago to help stabilize soil erosion here on the southern coastal side. But that was not a smart move as in our climate these fuckers take over completely, and now it's and absolute mission to remove these buggers. All mans fault though - Here is some direct info from Wikipedia:

Environmental impact in South Africa

In South Africa, it proliferated at an uncontrollable rate, having been introduced in the nineteenth century to produce tan bark and to stabilise the sands of the Cape Flats outside Cape Town after the indigenous bush had largely been cut down for firewood. In addition to replacing indigenous fynbos vegetation, it also hampers agriculture.[SUP][4][/SUP] It is listed as an invasive alien plant in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa, where it has displaced native species through changing fire regimes.[SUP][5][/SUP] The introduction of the acacia gall rust fungus, (Uromycladium tepperianum), has proven to be highly effective at reining it in, reducing density by 80%.[SUP][4][/SUP] The acacia seed weevil (Melanterius species) was introduced in 2001 and has now (in 2007) reached the stage where there are sufficient numbers available to begin its distribution. It is hoped[SUP][who?][/SUP] that it will reduce the seed production to a level where there is not enough seed available for stands to regenerate at a high density after fires. It is also smoked by Khoi tribes.[SUP][citati[/SUP]

Peace brothers!